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
Famous Brokered Conventions
from 2008
51 min
352
What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief ...
we look at former President Bush's memoir.
16 min
353
History of the Primaries
History of the Primaries
18 min
354
The Terrible Twos?
Second years just seem to bring trouble...
30 min
355
Did Stimulus Work? (2009)
19 min
356
An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode...
About the 2008 Election
31 min
357
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
358
Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election
The 2008 Election was big news, but a lot of little news happened too.
18 min
359
Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?
Would a WPA style program work in modern times?
42 min
360
Financial Panics in America
a look at America's financial panics
41 min
361
Guns and 2nd Amendment (2008)
a look at the origins of the Second
26 min
362
Monroe's First Year as President - 1817
15 min
363
Drifting into Military Involvement in Lebanon 1...
49 min
364
All About Coattails -Does the President Wear a ...
Presidential elections and the House
19 min
365
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
366
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
367
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
368
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.  
16 min
369
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
370
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
371
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
372
History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
373
The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.  
19 min
374
American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
375
The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve. 
26 min