Podcast Episodes

THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE

This terrible war, fought in the 1980's, changed everything. Both in the Middle East, and America. We tell the story in two parts.

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

1989 MAYORAL PRIMARY, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND TODAY

Ed Koch is a pretty popular guy in the 1980's. He's come to personify New York. But after 3 terms and two easy victories, he's in the fight of his political life. We talk about it, and why people ar…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

ALCATRAZ AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT OF 1969

Episode 72

The 1969 occupation of the former federal prison by Native American activists was the beginning of a movement and a shift in perception that lives on today. http://www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

EXECUTIVE ORDERS, McKINLEY AND TARIFFS, Biden and Other Listener Questions.

Bunch of topics - we get into eos, how McKinley really felt about tariffs, versus the campaign platforms, and about all the Biden talk.

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

A SECOND LOOK AT THE EVENTS of 1776 w/ Tom McMillan, Author of "The Year That Made America"

With Tom McMillan, we take a look at some of the assumptions of 1776 in the history books. First of all, why July 4th and Not July 2nd? And what about May 15th, when Adams got delegates to mov…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kent State: After the Bullets

In this episode, we talk about everything that happens after that moment when four students were killed at a protest at a college (only two were participating in the protest). Opinion wasn't universa…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Like the Visions of a Fever: America in Pre-War 1941

A look at pre-war America, 1941, the passage of Lend-Lease, and the sinking of four ships in the Atlantic. Robin Moor, Greer, Kearny and Ruben James, each inflicting a body blow but not yet producing…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Listen Now — Fiasco: Iran-Contra

If you like My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, you’ll enjoy the new season of Fiasco, a podcast from Slow Burn creator Leon Neyfakh. Leon transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of the Un…

Published on 5 months ago

LINCOLN'S LAND IN IOWA - Now on Patreon

Lincoln owned land in Iowa, but didn't get a chance to see it. It did remain in the family for a while. We talk about it, what happened to it, and the area around Tama county where one of his lots w…

Published on 5 months ago

GROVER CLEVELANDS THREE WARNINGS ABOUT TARIFFS

The 22nd and 24th President staked his first re-election bid opposing tariffs. There were reasons. He felt they increased prices on all goods, including non-imports, he thought they were limited in b…

Published on 5 months ago