En iyi Abridged podcastleri (2024)

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40.A) Reaganomics and the anti-tax movement, an interview with Michael Graetz 55:30

13d ago55:30

55:30

Americans have long had a complicated relationship with taxes. We don't like paying them, but we love the things they pay for. In the decades after World War II, both political parties agreed - taxes are worth it. Then came Ronald Reagan and the anti-tax movement. Michael Graetz, a Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale University and Columbia Universit…

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38.B) The History of the Pardon, an interview with Kimberly Wehle 35:51

27d ago35:51

35:51

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned recently-resigned president Richard Nixon of any crimes he may have committed in the presidency, and the pardon has never been the same since. Law Professor Kimberly Wehle, author of the new book Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works - and Why, discusses the origin and history of the presiden…

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2.A) John Adams and the modern presidency, an interview with Lindsay Chervinsky 47:39

1M ago47:39

47:39

Pandemics, political violence, partisans recognizable by the color of their hat - it may sound novel, but it's been with us practically since the beginning of the republic. Historian Lindsay Chervinsky, author of the new book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic, discusses the wildly volatile John Adams admi…

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40.) Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 1:02:41

2M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem," - Ronald Reagan's inaugural address, January 20, 1981. For the first 50 years after the onset of the Great Depression and the election of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States had been led by politicians who believed government held the power to make life better for the Ame…

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39.B) Jimmy Carter, Stagflation, & Paul Volcker, an interview with Jennifer Burns 50:57

3M ago50:57

50:57

When unemployment and inflation began to rise side by side in the 1970s, nobody knew what to do. Economic theory suggested it should have been impossible, and yet the numbers couldn't be denied. Stanford Historian Jennifer Burns, author of Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative, discusses how American presidents of the 70's tried and failed to curb…

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BONUS! The Hail Mary Effect in Presidential Politics, an interview with William Silber 48:57

3M ago48:57

48:57

It's commonly accepted wisdom that presidents are less effective in their second terms, when the term limits of the 22nd amendment turn them into Lame Ducks who cannot be elected to office a third time. But what if that common wisdom is wrong? Former NYU economics professor William Silber, author of The Power of Nothing to Lose: The Hail Mary Effec…

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The Golden Gate Hum 19:10

3M ago19:10

19:10

The Golden Gate Bridge was silent for 83 years. Silent against the wind, silent under the weight of millions of travelers. Until one day in June 2020, when it started to sing. The loud, eerie hum emitting from the bridge took San Francisco by surprise. Everyone wanted to know: what was this sound? What was causing it? Today on Abridged: a sonic inv…

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39.A) Jimmy Carter, the outsider, an interview with Jonathan Alter 54:24

3M ago54:24

54:24

When Jimmy Carter won the presidency, his Democratic party held a 61-37 majority in the Senate and a 292-143 majority in the House. Why then, with such a clear governing majority, were his relations with Congress so poor, and his agenda so challenged? Jonathan Alter, a long-time journalist and author of numerous books on the presidency, including H…

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39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 1:01:04

4M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

"The erosion of confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of the nation," - Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979 ~~~ Jimmy Carter may have been the luckiest presidential candidate and unluckiest president in American history. Chasing the presidency after Watergate and the pardon of Nixon had crushed American faith in…

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Reading poetry! 1:54:25

4M ago1:54:25

1:54:25

Reading poems! And ranking them!! Watch the livestream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/O2Fv31N-mvs Reading from: The Norton Anthology of Poetry. 2005. Margaret Ferguson. 5th edition. The Oxford Book Of English Verse. 1931. Arthur Quiller-Couch. The Metaphysical Poets. 1985. Helen Gardner. The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse. 1963. Kenne…

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37.C) Nixon v The Supreme Court, an interview with Michael Bobelian 1:00:59

4M ago1:00:59

1:00:59

From 1953 to 1969, the Supreme Court was a vanguard of progressive change for the United States. But then came Tricky Dick. Michael Bobelian, author of Battle For The Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Lyndon Johnson, Earl Warren, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court, discusses how presidential candidate Richard Nixon and senate conser…

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38.A) Gerald Ford in the Maelstrom, an interview with Brooke Clement 38:13

5M ago38:13

38:13

A 24-year career in Congress crested at a tumultuous time for Gerald Ford. He was the GOP leader of the house during the Nixon administration, then Nixon's VP, then the president who had to heal the country after Watergate. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum director Brook Clement discusses the crucible Ford walked as a national leader.…

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38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977 48:40

6M ago48:40

48:40

"Our long national nightmare is over." - Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 ~~~ Gerald Ford is the only person in American history to reach the vice presidency and the presidency without being elected to either. Despite this, he was a popular president - for 1 month. But then he pardoned Nixon, and it was all downhill from there. Follow along as Ford ride…

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37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell 46:17

6M ago46:17

46:17

It didn't take long for Richard Nixon to earn the nickname "Tricky Dick," but was he really any more tricky than the typical politician? You bet he was! John Farrell, a long-time journalist and author of numerous books on political leaders, including Richard Nixon, The Life, discusses the many campaigns of Richard Nixon, from the red scare tactics …

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Game of Thrones Abridged #109: Bran V, ACOK 1:19:32

6M ago1:19:32

1:19:32

Bran grapples with paradoxical magic, northern politics, and two very stinky men. Originally livestreamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU1TilrXQ3s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VMQJhRCtbVdUCc9NoA01g Rate 5 stars on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alt-schwift-x-a-clash-of-kings-abridged/id1372802252 Twitter: http…

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37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter 55:40

6M ago55:40

55:40

Richard Nixon was sworn in as President with a Democratic House and Senate across Capitol Hill, which you might expect to lead to legislative impasse. Instead, it was one of the more prolific legislative stretches in American history, including such accomplishments as: Lowering the voting age, Title IX, creating the EPA, the Clean Air Act, abolishi…

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37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974 1:00:58

7M ago1:00:58

1:00:58

"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook." - Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973 ~~~ Richard Nixon's life is a drama unlike any other. A desire to win at any cost earned him the name "Tricky Dick" and carried him from Whittier, California, to the Presidency of the United States, but it also proved his u…

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Ep 55 - The Fall of Absalom 8:00

7M ago8:00

8:00

David (having been overthrown by his very hairy and sexy son) was staying out in the wilderness a few miles from Jerusalem. He started making friends with the locals and he, alongside his loyalists, started building an army up, just in case Absalom decided to attack. Absalom was too busy fucking all of his dad's sex slaves to notice at first, but e…

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16.F.) How Lincoln changed American immigration, an interview with Harold Holzer 1:01:11

7M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Migrating to the United States used to be as easy as buying a boat ticket. Getting settled was the hard part, and it became far more daunting when the United States was torn asunder by Civil War in 1861. As more and more northerners were conscripted into the Union Army, Lincoln realized a friendlier immigration policy might be the key to sustaining…

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Ep 54 - The Rise of Absalom 8:06

7M ago8:06

8:06

After Absalom's brother rapes their sister, he has him killed. David is upset about this for some reason and Absalom is banished out... like 10 miles away. David's General, Joab, convinces David to allow Absalom to return after a few years and that turns out to be a bit of mistake. Absalom, who had 5 pounds of hair and was therefore very sexy, star…

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36.B) LBJ's Great Society, an interview with Mark Updegrove 46:31

8M ago46:31

46:31

Lyndon Baines Johnson is one of the most legislatively accomplished presidents in American history - possibly the only president who actually did so much winning, people got tired of it. But how did he make legislating look so easy? Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation and author of 5 books on the presidency, including Indomitabl…

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Ep 53 - David and Bathsheba 7:22

8M ago7:22

7:22

When King David learned that their rival neighbors, who the Israelites had allegedly already wiped off the face of the Earth twice, the Ammonites, had lost their king, he decided to send a couple diplomats over to pay his respects. When the diplomats showed up, the Ammonite elders advised the new king that these men were most likely spies checking …

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🥨 ASOIAF FOOD: EPISODE V — THE MEALS STRIKE BACK 🥨 1:12:59

8M ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Part 5 of ranking food descriptions with Glidus YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAZedUdADc Subscribe to Glidus: https://www.youtube.com/c/Glidus Schwift YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AltSchwiftX Schwift Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltSchwiftX 0:00 Food descriptions 35:44 Answering donations See Privacy Policy at https://art…

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Ep 52 - Israel and Judah Unite. 8:06

8M ago8:06

8:06

As soon as General Abner died, two raider gang leaders decided to regicide Ish-Bosheth, making Israel temporarily king-less. Soon after, however, they all swore allediance to King David and poured oil all over his head. David thanked the raiders by cutting off their heads and feet and hanging their bodies up by his swimming pool. David wasted no ti…

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36.A) LBJ & Vietnam, an interview with Mark Lawrence 49:48

9M ago49:48

49:48

Few presidents have a darker mark on their resume that LBJ's handling of the Vietnam war. Though overwhelmingly popular at first, the war divided the nation and broke Johnson's political power just 4 years later. How did the United States get into Vietnam? Why didn't LBJ see what the American people saw as public opinion turned against it? And what…

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36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969 1:02:43

9M ago1:02:43

1:02:43

"There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem." - Lyndon Baines Johnson, March 9, 1965 ~~~ Lyndon Baines Johnson was thrust into the presidency at a moment of tragedy - the public assassination of his predecessor. With the nation in panic, Congress in deadlock, and Civil Ri…

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Ep 51 - King David and the Civil War 9:58

10M ago9:58

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News comes to David that Saul and Jonathan are dead. David tears his clothes off, mourns, has the messenger killed, sings a song for them, and then returns to Hebron in Judah. Upon arrival in Judah, oil is dumped all over his head and word spreads around that Oily Dave, as they called him, was now the king. Unfortunately, Saul's old General, Abner,…

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35.C) JFK & The Press, an interview with Harold Holzer 52:11

10M ago52:11

52:11

JFK once joked, "the worst I do, the more popular I get." Historian Harold Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City, Chairman of the Lincoln Forum, and author of The presidents vs. the Press: The endless battle between the white house and the media, from the founding fathers to Fake News, di…

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Ep 50 - David and Saul pt 4 8:22

10M ago8:22

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David flees Saul once again, going to live near Gath with all his loyal soldiers. They raid villages and kill everyone inside from time to time, because they're the good guys in this story. Meanwhile, The Philistine armies all join forces to invade Israel. Saul finds the one medium he didn't have killed and asks her to bring Samuel's spirit up so h…

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35.B) Joe Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch, an interview with David Nasaw 56:09

10M ago56:09

56:09

Joe Kennedy Jr. used his intellect, connections, and more than a few shady stock market tricks to become one of the wealthiest men in America. Once there, he threw his vast fortune behind the political aspirations of his children, challenging them to do good in the world. But tragedy was always a step away. Within a year of Joe's crowning achieveme…

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35.A) The Assassination of JFK, an interview with Stephen Fagin 45:36

10M ago45:36

45:36

60 years ago today, John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling through the streets of Dallas. Stephen Fagin, curator of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, takes us through the tragic day and discusses why Kennedy's assassination has attracted so much doubt and dreams of conspiracy. Support the show…

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35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 59:13

10M ago59:13

59:13

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961 ~~~ John F. Kennedy presided over three of the most turbulent years of the Cold War. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis and a coup in Vietnam, the stakes have rarely been higher. But how did he overcome youth and bigot…

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BONUS! 2023 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular 55:25

10M ago55:25

55:25

Earlier this year, four podcasters got together to record the second annual Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular! Tune in as I'm joined by three fellow history podcasters and friends for a round table discussion on U.S. and presidential history. The other podcasters are: Jerry Landry, Presidencies of the United States Alycia, Civics & Coffee H…

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34.C) Ike, the Last General, an interview with Bryan Gibby 1:15:16

11M ago1:15:16

1:15:16

Eisenhower is the last general to have become president. How did his time in the army influence his administration and what stamp did it leave on the presidency? Bryan Gibby, the deputy head of West Point's history department, discusses how Ike's time at the academy, in the army, and during World War II shaped his leadership style and impacted his …

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ASOIAF theory pictionary with Glidus! 🎨🎨 2:56:25

11M ago2:56:25

2:56:25

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Ep 49 - David and Saul pt 3 8:46

11M ago8:46

8:46

Saul chased David all over creation (or the land they thought was all of creation, but in reality it was like the size of Rhode Island.) When Saul finally caught up to him, the Philistines invaded. After Saul sent them packing he went and tracked David down to the Crags of the Wild Goats where he decided to go shit in a cave. David snuck up to him …

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34.C) Isolationism v internationalism, Ike & the election of 1952, an interview with Chris Nichols 1:00:58

12M ago1:00:58

1:00:58

As the election of 1952 approached, one thing seemed certain - a staunch isolationist, senator Robert Taft, was going to be the GOP's presidential nominee and the next president of the United States. Which was a major concern to anyone who feared the United States retreating back to its borders would invite Soviet conquest in the 50s just as it had…

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Ep 48 - David and Saul pt 2 7:51

12M ago7:51

7:51

David continues to hide from Saul as Saul continues to hunt for him. Jonathan, not convinced his dad would be such an asshole as to kill his most loyal soldier for no reason whatsoever, agreed to go and run an experiment to see if that was actually the case. Next time he spoke to his father, he almost murdered him while flying into a blind rage ove…

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34.B) Ike & the Suez Crisis, an interview with Jim Newton 32:46

12M ago32:46

32:46

There are October Surprises, and there are October crisis. Just days before Americans went to the polls to vote for Ike's 1956 reelection, his allies France, England, and Israel launched a surprise October invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal. With Cold War temperatures rising, Ike was faced with a high-stakes dilemma. Would he back his alli…

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34.A) Ike v McCarthyism, an interview with Larry Tye 35:46

1y ago35:46

35:46

Dwight Eisenhower ascended to the presidency when the United States was in the grips of a red scare - a red scare fanned by Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy. As McCarthy exploited the public fear to steal the spotlight with hundreds of unfounded accusations of communist sympathies, Eisenhower, and three future presidents then in the Senate, had to gr…

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FOOD 🥓 with Alt Schwift X 3:00:42

1y ago3:00:42

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Singing Bridges 22:58

1y ago22:58

22:58

“The bridges are always singing. The music inside them is always playing.” Jodi Rose has been deeply listening to bridges around the world for more than 20 years. She records them using contact microphones, which pick up and amplify the vibrations inside solid objects. By attaching a contact microphone directly to a bridge’s cables, she can hear it…

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34.) Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961 1:01:13

1y ago1:01:13

1:01:13

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - Dwight Eisenhower, April 16, 1953 ~~~ Dwight Eisenhower was born to poverty, but rose to be the savior of Europe and preside over the perilous early years of the…

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33.D) The blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of Harry S. Truman, an interview with Judge Richard Gergel 36:19

1y ago36:19

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As millions of Americans demobilized after World War II, some were welcomed home as heroes, but others were attacked by their neighbors. When a white South Carolina sheriff attacked a black sergeant, still in uniform, on his way home from the war, the resulting outrage inspired Harry Truman to risk his presidency for the cause of Civil Rights. Judg…

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Ep 47 - David and Saul pt 1 8:11

1y ago8:11

8:11

After David killed Goliath, Saul's son, Jonathan, fell in love with him and they may or may not have totally banged. It's not written. What is written is that for no reason whatsoever, God decided to send an evil spirit to possess Saul and make him obsessed with killing David? Why did God do this? No fucking idea. After collecting 200 dick carvings…

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