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Today's show is about the flag of the united states. Most Americans probably feel like they know the story of where our flag came from. Bhetst reported lizzie peabody, she hopes the podcast for the smithsonian. It's called side door. This is 99 % invisible.

Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. In this collaboration with the podcast Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started, and who Betsy Ross really was.

Plus we talk about the real flag that inspired the song, The Star Spangled Banner.

Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment