Podcast Episodes

Three Mile Island and The Johnstown Flood

"The real cause of the damage was the dam failure" We took on this topic a few years ago. With anniversaries of Hurricane Katrina not that far, one might find some comparable items in these two event…

Published on 10 hours ago

1913 One Hundred Years Ago

Recorded in 2013, about a time now more than a century and 12 years ago.

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Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago

The Zinger That Saved America: Daniel Webster's Reply to Hayne

The Union threatened by legislative fiat, a Senator rose to reply to another. For Daniel Webster, it was a real comeback, What we might call a "zinger" today.

"Not Liberty First and Union Afterwards!…

Published on 6 days, 13 hours ago

1990'S EPHEMERA

Push in the drawer of your CD-ROM and enjoy random stories of politics and culture from the 1990's. that did not get much notice since.

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Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

JEFFERSON AND ADAMS

Episode 69

A look at the famous series of letters between Jefferson and Adams. Friends as young diplomats, they 'unfriended' and 'refriended' from the time of their Presidencies and politics to their old age.

L…

Published on 2 weeks ago

HISTORY OF SHUTDOWNS (from 2013)

Lyndon Johnson wouldn't have been familiar with a shutdown. Grant might have, but it didn't work out the way modern ones do during his time. No, all that we've been experiencing comes down to an obs…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

TALKING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S NEBRASKA ALBUM (WITH MUSIC REWIND PODCAST)

In this very special episode we replay Bruce's appearance on Music Rewind Podcast (https://www.musicrewindpodcast.com/) to talk about Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album. It is now the subject of a …

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING

The very Republican and business-like history of American ranked choice voting and single transferable votes, first used in a major city in the 1920's may surprise some who (may) think it's a new ide…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

1977 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE

As a blackout, serial killer and budget crisis hits New York City, an election is held. 2 major figures run, but it's the newcomers who steal the show. A governor tries to extract revenge on a mayor.…

Published on 1 month ago

TRENTON TREND: NJ OFF-YEAR GOVERNOR ELECTIONS

A few good yarns about the Garden State and politics. Does the state always vote against the party in the White House? No. Not when a candidate hustles to buck the Trenton Trend. But it does have a …

Published on 1 month ago