My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -Columbia Journalism Review
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Famous Brokered Conventions
from 2008
51 min
277
The Aughts the Ohs, Burr, Fox, Cuba, Taxes
a bit about these subjects as a decade turns.
59 min
278
What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief ...
we look at former President Bush's memoir.
16 min
279
History of the Primaries
History of the Primaries
18 min
280
The Terrible Twos?
Second years just seem to bring trouble...
30 min
281
Did Stimulus Work? (2009)
19 min
282
An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode...
About the 2008 Election
31 min
283
Election of 2008 Review, with an eye to history
Why did the 2008 election go the way it did? we look at that.
36 min
284
Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election
The 2008 Election was big news, but a lot of little news happened too.
18 min
285
Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?
Would a WPA style program work in modern times?
42 min
286
Financial Panics in America
a look at America's financial panics
41 min
287
Guns and 2nd Amendment (2008)
a look at the origins of the Second
26 min
288
Monroe's First Year as President - 1817
15 min
289
Drifting into Military Involvement in Lebanon 1...
49 min
290
All About Coattails -Does the President Wear a ...
Presidential elections and the House
19 min
291
Ferraro
A surprise VP nomination
20 min
292
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
293
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
294
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
295
Charles II is Messing With Us, And Other Stories
There are still some kingly decisions in our governmental structure.
15 min
296
President of the Senate
24 min
297
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.
16 min
298
British Prime Ministers and US Presidents
From MacDonald to Churchill to Blair, a little bit about British Prime Ministers and U.S. Presidents
10 min
299
Gerald Ford and His Times
From 2007 a talk about Gerald Ford
17 min
300
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min