{"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":"RONALD REAGAN PART SIX: Hands Across America","slug":"ronald-reagan-part-six-hands-across-america","published_at":"2026-03-23T13:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682/ronald-reagan-part-six-hands-across-america","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/ADV6272618617.mp3?updated=1771865910","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6272618617.mp3?updated=1771865910","summary":"Homelessness, education, healthcare and other domestic issues under constant evaluation during the time of the Reagan Presidency. We look at the personal Ronald Reagan and the contention of critics that his policies didn't match the person. We look at first term and second term policy differences on homelessness, and the contention by supporters that homelessness was focused on by media in the 80's but not during other Presidencies. Finally, we look at Reagan's response to AIDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Homelessness, education, healthcare and other domestic issues under constant evaluation during the time of the Reagan Presidency. We look at the personal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2595,"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/ronald-reagan-part-six-hands-across-america/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/ronald-reagan-part-six-hands-across-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}