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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

Latest Episodes:

Holden Caufield and Xerox: The Corporate Personhood Debate (from 2013) Aug 20, 2019

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we discuss a recent Supreme Court decision and corporations as people.

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How to Rank The Presidents, with Susan Swain and Brian Lamb of C-SPAN Jul 24, 2019

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With C-SPAN's Susan Swain and Brain Lamb we talk Theodore Roosevelt and LBJ. And we discuss their book The Presidents, and the unique ranking system they use to assess and order America's POTUSes. e also talk abut some of the historians who helped them.

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Third Parties: The Moped and the Maserati - Why Third Parties Haven't Won in American Politics Mar 20, 2019

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About 3rd parties, with a focus on John Anderson's campaign and many others.

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Woodrow Wilson Has No Friends: Wilson, His Politics and His Image Today with Patricia O'Toole Mar 18, 2019

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Or so it seems these days. Liberals, conservatives, anti-globalists, Fed haters, socialists, libertarians all have a bone to pick with him. how much criticism does he deserve? We speak with Patricia O'Toole, the author of 'The Moralist - Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made."We look at the politics of tariffs, foreign policy, intervention, immigration, war and race through the lens of Woodrow Wilson. Remember to subscribe to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.

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Interview with Sidney Blumenthal - Putting Lincoln in a Political Context, Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, The Whigs and More Feb 12, 2019

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We are joined by the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol II, Sidney Blumenthal. In this cast, he talks about Lincoln in the 1850's, as he emerges as a small-time lawyer to being 'woke' by the passage of the Kansas Nebraska Bill to make a stirring speech and come to a definite conclusion about the future of the nation.

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Mexico's Contribution to World War II and Other Stories Jan 07, 2019

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a forgotten ally gets some credit in this episode.

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Investigating the Executive Branch: The Trial of Thomas Jefferson, Governor Jan 02, 2019

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"Public offices are, what they should be, burdens to those appointed to them which it would be wrong to decline, though foreseen to bring with them intense labor and great private loss." So wrote a newly elected governor Jefferson to a friend. We take a look at his experience and the Revolutionary War in Virginia, discover a forgotten hero and learn a bit about Executive branch meets Legislative branch in the process.

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Searching for Eisenhower: Ike on War, Civil Rights, Big Government and Political Moderation (with William Hitchcock) Jan 01, 2019

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We discuss all things Ike with William Hitchcock - author of "The Age of Eisenhower." We talk about how President Eisenhower was a surprisingly good politician, how he navigated Civil Rights, Social Security and other domestic programs, how he dealt with LBJ. We discuss the failure that upset him the most, and what he may have gotten wrong. We also get to the bottom of that Military Industrial Complex. (PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS - get a special episode on the 1957 Civil Rights Bill).

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Economy and Jobs: Debunking "The Good Old Days" Argument with Gregg Easterbrook Jan 01, 2019

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Was the past better? Were the "Good Old Days" really all they are chalked up to be? Gregg Easterbrook, author of It's Better Than it Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear, has a bold argument. Things are better now then they have ever been. A reminder about our sponsor Warby Parker eyeglasses - get your try on pack of 5 frames at www.warbyparker.com/myhistory

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Curtis LeMay, Warrior, Candidate - with Alex Hastie of Ohio v. The World Podcast Dec 28, 2018

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Bruce is interviewed on Ohio v. The World Podcast, which is the creation of MHCBUYP fan Alex Hastie. The subject is Curtis LeMay. Politically we know him as George Wallace's reluctant running mate in 1968. But there was much more to him, as Bruce and Alex discuss. His career spanned World War II, Kennedy, Vietnam, The Cold War and more.

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