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

History
News
Politics
326
What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief ...
we look at former President Bush's memoir.
16 min
327
History of the Primaries
History of the Primaries
18 min
328
The Terrible Twos?
Second years just seem to bring trouble...
30 min
329
Did Stimulus Work? (2009)
19 min
330
An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode...
About the 2008 Election
31 min
331
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
332
Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election
The 2008 Election was big news, but a lot of little news happened too.
18 min
333
Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?
Would a WPA style program work in modern times?
42 min
334
Financial Panics in America
a look at America's financial panics
41 min
335
Guns and 2nd Amendment (2008)
a look at the origins of the Second
26 min
336
Monroe's First Year as President - 1817
15 min
337
Drifting into Military Involvement in Lebanon 1...
49 min
338
All About Coattails -Does the President Wear a ...
Presidential elections and the House
19 min
339
Ferraro
A surprise VP nomination
20 min
340
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
341
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
342
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
343
Charles II is Messing With Us, And Other Stories
There are still some kingly decisions in our governmental structure.
15 min
344
President of the Senate
24 min
345
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.  
16 min
346
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
347
Gerald Ford and His Times
From 2007 a talk about Gerald Ford
17 min
348
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
349
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
350
History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min