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
351
All About Coattails -Does the President Wear a ...
Presidential elections and the House
19 min
352
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
353
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
354
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
355
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.  
16 min
356
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
357
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
358
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
359
History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
360
The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.  
19 min
361
American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
362
The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve. 
26 min
363
The Veto and its History
 History of the presidential veto.  Andrew Jackson to now.
19 min
364
Forty Years of One Party In Congress
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32 min
365
Nevada and its Politics
A state born in politics, playing a big role in elections then and now.
11 min
366
History of Fannie Mae
About the history of an important agency
20 min
367
Objectivity and The Media (2006)
How objective was the media in the past. In Civil War America, it depended who you read and what their mood was.
33 min
368
Filibuster: A Brief History
an unintended instrument
21 min
369
How Do You End A War?
How wars are ended in Vietnam and elsewhere.
21 min
370
A History of Speakers of The House
In one of our first episodes when we launched the podcast, we talked all about Speakers.  From Mullenburg to Hastert, to Joe Cannon. 
23 min
371
Presidents and the Media - Coddling, Manipulati...
The first episode of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics rom July 2006. 
18 min
372
Has Television Really Changed Politics? An Exa...
We look at TV's history and its impact on politics from the beginning. One of my first episodes, perhaps the second. As we approach the 15th anniversary of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, worth a listen.
29 min