Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities

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**Jack P Taylor’s Political and Historical Curiosities**

I’m Jack a politics and history buff who enjoys learning about the why, how, when, who, and what of our world.
There is no theme, time limit, or other restrictions to this weekly show other than my own attention span and what I find interesting at that time.
This means prior topics include: Presidential desks, submarine communication cables, the last emperor of China and Eurovision.
I hope you choose to listen and if you want to get in touch twitter: @jackptaylor or e-mail: jackptaylor92@gmail.com

Latest Episodes:

20. The United Nations - a history: part 5 - 1968 to 1985 Apr 16, 2017

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In today's episode I cover 1968 to 1985 in the UN's history, discussing:

The 1968 Protests in Czechoslovakia

Rhodesia and the first US veto in the UNSC

China's representation in the UN

The Yom Kippur war

The UN Security Council chamber's renovation

Many many wars in around 85 words.

Invasions from outer space

The boy who cried wolf

Horrendous cliches

19. French Politics: the President, the Parliament, and the upcoming elections Apr 09, 2017

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In today's episode on French politics I consider how:

The French President gets elected,

The President's powers,

The French Prime Minister's powers,

The structure of the French Parliament,

How French Parliamentarians are elected,

and,

The important information on the upcoming elections.

18. The United Nations - a history: part 4 - 1957 to 1967 Apr 09, 2017

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In today's episode I cover the history of the UN from 1957 to 1967 covering:

Nation building in Africa,

Gary Powers and the U-2 Crisis,

The Cuban Missile Crisis,

Vietnam,

Council expansion,

The Cyprus conflict,

The Kashmir conflict,

and,

The six-day war.

17. The Velvet Divorce: the dissolution of Czechoslovakia Apr 02, 2017

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In this episode I say "velvet divorce" a lot.

I also cover a brief history of Czechoslovakia,

How the dissolution came to be,

The issues that the dissolution faced

Issues that arose (both major and minor)

The current situation

16. The United Nations - a history: part 3 - 1946 to 1956 Apr 02, 2017

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In today's episode I consider 1946-1956 in the bodies history.

The first use of the veto

Palestine and Israel

An Oscar win

The Berlin Blockade

Chinese representation

The Korean war

The new UN Building

and

The Suez canal crisis

15. Briefing - Article 50 - what is the process in under 4 minutes. Mar 29, 2017

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In a first I'm covering the actual news.

What is article 50?

How was it invoked?

Has the UK now left the EU?

How will we know how it's going?

What will the EU Parliament be doing?

How would an agreement be reached?

What does an agreement look like?

When we have an agreement what next?

What happens if anyone votes no?

Mystery 10th question.

Sorry for the poor audio quality I had 2.26 MB of space left on my LibSyn account so I had to compress heavily.

14. The fireside chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt Mar 26, 2017

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Over the four terms of FDR's presidency he would deliver approx. 30 fireside messages, they have been credited for his immense popularity and are still today are unique type of address.

Thanks to the FDR presidential library I have been able to use recordings of the address throughout this podcast for one I'm immensely proud of!

13. The United Nations - a history: part 2 - The three conferences and the first meeting Mar 26, 2017

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In this episode I consider the Dumbarton Oaks, Yalta, and San Francison conferences, and the first meetings of the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council.

12. Scotland: how it joined and how it is trying to leave the UK Mar 19, 2017

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I'll consider why Scotland joined England & Wales in 1707, how the fortunes of independence and home rule movements have ebbed and waned, and the state of play today

11. The United Nations - a history: part 1 - what came before, and who wants what? Mar 19, 2017

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In this episode I consider what came before the United Nations, how the term United Nations first referred to a military alliance, and what each of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin aimed to secure from the organisation as it was established.

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