# My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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Official site: https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com
Author: Bruce Carlson
Episodes: 340

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [LINCOLN'S BLUE MIDTERM: 1862](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/lincoln-s-blue-midterm-1862) — 2026-06-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [SPEECH AND SAFETY (from 2021)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/speech-and-safety-from-2021) — 2026-06-05T16:02:00+00:00
- [CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERIES: Talking With Listener Peter Houlahan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/california-bank-robberies-talking-with-listener-peter-houlahan) — 2026-06-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [HUMPHREY HAS GOT NO CASH and ALICE's REAL RESTAURANT: 1968 Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/humphrey-has-got-no-cash-and-alice-s-real-restaurant-1968-stories) — 2026-05-29T01:18:00+00:00
- [BONUS ARMY March of 1932: Ohio v. The World Featuring Bruce Carlson of My History Can  Beat Up Your Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/bonus-army-march-of-1932-ohio-v-the-world-featuring-bruce-carlson-of-my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics) — 2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [CRANKY CONFEDERATES: THE C.S.A. MIDTERMS OF 1863-4](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/cranky-confederates-the-c-s-a-midterms-of-1863-4) — 2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00
- [TUNING IN FROM MAINE: Talking to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics Listeners: Kevan Whitten](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/tuning-in-from-maine-talking-to-my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-listeners-kevan-whitten) — 2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [2002 MIDTERM: Against The Trend](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/2002-midterm-against-the-trend) — 2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [ZUNE MEMORIES: Talking to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics Listeners - Billy Paige](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/zune-memories-talking-to-my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-listeners-billy-paige) — 2026-05-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [NIXON'S LONELY MIDTERM, 1970](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/nixon-s-lonely-midterm-1970) — 2026-05-14T22:00:00+00:00
- [ICH BIN AMERIKANER: Tales From The Very German United States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ich-bin-amerikaner-tales-from-the-very-german-united-states) — 2026-05-13T18:18:00+00:00
- [VOTES DURING WARTIME: THE 1942 MIDTERMS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/votes-during-wartime-the-1942-midterms) — 2026-05-11T12:05:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN TWELVE: FINALE - WHERE'S REAGAN?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-twelve-finale-where-s-reagan) — 2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00
- [DID REAGAN WIN THE COLD WAR? - RONALD REAGAN PART ELEVEN](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/did-reagan-win-the-cold-war-ronald-reagan-part-eleven) — 2026-05-01T11:26:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-ten-first-term-cold-war-moves) — 2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [THE FORGOTTEN FOUR WORDS IN THE 10TH AMENDMENT: "or to the people"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/the-forgotten-four-words-in-the-10th-amendment-or-to-the-people) — 2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00
- ["LEFT AND RIGHT" IN POLITICS, THE UNUSED PART OF THE 25TH and Other Thoughts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/left-and-right-in-politics-the-unused-part-of-the-25th-and-other-thoughts) — 2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [VANCE AND ORBAN in CONTEXT](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/vance-and-orban-in-context) — 2026-04-19T04:00:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-nine-shockwave-1981) — 2026-04-16T02:18:00+00:00
- [Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oakes AIM Alcatraz Takeover & Sources, David Sirota Reaction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/q-a-lincoln-s-cooper-union-speech-richard-oakes-aim-alcatraz-takeover-sources-david-sirota-reaction) — 2026-04-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [THE IRANIAN SIDE OF IRAN CONTRA  And other stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/the-iranian-side-of-iran-contra-and-other-stories) — 2026-04-09T22:28:00+00:00
- [DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFORT - THE STORY AND POLITICAL EFFECTS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/desert-one-eagle-claw-1980-iran-rescue-effort-the-story-and-political-effects) — 2026-04-07T13:01:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-eight-iran-contra) — 2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendment Was Passed, Why Some  Loved Paying The  Tax, and Three  Words to Watch.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/crazy-poll-tax-stories-the-way-the-24th-amendment-was-passed-why-some-loved-paying-the-tax-and-three-words-to-watch) — 2026-04-05T04:00:00+00:00
- [DAVID SIROTA On George W. Bush, Reagan and The Rise of Presidential Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/david-sirota-on-george-w-bush-reagan-and-the-rise-of-presidential-power) — 2026-04-01T12:35:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN PART SEVEN: Tax Reform, Amnesty, Bitburg and Banking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-seven-tax-reform-amnesty-bitburg-and-banking) — 2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00
- [RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-six-hands-across-america) — 2026-03-23T13:46:00+00:00

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