Update on the Premium cast – now the Extra Cast. Bruce Discusses his latest series the Ark of Commerce and where it’s going, and tells a story by a man named William Monks about settling the Southern Missouri country in … Continued
Part Three of Our Umbrella Man Series on Neville Chamberlain.
Part two of the series about Neville Chamberlain.
We read from a 1980 book were the author visited every VP grave, an talk about some of the interesting ones. Plus some VP factoids. Eventually, this will be on the Vice Presidents podcast – here is a sneak peak.
A replay of our podcast about the context between the oft referred to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Munich
Again Bruce and Chris discuss politics, current situation. Poor performance behind DNC win in midterms, Russia issue and how it hurts both sides. Trump’s likely reelection (barring some dramatic change) and other topics. Some controversial takes in this ep.
A sneak early peek at an episode of The Vice Presidents podcast for MHCBUYP premium subscribers.
A bit about the hat that defines the Revolutionary War, as well as the surprisingly common weapon/tool that colonial troops and militia had, as Bruce explores Revolutionary War clothing from the American side as part of this sub-cast within the … Continued
We get into more detail about the crafty attempted political machinations of Emerson Etheridge and how Lincoln and his Republicans thwarted a takeover of the House of Representatives.
A little bit more from Bob Drury and Tom Clavin on Valley Forge, a bit about FDR’s treatment of reporters, and an unused cast about Ambassador Wendy Sherman and her new book on foreign policy make up some of the … Continued
A look at President’s who are able to keep the Senate but lose the House, such as Reagan and Obama.
Bruce is joined by Chris Novembrino to discuss the recent Bob Woodward book on the Trump Administration, its possible accuracy, and how The Bob Woodward Book has become a thing for each Presidency.
“Nixon’s Nixon” Spiro Agnew went from unknown ticket balancer to an asset for the administration after speeches attacking protesters, and the media. But he would fall from grace when his time as a local politico would catch up with him. … Continued
An early preview for MHCBUYP listeners of the Vice Presidents Podcast, a project that we are planning to launch later in the year. This early partial episode is on Rutherford B. Hayes’s forgotten VP – William Wheeler.
Listener Questions not covered in the most recent episode, including petitions against Andrew Jackson’s removal policy.
Russian spying, counter protest and its long history. A draft of an episode that will air on MHCBUYP later in the fall as I for the first time open the notebook of my Soviet Union cast, which is a project … Continued
Bruce talks to Chris Novembrino of the Don’t Worry About the Government podcast about the current political situation, the Texas Senate race and the Electoral College, Trump’s recent moves and many other things.
A look at the Pan-Electric Telephone Scandal, which almost cost Alexander Graham Bell his patent, and some other interesting things about how Washington worked in the 1880’s. Using a book of Frank G. Carpenter (the Ohio journalist who we read … Continued
In this episode, Bruce gets into notes that might have been in the podcasts but didn’t get there. Things that were left on the legal pad. From Reed Smoots family life to a secret project to deal with the Presidency … Continued
A look at Congresses of the past, and how they handled banks behaving badly. The leaders of two investigations into finances in the 1910s and the 1930’s. In this episode from 2013 we look into how financial crimes were investigated … Continued
We talk to our recent podcast guest, Marc Ambinder, about what it is like to be a Washington correspondent and how the President-media relationship was, is and will be.
A history of the court functions before the Supreme Court hears a case. A case cannot, as a matter of right, be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court; therefore, a party seeking to appeal from a lower court decision may file a petition to … Continued
For premium subscribers, some parts left out of the Soccer and Repression podcast – including – the meaning of those black bands on the goals in the final World Cup game? Also Bruce talks a bit more about Democracy and … Continued
The story of Samantha Smith, a Maine girl who wrote a letter to the leader of the Soviet Union, and all that happened after.
From “Dief the Chief” John Diefenbaker and Kennedy to Trudeau and to, well Trudeau, we look at Presidents and PMs.