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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GERRYMANDERING: Gerry and His "Mander" (from 2013, with an Update on Gerrymandering Supreme Court case)
Russia: Everything You Know About The Russian Revolution is Wrong - Russian Journalist Mikhail Zygar on 1917, History, Putin, Democracy and More
Civil War Bonds - The Importance of Commerce to the Civil War
Soccer and Repression: 1978 and the World Cup in Argentina
Tariffs: Taft Walks Away - The Payne-Aldrich Tariff of 1909
Marc Ambinder on Being a White House Correspondent
Infrastructure: The Bad Side and Good Side of Infrastructure - Robert Moses and Other Tales with Greg Young of the Bowery Boys NYC Podcast
US Intelligence Services: The Secret Intelligence of All The President's Men: Interview with David Priess on CIA Briefings, History, Trump, Mueller and More
Rigged Elections: That Time the DNC Rigged a Nomination