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Fighting Words: A History of Debate in America
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
With the presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton dominating the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, we’re taking a look at the history of political debate in America. Do Americans like to argue with –or past – each other? From the popularity of amateur debate clubs among young men in the late 18th century, to the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, and Gerald Ford’s infamous gaffe in the 1976 presidential debate, Ed, Brian, and Peter unpack the central role of debating in American democracy.
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Released:
Oct 6, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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