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YOU BREAK EVERYBODY'S BACK: The 1988 Presidential Election, Part 1 - Anybody's Race Jun 11, 2024

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In our first episode of our series on the 1988 Presidential Election: a cornfield prognosticator, men of the cloth, a young upstart, a senator with big glasses, a casino king, a prince of the polls and more than a few watching from the outside, thinking about maybe getting in. Who will succeed Reagan?

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The UK GENERAL ELECTION 2024, w/Steve Byrne May 26, 2024

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The UK has a surprisingly early general election this year, one that will rap up on July 4th, oddly. We talk to former host of What Am Politics Podcast Steve Byrne to give us all the insights of what's going on. Plus, the UK's surprising historical election, 1992

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VACCINES THEN AND NOW May 22, 2024

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Vaccine history, acceptance and denial. The man who saved Boston and never got credit. Law and the citizen and medicine. FDR's polio - if it was polio - and what it meant for America. From 2014, with an update for our times. And we encourage all - Get your COVID-19 shot when eligible.

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN WESTMINSTER: A Tale of British Politics May 08, 2024

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a story of 1970's British politics. A change in country is behind every corner of the smoking room, every staircase, and every pint of ale. On benches red and green, members make moves. A pipe-smoker, a yacht champion, a grocer's daughter a former (maybe current?) spy.

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HIGH NOON IN TRENTON - John Adams Takes a Stand w/ Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast Apr 29, 2024

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With Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast [https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/] we talk about a decisive point in John Adam's presidency where the capital moved to Trenton, and Adams had gone to Massachusetts. He comes back to take a decisive stand that will mean a lot for the history of the U.S. Presidency.

Jerry's show can be found at - https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. The episode following this one is called "Some Awful Crisis" and it is at - https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/217-some-awful-crisis/

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Why Do NEBRASKA AND MAINE Vote for President The Way They Do? And Other Esoterica of The 2020 Election Apr 27, 2024

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We look at the Maine and Nebraska congressional district system of Presidential elector assignment and its history as both the NE2 and ME2 went for different candidates than the statewide winner for the first time in history. That and other 2020 Election thoughts.

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STUDENT LOANS; A History of Ed Financing in the United States Mar 05, 2024

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Re running this episode from 2022. There's been no letdown in the relevancy of this topic since then. College costs have been an issue since the founding of the Republic, as we discuss in this issue, And equally, the desire to provide education to young minds has been strong. What's different about the era we live in is that college is closely associated with debt. Debt that cannot be removed by bankruptcy, and debt that is now considered a national problem.

We look at student loans, their history, and on the way a bit of a history of American education. How Harvard isn't Harvard, in a manner of speaking. How Jefferson and Wilson got seriously involved in dorms. How Nixon created a monster, though we can say on purpose. How even education for GIs has been controversial, and how Senator Joe Biden played a role in the problem that President Joe Biden seeks to solve (or ameliorate).

Thankful to Brian Stolk and Chris Novembrino who made contributions to research for this episode.

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1980 - HOSTAGE MOM GOES TO IRAN Dec 27, 2023

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Fed up with the US government's efforts to rescue her son being held hostage, Barbara Timm, mother of a Marine guard at the US Embassy at Iran, goes directly to Tehran. We tell her story.

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WHISTLESTOP TRAIN CAMPAIGNS w/ Edward Segal Dec 26, 2023

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With Edward Segal, author of Whistle-Stop Politics, we talk about the unique method of campaigning for President - by train. And why it's not just a thing of the past.

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Update on UK Politics with Stephen Byrne Dec 24, 2023

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We talk to Stephen Byrne, host of Whats Am Politics about events in the United Kingdom with some contrasts to politics in the United States. In the UK currently, the government is very unpopular but there's nothing they or anyone else can do about it for at least six months, and probably a year. Meanwhile, a man labelled 'Mr. Boring' might become the country's leader. And a major third party in Parliament, the Scottish National Party, may be decimated in the next election due to intra party changes. Complex, yet interesting - tune in.

What Am Politics -https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hvnK8EhRyANSapXIh8PQI

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