My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics


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THE ELECTION OF 1916: Part Two - He Kept Us Out of War
April 18, 2024

Both major parties have their conventions. The Democratic swashbucklers are at the podium, firing up a party to get excited about Wilson by linking him to a cause. One he didn't ask to be linked to. T

THE ELECTION OF 1916 - Part One: Everything is Different Now
April 15, 2024

America decides whether or not to re-elect a President and it's close. Bruce does his best 1916 version of Steve Kornacki going through the returns as they come in and as the nation awaits a verdict.

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT:: Part Three - Aaron Burr, Stephen Douglas, and The Soldier Vote
April 08, 2024

Did Aaron Burr try to run for President on the sly, while claiming he didn't? What about that dinner with Jefferson? Did Stephen Douglas stump when he said he was "just visiting his mom?" Did Presiden

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: Part Two - The Case of Mario Cuomo
April 01, 2024

They called him the "Hamlet on the Hudson." What series on people not running for President in American history would be complete without the former governor of New York Mario Cuomo. He was famous fo

NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: Part One - Horatio Seymour, Horace Greeley and Others
March 25, 2024

One thing Horatio Seymour made clear was that he was not running for President. He made it clear by saying not only he would not run but that he "must not be President." His party simply didn't care.

Brown vs. The Board of Ed, Swain, PICS Decision, Busing and School Integration
March 18, 2024

The Supreme Court said in 1954 that segregated schools were inherently illegal. It took decades to fully address the problem. While events in the South are often discussed, events North also are impo

Sputnik Lands in Wisconsin and Other Stories
March 07, 2024

Extras from the Student Loans episode.

STUDENT LOANS; A History of Ed Financing in the United States
March 04, 2024

College costs have been an issue since the founding of the Republic, as we discuss in this issue, And equally, the desire to provide education to young minds has been strong. What's different about t

The French Revolution and America with Will Clark of "Grey History: The French Revolution and Napoleon Podcast"
February 26, 2024

In this episode, I talk to fellow Airwave Media podcaster Will Clark of Grey History about the French Revolution and how it shaped American history, how American politicians reacted to it at the time,

DISCO DEMOLITION and The First SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY
February 22, 2024

From 2020 - A look at the first South Carolina primary in 1980 and its intended role at the time as a firewall for conservative politics. We also look at how disco sucked, Dylan went Christian and som