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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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Bruce Carlson

Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -Columbia Journalism Review

#292

FRIENDLY SKIES - The Story of Airline Deregulation

A Democratic President and a liberal Senator push a free-market reform in the late 1970s t... more

11 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:17

11 Dec 2025

#291

EXTRAS from the Airline Deregulation Story

Stories of baseball, banking and love. More from our episode on airline deregulation. What... more

10 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:07

10 Dec 2025

#290

MORE ABOUT THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY AND BEN FRANKLIN

Deeper dive on Ken Burns documentary and Franklin and Iroquois Confederacy debate. Plus: I... more

07 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:21

07 Dec 2025

#289

KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS

No I don't think the Iroquois Confederacy influenced th Revolution much. (Nor do I think B... more

30 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:30

30 Nov 2025

#288

The Forgotten Forage War of 1777: Realities of the Revolution

Did New Jersey Save the Revolutionary Cause? Maybe. Amid a sea of troubles, irregular unit... more

29 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:07

29 Nov 2025

#287

I WAS BORN IN 1869: GENERATIONS IN POLITICS

What was it like to be born in 1869? A generation defined by a technology that shook off t... more

26 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:08

26 Nov 2025

#286

DEATH BY LIGHTNING: My Opinion of the Netflix Series, and Other Thoughts

Well, the 1880's finally has some visual media coverage. That's the good news. Learn more... more

17 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:45

17 Nov 2025

#285

JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

"The real cause of the damage was the dam failure" We took on this topic a few years ago. ... more

16 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:11

16 Nov 2025

#284

1913

Recorded in 2013, about a time now more than a century and 12 years ago. Learn more about ... more

15 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:23

15 Nov 2025

#283

THE ZINGER THAT SAVED AMERICA: WEBSTER'S REPLY TO HAYNE

The Union threatened by legislative fiat, a Senator rose to reply to another. For Daniel W... more

10 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:56

10 Nov 2025

#282

1990'S EPHEMERA

Push in the drawer of your CD-ROM and enjoy random stories of politics and culture from th... more

03 Nov 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:54

03 Nov 2025

#281

JEFFERSON AND ADAMS

A look at the famous series of letters between Jefferson and Adams. Friends as young diplo... more

02 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:46

02 Nov 2025

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