44.) Barack Obama 2009-2017
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama, on the campaign trail, Feb. 5, 2008 ...
17 Feb 202550min
43.A) An Afghan Story, an interview with Sahba Azami
Sahba Azami was born an Afghan refugee. Today, she's an Afghan refugee once more. But, for nearly 20 years, she was not a refugee. She was simply an Afghan. And the future was bright. Brought back to ...
27 Jan 202538min
45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca
Donald Trump does not talk like a politician. But where some hear truth telling, and others hear something unhinged, professor Jennifer Mercieca hears a consistent rhetorical strategy designed to bind...
20 Jan 202550min
43.) George W Bush 2001-2009
"I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon." - George W Bush, World Trade Center Site, September 14, 2001 George W. Bus...
6 Jan 202559min
42.A) Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy, an interview with Nelson Lichtenstein
"It's the economy, stupid" - Clinton advisor James Carville, 1992. Bill Clinton left office with a 66% approval rating. This was in large part because 81% of Americans approved his handling of the ec...
16 Dec 202459min
42.) Bill Clinton
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.’” — Bill Clinton's inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1993. Bill Clinton has the highest end-of-term approval rating ...
2 Dec 20241h 1min
BONUS! 2024 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular
For the third consecutive year, four podcasters got together to record their annual Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular. Tune in as I'm joined by three fellow history podcasters and friends for ...
18 Nov 20241h 1min
41.A) George Bush & the end of the Cold War, an interview with Jeff Engel
George H.W. Bush presided over 4 of the most consequential years in world history. Before he entered office, a Cold War divided East and West: Democratic Capitalism vs Dictatorial Communism. After he ...
11 Nov 202440min
