My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Bruce Carlson
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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Mar 18, 2019 • 53min
Woodrow Wilson Has No Friends: Wilson, His Politics and His Image Today with Patricia O'Toole
Or so it seems these days. Liberals, conservatives, anti-globalists, Fed haters, socialists, libertarians all have a bone to pick with him. how much criticism does he deserve? We speak with Patricia O'Toole, the author of 'The Moralist - Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made."We look at the politics of tariffs, foreign policy, intervention, immigration, war and race through the lens of Woodrow Wilson. Remember to subscribe to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2019 • 1h 31min
Nixon in Full
A look at the life and career of Richard Nixon, from childhood to Presidency, originally aired in 2014 as 'Get Your Nixon On' This title feels more descriptive. I don't know whether time has changed this cast, or if this cast has more meaning now, or less, that is for the listener to judge. Music by Lee Rosevere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 53min
Interview with Sidney Blumenthal - Putting Lincoln in a Political Context, Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, The Whigs and More
We are joined by the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol II, Sidney Blumenthal. In this cast, he talks about Lincoln in the 1850's, as he emerges as a small-time lawyer to being 'woke' by the passage of the Kansas Nebraska Bill to make a stirring speech and come to a definite conclusion about the future of the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 11min
Mexico's Contribution to World War II and Other Stories
a forgotten ally gets some credit in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 2, 2019 • 35min
Investigating the Executive Branch: The Trial of Thomas Jefferson, Governor
"Public offices are, what they should be, burdens to those appointed to them which it would be wrong to decline, though foreseen to bring with them intense labor and great private loss." So wrote a newly elected governor Jefferson to a friend. We take a look at his experience and the Revolutionary War in Virginia, discover a forgotten hero and learn a bit about Executive branch meets Legislative branch in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2019 • 51min
Searching for Eisenhower: Ike on War, Civil Rights, Big Government and Political Moderation (with William Hitchcock)
We discuss all things Ike with William Hitchcock - author of "The Age of Eisenhower." We talk about how President Eisenhower was a surprisingly good politician, how he navigated Civil Rights, Social Security and other domestic programs, how he dealt with LBJ. We discuss the failure that upset him the most, and what he may have gotten wrong. We also get to the bottom of that Military Industrial Complex. (PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS - get a special episode on the 1957 Civil Rights Bill). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2019 • 35min
Economy and Jobs: Debunking "The Good Old Days" Argument with Gregg Easterbrook
Was the past better? Were the "Good Old Days" really all they are chalked up to be? Gregg Easterbrook, author of It's Better Than it Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear, has a bold argument. Things are better now then they have ever been. A reminder about our sponsor Warby Parker eyeglasses - get your try on pack of 5 frames at www.warbyparker.com/myhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2018 • 1h 13min
Curtis LeMay, Warrior, Candidate - with Alex Hastie of Ohio v. The World Podcast
Bruce is interviewed on Ohio v. The World Podcast, which is the creation of MHCBUYP fan Alex Hastie. The subject is Curtis LeMay. Politically we know him as George Wallace's reluctant running mate in 1968. But there was much more to him, as Bruce and Alex discuss. His career spanned World War II, Kennedy, Vietnam, The Cold War and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2018 • 39min
LBJ and The Creation of Medicare - 50 Years Ago
50 years ago, Medicare was created and some of it was recorded.We'll look at the original conversations that demonstrate LBJ's work on the bill, and compare the enactment of Medicare to the Affordable Care Act. And we'll contrast the two bill's passages and implementation, effect and popularity.Based on a previous cast called 'Medicare Atmosphere' from 2010... but updated and re-recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2018 • 36min
The Craziest Speaker of The House Election, Indian Removal Petitions and Other Thoughts
A few questions, some from an older cast that now bears repeating in the wake of a new speaker election, and others from the premium channel now elevated. Was Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal allowed to happen by a quiet public, or was thee resistance? And what would Revolutionary protests look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
