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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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYM...
95 min
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CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 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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PRESIDENTS: DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Rea...
52 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
48 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
60
RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min
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DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES AD Attacking...
18 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
85 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
65
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
32 min
66
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
42 min
67
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
43 min
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TARIFFS: GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BAB...
37 min
69
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
28 min
70
RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
51 min
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This is William Rufus King w/ Thomas Balcerski ...
The 13th Vice President of the United States remains obscure. Where King's name does come up, it's often with the wrong picture. Or he's confused with Rufus King.  According to our guest, Thomas Balcerski, Associate Professor of History at...
43 min
72
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
39 min
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MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
51 min
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BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
43 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