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
Recent Episodes
Witches' Brew: Central America, Lebanon, Poland - A Dozen Ronald Reagans: Part Four
9 Mar 2026
Rubik's Cube: A Dozen Ronald Reagans - Part Three
4 Mar 2026
RONALD REAGAN PART TWO: A Taxing Year - Deficits, Unions, Taxes. Compromises
2 Mar 2026
Rawhide is OK - First of Our Series on a 'Dozen Ronald Reagans'
25 Feb 2026
GORSUCH'S ROLLERCOASTER, BARRETT'S BABYSITTER, SUPREME COURT AND TARIFFS
23 Feb 2026
RONALD REAGAN REDUX: Thoughts Before I Re-Run The 12 Part Reagan Series
23 Feb 2026
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's Year One (2nd part)
19 Feb 2026
MCMXCIII: Bill Clinton's 1993 - Part One
16 Feb 2026
Trustbusting: A History
12 Feb 2026
THOMAS WOLFE TURNS AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM
9 Feb 2026
LBJ 's Cell Phone and His Decision to Jump on the Ticket in 1960
5 Feb 2026
WHY TALK ABOUT LBJ TODAY?
5 Feb 2026
RUSHING PELL-MELL INTO MADNESS?: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment and its Critics
2 Feb 2026
LEFTOVER NOTES FROM THE ZACHARY TAYLOR SERIES
26 Jan 2026
ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 3
19 Jan 2026
SHOW UPDATE: Zachary Taylor's VP, Commentary on Recent News
15 Jan 2026
ZACHARY TAYLOR PART 2
12 Jan 2026
ZACHARY TAYLOR - Part 1
6 Jan 2026
WAR POWERS
4 Jan 2026
EVEN MORE 90's EPHEMERA
31 Dec 2025
NIXON IN FULL: Part 2
24 Dec 2025
Nixon in Full
22 Dec 2025
MORE ABOUT THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY AND BEN FRANKLIN
7 Dec 2025
IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART TWO
6 Dec 2025
KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY - A FEW THOUGHTS
6 Dec 2025
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR - PART ONE
5 Dec 2025
ASHAMED IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT - Resistance to Jackson Indian Removal Policy in its Time
3 Dec 2025
ATTACK ON SCIENCE - ANDY JOHNSON OPPOSES THE TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER STORIES
2 Dec 2025
PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES "Separated By a Swinging Door"
1 Dec 2025
CHESTER ARTHUR - PART 5: "HE IS NOT ARTHUR ANYMORE, HE IS THE PRESIDENT!"
