Episodios

  • CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!

    CHESTER ARTHUR PART 2: I AM A STALWART!
    Sep 7 2025
    (2nd posting ) We look at Chester Arthur and also at Roscoe Conkling, New York Senator and political "boss" of the post-Civil War period. The two are tied together in history. Arthur was, to a point, a Stalwart, which means he supported Ulysses S. Grant and the concept of a party system. Which is also known by the name - spoils. Are Stalwarts all bad? What about Half-Breeds? We get into Arthur the Stalwart in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 23 m
  • CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS

    CHESTER ARTHUR PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
    Sep 2 2025
    He fought for civil rights and nearly saved New York City. But all we remember is his hair. We start our series on President Chester Arthur with a look at his boyhood / young lawyer years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 m
  • LABOR UNIONS IN FIVE ANGLES

    LABOR UNIONS IN FIVE ANGLES
    Sep 2 2025
    A look at labor unions from their historical beginnings and their height in the 30s to 60s to today, (2015) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 m
  • ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER STORIES

    ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER STORIES
    Aug 25 2025
    An invention ties together the stories of many people. A frustrated painter, a faded novelist, and a future President. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 m
  • TRUMAN VS. STARK PRIMARY

    TRUMAN VS. STARK PRIMARY
    Aug 4 2025
    We almost had no Harry S. Truman as President, except that he was able to beat a tough opponent in a primary, with his typical outworking handshaking and self-driving campaign. Head to https://www.homeaglow.com/MYHIST to get your first 3 hours of cleaning for only $19. Thanks so much to Homeaglow for sponsoring this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 m
  • BECOMING NATIONS AGAIN, w/ Adam Crepelle

    BECOMING NATIONS AGAIN, w/ Adam Crepelle
    Jul 28 2025
    "It shouldn't be that hard" says our guest. Americans first recognized Indians as tribes and as nations, at least at a national level. North America's indigenous peoples had government and effective government before european arrival. Returning to that model of self government should therefore be an answer to today's challenges. American Indian history is the topic of discussion in this interview with Professor Adam Crepelle at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is the author of "Becoming Nations Again." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m
  • ST. LOUIS ARCH - CORRUPTION AND BEAUTY - NOW ON THE PATREON

    ST. LOUIS ARCH - CORRUPTION AND BEAUTY - NOW ON THE PATREON
    Jul 22 2025
    We discuss the Gateway Arch Memorial in St. Louis, and its improbable story, in a special Patreon episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 m
  • IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO

    IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO
    Jul 14 2025
    Stalemate breaks in a surprise operation. An apathetic America gets involved on both sides. The fighting stops, but nothing is the same after 1988. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 m