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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics


My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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494 episodes
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English
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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
Language:
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HIGH NOON IN TRENTON - John Adams Takes a Stand w/ Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast

With Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast [https://www.preside...

55 minutes
Apr 29, 2024

GROVER CLEVELAND'S NON-CONSECUTIVE SECOND TERM: Undeniably Un-consecutive, The Election of 1892

Only one person has been elected President twice in non-consecutive terms. But it was n...

69 minutes
Apr 27, 2024

Why Do Nebraska and Maine Vote for President The Way They Do? And Other Esoterica of The 2020 Election

We look at the Maine and Nebraska congressional district system of Presidential elector...

39 minutes
Apr 27, 2024

THE ELECTION OF 1916 - Part Three; Not a Man To Be Enthused About

In our third episode on the close 1916 election, a group of events take place between t...

87 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

THE ELECTION OF 1916: Part Two - He Kept Us Out of War

Both major parties have their conventions. The Democratic swashbucklers are at the podi...

69 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

THE ELECTION OF 1916 - Part One: Everything is Different Now

America decides whether or not to re-elect a President and it's close. Bruce does his b...

67 minutes
Apr 15, 2024

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT:: Part Three - Aaron Burr, Stephen Douglas, and The Soldier Vote

Did Aaron Burr try to run for President on the sly, while claiming he didn't? What abou...

59 minutes
Apr 08, 2024

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: Part Two - The Case of Mario Cuomo

They called him the "Hamlet on the Hudson." What series on people not running for Presi...

34 minutes
Apr 01, 2024

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: Part One - Horatio Seymour, Horace Greeley and Others

One thing Horatio Seymour made clear was that he was not running for President. He made...

55 minutes
Mar 25, 2024

BROWN V. BOARD OF ED OF TOPEKA, Swain, PICS and other School Integration Decisions.

The Supreme Court said in 1954 that segregated schools were inherently illegal. It took...

54 minutes
Mar 18, 2024