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If You Can Keep It

by Amanda and Sam

'If You Can Keep It' explores the structure and workings of the U.S. government. What does it mean to be an American? Armed with primary sources, humor, and anecdotes, Amanda and Sam attempt to answer this question by making civics education fascinating and fun.

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Episodes

  1. S7-E9: The Final Curtain

    Thank you for six super fun years, listeners. Go forth. Read the Constitution. Don't be dicks. We love you all.

  2. S7-E8: Come on Down!- It's the Obama Episode

    In IYCKI's penultimate episode, Amanda and Sam discuss Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, BLM and the Tea Party among other things.

  3. S7-E7: We're Pretty Sure that We're Not Sure - The George W. Bush Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss mocktails, tea preferences, George W. Bush, the 2000 election, and 9/11 among other things.

  4. S7-E6: The Bill Clinton Calamity

    Amanda and Sam discuss their facial care routines, Bill Clinton's presidency, the super cool Monica Lewinsky, some riots, and an impeachment.

  5. S7-E5: The HW stands for "Hey! Wacky Sock Day!" - George HW Bush

    Amanda and Sam discuss food (of course), hydration, Amanda's childhood political activism (featuring Milli Vanilli), and other things, including but not limited to George HW Bush.

  6. S7-E4: Nearly Nude - The Ronald Reagan Story

    Amanda and Sam lament the retrograde, do a lot of deep dives into things that have nothing to do with anything, and discuss Ronald Reagan and his porn-sounding filmography.

  7. S7-E3: Peanuts and Jesus - The Jimmy Carter Story

    Amanda and Sam discussed Jimmy Carter, Tessa the dog, shoe billed storks, and other beings. Like swamp rabbits which are a thing. There are seven-ish riots.

  8. S7-E2 - President Huntsberger - AKA Gerald Ford

    Amanda and Sam discuss Gerald Ford, smoked salmon, and wedding preparations. Mao gets some snacks. Sam goes down a film rabbit hole. Amanda discusses five riots.

  9. S7-E1 - Crookery, CREEPiness, and Love Letters to Pat: The Richard Nixon Story

    Among many other things, Amanda and Sam discuss Richard Nixon - The man, the myth, the onion.

  10. S6-E15: Don't Be a Jumbo - The LBJ Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss Lyndon B. Johnson, his weird life rules, his obsession with his appendage (yep, that one), and the million incidents of civil unrest that took place during his presidency.

  11. S6-E14: JFK Part II - The Assassination

    Amanda and Sam discuss many things, among them being the official story and some unofficial theories about JFK's assassination

  12. S6-E13: Money, Catholicism, TV Debates, and the Presidential Art of Not Keeping It in One's Pants - JFK Part 1

    Amanda and Sam pre-ramble about lifting weights and Tessa's cone of shame before they get into the life and times of JFK. This episode concerns his life. Stay tuned for JFK part 2 where they deal with his assassination.

  13. S6-E12: Ol' Duckpin - Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Sam is the bread, Amanda is the stuff, riots are the fries, and McCarthyism and aliens are the olives on the toothpick in the sandwich.

  14. S6-E11: Poof! You're the President - Harry S. Truman

    Amanda and Sam discuss Harry S. Truman and his TWO terms in office (emphasis on two). The pre-ramble is long and many snacks are eaten.

  15. S6-E10: Especially Stamp Collecting - FDR and the Longest Presidency Ever

    Producer Zack dips at the beginning of this one, throwing Amanda and Sam into a minor panic, wherein his weird social experiment becomes most of the preramble. Eventually, they start the episode, in which they discuss FDR, the Great Democrat/Repbulican Ideology swap, the shit sandwich he had to…

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  16. S6-E9: His Own Damn Dam - The Herbert Hoover Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss our 31st POTUS (Not J Edgar Hoover), Producer Zack demonstrates his dedication to Diet Coke, Amanda sings a piercing rendition of the "All in the Family" theme song, and Sam briefly forgot about the concept of time vis-à-vis Hoovers alligators.

  17. S6-E8: Strikingly Nondescript - Calvin Coolidge

    Amanda and Sam discuss Calvin Coolidge, his do-nothing attitude, his quiet demeanor, the fact that he was a readhead, a bunch of other stuff and 4 riots.

  18. S6-E7: A Boob and a Bag - The Warren G. Harding Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss Warren G. Harding, his propensity for boning everyone in sight, the fact that he named his junk, and some riots.

  19. S6-E6: See You Next Tuesday - The Woodrow Wilson Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss Woodrow Wilson, his place on Amanda's "Absolutely Not" list, his appalling racism, and 56 riots.

  20. S6-E5:Pauline the Missing Prize Cow and the Rise and Fall of Billy Possum - The William Howard Taft Story

    Amanda and Sam eat snacks and talk Taft. Toy manufacturers make questionable decisions. A prized cow is inexplicably misplaced. We discuss some riots.

  21. S6-E4: Speak Softly and Walk on Stilts - The Teddy Roosevelt Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss the first Roosevelt to be POTUS, his general vibe, his shitload of pets, the perilous concept of stewardship, and a few riots. Sam reminisces about the horror of taking the bar exam. Amanda misremembers the acquisition of her current TV and attempts to issue a crumpet...

  22. S6-E3: Out of the Cleveland Sandwich and Onto Better Things- The William McKinley Story

    Amanda and Sam discuss William McKinley, his resemblance to a famous muppet, and a few riots.

  23. S6-E2: The Meat in the Cleveland Sandwich: Benjamin Harrison

    Amanda and Sam go down several rabbit holes, the least of which include discussions of Benjamin Harrison and a few riots.

  24. S6-E1: #Cleveland: Steve the Cleve

    Amanda and Sam discuss a whole bunch of riots, Grover Cleveland's child bride, and a tumor that is in the Mutter Museum in Philly.

  25. S5-E24: Fancypants Arthur

    Amanda and Sam discuss Chester A. Arthur, three riots, and Amanda introduces a very special rundown.

  26. S5-E23: Dirty Fingers and a Bulls**t Metal Detector - The James A. Garfield Experience

    In a long, but productive preramble, Amanda and Sam have a spirited discussion about "cancel culture" vis a vis the Dr. Seuss thing. In the actual episode, they touch on the life and times of James Garfield.

  27. S5-E22: Granny Lemonade Ruthy Hayes - Rutherford B. Hayes

    Amanda and Sam discuss being aware of becoming boring, door dashing Taco Bell, and gazing longingly out of windows. They also discuss fellow Ohioan, Rutherford B. Hayes, and how accident prone he was in war, how much they love him in Paraguay, and the lack of correlation between presidents who…

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  28. S5-E21: Beef, Bourbon, and ... jobs - Also Ulysses Grant.

    Amanda and Sam are in rare form during the preramble. Eventually they discuss Ulysses Grant and 20 riots. Sam hijacks the impeachment rundown (feh deh deh da deh da deh da deh da deh deh). Mao chimes in, though no one is sure about what.

  29. S5-E20: Ulysses, Hear Me Out - Andrew Johnson and His Little Fellows

    Amanda and Sam discuss Andrew Johnson, his impeachment, some riots, Johnson's mouse friends. Listen to the end for a long post-ramble about the Riots at the Capitol.

  30. S5-E19: Babe-raham Lincoln

    Happy New Year, listeners! Amanda and Sam are back, predictably later than originally planned, to discuss Abraham Lincoln, possibly the most crush-worthy president. Amanda discusses 7 riots. We touch on SCOTUS's response to Trump's desperate bid to overturn an election he lost. While that portion...

  31. S5-E18: Ol' Buck the Dough Face: James Buchanan and Being the World's Less-Than-Okayest President

    What better thing to do on election night (yep, we pre-record) than talk about James Buchanan and his bromances. Amanda discovers that her limit of whiteclaw is one and one quarter whiteclaws and Sam finds out that next to who is winning the election, the next American priority is where to find...

  32. S5-E17: The Litmus Does Not Exist: A Conversation about Franklin Pierce and Other Things

    Amanda and Sam discuss severed torsos, apple butter, apple preferences in general, Franklin Pierce, Amanda's semi-crush on Franklin Pierce (and subsequent rethinking of that crush when we start discussing the comb over), eight riots, and Mao's cat girlfriend. Producer Zack joins the conversation...

  33. S5-E16: World's Okayest President - Millard Fillmore

    In a pre-ramble that is almost longer than the actual episode, Amanda and Sam discuss beans and other carbohydrates, Letterkenny, why cats might lick walls, which animals like baths, how much Amanda hates bedtime at her house, and whether Zack is confidently ready to begin recording the episode....

  34. S5-E15: Old Rough and Ready - Zachary Taylor

    Amanda and Sam discuss our 12th POTUS and his rivalry with the lead singer of Korn.

  35. S5-E14: Down with the Codfish Aristocracy!

    Amanda and Sam discuss James Polk and the Astor Place Riots

  36. S5-E13: His Accidency, John Tyler

    In an excessively long pre-ramble, Amanda and Sam discuss sushi, match-making, left handed people vs. right handed people, professional manicures, how different people organize their thoughts, and what to do with 25 pounds of peaches. You'd almost think that this isn't an American history…

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  37. S5-E12: Cranky Cider One and Done-er - Poor Old William Henry Harrison

    Amanda and Sam spend a lot of time on the proverbial tarmac, but they eventually talk about the 32-day term of our 9th POTUS, the Dorr Rebellion, the first of many Cincinnati riots, and the Battle of Tippecanoe. This episode features "Hold Music" by Steve Combs (CC BY 4.0) available via...

  38. Getting to know your Hosts: The Sam Edition

    Samantha Potatohead answers 73 of Amanda's questions.

  39. Getting to know your Hosts: The Amanda Edition

    Amanda answers 73 questions.

  40. S5-E9: Wine Break!

    Amanda, Sam, and special guest Vince discuss wine, wine laws, and how to correctly pronounce sommelier. This episode was recorded shortly before all hell broke loose with the Covid-19 pandemic. The IYCKI collective urges you to stay safe, distance, wash your hands, get your info from reliable or...

  41. S5-E8: Martin Van Buren

    Amanda and Sam discuss the 8th POTUS and the origin of "OK." Amanda discloses her celebrity crush on Jake Gyllenhaal. Stay tuned for next episode's collaboration with Vince from V is for Vino.

  42. S5-E7: Pregnant with Bullets - Andrew Jackson

    Amanda and Sam discuss the 7th POTUS: His violent nature, his cursing parrot, his terrible policies. and his giant wheel of cheese. Amanda does the last impeachment rundown (feh deh.... deh.... da.... you get the idea).

  43. S5-E6: Accidentally Aged Aged Cheddar and the Yankee Doodle Food Song

    Amanda and Sam discuss John QUINCY Adams, Amanda forgets some really basic facts, and the Hulk oversees the episode.

  44. S5-E5: The Original Florida Man - James Monroe

    Amanda and Sam discuss the 5th POTUS (the actual last cocked hat who actually died on July 4th), the Incredible Hulk supervises Zack, and Amanda and Sam become accidental tea drinkers.

  45. S5-E4: The Pocket President - James Madison

    Amanda and Sam discuss James Madison: the littlest president whose dinner was eaten by the Brits.

  46. S5-E3: Proactive Whack-A-Mole - Thomas Jefferson

    Amanda and Sam discuss the 3rd POTUS, Sam gets the good can of diet coke, and Amanda feels ambivalent about impeachment rundown (feh deh deh deh deh da deh da deh da deh deh).

  47. S5-E2: Presidential Minisode 2 - Hyperbole Adams

    Amanda and Sam discuss the second president of the United States, his feelings about the office itself, and how crime can bring frienemies together. Sam ends with SCOTUS rundown.

  48. S5 - E1: Presidential Minisode 1 - George Washington and the Impeachment Inquiry

    In preramble, Sam discusses her propensity for unfortunate office injuries and indelicate nature. Amanda attempts to make the introduction as short as possible; Sam effectively opposes that effort. Sam and Amanda discuss George Washington's presidential legacy, provide facts and dispel myths…

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  49. The Impeachment Tea

    in a surprise mini-ish-sode, Amanda and Sam discuss impeachment. Amanda sings a lot of rundown songs. Sam pulls her hair out in her best Gene Wilder impression

  50. S4 - E13: Hashtag Petty - The 27th Amendment

    In IYCKI's Season 4 finale, Amanda and Sam discuss the long and winding road that led to ratification of the 27th amendment.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

'If You Can Keep It' explores the structure and workings of the U.S. government. What does it mean to be an American? Armed with primary sources, humor, and anecdotes, Amanda and Sam attempt to answer this question by making civics education fascinating and fun.

HOSTED BY

Amanda and Sam

Produced by Zachary van Brakle

CATEGORIES

history comedy

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