{"podcast":{"title":"My History Can Beat Up Your Politics","slug":"my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682","podcast_index_feed_id":159682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADV1329580829","website_url":"https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/31f056a2-b89e-11eb-a25f-33f03f43e382/image/acb6f9ee5894697142bbba4b1e12b1ba.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Bruce Carlson","episode_count":340,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T06:18:15.491133+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682"},"episode":{"title":"CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendment Was Passed, Why Some  Loved Paying The  Tax, and Three  Words to Watch.","slug":"crazy-poll-tax-stories-the-way-the-24th-amendment-was-passed-why-some-loved-paying-the-tax-and-three-words-to-watch","published_at":"2026-04-05T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9860949131.mp3?updated=1775398837","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9860949131.mp3?updated=1775398837","summary":"The 24th amendment banning the payment of poll tax or other tax in order to vote, had a crazy legislative history to get passed. Alexander's Hamilton's House became a central part of the Senate effort. How the poll tax was defended in 1939 in Texas, and how the way it was administered was often worse than any one-time fee. Also: 3 words to watch in voter ID battles. Why people still paid poll tax even after the amendment passed, and why maybe the 24th didn't need to be passed at all. in this episode a few stories we left out of our previous episode on the 24th Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The 24th amendment banning the payment of poll tax or other tax in order to vote, had a crazy legislative history to get passed. Alexander's Hamilton's Ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1742,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/episodes/crazy-poll-tax-stories-the-way-the-24th-amendment-was-passed-why-some-loved-paying-the-tax-and-three-words-to-watch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}