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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CRANKY CONFEDERATES: THE C.S.A. MIDTERMS OF 186...
43 min
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TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can...
24 min
28
2002 MIDTERM: Against The Trend
28 min
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ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat U...
39 min
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NIXON'S LONELY MIDTERM, 1970
40 min
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ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The Very German ...
17 min
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VOTES DURING WARTIME: THE 1942 MIDTERMS
27 min
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RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?
66 min
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DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PA...
106 min
35
RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves
53 min
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THE FORGOTTEN FOUR WORDS IN THE 10TH AMENDMENT:...
30 min
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"LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART O...
24 min
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VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT
16 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
38 min
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Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
41
THE IRANIAN SIDE OF IRAN CONTRA And other stories
The Iran-Contra Scandal was a significant moment of the Reagan Administration and the 80's, but its rarely seen from the other country's side. In Iran, the event was not insignificant. A mix of unreleased content and some long-lost episodes that were quite popular in their time and still have some points today on this podcast.
57 min
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DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
44 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
44 min
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CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 min
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DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
52 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min
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DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES AD Attacking...
18 min
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24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES in The Context o...
20 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min