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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Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
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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.
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DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
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RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
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CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
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DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
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RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
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RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
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DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES AD Attacking...
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24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES in The Context o...
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RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
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RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
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RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
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IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
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THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
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GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BABYSITTER, ...
37 min
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RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
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RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
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MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
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MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
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BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
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THOMAS WOLFE TURNS AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM
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LBJ 's "CELL PHONE" AND HIS DECISION TO JUMP ON...
In answering a question about JFK's health and its role in Lyndon Johnson's decision to accept the Vice Presidency, Bruce takes a look at the people and factors surrounding Johnson's decision, Kennedy's motivations, Eisenhower's indirect role, and the...
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WHY TALK ABOUT LBJ TODAY?
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