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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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This is William Rufus King w/ Thomas Balcerski - The Forgotten VP, His Role in The Compromise of 1850, His Relationship with James Buchanan and More

Mar 18, 2021
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Cholera and Benjamin Harrison

Mar 12, 2021
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Unfriending From Jefferson and Adams, to today

Mar 11, 2021
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Elvis Meets Nixon - The Insider Story

Mar 10, 2021
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George Romney

Feb 18, 2021
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16 Obscure Facts About Presidents w/ Jeremy Anderberg of The Art of Manliness and Readmorebooks.co

Feb 14, 2021
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The Power to Pardon

Jan 17, 2021
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Democracy w/ Dr. Paul Cartledge of Cambridge University: The Life, and Hopefully Not Death, of Democracy (2017)

Jan 9, 2021
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Masks Then and Now, 1960 Election Presidents Leaving and Not Leaving Oval, Also 14 Years of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Dec 31, 2020
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I Don't Want to Trick You: The Lyndon Johnson - Richard Nixon Presidential Transition, and Other Stories

Dec 29, 2020