My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

We speak with Laura Spinney, science journalist and author of "Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World" and discuss the dreadful disease that claimed 50-100 million lives, more than the Great War that preceded it. The so-called 'Spanish Flu' caused global damage but also caused scientists to reflect and develop bettter science and public health strategies. But how much have we learned those lessons? We discuss these topics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A stubborn impeached governor, odd caucus locations, real estate and politics. Bruce talks about the Iowa Caucus, how it works, changes in 2020, its history and influence and what things look like this year. Impeachment and the current universe of politics in the United States. He finds a silver lining in the whole impeachment discussion, and discuss impeachment and political fallout, and Trump's chances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all of those things. Conversation with David Priess, MHCBUYP listener, COO of Lawfare, Author of several books - about impeachment and the decision to impeach, and the many sides to this question from Tyler to Clinton to Trump.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was the true function of the Proclamation and the context surrounding it? How did people react at this time? Was slavery the true cause of the Civil War, and should North and South fit into liberal and conservative boxes. Could Congress pick the President? And what podcast advice does Bruce have? Bruce takes Listener Questions in this episode. Music from Chris Zabriskie, Chris Novembrino and Lee Rosevere on this episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Butterfield, Nixon’s deputy COS who revealed the existence of the taping system in the White House, gets only a small mention in Watergate history but he has a lot to contribute to the understanding of it. He recently spoke to Bob Woodward in a new book and his account and the records he kept for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the life and career of Youngstown, Ohio congressman James Traficant with Alex Hastie of Ohio v. The World Podcast. We rerun part of the episode from his podcast.  We hear from Eric Murphy, director of the documentary "The Congressman from Crimetown"  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/traficant The frumpled congressman was a fixture of Ohio politics and a national controversial figure until his death in 2014. We discuss do as you please politics and if there is similarity between Traficant and T Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about the new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brexit, and Irish politics with Steven Byrne of What Am Politics Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

we discuss a recent Supreme Court decision and corporations as people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With C-SPAN's Susan Swain and Brain Lamb we talk Theodore Roosevelt and LBJ. And we discuss their book The Presidents, and the unique ranking system they use to assess and order America's POTUSes. e also talk abut some of the historians who helped them.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About 3rd parties, with a focus on John Anderson's campaign and many others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices