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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Hosted by Bruce Carlson · EN
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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"WHY BRITAIN LOST" Whitelaw Reid 1906 London Speech Explaining The American Revolution
Yesterday01:00:05Tap to summarizeForgotten but once famous, Whitelaw Reid was a top journalist and politician of his time. In 1906, as ambassador to Britain, the former vice-presidential candidate was asked by Cambridge University to explain why the British lost the American Colonies. Although he shuddered and thought he would rather speak on any other subject, he gave that speech and it serves a good history of the events that led up to history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DECLARATION after Signing? Also: Playing Cards With the Signers of The Declaration w/ Jason Petri
5d ago01:11:57Tap to summarizeFirst - The history of the Declaration -- the actual document, and how it was saved from British capture. Then we speak with listener Jason Petri about his Signers Playing Card project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A SECOND LOOK AT THE EVENTS of 1776 w/ Tom McMillan, Author of "The Year That Made America"
1w ago00:41:22Tap to summarizeWith Tom McMillan, we take a look at some of the assumptions of 1776 in the history books. First of all, why July 4th and Not July 2nd? And what about May 15th, when Adams got delegates to move and issued his own Declaration-like preamble? And a second look at Jefferson's authorship of the Declaration: writer or draftsman? We are part of Airwave Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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SNACK, Dessert, Dinner, Supper: The Vietnam War Negotiations
2w ago01:11:06Tap to summarizeNixon's first bombing campaigns had the names of mealtimes which seem to also correspond with the years of his first term: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972. In this ( 2021) episode we look at Nixon, Kissinger and the Paris Peace Accords that ended the Vietnam War. In addition to providing some additional context for the Saigon 1975 situation so much in the news today, we revisit whether the accord was a sham peace or a true deal. The deal left hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in South Vietnam as U.S. troops exited. Could a better deal have been etched? Or could the same deal have been made sooner. And what about those leopard spots? The great debate over the negotiating table? and the dingy carpet? All this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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WATERGATE PASTRY: Part III: Grand Jury Anger
2w ago00:33:49Tap to summarizeAverage Americans, in the form of a DC jury, get the evidence. They hear the tapes, and they are shocked. But what will shock them more is what happens when Nixon testifies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →ARTICLE ONE GUY: Listener Talk with Page Brousseau
3w ago00:45:13Tap to summarizeCongress should be doing a lot more, and they would in Listener Page Brousseau's world. He and Bruce talk about Michigan, Article I, tariffs, and partisanship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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WATERGATE PASTRY: Part II -- The Nixon Shove, The Other Break-in and The Serial Numbers
3w ago00:30:37Tap to summarizeNixon shoves, Bob Strauss declines money, and another break-in happens, and no one talks about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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WATERGATE PASTRY: Part I - Almost a Shooting
4w ago00:39:38Tap to summarizeIn this series, we uncover the lesser-known stories of Watergate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →BOLD IDEAS AND CATHARTIC TRUTHS - Listener Talk With Chris Novembrino
4w ago01:36:54Tap to summarizeChris joins the show again - it' s been a while. We catch up and talk today's politics. Chris's Instagram is @doctor_nov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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LINCOLN'S BLUE MIDTERM: 1862
4w ago00:28:13Tap to summarizeFrom 2010, but still spot on...Lincoln had just one miderm in his Presidency, and it didn't go well. He very nearly lost control of Congress during a war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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