# OUR MEDIATED REPUBLIC, PART ONE

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Podcast: [My History Can Beat Up Your Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682)
Published: 2026-08-24T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Eisenhower gets irritated. Lincoln finds a friend. Theodore Roosevelt seeks the truth at lunch. Madison sees talent. Greeley won't miss his dinner, despite the riots. And a man has a simple plan. He'll make a newspaper that won't dirty your table. Part One of Our Mediated Republic: a series on media in America and its role in creating political power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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