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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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
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RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
85 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
33
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
32 min
34
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
42 min
35
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
43 min
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GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BABYSITTER, ...
37 min
37
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
28 min
38
RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
51 min
39
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
39 min
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MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
51 min
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BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
43 min
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THOMAS WOLFE TURNS AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM
39 min
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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...
27 min
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WHY TALK ABOUT LBJ TODAY?
11 min
45
RUSHING PELL-MELL INTO MADNESS?: The Twenty-Fif...
29 min
46
"YOU ENSLAVED ME!" - LEFTOVER NOTES FROM THE ZA...
46 min
47
ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 3 - What Could Have Been
81 min
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ZACHARY TAYLOR PART 2 - We May Have to Reconsid...
46 min
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ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 1 - Soldier Goes To Washi...
56 min
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WAR POWERS,AND WHY IT COULD BE BROKEN
58 min