Political podcast brings "October surprises" to Boston

Details: Jackson, Vanderbilt University historian Nicole Hemmer and host Jody Avirgan are bringing the pod to the WBUR CitySpace on Comm. Ave next Friday, Sept. 13.

• Tickets are $10-$25
• Comedian Josh Gondelman (our favorite non-Masshole) will also be on hand for some laughs.
• The team will explore the history of the "October surprise" in presidential races.

Jackson's favorite Boston topic covered so far on the podcast is the Great Molasses Flood, as well as the countless contributions the Bay State has made to American history.

• And even though Massachusetts played a huge role in the American Revolution and Abolition movement, racial tension has been an issue going back generations.
• "You still have entrenched racism and anti-blackness, and it goes against sort of the liberal thread that people think of when they think of Boston as this bastion or city on a hill kind of place," Jackson said