{"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":376,"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":"2026-09-28T04:22:59.986210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682"},"episode":{"title":"PROTEST: HOW CHANGE IS MADE -(From 2013) Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Summer and Other Change Movements","slug":"protest-how-change-is-made-from-2013-montgomery-bus-boycott-freedom-summer-and-other-change-movements","published_at":"2026-08-20T14:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/protest-how-change-is-made-from-2013-montgomery-bus-boycott-freedom-summer-and-other-change-movements","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/ADV6377219705.mp3?updated=1663874040","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6377219705.mp3?updated=1663874040","summary":"Does Protest work? Maybe, with other steps & factors. Looking at the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Summer, Mothers of the Disappeared and the American Revolution, we look at change, from despair to anger to moderation. These stories are used to answer the question – What does political change take? What numbers does it take? How do you know when it’s happening?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Does Protest work? Maybe, with other steps & factors. Looking at the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Summer, Mothers of the Disappeared and the American R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2372,"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/protest-how-change-is-made-from-2013-montgomery-bus-boycott-freedom-summer-and-other-change-movements/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/protest-how-change-is-made-from-2013-montgomery-bus-boycott-freedom-summer-and-other-change-movements.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}