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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Author: Bruce Carlson Language: English Episodes: 50
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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
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ZACHARY TAYLOR - PART 2: What Do You Mean He Has a Plan? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:13
They thought he was an illiterate frontier colonel. They thought he'd never use the veto. Never comment on issues. Let Congress do the heavy lifting. But he has a plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 1 - He is Ready [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:05
A new President comes to Washington. No one knows what to expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CIVIL WAR: THE MAN WHO SOLD YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. AND OTHER STORIES [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:54
A.B. Farquhar would go on to be an advisor to President Cleveland and run his successful non consecutive re election campaign. But prior to that, he was part of a plan to sell out to Confederate army before they reached…
MIDTERMS: NIXON'S LONELY MIDTERM, 1970 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:11
Nixon's first presidential midterm election (the election in which the House and Senate would be up for election) would turn out to be his last, but no one knew it at the time. Nixon tried something Presidents hadn't tri…
EARLY TRUMP: Trump and Harrah's [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:00
an early project doesn't go so well. A corporate entity finds it can't work well with the Don, and walk away, after court battles. For Trump, it's formative. And other stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…
PRESIDENT'S FAMILIES: CHESTER ARTHUR'S SON AND GRANDSON [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:18
A brief look at the family legacy of Chester Arthur, his son and grandson. From the White House to San Francisco's hippie scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TARIFFS: CHESTER ARTHUR TAKES AIM AT TARIFFS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:08
Many know of President Arthur's work on civil service reform. Less known is that he also sought to change his party's position on the use of tariffs. He had been a customs official, the nation's highest. In that job he l…
ECONOMY: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOLD STANDARD? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:35
Officially, as any part of US policy, tiny room in 1982. We tell that story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
STATUES AND STATUE REMOVAL : NATIONAL VAHALLA: ALL ABOUT STATUES [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:29
From the early attempts to depict Washington, to the first Congressional attempts to block Confederate statues, to today's debate. In this episode Bruce examines the history behind statues in America, and Bruce looks at…

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