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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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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TRUSTBUSTING, A HISTORY
A look at the histories and realities of breaking up trusts, from T.R.'s era to the present.
52 min
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MORE ABOUT THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DO...
48 min
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KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A F...
18 min
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ATTACK ON SCIENCE - ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TE...
44 min
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PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES "Separated B...
102 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYM...
95 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 4: THE PISTOL AND THE TRA...
58 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 3: I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINA...
65 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!
82 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
48 min
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DEATH BY LIGHTNING: My Opinion of the Netflix S...
30 min
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1989 MAYORAL PRIMARY, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND TODAY
28 min
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1990'S EPHEMERA
83 min
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TALKING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S NEBRASKA ALBUM (WIT...
57 min
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THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING
46 min
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1977 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE
63 min
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TRENTON TREND: NJ OFF-YEAR GOVERNOR ELECTIONS
39 min
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MOVE MY BILL: A History of Discharge Petitions
35 min
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CARTER 1981
80 min
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CARTER 1979
In the third year of the Presidency, Jimmy Carter wrestles with combining the principles of his first term with realities of the American economy amid myriad domestic struggles, two hostage-taking incidents, and a intraparty political rival. He attempts to make a speech that will reconnect him with the American people. We are part of Airwave Media Network To advertise, email advertising@airwavemedia.com
97 min
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CARTER 1977
Can the Presidency be done differently? Can a President be less Imperial, more of a citizen, turning the thermostat down in the White House and carrying his own bags? In many ways, Jimmy Carter approached 1977 seeing himself in this light. We look at the first year of Carter's Presidency.
79 min
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FRIENDLY SKIES - The Story of Airline Deregulation
A Democratic President and a liberal Senator push a free-market reform in the late 1970s that affects us all today. We look at the story of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Among the topics - legroom politics, cold fried chicken, consumer rights, cargo politics, Carter's legislative ability or lack of it, champagne denial, mistreated pets, and the deregulator now wearing a robe at SCOTUS.
51 min
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BECOMING NATIONS AGAIN, w/ Adam Crepelle
34 min
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THE HEADSHAKE THAT CHANGED HISTORY And Other S...
18 min