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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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INFLATION VS. SPACE: How The Cost of Things Limited the Space Program

Oct 1, 2024
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NATE SILVER VS. ALAN LICHTMAN -Predicting with History or Polls? Also: Reagan Campaigning for VP Bush in 1988 and Pennsylvania as a Swing State

Sep 30, 2024
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WHY IS THERE AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE?

Sep 2, 2024
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Who is AMOS ELLMAKER? Lincoln Tells a Story, Inkeeps of Old, Finding Marvin Gardens

Sep 1, 2024
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GRANTING OF CERTIORARI: The Hidden Process Behind the Supreme Court

Aug 31, 2024
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OVER NIAGARA IN A PICKLE BARREL, TALKING BIRDS AND HIDDEN SUBWAYS - Bruce on Useless Information Podcast

Aug 30, 2024
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION and America with Will Clark of "Grey History: The French Revolution and Napoleon Podcast"

Aug 30, 2024
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WHAT WOULD CICERO SAY? Interview with Professor Rob Goodman of Ryerson University on Speech Issues, Modern and Ancient

Aug 30, 2024
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The ANTI-MASONIC PARTY and Conspiracy Theory Politics Old & New

Aug 22, 2024
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100 YEARS AGO TODAY - A Look at 1924 With Jon Blackwell

Aug 14, 2024