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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An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode...
About the 2008 Election
31 min
302
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
303
Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election
The 2008 Election was big news, but a lot of little news happened too.
18 min
304
Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?
Would a WPA style program work in modern times?
42 min
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Financial Panics in America
a look at America's financial panics
41 min
306
Guns and 2nd Amendment (2008)
a look at the origins of the Second
26 min
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Monroe's First Year as President - 1817
15 min
308
Drifting into Military Involvement in Lebanon 1...
49 min
309
All About Coattails -Does the President Wear a ...
Presidential elections and the House
19 min
310
Ferraro
A surprise VP nomination
20 min
311
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
312
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
313
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
314
Charles II is Messing With Us, And Other Stories
There are still some kingly decisions in our governmental structure.
15 min
315
President of the Senate
24 min
316
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.
16 min
317
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
318
Gerald Ford and His Times
From 2007 a talk about Gerald Ford
17 min
319
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
320
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
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History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
322
The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.
19 min
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American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
324
The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve.
26 min
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The Veto and its History
History of the presidential veto. Andrew Jackson to now.
19 min