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

History
News
Politics
1
VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT
16 min
2
RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
38 min
3
Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
4
THE IRANIAN SIDE OF IRAN CONTRA And other stories
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.
57 min
5
DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
44 min
6
RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
44 min
7
CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 min
8
DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
52 min
9
RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
10
RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min
11
DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES AD Attacking...
18 min
12
24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES in The Context o...
20 min
13
RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min
14
RONALD REAGAN PART FOUR: Central America, Leban...
85 min
15
RONALD REAGAN PART THREE - Rubik's Cube: Two Re...
61 min
16
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficit...
32 min
17
RONALD REAGAN PART ONE: "RAWHIDE IS OK"
51 min
18
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO - "THIS WAR WILL NOT B...
42 min
19
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE "THIS WILL BE EASY"
43 min
20
GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BABYSITTER, ...
37 min
21
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run T...
28 min
22
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
39 min
23
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
51 min
24
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, WONG KIM ARK, THE CHARM...
43 min
25
THOMAS WOLFE TURNS AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM
39 min