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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Politics
1
CRANKY CONFEDERATES: THE C.S.A. MIDTERMS OF 186...
43 min
2
TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can...
24 min
3
2002 MIDTERM: Against The Trend
28 min
4
ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat U...
39 min
5
LONELY MIDTERM, 1970
40 min
6
ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The Very German ...
17 min
7
VOTES DURING WARTIME: THE 1942 MIDTERMS
27 min
8
RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?
66 min
9
DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PA...
106 min
10
RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves
53 min
11
THE FORGOTTEN FOUR WORDS IN THE 10TH AMENDMENT:...
30 min
12
"LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART O...
24 min
13
VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT
16 min
14
RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
38 min
15
Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
16
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
17
DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
44 min
18
RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
44 min
19
CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 min
20
DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
52 min
21
RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
22
RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min
23
DONALD TRUMP'S 1987 NEW YORK TIMES AD Attacking...
18 min
24
24TH AMENDMENT AND POLL TAXES in The Context o...
20 min
25
RONALD REAGAN PART FIVE: THE 1976 CONVENTION
37 min