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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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Ramsay MacDonald / What Happened to the Gold Standard?

Feb 14, 2022
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The "Send a Dime" Chain Letters of 1935 and The Lost Subway System

Feb 7, 2022
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Judge Lincoln, Orval Faubus and Bill Clinton, Millard Fillmore

Jan 30, 2022
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion and Other Disasters

Jan 27, 2022
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The History Behind a Holiday: Martin Luther King Day

Jan 17, 2022
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Drug Legalization Before it Was Cool: The Story of Kurt Schmoke

Jan 10, 2022
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Disorder at the Capitol in History

Jan 5, 2022
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About Those Hessians: Realities of the Revolution

Dec 24, 2021
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Shooting Behind Trees? Realities of The Revolution

Dec 20, 2021
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What Would Cicero Say? Interview with Professor Rob Goodman of Ryerson University on Speech Issues, Modern and Ancient

Dec 17, 2021