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Republicans and Evangelicals I William F. Buckley v. Ayn Rand and the John Birch Society
Season 6
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William F. Buckley Jr. helped change the face of conservatism in the US because he gave it intellectual backing. But tha…
1 year, 1 month ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I William F. Buckley Jr. and National Review
Season 6 Episode 22
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Senator Robert Taft couldn't get the nomination. He tried to be the GOP's nominee for president three d…
1 year, 1 month ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I Barry Goldwater – How Republicans Welcomed Extremism - Part Two
Season 6 Episode 21
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In the first part of our series, Chris explored the beginning of Barry Goldwater's career, from his early days as a …
1 year, 2 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I Barry Goldwater – How Republicans Welcomed Extremism - Part One
Season 6 Episode 21
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Barry Goldwater may be one of the most interesting figures in Republican history. He grew up the son of a wea…
1 year, 2 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I The John Birch Society (featuring Matthew Dallek)
Season 6 Episode 19
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Robert Welch was a candy magnate who invented the Sugar Daddy and sold favorites like Junior Mints and Milk Duds. He was…
1 year, 3 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals | A Brief History of Libertarianism (featuring Andrew Koppelman)
Season 6 Episode 18
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Modern evangelicalism sometimes incorporates pieces of different ideas. Things that are in the air. Social messages.…
1 year, 3 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I How Bad Drivers Prepare Us for Christmas
Season 6 Episode 17
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Well, we survived the 2024 US presidential election! But many people still feel anxiety as we head into the Christmas an…
1 year, 4 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I How the Wealthy Dodge Taxes (w/ Pro Publica's Jesse Eisinger)
Season 6 Episode 16
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How do ultra-wealthy people avoid paying taxes? It seems like a strange subject to bring up when discussing why some eva…
1 year, 4 months ago
Republicans and Evangelicals I Fundamentalist Takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention
Season 6 Episode 15
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It all started with a meeting over fancy donuts. Paige Patterson and a friend met together to plot the fundamentalis…
1 year, 5 months ago
Mike Cosper: The Church in Dark Times
Season 6 Episode 14
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What are the warning signs that a church leader will become a tyrant? How do we prevent church hurt from beco…
1 year, 5 months ago