My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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

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Episoder(374)

GENERATION "T" - WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE BORN IN 1869

GENERATION "T" - WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE BORN IN 1869

What was it like to be born in 1869? A generation that could b "Gen T" (though they did not us that term, it's Gen T if you look back from X 25 years or so each Gen) defined by a technology that sh...

26 Nov 202541min

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

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

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

THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING

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

1977 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE

1977 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE

As a blackout, serial killer and budget crisis hits New York City, an election is held. 2 major figures run, but it's the newcomers who steal the show. A governor tries to extract revenge on a mayor. ...

16 Okt 20251h 5min

TRENTON TREND: NJ OFF-YEAR GOVERNOR ELECTIONS - COINCIDENCE OR PATTERN?

TRENTON TREND: NJ OFF-YEAR GOVERNOR ELECTIONS - COINCIDENCE OR PATTERN?

A few good yarns about the Garden State and politics. Does the state always vote against the party in the White House? No. Not when a candidate hustles to buck the Trenton Trend. But it does have a c...

13 Okt 202541min

MOVE MY BILL, NOW! - A History of Discharge Petitions

MOVE MY BILL, NOW! - A History of Discharge Petitions

It is a rarely used tactic, but when it works, it can do big things, like moving a bill through Congress even if the Speaker doesn't support it. From civil rights to gun show loopholes, from budget ba...

9 Okt 202537min

CARTER 1981

CARTER 1981

A President becomes a former President. But not before one of the toughest final days of a Presidency. We are part of Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Advertise? advertising@airwavemedia....

30 Aug 20251h 22min

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