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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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 4: THE PISTOL AND THE TRA...
58 min
77
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 3: I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINA...
65 min
78
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!
82 min
79
PRESIDENTS: DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Rea...
52 min
80
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
48 min
81
RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
82
RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min
83
EARLY TRUMP: DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES...
18 min
84
RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min
85
RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
85 min
86
RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
87
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
32 min
88
TARIFFS: GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BAB...
37 min
89
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
28 min
90
RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
51 min
91
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
92
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
39 min
93
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
51 min
94
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
43 min
95
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
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WHY TALK ABOUT LBJ TODAY?
11 min
97
RUSHING PELL-MELL INTO MADNESS?: The Twenty-Fif...
29 min
98
"YOU ENSLAVED ME!" - LEFTOVER NOTES FROM THE ZA...
46 min
99
WAR POWERS,AND WHY IT COULD BE BROKEN
58 min
100
VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT
16 min