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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

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George Romney

Feb 18, 2021
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16 Obscure Facts About Presidents w/ Jeremy Anderberg of The Art of Manliness and Readmorebooks.co

Feb 14, 2021
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The Power to Pardon

Jan 17, 2021
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Democracy w/ Dr. Paul Cartledge of Cambridge University: The Life, and Hopefully Not Death, of Democracy (2017)

Jan 9, 2021
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Masks Then and Now, 1960 Election Presidents Leaving and Not Leaving Oval, Also 14 Years of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Dec 31, 2020
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Etiquette and Social Media: Where are Our Manners? Social Etiquette from Ben Franklin to Dale Carnegie to Today, w Jessica Weisberg

Dec 18, 2020
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Pirates and America, w/ Rebecca Simon, Author of "Why We Love Pirates"

Dec 17, 2020
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Did Nixon Win the Popular Vote in 1960? And Other Stories

Dec 7, 2020
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The Creation of Children: Child Labor in the U.S. and Child Labor Laws

Dec 2, 2020
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I Am James Buchanan

Nov 26, 2020