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
CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERIES: Talking With Listene...
51 min
2
HUMPHREY HAS GOT NO CASH and ALICE's REAL RESTA...
16 min
3
BONUS ARMY March of 1932: Ohio v. The World Fea...
85 min
4
CRANKY CONFEDERATES: THE C.S.A. MIDTERMS OF 186...
43 min
5
TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can...
24 min
6
2002 MIDTERM: Against The Trend
28 min
7
ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat U...
39 min
8
NIXON'S LONELY MIDTERM, 1970
40 min
9
ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The Very German ...
17 min
10
VOTES DURING WARTIME: THE 1942 MIDTERMS
27 min
11
RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?
66 min
12
DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PA...
106 min
13
RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves
53 min
14
THE FORGOTTEN FOUR WORDS IN THE 10TH AMENDMENT:...
30 min
15
"LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART O...
24 min
16
VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT
16 min
17
RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981
38 min
18
Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oak...
56 min
19
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
20
DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFO...
44 min
21
RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra
44 min
22
CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendm...
28 min
23
DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The ...
52 min
24
RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, ...
43 min
25
RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America
40 min