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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The Real Story of the 1948 Election
Truman Surprise and Pollster Failure
54 min
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The Incredibly Shrinking Fourth Amendment
All about the 4th Amendment
64 min
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1840 -Clowns With Pink Noses and Lofty Tumbling
Story of the zany election in 1840 which some felt was to "Pop" for its time.
9 min
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Schedule of Conventions: Why is the GOP Convent...
Convention scheduling, and the reasons for it.
27 min
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The Fib That Your Side is Going to Win
From 1812 to today, a lesson: Neither side will win. Your'e side probably won't win, not for long, per this episode. It was recorded before 2016, and still I think it applies.
83 min
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Huey Long and Trump, Vetoes, and Other Stories
Bruce gives his best imitation of a PBS telethon and reveals a special offer for donors. Also Huey Long visits the show (well you know, not really) a discussion of vetoes and the naming of wars...and because not even MHCBUYP can avoid it, we talk...
30 min
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LIncoln Goes to China
Even while dealing with a Civil War, Lincoln was focused on foreign policy. And one key nation was China.
49 min
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Mad Man Finale, 1980 Election and Many Other Si...
The 1980 GOP primary, a year with a large field of candidates- larger than remembered - makes up Your Tasty Entree in this delicious podcast of TV history and politics. Also the series finale of Mad Men and how it links to historical discussion....
48 min
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The Return and Return of Nativism
Know Nothings were once derided but their ideas do return again and again in politics, from 2007
20 min
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Social Security Had Its Glitches Too
In the wake of Obamacare problems, we look at the frustrations of those attempting to implement Social Security. The first consultant told Congress to drop the idea. When they refused, an incredible system was developed in the Pre Computer...
47 min
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The Creation of Children: Child Labor in the U....
A look at the history of child labor and attempts, mostly unsuccessful for decades, at child labor restrictions. From 2014.
61 min
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They Shall from Time to Time?: History of The O...
history of the reactipon speech to the State of the Union
15 min
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King's Rook: When the President's Party Has the...
Will President Obama retain his protective Senate, a very rare political situation.
26 min
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Did the Founders Care if We Starve?
Did the Founders Care if We Starve?
44 min
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Wendell Willkie and a Lighting Nomination
26 min
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The Boston Police Strike of 1919 and Public Sec...
From 2011.
27 min
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Does the Challenger Even Matter?
The last days of Ford and Carter 76 illustrates how close an election can get when the President is not popular but not unpopular. When it's a sitting President - does the person the party picks even matter or is it all about the Incumbent?...
62 min
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The Forgotten Other Great Depression (1893)
40 min
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Heller Decision on Guns and the 2A
looking at the decision, its meaning, its interpretation.
30 min
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Social Security, Civil War Pensions
While Social Security was developed in the 1930's, it's possible to say that there were always some mechanisms for older persons, though not universal ones.
36 min
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How the Battle for California Statehood Define...
All About Statehood. What it means, how did Hawaii and Alaska get added, why aren't there more states?
43 min
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How Primary Became a Verb
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25 min
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Famous Brokered Conventions
from 2008
51 min
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What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief ...
we look at former President Bush's memoir.
16 min
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History of the Primaries
History of the Primaries
18 min