46 min listen
Hurrah and Hokum
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
John Dickerson remembers the election of 1840, when both Whigs and Democrats turned out record numbers of voters by appealing to the raw emotions of their followers. Please let us know what you think of Whistlestop. Our email is whistlestop@slate.com.Subscribe to our podcast here. You can find past episodes of our show here.Amicus is sponsored by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a one hundred day period. Right now, get 50 dollars toward any mattress by visiting Casper.com/whistlestop and using the promo code WHISTLESTOP.Podcast production by Tony Field.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Dec 16, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (90)
Feeling Your Pain: In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson remembers the 1992 presidential debate, in which candidate Bill Clinton convinced Americans that he really cared…about them. by Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia