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In Part 3 Kirk goes from Vice Presidential contender to Florida gadfly with a few long-term political blunders.

Part 2 of the series. In this episode, the ‘Go-Go Governor’ Claude Kirk tries out directly confronting people as a strategy. Results are mixed.

A rough edit of a soon-to be episode on Claude Kirk, a flamboyant Florida governor in the 1960’s, the first GOP governor to be elected since Reconstruction.

a bit about vice President Humphrey

Advanced release of our special Part 7 Episode – Bloknot – notebook episode with all the things we left behind and didn’t get a chance to talk about.

The end of the Soviet Union happens with a mysterious silence, a plane chase, unwanted visitors and a fresh new pen. In the six and final episode we look at the end of a country, and the beginnings of a … Continued

Day 2 of the takeover of the Soviet Union by high-ranking officials.  August 20th finds new fears but also increasing resistance not just in Moscow but in the republics.  Soviet citizens resist, in a way they may be able to … Continued

As the day of August 19th, 1991 turns to night, both sides seek large power sources.  Yeltzin reaches out to soldiers.  The Gang of Eight try their luck with the press.  The first crowds gather to defend Yeltzin.

You hear it hear first – the first version rough edit of THE FALL OF USSR series.  EP1 Wake Up Cassandra Soviet citizens wake up to tanks out the window, and strange announcements mixed with music.  Citizens react.  One leader … Continued

After the midterms of 1930 it looked like Hoover’s Party, the GOP,  was able to hold on to the House, though narrowly. Then 14 Congressmen-elect died.

I found a few gems in a couple recent library trips that will probably show up in future episodes.  That and a show update, and an update on where we are with the USSR podcast.

A sneak preview of an upcoming episode on NASA and the role of inflation in its decisions.

A hodge podge of new material for future episodes not yet released and some older content that has new significance given recent events.   Given our look at Argentina’s dictatorship we visit another Latin American country.  A small country that found … Continued

preview of an upcoming episode on Nixon’s only midterm as it would turn out.  1970.  The stakes were high and Airforce One was involved like never before.

I’ve been looking through the buried treasure of the old MHCBUYP server (as a recent business change it went from Yahoo to Verizon) and found a few episodes that were released in their time but are no longer on the … Continued

In this we share a little extra info about Bruce Givner, the intern at the DNC at the time of the Watergate breakin, and also about Congress’s Subpoena power, items that did not make it into the main casts.

An early preview for supporters of our episode on the history of congressional committees

More information left on the legal pads from the Student Loan and Midterm about nothing cast.  Including Sputnik landing in America, Nixon and Midterms and other notes.

We take a look at what the folks who met in New England’s moment of near – secession, the Hartford Convention wanted.  What would have American life been like under their suggested rules and amendments to the Constitution? This and … Continued