28.B.) Woodrow Wilson's progressive legacy; an interview with John Milton Cooper
Woodrow Wilson is one of the most legislatively accomplished progressive presidents in American history. His list of achievements ranges from the first progressive income tax to the creation of the F...
1 Aug 202252min
28.A.) Woodrow Wilson & the Spanish flu pandemic; an interview with John Barry
The Spanish flu of 1918 wasn't from Spain and it didn't start or end with 1918. It lasted for years, killed millions around the world, and it infected President Woodrow Wilson himself, right as he was...
18 Juli 202248min
28.) Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
Woodrow Wilson was once regarded as one of the great progressive presidents of the 20th century. Then historians took another look at his record on race. Today, he's a bit of a mixed bag. But one thin...
4 Juli 202251min
27.B.) William Howard Taft, the presidential Chief Justice; an interview with Kevin Burns
William Howard Taft is the only American in history to serve as both president of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court. But how did his experience as president shape his leadership...
20 Juni 202255min
27.A.) The rise and presidency of William Howard Taft; an interview with Peri Arnold
To hear William Howard Taft tell it, all he ever wanted to do is be a federal judge. But people don't just accidentally become president. Join me as I talk with Peri Arnold, a professor Emeritus in ...
6 Juni 202246min
27.) William Howard Taft 1909-1913
In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were such great friends, TR personally campaigned for Taft to succeed him to the presidency. Four years later, that relationship was so irrevocably ...
16 Maj 202244min
26.E.) Theodore Roosevelt's post-presidential quest for death and glory; an interview with David Pietrusza
Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest American to become president. He's also the youngest American to become a former president, which means the hyper-energetic TR had plenty of time to do whatever he w...
2 Maj 202254min
26.D.) Teddy Roosevelt, his cabinet, and a doomed bromance with William Howard Taft; an interview with Lindsay Chervinsky
When Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in to replace the assassinated William McKinley, he was well aware that almost every previous accidental president had been a failure, and none had won reelection. H...
18 Apr 202240min
