Episodes
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2024 Election Results Discussion
A bit about the election that just happened.
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17th Amendment, Constitution “Almosts,” Economy – Questions from Patrons
A bunch of questions from listeners.
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Extras from the 1916 Election Podcast
Extras from the legal pad for the 1916 podcast series.
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1864 Election, Part 4 – Terminus
The original name of the city of Atlanta, Terminus, reflected its importance to the economy of the South. It was the factory of the Confederacy and the train junction as well.
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1864 Presidential Election, Part 2 – Calico Hero
Lincoln faces his own general in an election.
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1864 Election, Part I – Bloody Men
In our four-part series on the 1864 Election, we look at Lincoln’s political situation.
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Miami 1972
Story of the convention that ruined a campaign.
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7 Stories from the 1988 Election
A deeper look into Gary Hart’s scandal, and other items.
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The Last Years of Grover Cleveland
Using Grover Cleveland’s letters we tell the story of Grover Cleveland’s post-Presidency.
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Texas Annexation 1844
We take a look at Benjamin Perley’s book of remembrances from 1886, and look at his description of Washington D.C. in 1844 and the time of the Texas Annexation, and how and why John Tyler put the policy through.
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FDR During D-Day, Presidential Trains and Other Stories
What was FDR doing around the time at D-day, Hoover deals with hecklers on his train and other stories.
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After Yorktown
The American Revolution ended in Yorktown, but that wasn’t necessarily a sure thing. A bit about the events after Yorktown, most of them in Britain that contributed to the end of the war.
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Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse. The Realities of The American Revolution
In this episode we talk about two battles that began the end of the American Revolution. It wasn’t easy to tell at the time that they would be decisive. One was clear win for the Americans, the other a technical … Continued
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Extra’s from ‘You Break Everybody’s Back’ The 1988 Election Podcast
From Trump’s VP run to the Lyndon Johnson Rule, we talk about some topics that didn’t make it into the six-part series.
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Life in New York, October 1988
Thorough the pages of New York Magazine in 1988, we look at the culture of the times of 1988 as America decides who will be President.
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Zachary Taylor’s Amusements and Other Things – Jottings from Recent Library Trip
A good haul from some recent library trips – story about an NYC cop, What Zachary Taylor did for fun and other stories.
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1979 US Embassy in Pakistan Incident
An incident at the US Embassy in Pakistan in 1979, that almost turned into another hostage crisis, and related events.
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Desert One, and Other Stories
What if Carter’s rescue mission had worked?
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The Shoemaker: Henry Wilson
A look at Grant’s second vice president, one of 7 to die in office.
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Child Report Scoops Big Story, Truman Meets World Leaders at Potsdam, Patti Hearst
A bunch of leftovers from the Carter cast mixed with books I’ve read over the summer and early fall here. Hope they are enjoyed.
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Theodore Roosevelt and Samuel Gompers, Story from Thomas Marshall’s Hoosier Salad
As a young assemblyman, Theodore Roosevelt was ready to vote against a ban on cigar making in homes in New York. It was he thought ‘socialistic’ Then Samuel Gompers took him on a tour.
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Lincoln, The Billiards Player, Prop 15, Founding of Rolling Stone Magazine, and More.
From some trips to the library a few isolated history-political stories.
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Multi Level Marketing Politics: The Bush Amway Strategy of 2004
In a tight race, Bush-Cheney tried a novel, and now forgotten strategy. They looked to multi-level marketing groups and emulated some tactics. It may have worked, or not.
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TV Experiments, Kaiser Healthcare System, American Post Office – Various Things
A recent library trip and some unused tidbits generated an episode of various items of interest about politics and history.
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Leftovers from the W.E.B. DuBois and Claude Kirk Podcasts
More demonstration of WEB DuBois uncanny ability to use words to describe his experience. Also a bit more about Claude Kirk and why, despite 3 episodes, I wish I hit some points more. About his lost hat, run for governor … Continued
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Walk in the Sunshine: Hubert H. Humphrey
a bit about vice President Humphrey
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FALL OF USSR Episode 2 – The Steam Bath of History
Episode 2 of our podcast series on the fall of the USSR takes us into the afternoon of August 19th, where activists are waking up to what is going on, and a bit into the history of events that lead … Continued
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FALL OF USSR Episode One: Wake Up Cassandra (Preview)
You hear it hear first – the first version rough edit of THE FALL OF USSR series. EP1 Wake Up Cassandra Soviet citizens wake up to tanks out the window, and strange announcements mixed with music. Citizens react. One leader … Continued
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Library “Finds” – Show Update – USSR Podcast Update
I found a few gems in a couple recent library trips that will probably show up in future episodes. That and a show update, and an update on where we are with the USSR podcast.
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Uruguay Dictatorship, Oscar Folsom Cleveland and Other Stories
A hodge podge of new material for future episodes not yet released and some older content that has new significance given recent events. Given our look at Argentina’s dictatorship we visit another Latin American country. A small country that found … Continued
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The Story Behind the Story Behind the Mayflower, The Pilgrims and Thanksgiving
It’s not what you were told in school, but it’s not totally wrong either. Some highlights of the Thanksgiving and one of America’s origin stories. What really happened, and the unknown story of how the original Mayflower history was undiscovered … Continued
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Electoral College Ties, from 2016
I’ve been looking through the buried treasure of the old MHCBUYP server (as a recent business change it went from Yahoo to Verizon) and found a few episodes that were released in their time but are no longer on the … Continued
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Extras from the Frank Wills, Watergate Episode and The Congressional Committees Episode
In this we share a little extra info about Bruce Givner, the intern at the DNC at the time of the Watergate breakin, and also about Congress’s Subpoena power, items that did not make it into the main casts.
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Sputnik Lands in Wisconsin and Other Extras from the Student Loans and Midterm Casts
More information left on the legal pads from the Student Loan and Midterm about nothing cast. Including Sputnik landing in America, Nixon and Midterms and other notes.
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What if The Hartford Convention of 1814 Succeeded? And Other War of 1812 Extras
We take a look at what the folks who met in New England’s moment of near – secession, the Hartford Convention wanted. What would have American life been like under their suggested rules and amendments to the Constitution? This and … Continued
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Warm Bucket: John Nance Garner, Vice President
We look at the Vice President who – maybe – described the office as a “bucket of warm spit.” He also may have been its most powerful occupant up to his time, and he’s responsible in a little way for … Continued
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Three British Views of America
Fast food, department store shopping and taking tea in a hotel room. How Three British visitors to America in two different time periods saw the country. Pictured is the English novelist Francis Trollope, who wrote about her visit to 1820’s … Continued
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Leftovers From the 1941 Podcast, and About Upcoming Project “Soviet Magnitofon”
We talk about Vichy France, Jazz music and the Hull note, items left out of the Visions of a Fever cast on 1941, and develop these topics more. FDR’s cooperation with Vichy is considered a clear mistake by many historians … Continued
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The Making of Theodore Roosevelt and The 1876 Election
Reporter William C Hudson on the meeting between a young Theodore Roosevelt and then Governor Grover Cleveland. And a moment about how the losing candidate handled the 1876 election, from an eyewitness.
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Leftovers from the Calvin Coolidge Cast and Ethiopia Invasion Cast
A few left over notes from the Cal Coolidge and Ethiopia Invasion Podcasts. About Coolidge’s Electric Horse, and about the death of Ethiopia Emperor Halie Selassie.
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A Trip to the Library and Year in Review for MHCBUYP Podcast
Washington’s big mistake, the term speakeasy’s origin, George Wallace unloads on Jimmy Carter [unfairly], the origins of New Jersey, I read notes from a recent library trip with varied bits of history and ideas for future podcasts, perhaps and look … Continued
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The Smiler: Schuyler Colfax, Vice President
A look at Schuyler Colfax, Grant’s first Vice President lived a full life but died in obscurity and some shame. We examine the smiling vice president, former Speaker and friend to Lincoln.
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On The Money – Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks
The only Vice President (who didn’t become President) to have his image on American money. Well spoken, a powerful debater, a close-election winner and loser, Thomas Hendricks is the subject of a future episode of the Vice Presidents podcast we … Continued
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Preview of Ramsay MacDonald/1982 Gold Commission Episode
A preview of an upcoming cast on a prime minster of the UK that was the first to visit America in office. And about the end of the gold standard. Will air in December – you hear it today.
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Sneak Preview of Interview with Jon Blackwell About the Events of 1921
From selling people, drafting Americans for the Spanish Legion, Hollywood in Trouble and a Unsung Jazz Legend’s death – More discussion of news events 100 years ago with WSJ editor Jon Blackwell, whose Twitter records events from 1921.
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Amos Ellmaker and Other Thoughts
A bunch of ‘leftovers’ but as promised in the episode about the Anti-Masonic party, we look at that party’s VP candidate. Being a third party with very little chance to win and being the #2 spot did not spare Ellmaker … Continued
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Tin Man – The 1890’s Part II Special Advance Release
For premium and patreon subscribers, I’ve made an early release of an episode that will air in November – TIN MAN, dealing with populism, anti-populism, silver and gold and a little about the Wizard of OZ.
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Preview of Upcoming Episode – “Joe Manchins” of History, Harold Wilson
A bit about Senators that have caused problems for Presidents of their party and gone their own way, and a bit about British Prime Minster Harold Wilson and his role in virtual education, Vietnam and the UK and Europe.
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