Landslide podcast

Landslide

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In the mid-1970s, the Republican Party looked on the verge of self-destruction. Until 1976. A political earthquake: A cutthroat, razor-close, deeply personal battle for the Republican nomination, and the party's identity. It resurrected the GOP, remade it as a conservative party, and pulled the country sharply to the right. Landslide is the story of the closest presidential primary race in American history, what followed, and how it reshaped the political parties — opening the partisan rifts that divide us today. Hosted by award-winning public radio journalist Ben Bradford.

In the mid-1970s, the Republican Party looked on the verge of self-destruction. Until 1976. A political earthquake: A cutthroat, razor-close, deeply personal battle for the Republican nomination, and the party's identity. It resurrected the GOP, remade it as a conservative party, and pulled the country sharply to the right. Landslide is the story of the closest presidential primary race in American history, what followed, and how it reshaped the political parties — opening the partisan rifts that divide us today. Hosted by award-winning public radio journalist Ben Bradford.

 

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Engines of Outrage Pt. 4

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Engines of Outrage Pt. 3

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Engines of Outrage Pt. 2

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Engines of Outrage Pt. 1

Just a few decades ago most people used — and trusted — the same news sources. Now, Americ... more

06 Feb 2025

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#12

The Exoneration of Richard Nixon

If the new Supreme Court decision, Trump v. U.S., had applied back in 1974, could Presiden... more

03 Jul 2024

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When Money Became Speech

After Watergate, both parties cracked down on political spending with a new, strict campai... more

02 May 2024

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New Right TV

Before Fox News, the grassroots conservative activists known as "the New Right" spent deca... more

25 Apr 2024

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#9

Making Abortion Partisan

Even in the years after Roe vs. Wade, the issue of abortion did not divide the political p... more

18 Apr 2024

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18 Apr 2024


#8

Landslide

Four years later. Jimmy Carter is now an embattled president, unpopular and facing a tough... more

04 Apr 2024

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04 Apr 2024


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Outsider

Bruised after the primaries, the unpopular Ford looks headed for a blowout defeat in the 1... more

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024


#6

Ordinary Man

An unexpected contender ambushes the Democratic field. The one-term Georgia governor Jimmy... more

21 Mar 2024

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21 Mar 2024


#5

Shootout

With the primaries over, the nomination hangs in the hands of a few remaining "unbound" de... more

14 Mar 2024

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#4

The New Right

The 1976 Republican primary looks finished. After a string of losses to Ford, Reagan's aid... more

07 Mar 2024

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Lightweight

The idea that Ronald Reagan can win is laughable. "Suicidal," writes the New York Times. T... more

29 Feb 2024

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#2

Trust

Gerald Ford had planned to retire. But in the days and weeks after Watergate, the new pres... more

22 Feb 2024

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Introducing Landslide

When President Richard Nixon resigns in disgrace, three unlikely candidates emerge to fill... more

12 Feb 2024

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