CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 4: THE PISTOL AND THE TRANSOM
Political violence changes politics. Vice President Chester Arthur is getting the hang of Parliamentary procedure, and building a reputation for being a more partisan vice president than we've seen in...
22 Nov 20251h
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 3: I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION
Arthur makes an unlikely comeback in the 1880 Republican Convention in this episode. The story is a little more complex than it's often told, and involves a bit more of Arthur's skill than is often me...
21 Nov 20251h 7min
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!
(2nd posting ) We look at Chester Arthur and also at Roscoe Conkling, New York Senator and political "boss" of the post-Civil War period. The two are tied together in history. Arthur was, to a point, ...
21 Nov 20251h 22min
CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
He fought for civil rights and nearly saved New York City. But all we remember is his hair. We start our series on President Chester Arthur with a look at his boyhood / young lawyer years. Learn ...
19 Nov 202550min
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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Nov 202532min
KING KOCH: 1989 MAYORAL PRIMARY, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND TODAY
Ed Koch is a pretty popular guy in the 1980's. He's come to personify New York. But after 3 terms and two easy victories, he's in the fight of his political life. We talk about it, and why people are...
3 Nov 202529min
TALKING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S NEBRASKA ALBUM (WITH MUSIC REWIND PODCAST)
In this very special episode we replay Bruce's appearance on Music Rewind Podcast (https://www.musicrewindpodcast.com/) to talk about Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album. It is now the subject of a m...
29 Okt 202558min
THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING
The very Republican and business-like history of American ranked choice voting and single transferable votes, first used in a major city in the 1920's may surprise some who (may) think it's a new idea...
27 Okt 202548min
