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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MIDTERMS: LINCOLN'S BLUE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION...
27 min
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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
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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
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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
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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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VOTING RIGHTS: 24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES i...
20 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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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,...
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Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
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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.
57 min
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DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
44 min