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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The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
377
History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
378
The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.
19 min
379
American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
380
The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve.
26 min
381
The Veto and its History
History of the presidential veto. Andrew Jackson to now.
19 min
382
Forty Years of One Party In Congress
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32 min
383
Nevada and its Politics
A state born in politics, playing a big role in elections then and now.
11 min
384
History of Fannie Mae
About the history of an important agency
20 min
385
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
386
Filibuster: A Brief History
an unintended instrument
21 min
387
How Do You End A War?
How wars are ended in Vietnam and elsewhere.
21 min
388
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
389
Presidents and the Media - Coddling, Manipulati...
The first episode of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics rom July 2006.
18 min
390
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