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
GUNS: THE WORD "INFRINGE": History of a Word an...
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DECLARATION after Signing?...
68 min
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A SECOND LOOK AT THE EVENTS of 1776 w/ Tom McMi...
39 min
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DEMOCRACY AND FASCISM: THOMAS WOLFE TURNS AGAIN...
39 min
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PRESIDENTS IN PEACE AND WAR: Snack, Dessert, Di...
Nixon's first bombing campaigns had the names of mealtimes which seem to also correspond with the years of his first term: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972. In this episode we look at Nixon, Kissinger and the Paris Peace Accords that ended the Vietnam War. In addition to providing some additional context for the Saigon 1975 situation so much in the news today, we revisit whether the accord was a sham peace or a true deal. The deal left hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in South Vietnam as U.S. troops exited. Could a better deal have been etched? Or could the same deal have been made sooner. And what about those leopard spots? The great debate over the negotiating table? and the dingy carpet? All this and more.
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WAS WATERGATE A BIG DEAL?: Part III: Grand Jury...