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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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Presidents After Midterms with Matt K. Lewis

Nov 20, 2018
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David Priess on the Realities of Impeachment and the History of Presidential Removal

Nov 14, 2018
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Posse Comitatus and Billy The Kid

Nov 4, 2018
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Thomas Paine, Common Sense and The American Mind

Oct 16, 2018
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About That Court-Packing Idea. SCOTUS Discussion Part II w/ Chris Novembrino

Oct 16, 2018
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War: 1983 and How Close We Came to Nuclear War w/ Marc Ambinder

Jul 29, 2018
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RFK Anniversary: Chris Matthews on Bobby Kennedy and the Missing Element in Today's Politics

Jul 28, 2018
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GERRYMANDERING: Gerry and His "Mander" (from 2013, with an Update on Gerrymandering Supreme Court case)

Jul 18, 2018
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Russia: Everything You Know About The Russian Revolution is Wrong - Russian Journalist Mikhail Zygar on 1917, History, Putin, Democracy and More

Jul 18, 2018
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Civil War Bonds - The Importance of Commerce to the Civil War

Jul 10, 2018