Podcast Episodes

CHESTER ARTHUR PART 3: I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION

Arthur makes an unlikely comeback in the 1880 Republican Convention in this episode. The story is a little more complex than it's often told, and involves a bit more of Arthur's skill than is often m…

Published on 4 hours ago

CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!

(2nd posting ) We look at Chester Arthur and also at Roscoe Conkling, New York Senator and political "boss" of the post-Civil War period. The two are tied together in history. Arthur was, to a point,…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS

He fought for civil rights and nearly saved New York City. But all we remember is his hair. We start our series on President Chester Arthur with a look at his boyhood / young lawyer years.

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Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

LABOR UNIONS IN FIVE ANGLES

Episode 77

A look at labor unions from their historical beginnings and their height in the 30s to 60s to today, (2015)

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Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER STORIES

An invention ties together the stories of many people. A frustrated painter, a faded novelist, and a future President.

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Published on 3 weeks ago

TRUMAN VS. STARK PRIMARY

We almost had no Harry S. Truman as President, except that he was able to beat a tough opponent in a primary, with his typical outworking handshaking and self-driving campaign.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

BECOMING NATIONS AGAIN, w/ Adam Crepelle

"It shouldn't be that hard" says our guest. Americans first recognized Indians as tribes and as nations, at least at a national level. North America's indigenous peoples had government and effective …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

ST. LOUIS ARCH - CORRUPTION AND BEAUTY - NOW ON THE PATREON

We discuss the Gateway Arch Memorial in St. Louis, and its improbable story, in a special Patreon episode.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

SHOW UPDATE: "PATREON SUMMER" AT MHCBUYP

Until mid-September we will be updating this program Only on the Patreon. So consider joining (as little as $5 a month).

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO

Stalemate breaks in a surprise operation. An apathetic America gets involved on both sides. The fighting stops, but nothing is the same after 1988.

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Published on 2 months ago