Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Election Sunday: A Great Debate Zinger (1988) w/ Mike Pesca
It’s October 4th. On this day in 1988, Lloyd Bentsen delivered one of the most memorable debate lines of all time when he told his VP opponent Dan Qu…
5 years, 5 months ago
REPOST -- The President Catches The Virus (1919)
With the news that President Trump has COVID, we are reposting our episode from early April about the time that President Wilson caught the Influenza…
5 years, 5 months ago
Shutdown (2013) w/ Steve Kornacki
It’s October 1st. On this day in 2013, the United States government shut down after the Congress was unable to agree to a new budget proposal, that h…
5 years, 5 months ago
Goodbye 538 (1970) w/ Steve Kornacki
It’s September 29th. On this day in 1970, the United States Senate came six votes shy of voting for an amendment that would have scrapped the Elector…
5 years, 6 months ago
Election Sunday: Contract with America (1994) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson
It’s September 27th. On this day in 1994, Republicans in the House of Representatives gathered on the steps of the Capitol to announce the “Contract …
5 years, 6 months ago
The Republic of West Florida (1810) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson
It’s September 24th. On this day in 1810, a band of rebels took control of a fort in Baton Rogue and shortly thereafter established “The Republic of …
5 years, 6 months ago
Dueling Lincoln (1842) w/ Alexis Coe
It’s September 22nd. On this day in 1842, Abe Lincoln almost duels, using swords, with a man named James Shields, but manages to get out of it.
Jody …
5 years, 6 months ago
Election Sunday: Carter's Lust (1976) w/ Alexis Coe
It’s September 20th. On this day in 1976, Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter gave an interview to Playboy magazine in which he admitted t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Khrushchev Comes to America (1959)
It’s September 17th. On this day in 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was in New York City as part of his goodwill tour of the United States.
Jo…
5 years, 6 months ago
A Dead Candidate (1992)
It’s September 15th. On this day in 1992, the congressional district on Manhattan’s west side held its Democratic Primary. Incumbent Ted Weiss won ha…
5 years, 6 months ago