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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics


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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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112 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

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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:
English
Format:
Podcast

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MORE ABOUT THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY AND BEN FRANKLIN

Deeper dive on Ken Burns documentary and Franklin and Iroquois Confederacy debate. Plus...

50 minutes
Dec 07, 2025

KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS

No I don't think the Iroquois Confederacy influenced th Revolution much. (Nor do I thin...

20 minutes
Nov 30, 2025

DEATH BY LIGHTNING: My Opinion of the Netflix Series, and Other Thoughts

Well, the 1880's finally has some visual media coverage. That's the good news. ...

32 minutes
Nov 17, 2025

JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

"The real cause of the damage was the dam failure" We took on this topic a few years ag...

6 minutes
Nov 16, 2025

1990'S EPHEMERA

Push in the drawer of your CD-ROM and enjoy random stories of politics and culture from...

86 minutes
Nov 03, 2025

HISTORY OF SHUTDOWNS (from 2013)

Lyndon Johnson wouldn't have been familiar with a shutdown. Grant might have, but it di...

20 minutes
Oct 31, 2025

TALKING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S NEBRASKA ALBUM (WITH MUSIC REWIND PODCAST)

In this very special episode we replay Bruce's appearance on Music Rewind Podcast (http...

58 minutes
Oct 29, 2025

THEY WILL JUBILATE! - WHAT IT WAS LIKE AFTER CLEVELAND'S SECOND NON-CONSECUTIVE ELECTION, NOV 1892.

Eagles, elephants, trumpets and hot, hot typeface. We bring you back to the last time a...

30 minutes
Nov 29, 2024

SKOKIE, NEO-NAZIS, FREE SPEECH AND SAFETY

A look at the Neo Nazi rally in Skokie, IL in 1977 and the resulting Supreme Court Case...

35 minutes
Oct 30, 2024

THE MYSTERY OF IMPEACHMENT - HOW IT WORKS, WHAT HAPPENED in 1868 AND MORE

We look at the Chase, Clinton and Johnson precedents for attempted impeachment, we atte...

81 minutes
Oct 27, 2024

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