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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Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
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Filibuster-Proof Majorities, Palin and Teddy, W...
listener questions from 2008
41 min
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History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
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Charles II is Messing With Us, And Other Stories
There are still some kingly decisions in our governmental structure.
15 min
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President of the Senate
24 min
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Fifth and Market Moment - Jefferson and Adams, ...
26 min
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Tax Cuts - Historical Perspective
Though the first tax cut was in 1872, people werent' really aware they were getting a cut. The tax cut debate we know started in the 20's but really took shape in the early 60's when Kennedy introduced a stimulative tax cut.
17 min
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Old Dominion
Virginia Then and Now
35 min
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Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.
16 min
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"Super Duper" Tuesday
History of a Political Primary First
18 min
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British Prime Ministers and US Presidents
From MacDonald to Churchill to Blair, a little bit about British Prime Ministers and U.S. Presidents
10 min
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Survivor Island and the Bill of Rights
what a TV show tells us about democracy.
6 min
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Gerald Ford and His Times
From 2007 a talk about Gerald Ford
17 min
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Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
490
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
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Jefferson and Adams Letters - What Did They Wr...
A look at what's in some random letters.
52 min
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History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
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The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.
19 min
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American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
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The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve.
26 min
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The Veto and its History
History of the presidential veto. Andrew Jackson to now.
19 min
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Forty Years of One Party In Congress
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32 min
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All About Polls
a history of polling and polls, and Truman 1948 is only part of it.
24 min
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Nevada and its Politics
A state born in politics, playing a big role in elections then and now.
11 min
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History of Fannie Mae
About the history of an important agency
20 min