THE ARK OF COMMERCE - DOLLARS IN THE AIR

Author: Bruce Carlson January 10, 2025 Duration: 1:11:57

Air commerce is covered in this episode. Not only those airship vehicles that imitate naval travel in the skies, which seemed to be the future of travel. But also, putting waves into the air and changing the air's temperature. Plus, building large buildings that touch the sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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

Author: Bruce Carlson Language: English Episodes: 100

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1990'S EPHEMERA: Howard Stern Saved My Life, France Misbehaves? What Happened to Bush? Those Nutty Gen Xers

30.12.2025

Duration: 1:26:54

Push in the drawer of your CD-ROM and enjoy random stories of politics and culture from the 1990's. that did not get much notice since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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NIXON IN FULL: Part 2

24.12.2025

Duration: 46:57

A great accomplishment and a historic scandal. And not the scandal you are thinking of, probably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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NIXON IN FULL, Part 1

22.12.2025

Duration: 45:55

Nixon - a mix of what you know and what you may not. First part of a 2014 episode. I don't know whether time has changed this cast, or if this cast has more meaning now, or less, that is for the listener to judge. Sponso…

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MORE ABOUT THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY AND BEN FRANKLIN

07.12.2025

Duration: 50:21

Deeper dive on Ken Burns documentary and Franklin and Iroquois Confederacy debate. Plus: Iran Iraq war and midterms. Sponsored by: The University of Aberdeen: https://on.abdn.ac.uk/online-history-courses/ Learn more abou…

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KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS

06.12.2025

Duration: 20:30

No I don't think the Iroquois Confederacy influenced th Revolution much. (Nor do I think Burns says this). And I take a little issue with American Revolution as a Civil War theory. (If it was merely that, it would have b…

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ATTACK ON SCIENCE - ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER STORIES

02.12.2025

Duration: 45:29

An invention ties together the stories of many people. A frustrated painter, a faded novelist, and a future President. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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SOME ODD PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES "Separated By a Swinging Door"

01.12.2025

Duration: 1:44:58

From the man who answered T.R.'s phone and maybe saved his life, to the secret "Sphinx" around Woodrow Wilson, to Coolidge's surprise enforcer. We look at all sorts of Presidential assistants and aides, both official one…

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GENERATION "T" - WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE BORN IN 1869

26.11.2025

Duration: 41:08

What was it like to be born in 1869? A generation that could b "Gen T" (though they did not us that term, it's Gen T if you look back from X 25 years or so each Gen) defined by a technology that shook off the yoke of the…

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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYMORE, HE IS THE PRESIDENT!"

23.11.2025

Duration: 1:37:26

The untold story of the 21st President. Music by Lee Rosevere, and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 4: THE PISTOL AND THE TRANSOM

22.11.2025

Duration: 1:00:34

Political violence changes politics. Vice President Chester Arthur is getting the hang of Parliamentary procedure, and building a reputation for being a more partisan vice president than we've seen in a while, Not on the…