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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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Pirates and America, w/ Rebecca Simon, Author of "Why We Love Pirates"

Dec 17, 2020
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Did Nixon Win the Popular Vote in 1960? And Other Stories

Dec 7, 2020
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The Creation of Children: Child Labor in the U.S. and Child Labor Laws

Dec 2, 2020
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I Am James Buchanan

Nov 26, 2020
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Notes of 1884: Thoughts on That Election, and the Current One

Nov 9, 2020
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Blaine's Faint, Washington's Flu, Defoe's London and SARS: Stories of Health and Sickness and Politics

Oct 7, 2020
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The 1880 Election and The Morey Letter: a Tale of October Surprise, Immigration, Memes and Counter Memes and Nothing to Do with Today's Politics

Sep 17, 2020
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King Corn, Story of Ethanol (from 2013)

Jul 14, 2020
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Operation Eagle Claw and the 1979 Iran Embassy Storming

Jul 2, 2020
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Partisanship, 1850's Style w/ Josh Mensch, co-author of The Lincoln Conspiracy

Jul 1, 2020