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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2026 Midterms Take
44 min
2
"WHO WILL SHEW US" Two Presidents After Midterms
33 min
3
MIDTERMS: THE "SEINFELD MIDTERM" OF 1990 AND TH...
30 min
4
WHAT WE SAID LAST MIDTERM ELECTION: The 2022 Mi...
61 min
5
TEDDY'S TEST: THE 1902 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
38 min
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MIDTERMS: NIXON'S LONELY MIDTERM, 1970
40 min
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OBSCURE (BUT IMPORTANT) MIDTERMS 1886, 1914, 1898
43 min
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FIRST LADIES: JULIA TYLER DEBATE and Other Stories
25 min
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MIDTERMS: 2002 Bush Goes Against The Trend
28 min
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MIDTERMS: CRANKY CONFEDERATES ..C.S.A. CONGRESS...
43 min
11
HERBERT HOOVER'S STRANGE MIDTERM OF 1930
27 min
12
HOW BOOMERS WERE VIEWED IN 1966
14 min
13
REFUSING A CROWN? WASHINGTON AND HIS DECISION w...
36 min
14
"I WILL TELL YOU WHAT THE NEWS IS" OUR MEDIATED...
73 min
15
COXEY'S ARMY, MEDIA AND OTHER THINGS WITH JERRY...
32 min
16
MIDTERMS DONT ALWAYS GO BADLY FOR PRESIDENTS: (...
79 min
17
BIAS: OUR MEDIATED REPUBLIC, PART SEVEN
51 min
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ANDREW JACKSON'S MEDIA SPOILS: OUR MEDIATED REP...
44 min
19
GIGGLE CLUB: FDR'S PRESS STRATEGY - OUR MEDIATE...
49 min
20
GRANT'S TROLL AND THE MAN IN THE CASTLE: OUR ME...
43 min
21
GET ME ON TV: OUR MEDIATED REPUBLIC - PART THREE
65 min
22
LINCOLN'S CRITIC: OUR MEDIATED REPUBLIC - PART TWO
43 min
23
OUR MEDIATED REPUBLIC, PART ONE
80 min
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20 YEARS OF MY HISTORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR POLITICS
15 min
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PROTEST: HOW CHANGE IS MADE -(From 2013) Montgo...
36 min