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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1977 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE
63 min
2
TRENTON TREND: NJ OFF-YEAR GOVERNOR ELECTIONS
39 min
3
MOVE MY BILL: A History of Discharge Petitions
35 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYM...
95 min
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THE HEADSHAKE THAT CHANGED HISTORY And Other S...
18 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 4: THE PISTOL AND THE TRA...
58 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 3: I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINA...
65 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!
82 min
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CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
48 min
10
LABOR UNIONS IN FIVE ANGLES
A Multi viewpoint Perspective on the History and Politics of Labor Unions
37 min
11
ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER S...
44 min
12
TRUMAN VS. STARK PRIMARY
25 min
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BECOMING NATIONS AGAIN, w/ Adam Crepelle
34 min
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ST. LOUIS ARCH - CORRUPTION AND BEAUTY - NOW O...
2 min
15
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO
42 min
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THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE
43 min
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1989 MAYORAL PRIMARY, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND TODAY
28 min
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ALCATRAZ AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT OF 1969
The 1969 occupation of the former federal prison by Native American activists was the beginning of a movement and a shift in perception that lives on today. http://www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com/alcatraz.mp3 We discuss: Why Alcatraz? The 1973 Stan
48 min
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EXECUTIVE ORDERS, McKINLEY AND TARIFFS, Biden a...
70 min
20
A SECOND LOOK AT THE EVENTS of 1776 w/ Tom McMi...
39 min
21
KENT STATE 1970: AFTER THE SHOOTINGS
We know that on May 4th, 1970, fifty years ago, four students were killed by the National Guard at Kent State in Ohio. What is not always known is everything that happened after that. Opinion wasn't universally with the slain students, the...
63 min
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Like the Visions of a Fever: America in Pre-War...
A look at pre-war America, 1941, the passage of Lend-Lease, and the sinking of four ships in the Atlantic. Robin Moor, Greer, Kearny and Ruben James, each inflicting a body blow but not yet producing war. As Americans waited for war in one ocean, it came in another.
75 min
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Listen Now — Fiasco: Iran-Contra
43 min
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LINCOLN'S LAND IN IOWA - Now on Patreon
5 min
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GROVER CLEVELANDS THREE WARNINGS ABOUT TARIFFS
20 min