America and Rome: w/ Mike Duncan
Populism, Corruption, Citizenship and Immigration. Rome struggled with these issues in its Republic phase. Bruce is joined by Mike Duncan, host of The History of Rome Podcast, to talk about the pre-fa...
1 Huhti 201848min
Presidential Power: Democracy's Diet? The Two-Term Presidential Limit of the 22nd Amendment
With the leader of China erasing that country's 2 term limit, we are taking a look back at the 2 term presidential limit in the United States, how recent it is and whether it's a good thing. This epis...
27 Helmi 201843min
U.S.-Mexico Relations w/ Bob Crawford and Ben Sawyer of "The Road to Now " Podcast Live in Mexico
The Mexican War, current U.S. politics, Mexican history are all topics Bruce joins Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers and Dr. Benjamin Sawyer of Middle Tennessee State University, hosts of the Road to...
24 Helmi 20181h 3min
President by Accident: Truman, Atomic Warfare, Russians and Trump w/ A.J. Baime
In a day everything changed and a new President inhabited the chair in the White House. The country and the world were anxious. Russia and Asia Pacific were frightening foreign policy issues. We are s...
17 Loka 201749min
Patrick Henry, Underrated Founder - Interview with Jon Kukla
He was essential to the colonial resistance to the Stamp Act. He was the bulwark of the American Revolution in Virginia. and supported Washington when others did not. Yet for many Americans, Patrick H...
5 Syys 201747min
The Split on The Left of Politics and Why it Matters, w/ Chris Novembrino
While so much attention is focused on splits in the GOP, there is a gaping split on the left that while, perhaps not large, is important to understanding both what happened in 2016 and the politics of...
22 Elo 20171h 11min
Elvis Presley and America
On the 40th Anniversary of the rock star's death, We talk to Bob Crawford and Dr. Ben Sawyer of The Road to Now Podcast about Elvis Presley, American life, rock and roll, drugs, the 'Shut Up and Sing'...
15 Elo 201755min
Charleston 1860 and Secession: Interview with Paul Starobin
Polarized politics, fear, a media with intent to inflame and make its owners famous, no budging on either side, confidence and even mania - that's the combo that author Paul Starobin of the Atlantic a...
22 Heinä 201746min
