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 EIGHT: Iran-Contra
44 min
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CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 min
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DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
52 min
29
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
32
24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES in The Context o...
20 min
33
RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
85 min
35
RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
36
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
32 min
37
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
42 min
38
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
43 min
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GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BABYSITTER, ...
37 min
40
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
28 min
41
RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
51 min
42
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
39 min
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MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
51 min
44
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
43 min
45
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
47
WHY TALK ABOUT LBJ TODAY?
11 min
48
RUSHING PELL-MELL INTO MADNESS?: The Twenty-Fif...
29 min
49
"YOU ENSLAVED ME!" - LEFTOVER NOTES FROM THE ZA...
46 min
50
ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 3 - What Could Have Been
81 min