24.A.) Grover Cleveland's reelection revenge, an interview with Mark Summers
In 1892, the rich were getting richer, the poor were getting poorer, and a former president decided to run again against the rival who had defeated him. How similar is the Gilded Age to our modern pol...
20 Des 202146min
24.) Grover Cleveland part II 1893-1897
On the final day of Grover Cleveland's first term in office, his wife turned to a member of the white house staff and said. "I want you to take good care of all the furniture and ornaments in the hou...
13 Des 202141min
23.B.) What is legacy, anyway? An interview on Benjamin Harrison with Charles Hyde
Benjamin Harrison presidential accomplishments range from obtaining America's first overseas possession to signing an anti-trust bill that is still the law of the land, but he's hardly known today. Wh...
6 Des 202149min
23.A.) How Benjamin Harrison won his way to defeat, an interview with Charles Calhoun
Is it possible to win your way to defeat? Benjamin Harrison and the 51st Congress might say so. After passing almost all the legislation they had campaigned on in 1889, American voters dealt them crip...
29 Nov 202154min
23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
When it comes to politicians, promises made + promises kept is supposed to = reelection, right? For Benjamin Harrison and the 51st GOP Congress, this common sense equation failed in a major way. After...
22 Nov 202149min
22.A.) Mugwumps, scandals, and the stunning campaign of 1884, an interview with Ted Kohn
How do you break a 28-year losing streak? It takes good strategy, a bit of luck, and sometimes whatever the heck a mugwump is. Join me as I interview Ted Kohn, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts...
15 Nov 202128min
22.) Grover Cleveland part I 1885-1889
What do you do when your party hasn't won a presidential election in 28 years? You find an outsider and roll the dice. Grover Cleveland's political career was less than three years old when the Democr...
8 Nov 202136min
21.A.) The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, an interview with Scott Greenberger
Chester A. Arthur is a 19th-century American politics version of Breaking Bad mashed with Darth Vader's redemption story. Ok. There's no meth or space sorcery. But there is a seemingly noble man who ...
1 Nov 202144min
