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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Ferraro
A surprise VP nomination
20 min
477
The Palin Pick (2008)
17 min
478
Staying in Iraq, Staying in Vietnam
a bit of history
10 min
479
Missouri - The Show Me Swing State
a look at Missouri as a swing state
6 min
480
Filibuster-Proof Majorities, Palin and Teddy, W...
listener questions from 2008
41 min
481
History Picks the President 2008
Using History to Decide the 2008 election and telling some stories along the way.
120 min
482
Charles II is Messing With Us, And Other Stories
There are still some kingly decisions in our governmental structure.
15 min
483
President of the Senate
24 min
484
Fifth and Market Moment - Jefferson and Adams, ...
26 min
485
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
486
Old Dominion
Virginia Then and Now
35 min
487
Fixing the Primaries
Attempts to make the primaries work better over time.
16 min
488
"Super Duper" Tuesday
History of a Political Primary First
18 min
489
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
490
Survivor Island and the Bill of Rights
what a TV show tells us about democracy.
6 min
491
Gerald Ford and His Times
From 2007 a talk about Gerald Ford
17 min
492
Three-Way Elections
Three way elections in history
24 min
493
The Constitutional Conventioneers
Who were the people at the Constitutional Convention?
28 min
494
Jefferson and Adams Letters - What Did They Wr...
A look at what's in some random letters.
52 min
495
History of Objectivity in the Media
How Objective Has the Media Been in History
33 min
496
The Veto Override
The defense to a Presidential Power, and its usage over time.
19 min
497
American Zig Zag on Immigration Policy
history of immigration
24 min
498
The History of the Federal Reserve
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve.
26 min
499
The Veto and its History
History of the presidential veto. Andrew Jackson to now.
19 min
500
Forty Years of One Party In Congress
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32 min