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Protests That Actually Changed the Law
This episode looks at protests that actually changed the law, including the women's suffrage movement in the US and UK and the US civil rights moveme…
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What Is the US–UK "Special Relationship"?
This episode traces where the phrase "special relationship" came from, with Churchill at Fulton in 1946, and examines war, intelligence-sharing throu…
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The Electoral College Explained Without the Yelling
This episode explains how the Electoral College actually works, step by step, and why the Founders built it this way in 1787. It looks at elections w…
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How a Bill Actually Becomes a Law (Spoiler: Barely)
This episode contrasts the textbook version of how a bill becomes law with the real version. It follows a bill through the US Congress, through commi…
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The Prime Minister's Impossible Job
This episode traces the origins of the UK Prime Minister's office, from Walpole to today, and explains what the Prime Minister can and cannot do with…
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Why Everyone Hates Congress but Re-Elects It
Why do voters give Congress low approval ratings yet keep re-electing their own representatives? This episode explores Fenno's paradox, why voters ju…
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