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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WAS WATERGATE A BIG DEAL?:- Part 2 The Nixon S...
28 min
27
WAS WATERGATE A BIG DEAL?: Part I - Almost a S...
37 min
28
BOLD IDEAS AND CATHARTIC TRUTHS - Listener Tal...
94 min
29
MIDTERMS: LINCOLN'S BLUE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION...
27 min
30
FREE SPEECH AND THOUGHTS
In this episode, no big deal, we just tackle about every significant problem we have in our politics today.  norm-breaking, free-speech and free-speech limits, threats and violence, double impeachments, pushing envelopes and reverse virtue...
102 min
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NIXON IN FULL: Part 2
45 min
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NIXON IN FULL, Part 1
A look at the life and career of Richard Nixon, from childhood to Presidency, originally aired in 2014 as 'Get Your Nixon On' This title feels more descriptive.  I don't know whether time has changed this cast, or if this cast has more meaning...
44 min
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CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERIES: Talking With Listene...
51 min
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HOW THINGS WERE: HUMPHREY HAS GOT NO CASH and A...
16 min
35
BONUS ARMY March of 1932: Ohio v. The World Fea...
85 min
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MIDTERMS: CRANKY CONFEDERATES ..C.S.A. CONGRESS...
43 min
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TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can...
24 min
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2002 MIDTERM: Against The Trend
28 min
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ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat U...
39 min
40
nATIONALITY: ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The...
17 min
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MIDTERMS: VOTES DURING WARTIME: 1942 MIDTERMS
27 min
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RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?
66 min
43
DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PA...
106 min
44
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
46
VOTING RIGHTS: 24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES i...
20 min
47
"LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART O...
24 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
38 min
49
MOVIES AND POLITICS: Writing History With Light...
from D.W. Griffith to today, we look at the controversial use of movies and film in politics.  And how using video instead of argument may be popular, but it has its flaws.  We also look at some recent projects, Lincoln, Boardwalk Empire,...
46 min
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Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min