Special Re-Air: John McCain's Surprise 2000 Primary Win in New Hampshire
With John McCain's passing, we are republishing this episode about John McCain's surprise win in the 2000 New Hampshire Republican primary.Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Whistlestop and y...
26 Aug 201840min
The Bidding of Biden to Boo Bork | The Reagan Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to June 26, 1987, when President Reagan learned that the swing vote Justice on the Supreme Court, Justice Lewis Powell, was going to step down and so a judicia...
22 Aug 201838min
Whistlestop Presents: Slow Burn
With John Dickerson out on vacation, we're here to bring you something special: Slow Burn. In each episode of this hit Slate podcast, host Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten cha...
8 Aug 201837min
Kennedy and Communism (Part 3) | The Kennedy Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to June 1961, in the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s meeting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna.Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Wh...
25 Juli 20182min
Kennedy and Communism (Part 2) | The Kennedy Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to June 1961 when President John F. Kennedy sits down with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna.Whistlestop is Slate's podcast about presidential history...
11 Juli 20183min
Kennedy and Communism (Part 1 of 3) | The Kennedy Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to June 3, 1961 as President John F. Kennedy prepared to hobble on stage for his first high-stakes summit with a soviet leader.Whistlestop is Slate's podcast a...
27 Juni 201830min
Nixon Goes to China (Part 3 of 3) | The Nixon Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to February 1972, when President Nixon abandoned a much-needed shower in order to rush off and meet Chairman Mao for the first time.Whistlestop is Slate's podc...
13 Juni 20182min
Nixon Goes to China (Part 2 of 3) | The Nixon Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to July 10, 1971 when Henry Kissinger is reported to have had a terrible stomach ache while abroad but was really working covertly to promote President Nixon's...
30 Maj 20184min
