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1. The Great Depression and the New Deal
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When politicians, newscasters and pundits invoke The Great Depression...do they know what they are speaking of? The magnitude of the event defies modern understanding. Can we imagine seven to ten million people roaming the suburbs (today's ratio to the estimate of wandering men in the 1930's), loo
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public date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:23:26 -0600 - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Historic
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This election is clearly historic. In this podcast we talk of course about the most obvious way: the first African American President. And how that achievement might have happened a long time ago but not for a turning point in history. But we also talk about the myriad ways this election is hist
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public date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:03:08 -0600 - (18 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Filibuster Proof Majorities, Palin's Future, The Whigs, Why Study History and Other Listener Questions
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Some great questions in the run up to the election Some giddy Democrats are looking for a filibuster-proof majority. Has it happened before, and what does it mean? Will Palin have a future like Teddy Roosevelt after 1916 asks one listener, and why use history to judge the politics of today?
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public date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:55:57 -0500 - (24 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. The Final Days
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In most American presidential elections, the outcome at least can be predicted by September, though the media will continue the horse race. In some presidential elections, such as Truman's classic comeback in 1948, the tide shifts in October. In one American election, the election became close in t
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public date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:00:38 -0500 - (11 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Coattails
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In 1796, when John Adams was elected, he brought in enough Congressmen to snatch the House back from opponents of Federalism and the Washington Administration. Jefferson and then Jackson would bring in larger Congressional majorities to help them with their plans. How does the amount of House memb
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public date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:47:11 -0500 - (10 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Q&A: TR in Panama, Backlashes, DC Representation, Spending Freeze, Audience Size
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We have an interesting variety of listeners, from a former reporter, several history teachers, worker at TR's Oyster Bay to a candidate for Shadow Senator of DC. Once again it is time to answer some questions from emails and blog posts. Some great questions on a variety of topics. Everything fro
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public date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:23:06 -0500 - (14 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. How McClellan Hurt McCain and Other Observations
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With a few weeks to go, an assessment of where we stand in 2008 based on some of the concepts discussed in past episodes: running from the president, experience and the hidden elections. Why McClellan's run in 1864 may have spoiled a decision made by John McCain.
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public date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:36:47 -0500 - (9 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. The "President of the Senate"
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The Vice President acts as "President of the Senate" per Article I of the Constitution and on rare occassions, breaks a tie vote of that body. It is a little known and little understood role. Outside of what the President asks the VP to do, it is the only thing required of the VP from day to day.
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public date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:13:25 -0500 - (15 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. Veep Debates
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With Katie Couric helping Sarah Palin to generate some very low expectations for her debate performance, and with Palin by all news reports locked in a room practicing, it is time for a look through history on that great sub-institution of American politics, the Veep Debate. It almost always matter
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public date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:32:11 -0500 - (12 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Debate, Bailout, Jimmy Carter, Bloody Shirts and Listener que
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A hodge-podgecast, a round up of the debate in some historical perspective, why Obama-McCain is looking somewhat like 1912, the gaffe that wasn't, and questions from listeners on everything from DC's electoral votes to why Republicans hate Jimmy Carter
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public date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:58:58 -0500 - (21 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. Television and Politics, Debates (rerun)
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Right in time for the debates I thought i would re-release this older podcast on the topic of if television really has impacted politics the way we think it has. In the course of this subject, presidential debates are discussed. One point of note in the Kennedy-Nixon and Ford-Carter debates: its
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public date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:15:48 -0500 - (18 MB Type: MPEG)
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12. The Three Hidden Elections
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Between the rare occurance of two candidates claiming the mantra of change, a mysteriously silent incumbent President and Vice President, the first African American nominee and the second female nominee for vice president it seems that the political landscape is blurry and voters are struggling wit
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public date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:13:38 -0500 - (12 MB Type: MPEG)
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13. Fannie Mae
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Not everything from the New Deal lasted. Some of the programs were abandoned in a couple of years, others lasted four or five, some until after World War II. Social Security remains. Fannie Mae, also known as the Federal National Mortgage Association, is a legacy of the New Deal. One that is now
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public date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:14:03 -0500 - (12 MB Type: MPEG)
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14. Objectivity in the Media (Re-Run)
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ON THE CORNER OF 32ND street and Broadway in New York City, not far from where once a year floats and inflated Bart Simpsons roll down the street for a parade, near an area known as Herald Square, lies a dark green satute of a an old man with spectacles on, leaning back in a chair, his arms slouched
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public date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:14:54 -0500 - (19 MB Type: MPEG)
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15. Ferraro and Palin
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In 1984, as Walter Mondale sought to 'throw a pass' in his election against President Reagan, the first female vice presidential candidate was nominated. It would take nearly a quarter century for it to happen again. A look at Mondale's choice, and compare and contrast to McCain's choice of Sar
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public date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:45:39 -0500 - (13 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. History, Heartbeats and Haberdashery: Palin Choice
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By choosing Gov. Palin of Alaska, McCain has made a surprising choice and changed some dynamics of the election, at least the 'surface-level' election that the media reports on. But is it a truly a historic choice? We look at that question in this podcast. Also, the strange reference Palin made
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public date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:51:23 -0500 - (11 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. Three in a Row Terms
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John McCain seeks a third term for his Republican party - but is that an impossible task? We look at the history and chances of three in row winners, including Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt and Howard Taft. And those like Adams, Ford and Gore who didn't make it.
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public date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:50:53 -0500 - (11 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. Joe Biden, Listener Questions, Other Topics
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An admitedly quickly assembled hodge-podge podcast; look at Joe Biden from a historical and political perspective, what the choice means for MCain's pick. A little trivia: The the last two VP candidate named Joe? Watergate and 2008, direct election of Senators and answers to a few. listener que
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public date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:22:36 -0500 - (21 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. Foreign Powers and American Elections
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With Russia's invasion of Georgia, events of the world have inserted their way into the 2008 election While it is new for candidates to be ordering world powers around or making campaign speeches in foreign capitals, the Unites States has, since its inception, operated on a world stage, and candid
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public date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:32:31 -0500 - (18 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Schedule of Conventions
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Why does John McCain get to wait for Barack Obama to choose a running mate before he does? Why do Republicans get to have their publicity-boosting convention after the Democrats? If it seems not fair to Democrats, Bill Clinton and Al Gore got to go last in '96 and '00. And in some days, it was bet
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public date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:09:50 -0500 - (12 MB Type: MPEG)
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