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
In this episode, no big deal, we just tackle about every significant problem we have in our politics today. norm-breaking, free-speech and free-speech limits, threats and violence, double impeachments, pushing envelopes and reverse virtue...
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NIXON IN FULL: Part 2
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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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CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERIES: Talking With Listene...
51 min
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IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
42 min
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THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
43 min
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HOW THINGS WERE: HUMPHREY HAS GOT NO CASH and A...
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BONUS ARMY March of 1932: Ohio v. The World Fea...
85 min
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TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can...
24 min
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ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat U...
39 min
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IMMIGRATION: ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The...
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MIDTERMS: VOTES DURING WARTIME: 1942 MIDTERMS
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RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?
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DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PA...
106 min
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RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves
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RIGHTS: THE FORGOTTEN FOUR WORDS IN THE 10TH AM...
30 min
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VOTING RIGHTS: 24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES i...
20 min
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"LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART O...
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RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
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MOVIES AND POLITICS: Writing History With Light...
from D.W. Griffith to today, we look at the controversial use of movies and film in politics. And how using video instead of argument may be popular, but it has its flaws. We also look at some recent projects, Lincoln, Boardwalk Empire,...
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Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
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IRAN: THE IRANIAN SIDE OF IRAN CONTRA And othe...
The Iran-Contra Scandal was a significant moment of the Reagan Administration and the 80's, but its rarely seen from the other country's side. In Iran, the event was not insignificant. A mix of unreleased content and some long-lost episodes that were quite popular in their time and still have some points today on this podcast.
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PRESIDENTS AND WAR: DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1...
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RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYM...