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The Popeular History Podcast
Admin Special and Leo XIV Early Notes and Speculations

The Popeular History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 37:14


NOTE: SHOW LINKS FOR ALL THE MENTIONED PODCASTERS WILL BE ADDED SOON (AND WILL ALSO BE IN THE NOTES FOR NEXT EPISODE TO ENSURE THEY GET SEEN), FOR NOW GETTING THIS OUT WHILE I CAN! TRANSCRIPT: Good Evening Everyone, Welcome to Popeular History. My name is Gregg, and this is another admin update I'll try to keep from being too boring, in part by offering some observations and speculations about the new Papacy interspersed throughout. First, some personal updates. I was very tired by the end of last week, thank you for asking. I got some rest and then made sure Vice-Pope Mrs. Popeular History's primary Mother's Day present was rest. I am immeasurably grateful for her support, but the reality is even if she weren't so supportive of this passion project of mine and the fairly unhinged extremes I took it to in the last few weeks, I would still be immeasurably grateful to her for a million other things. She's the best partner I could have ever hoped to have for so many reasons, and all of you are welcome to be jealous.   I'd also like to thank my children for being malleable enough that I can pass on my love of the faith in general and also my nerdiness to them. Patrick, Catherine, Joseph, William, Gabriel, I love you all and thank you for sharing me with the internet a bit more lately. I try to shield my children from my more concentrated geekery so they can have somewhat normal childhoods, much like I try to spare my Vice Pope so she can have a somewhat normal marriage, but I will admit I felt a special sense of pride when I heard footsteps after I had invited any of my children interested in appearing on one of my livestreams to come on down to the studio. Those footsteps were from Catherine, who was by that point a good hour and a half into a livestream of the Pope's funeral that had began at 4am our time. To be clear, the kids aren't usually up at that time–I mean, neither am I–but wanting to be on the livestream she had asked to be awakened when it began, so I woke her and set her up with a watching station before kicking things off. Days later, she still excitedly references things from it. Just one of many special times from the last couple weeks. My thanks go not only to my immediate household, but to my family beyond as well, in particular my father, who came over at another particularly uncivil hour and summoned black smoke basically as soon as he arrived so I could go rest, as well as my in-laws, who bore with me through a packed weekend of a wedding and a papal funeral. And again, Vice Pope-Mrs Popeular history through it all.   Thanks are due as well to the lovely and supportive folks at work. I wouldn't want to name anyone who would rather I not name them, so I will be general when I say the atmosphere there has been lovely, and in particular I appreciate those who knew I was their best local source for answers to questions about Popes and Cardinals and conclaves and such. I lead a charmed life these days, and work, from my team to my coworkers to those above me and those supporting me, is full of amazing people I could not appreciate more.   Before I thank even more people, including you the listeners, let's talk about the New Pope, Leo XIV, specifically, his status as an American. And please, I beg you, don't be one of the contrarians who have been trying to make “United Statesian” a thing, it's fine to call Leo XIV the First American Pope. Of course you're welcome to use the opportunity to draw attention to the fact that Pope Francis is also from “the Americas”, but “American” is the demonym for a person from the United States and there is nothing wrong with using that word in that sense, so stop trying to make fetch happen.   Anyways, Pope Leo was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. The date is memorable for Catholics as the Triumph of the Cross, one of the more venerable feasts of the Church, commemorating Emperor Constantine's mother Saint Helena's apparently successful expedition to the Holy Land in search of the Cross Christ was crucified on, AKA the True Cross. Of course, many of my listeners are more captivated by the Chicago aspect, so let's hone in on that. First, to get this out of the way, yes, he was raised in Dolton, a community just *outside* Chicago, but contrarians should brace for more disappointment as it remains technically correct to describe Robert Francis Prevost as being “from Chicago”, having been born at Mercy Hospital in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side.   In a way, it would be somewhat surprising if Pope Leo *weren't* from the midwest, considering 80% of the 10 American Cardinals who participated in the conclave are midwesterners by birth. But also that number should actually closer to 90%, considering that's including the Irish-born Kevin Cardinal Farrell under the American tally, and by that logic the future Leo XIV should probably count as Peruvian. But I'm not gonna begrudge anyone who wants to claim the Pope as one of their own. Even without that wrinkle, I think we can agree Ireland can count as the midwest, especially given the whole Notre Dame thing.   If it were tallied as its own nationality, the Midwestern United States would be the second most represented county in the conclave, still actually in the same place that the United States currently occupies: comfortably behind Italy, and a bit ahead of Brazil.   Nor of course is Chicago unfamiliar to Cardinals in general, having had their senior cleric sporting a red hat–or getting one at the first opportunity–for  over a hundred years running, putting them in extremely rarified air, actually I think they're the only US see that can claim the red hat century club when it's set on hard mode like that, as New York's Cardinal Dolan wasn't elevated at the first opportunity, presumably because Cardinal Egan was still kicking around and Conclave-eligible for a while, and Archbishop Henning of Boston just got passed over last December despite Cardinal O'Malley having freshly aged out.   And my midwest Catholic trivia dump can't be complete without noting that spookily, Mar Awa III, the current Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, which shares the spotlight on my upcoming 0.22 supplemental, was also born in Chicago, which may further help the ecumenical relations I discuss in that supplemental episode. Here's hoping!   One more topic relating to Pope Leo's roots I want to touch on today: His Louisiana creole and black caribbean heritage. Both of His Holiness' grandparents on his mother's side were described as black or mulatto in census documents of their day, with his mother's father, Joseph Martinez, being listed as born in Santo Domingo, now the capital of the Dominican Republic, though it was then part of Haiti, the only country to have been born as the result of a successful slave rebellion, making black heritage from that region particularly poignant.   I'll note that His Holiness' melanin levels are such that he can fairly be described as white passing, and I'd consider it unlikely that the matter was discussed during the recent conclave, though I expect then-Cardinal Prevost was aware of this bit of family history. That said, it's certainly *possible* that it was a surprise even to him. One way or another, the basic fact is that these genealogical records exist. What to make of them, I leave to those more competent than I. I will commit to circling back to the topic in time, though. For now, it's time to thank, like, a lot of podcasters.   First and foremost, you probably wouldn't be listening to this if it weren't for Bry and Fry of Pontifacts. Their support has been critical in a number of ways and I could not be more appreciative of the way they've shared their platform with me, and so much more, right down to Bry making sure I checked my email when she saw that NPR had reached out for an interview. I tragically did not have Bry's attentive support on the inbox situation when PBS invited me on solo, so that one will always be a bit of a what-if, a hint of how much harder things are without the active support of so many. So again, thank you all, especially people I'm sure I'm forgetting since I'm extremely forgetful.   I think the safest thing to do is to thank the rest of the podcasters who have collaborated with me in order of appearance this year, starting back in February with the Intelligent Speech crew, in particular my fellows on the religion panel discussion, namely Trevor Cully of the History of Persia Podcast as well as the cheekier America's Secret Wars podcast, Aurora of the Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism podcast, and Bailey of Totalus Jeffianus. What a panel we had. And oh, by the way, apparently I've got the green light to share both that and my talk on the Original Grey Eminence, François Leclerc du Tremblay on this feed, so watch out for that in due course. Oh, and uh, shoutout to David Montgomery of The Siecle for his help with French pronunciation this year, not to mention various other assists through the years. All errors are my own, and David is a good guy to know.   Thank you to Jerry of The Presidencies podcast for having me on for one of his intro quotes, his process is impeccably professional just as one would expect after having listened to his show, and it was a great honor to take part.   Thank you as well to Thomas Rillstone of the History of Aotearoa New Zealand podcast for picking a surprisingly fascinating year to solicit info about, even if your release timing was ultimately made awkward by the death of the Holy Father. Oh, I suppose I can release that for you guys as well, though really, go check out his lovely show. Aotearoa is spelled: A-O-T-E-A-R-O-A   Moving on to my guests from the recent sede vacante, the first you all heard was Umberto from the So You Think You Can Rule Persia podcast, who, in addition to offering a fascinating overview of the history of transitions among the Islamic Caliphate also it turns out had the extremely clutch ability to offer live translations of Italian, which put our humble livestream ahead of EWTN, no offense to that major network.   The following day this feed was graced by the previously mentioned Aurora, now on as half of Tsar Power, along with Roberto, who is also from The History of Saqartvelo Georgia and Quest For Power. I'll let you sort all that out from the links in the show notes, but it's worth noting that you can expect more collaboration with Roberto on this feed, starting in the not too distant future with a conversation we unwittingly recorded just hours before Pope Francis' passing, talking optimistically about the future prospects of his papacy. Fortunately there's still cause for such optimism: Habemus Papam, after all.   Right before the conclave began, I put out a Cardinal Numbers First Judgment segment with John from Prim e Time, though admittedly that episode was originally recorded over a year ago. We did have a fresher appearance from John on the Youtube side of things, as he joined us to meet the new Pope after the white smoke, having cunningly signed up for the correct smokewatch to do so, much like Umberto our live translator. Ethan from Play History on Youtube was also kind enough to join us, helping hold down the fort along with Fry while I juggled toddlers and the white smoke first billowed out. Memorable times, all.   A special thank you to all those who shared the episode I had already prepared on Cardinal Prevost with the wider world, leading to thousands of exposures and hundreds of new listeners. Which, welcome if you're one of the new listeners. Thank you for tuning in, and I promise I'll update my Episode 0 soon to help you find your way.   Ok, it's time for another bout of new Pope stuff before I fill you all in on what to expect from me moving forward. I think it's appropriate that we take a look at what Pope Leo himself has outlined as important topics and themes here at the start of his papacy.   First, peace, which was literally the first word of Leo's papacy. An emphasis on peace is no surprise, for one thing, as the newly-elected Pope Leo himself pointed out, his greeting of peace was in the tradition of the resurrected Christ Himself, and thereby an appropriate greeting for the Easter season, which Pope Francis had opened right before his death and through which Pope Leo will continue to guide the Church until Pentecost on June 8th.   The topic of peace is even less surprising in light of the rare public message from the College of Cardinals that was released just before the Conclave, pleading for peace amid escalating war. In light of that, it would have been surprising if he *hadn't* come out advocating for peace. As is, it's definitely a core message, and needless to say a timely one too, with Pope Leo already echoing the late Pope Francis' observation that World War III is already being fought piecemeal.    The appeal for peace does seem to be getting a bit of traction, with India and Pakistan agreeing to a ceasefire, and the Trump administration proposing the Vatican as a mediator in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. If you don't look in the box marked Gaza or consider the actual likelihood of a breakthrough in Ukraine, you might be tempted to feel hopeful: admittedly as you can probably tell I'm more on the skeptical end myself, though I'd be happy to be wrong.   Another topic Pope Leo emphasized in his first speech–and repeatedly since–is togetherness, which could also be filed under dialog or even unity: the interplay between commonality and difference is critical here, and the most consistent analogy is one very suitable to his role as Pope, that of a bridge-builder, a pontifex in Latin, a traditional title of Popes for centuries, though probably not one that really traces back to the ancient Roman priestly title of Pontifex Maximus directly, as it seems to have been primarily added to the Pope's titles during the renaissance, when the classical world was very fashionable. Now, to really tie the old and the new together, I can tell you that a title once held by Julius Caesar is Pope Leo's handle on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter: @Pontifex.   When it comes to the Papacy, concepts like building bridges and promoting togetherness play out on multiple levels. First, as pastor of the giant flock known as Catholicism, we can talk about healing divisions within the church. Then, we can talk about healing divisions among all of Christianity, since the Pope is the head of the largest Christian group–and frankly it's always worth noting that most Christians are Catholics. But really, getting arrogant about it isn't the way to bring people on board, and from what I can tell so far Leo seems to have taken that lesson from Francis to heart–not that humility is a novel lesson in the history of the Papacy that Francis just invented, but still, give the guy his due..   Lastly, though certainly not leastly, what about healing divisions all over the world, not just among all Christians or even among all religions, but among all people? We're talking about the Vicar of Christ here, the idea of “not my circus, not my monkies” does not apply, and the more divisions across humanity are healed, the more likely we are to see enduring peace. So, Pope Leo has his work cut out for him, indeed I daresay we all do, as I am going to charitably assume you all want to make the world a better place.   Another priority of the new Pontiff is one that came to light even before his first speech: Vatican-watchers know that modern Popes don't just pick names at random, for example Pope Francis was strongly broadcasting that he was going to do something different by being the first  in the modern era to choose a truly new Papal name. As for Pope Leo, my first impression was quickly confirmed, as Pope Leo XIII looms large in modern Catholic history and his encyclical Rerum Novarum was a watershed moment in the development of modern Catholic Social Teaching, which is a foundational enough topic that I capitalized all those words and you will absolutely catch folks calling Catholic Social Teaching “CST” for short. Before Pope Francis, when you were talking about social justice in a Catholic context–which, by the way, is the context where the idea first gained traction, being popularized among the Jesuits in the early 19th century–anyways before Pope Francis, when you were talking about social justice in a Catholic context, you were talking about Pope Leo and Rerum Novarum, published in 1891 as a critique of modern economic systems from Capitalism to Communism and all over, emphasizing the fundamental importance of worker's rights given, well, the fundamental importance of workers themselves, as human beings with divine dignity. The Church has been revisiting Rerum Novarum on a regular basis ever since, and Pope Leo has explicitly centered it for those wondering what to expect from his papacy. To borrow the language of a generation slightly ahead of me, it's based, so get hype.   Of course lots of people are wondering what Pope Leo will get up to beyond these key starts of peace, unity, and social justice in the mold of so many of his predecessors. We can be here all day and I still won't be able to comment on every individual topic, nor will h e. We'll see more of Pope Leo in the years to come. Of course we can look to his past comments on anything you like, but the basic reality is Robert Francis Prevost is dead, and  Pope Leo XIV is a different man. At least, he may be, anyhow. History has shown election to the Papacy can change folks, but it's also shown that that's not always the case. Sorry to disappoint those looking for surefire answers, we'll find out together in the coming years and quite possibly decades, as, at 69, Pope Leo will likely be with us for a generation.   BUT, and this is a big but, I do think from what he's indicated so far and from the apparent expectations of the Cardinals who elected him, not to mention historical patterns, I do think it's very likely that Pope Leo will, on the whole, prove to be something of a centrist. That's not to say that he'll be middle-of-the-road on all issues–I really do expect him to lean into the Leonine legacy of Rerum Novarum-style social and economic justice with a major encyclical on the topic within the next few years–but on average I do not expect him to be as progressive as Pope Francis or as conservative as Pope Benedict. Again, how exactly that all will shake out remains to be seen, and I am very bad at making predictions anyways. After all, when I got asked directly about the possibility of an American Pope, I gave a simple “no” and moved on. In my defense, apparently the future Pope Leo did the same, allegedly telling his brother “they're not going to pick an American Pope” on the eve of the conclave that did just that.   Now I want to take a moment to thank some non-podcasters who have been very supportive of my work the last few years, specifically the priests at my home parish of Saint Francis de Sales. Shoutout Fr. Mike, Fr. PC, and Fr. Sizemore, who have all supported me in various ways both in relation to the podcast and off-mic. In particular I want to thank Fr. PC for helping review my upcoming worldbuilding episodes on mass and the Eucharist to make sure I didn't go too far off the rails, and Fr. Sizemore for his consistent support and encouragement of my work, as well as his willingness to promote it. Longtime listeners know that I am willing to set aside the Pope-colored glasses to offer necessary critiques of the Church at times–indeed, necessary critiques are actually themselves part of Pope-colored glasses anyways. It's been very cool to have that support even when offering that criticism at times, and I am, of course, grateful.   To give a little more personal insight, I think it's worth noting that I'm bringing Fr Sizemore and Fr PC up in part because they're on my mind and in my prayers a little extra these days since they are going to another parish as part of the normal juggling that occurs with basically any diocese. Back in the day such moves were less common, and could indeed be signs of darker things, but more recent practice has keeping priests from staying at a particular parish for too extended a period as a guard against exactly such dark things as may occur when a pastor is seen as the absolute bedrock of a faith community and is effectively given all sorts of extra deference and leeway and such to an inappropriate degree. In the end, Christ is the foundation, it's not about any particular pastor. Nevertheless, I will miss Fr Sizemore deeply, as excited as I am to see what he does at his new parish, and as excited as I am to meet our new pastor, Father Tom Gardner, and the other priest and a half that are coming to Saint Francis as part of the general shuffle. Interestingly, this will have our household lined up with a relatively young priest, a relatively young bishop, and a relatively young Pope, so these positions are likely going to be set in my life for a while yet.   And now that we've talked a bit about the future of my home parish, let's talk about the future of Popeular History.   First, as you've already seen if you're caught up on the feed, I have some content from Conclave Time still being edited and prepared for release on this feed. In the last week or so you've seen my chat with Benjamin Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Why Tho?, who had me on as his guest of his 100th episode for the former. He's more like me than most, so if you enjoy this, go check him out. And if you don't enjoy this, well, I'm confused as to the sequence of events that has you somehow still listening, but even then, you should *also* still go  check him out. Just in case. You never know.   Also already released is a chat with Meredith of The Alexander Standard, another Rexypod in the mold of Cardinal Numbers and of course Pontifacts, reviewing, rating, and ranking all the successors of Alexander the Great from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII. Meredith bravely volunteered to take the first spot on what was a near nightly guest list during the recent sede vacante, and we had a great chat that you should go check out if you haven't already.   Still to come most likely this month is a very extended conversation I had with Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast, a collaboration that was pretty long overdue. I first reached out to Steve over five years ago when Popeular History was just starting out, but I was too timid to propose a collaboration at the time. I was actually still too timid to suggest such a thing when Pope Francis' fading health got us talking again earlier this year, but fortunately for all of us Steve had no such scruples and when he suggested we get together over a couple of mics, well, so far we've got hours of good stuff that will be ready for your ears very shortly, I just wanted to get all this admin stuff and early Leo discussion out first so I did. But you can expect hours of Steve and I on this feed soon, and if you just can't wait–don't! Bec ause it's already out on his feed at the History of the Papacy Podcast. Part III talking Leo specifically is already in the works, with hopefully more to come from Steve and I collaborating in the years to come.   After that, you'll hear a chat I had with Quinn from Nobelesse Oblige, one half of another rexypod that ranks all the nobel laureates from 1901 until he and cohost Maggie run out of people. Their show was on hiatus, but is back now, so rejoice! All the best shows go on hiatus, like, a lot, amirite? Look, subscribe and you'll know when any shows with that particular habit get back. Anyways, that's gonna be another conclave second helping episode.   The third on the conclave second helping trilogy, likely appearing early next month at this rate with apologies to my patient guest, will be a great chat I had right before the doors were sealed with none other than Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast, in which I fielded his conclave questions and talked about the recent movie as well. Thank you as always, Garry, especially for your patience as I edited my way through our chat!   After that puts a cap on my conclave coverage, it'll be high time to release the previously mentioned chat I had with Roberto of Tsar Power and more, right before Pope Francis passed.   And there you go, that's the plan for the next month or so. After all that, it'll be 5th anniversary time, and I think it'll be fun to do a bit of Q&A for that. The anniversary will officially on June 29th, so let's go ahead and say send in almost any question you like to popeularhistory@gmail.com by June 20th and I'll answer it for you on the show. The only limit I'm placing is that the question should be relatively family-friendly so I don't get flagged as explicit content by the powers that be.    After that, well, we'll see. Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers will be carrying on, I'm looking forward to finishing my longrunning Catholic worldbuilding series, as well as covering all the living Cardinals I haven't gotten to yet. And those items just represent finishing up the current stages. Plus, tere's gonna be more Pontifacts collaboration, including the much hyped Habemus Pointsam project, ranking all the Papal transitions with Bry! But do  keep in mind I had *just* put out a note indicating that I was going to stay on hiatus for a while longer right before all this happened, and the factors that lead me to that are still present. I've got a strong head of steam for when I'm officially back up to full production, but until then, you won't hear from me quite as regularly as I'd like. Actually, let's be honest, you're never going to hear from me as regularly as I'd like unless there's a wealthy patron who wants to hand over a living wage for myself and my family as compensation for me doing this full-time. And nah, I'm not counting on that. I do have a patreon though, so if you want to help offset my costs and fuel Taco Bell expeditions or moving to Rome, you know, little things like that, you can. Mary specifically said I can get Taco Bell every time I get a new patron, so thank you very much in advance. Also, a big thank you to Joe, my current patron, who hosts Prime Factors with his son Abram, and yes that's another Rexypod, in fact, yes, that's another Rexypod ranking the British Prime Ministers! Prime Time is the other one in case you've already forgotten, and now you can easily find both of them on one another's feeds as they recently did a collaborative special you should absolutely check out! I especially owe Joe as I forgot to keep mentioning him when speeding through my recent sede vacante coverage, a situation which will be remedied hopefully in small part by this note, and then eventually with judicious editing. Thanks again for your support, Joe!   If you'd like to support my work and are financially able to do so, go to Patreon.com/popeular. I'm going to do as much as I can even without many patrons, but more patron support  would go a long way to making things easier, I have to admit. So if you want to join Joe on the wall of ongoing thanks, there are still spots left! And if you can't support financially, no sweat, do what you gotta do, but please consider spreading the word about Popeular History and keeping me and my family in prayer while you're at it. Words of encouragement or any other words you'd like to send can be sent to popeularhistory@gmail.com or you can also find me on social media in a few spots, primarily on Bluesky these days at Popeular as I'm focusing more on direct content creation rather than trying to keep up with socials and the website and such. Oh, speaking of the website, Google Domains went caput so the website's kind of frozen, not that I was updating it much anyways apart from the automatic RSS feeds, which for what it's worth are still chugging along. But the rest you can ignore, in particular the big daily show announcement that's still up there, because that was fun while it lasted but that is definitely on the list of things that are not happening unless I get thousands of patreon dollars a month to make this a full-time job, which, again, I am realistic enough to not expect. It just turns out I can't take that notification down without tanking the whole site at the moment, or without, you know, a fair amount of extra work, and since the RSS feeds are still handy and my time is still fairly crunched, I'm reluctant to do that. So, uh, here we are. Awkward. Ignore the big daily show announcement. Thank you.   Now, I'm going to make a couple specific predictions about the future of Leo's papacy that I'd be happy to be wrong about. But before I do *that*, I want to note that after today, apart from the contemporary cardinals episodes, I plan to get back to history, leaving current events to other commentators generally, with the exception of a plan to have some commentary on contemporary news, Catholic and otherwise, available as bonus content for my Patreon subscribers. That would allow my regular listeners to have access to all the historical goodies I find without barrier, while still offering something interesting and informative, you know, hopefully, for my backers. If you hate the idea, let me know, and of course if you love the idea, sure, let me know that too. I'm thinking maybe some kind of monthly roundup, something like that.   Anyways, on to those predictions. First, while I genuinely believe we would have seen Sister Rafaella Petrini elevated to the College of Cardinals had Pope Francis lived to create another batch of Cardinals, I do not see that happening under Pope Leo, though he did reconfirm her in her role as President of the Governorate of Vatican City State as part of his general “as you were” instructions right after his election, reconfirming all of Pope Francis' appointments in one of the more unambiguous signs of continuity you can have. It's of course likely that there will be shuffling in time, but I think Petrini is safe in her role, I just don't expect her to be the first Cardinelle at the next opportunity, as Leo appears interested in a degree of centrist rapprochement.   Similarly, while I had fairly big hopes for the observances of the 1700th anniversary of Nicea that were due this month, namely a reunified dating of Easter, obviously those observances aren't happening right now. And, while it look like there are now plans for later this year, around the Feast of Saint Andrew–November 30th–I think that moment has passed, and I expect it's not something we'll see in year one of a Papacy. Again, I'd be happy to be wrong, but I don't think that's a “coming super  soon” type situation at this point. And that's it for today, thanks for sitting through a record-breaking amount of admin. Thanks, Joe!

Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast
Bonus XI- Roman Influence on the USA (feat. Presidencies of the United States)

Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 47:27


The United States of America may only have been founded in the 18th century, but the influences on it stretch all the way back to the days of the Roman Empire and, before that, the Roman Republic. We sat down with Jerry Landry from the Presidencies of the United States podcast to talk about the Senate, cities called Carthage, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, and more!Sources for this episode:TBA

The Brian Kilmeade Show Free Podcast
ONE NATION: A Tale of Two Presidencies – Trump v Biden on Transparency

The Brian Kilmeade Show Free Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 42:13


Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook & Comfortably Smug from the Ruthless Podcast – Transparancey:  President Trump v President Biden Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) – President Trump's first cabinet meeting, inside the budget conflict between the House & Senate Gov Brian Kemp (R-GA) – GA House passes a bill banning trans athletes Jimmy Failla – Media Moments That Matter Brian went to the University of Austin to check out America's new ‘anti-woke' college PLUS, looking ahead at the week to come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Retrospectors
Mexico's 45 Minute President

The Retrospectors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 12:08


Pedro Lascuráin set an unbeatable record in presidential speedrunning—serving as Mexico's president for a paltry 45 minutes on 19th February, 1913. His one achievement? To hold the title just long enough to hand it over to the real mastermind behind the coup, General Victoriano Huerta. Huerta didn't last too long either - and eventually even the U.S., which had helped engineer the coup, withdrew their support for him. Meanwhile, Lascuráin retired from politics completely. Unlike most of his contemporaries, who ended up dead, he went back to being a lawyer and lived a long, peaceful life into his 90s. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider why all the paperwork was truly necessary amidst a bloody power grab; discover what happened to Lascuráin's predecessors; and explain why short Presidencies ran in the Lascuráin family… Further Reading: • 'Pedro Lascuráin: The Man Who Was Mexico's President for Only 45 Minutes' (Mental Floss, 2020): https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/635600/pedro-lascurain-45-minute-mexico-president • ‘The world's shortest political careers' (POLITICO, 2020): https://www.politico.eu/article/from-zero-to-hero-to-zero-again-thomas-kemmerich-thuringia-german-politics-declassified/ • ‘Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican President for 45 Minutes' (Mexico Unexplained, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7OZztRxWE Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Morning Wire
Biden to Trump: A Tale of Two Presidencies | 1.19.25

Morning Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 14:29


The defining moments of Joe Biden's presidency and what Donald Trump's second term could mean for America. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Turning Tides
There and Back Again: The Election of 1912: An Interview with Jerry Landry, originally on the Presidencies of the United States podcast

Turning Tides

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 92:29


There and Back Again: The Election of 1912 is an interview I took part in originally on Jerry Landry's podcast, Presidencies of the United States. We're excited to share this episode with the Turning Tides audience as well! Throughout this installment, Jerry and I discuss the 1912 presidential election and its lasting effects on American democracy that are apparent well into today.Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion ArrayPresidencies of the US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presidencies?mibextid=LQQJ4dPresidencies of the US Instagram: https://instagram.com/presidenciespodcast?igshid=MTIzZWMxMTBkOA==Presidencies of the US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presidenciesPresidencies of the US Website: https://www.presidenciespodcast.comPresidencies of the US Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/presidencies-of-the-united-states/id1191633316Presidencies of the US Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZRBiyuvyC4J5oAguxVqh0?si=EMs9hpo2RH65vqz_uelaOgPresidencies of the US Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9c077e71-ba5e-4f2b-8aec-5cb9f8c871d4/presidencies-of-the-united-states?ref=dm_sh_hNXnixseZjlRN6Pv1PA94FLTlPresidencies of the US Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/MYmkobzJDN1Presidencies of the US iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-presidencies-of-the-united-31007979?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=trueTurning Tides Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcastEmail: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.comIG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksentEmail: antiksent@gmail.com

Over Here, Over There
Citizen Dan: Jimmy Carter's Official and Unofficial Presidencies

Over Here, Over There

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 8:42


BBC Radio Gloucestershire host David Smith and 'Over Here, Over There' podcast host Dan Harris reflect on the life and legacy of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. They discuss his presidency, marked by significant achievements in diplomacy and human rights, and the challenges he faced, including economic difficulties. The dialogue also highlights Carter's post-presidency humanitarian efforts and his enduring humility, which left a lasting impact on American politics and society.Discussion points:Jimmy Carter was the longest-lived American president.He was known for his ethical approach to politics.Carter's presidency was marked by both successes and failures.He prioritized human rights in his foreign policy.The Camp David Accords were a significant achievement.Carter's post-presidency work greatly enhanced his legacy.He tackled global issues like disease and poverty through the Carter Center.Carter's humility set a standard for future politicians.His focus on environmental policies was ahead of his time.Carter's life exemplified a commitment to service and compassion.

Think Tank with Steve Adubato: The Podcast
Author David Greenberg talks about Spin tactics in U.S. Presidencies

Think Tank with Steve Adubato: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


David Greenberg, author of Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency, and Professor of History at Rutgers University, joins Steve Adubato for a special half-hour conversation to investigate how different American presidents have used public relations tactics to engage their audience and sway public opinion. Show # 621

Off the Record with Paul Hodes
Trump Is Falling Into the Classic Trap That Kills Presidencies

Off the Record with Paul Hodes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 36:26


Matt, Paul, and Alicia look at the question from Matt's most recent Newsweek column: is Trump falling into the mandate trap? New numbers from post-election analysis pain a pretty clear picture of what voters want and the limits of what voters want. In the case of Trump, there are very sharp limits on what voters will tolerate, and he seems to be pushing past them already. 01:06 Election Analysis: Trump's Mandate 03:13 Hakeem Jeffries and the Freedom Caucus 05:37 Political Negotiations and Compromises 11:28 Voter Sentiments and Democratic Party Challenges 25:15 Thanksgiving and Final Thoughts

[Abridged] Presidential Histories
BONUS! 2024 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular

[Abridged] Presidential Histories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 61:05


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 a roundtable discussion on U.S. and presidential history. The other podcasters are:Howard Dorre, Plodding through the PresidentsJerry Landry, Presidencies of the United StatesAlycia, Civics & Coffee Happy Thanksgiving!Support the show

10ish Podcast
282) Closest Presidential Elections in U.S. History

10ish Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 74:25


Bush vs. Gore. JFK vs. Nixon. Biden vs. Trump. Which Presidential elections throughout U.S. history have been the most competitive? Join Nick Emel and Presidential historian, Jerry Landry, on this look back in time discussing the Top 10 Closest Presidential Elections in American History, ranked based on the narrowest margins of victory in the Electoral College. PLUS... fun facts and trivia about each election, parallels between long-ago elections and modern-day elections, hot takes about the Electoral College, presidential scandals, and MUCH more. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast IMAGE of Zachary Taylor: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Zachary_Taylor_restored_and_cropped_%28cropped%29%282%29.jpg IMAGE of Millard Fillmore (Alec Baldwin lookalike): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/13_millard_filmore.jpg ---------------------------------------------- Hear more from Jerry on his podcast, Presidencies of the United States, a history podcast dedicated to exploring each of the presidencies of the United States from the beginning to the present day. Listen now on any podcast app or at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. ----------------------------------------------- Listen to Nick's favorite podcast app, Overhaul FM! https://onelink.to/x8u7u4 ---------------------------------------------- 10ISH POD+: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Flatpack History of Sweden
112. The Repetitive War

A Flatpack History of Sweden

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 55:23


Denmark and Sweden come to blows once again and both kings are eager for some quick successes. But alas, the armies mainly end up chasing each other back and forth across Scandinavia and dying of starvation or disease... We do get to see an angry King Fredrik deliver a one-liner worthy of James Bond though!    Shoutout once again to the excellent Presidencies of the United States podcast! Check them out wherever you get your podcasts or online at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com

The World Unpacked
Will America's Next President Bring Real Change in Foreign Policy?

The World Unpacked

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 49:52


Why is meaningful change in U.S. foreign policy is so difficult to achieve? This question is especially relevant with the U.S. presidential election just weeks away now, and analysts and policy makers all over the world are discussing how a Trump or Harris presidency might shift American foreign policy in the years to come.But how likely is it that we will see meaningful change at all? Historically, it has been incredibly challenging for presidential administrations to break away from entrenched foreign policy paths —even when the need for change seems obvious. Presidencies often start with a declaration of pivots and major strategic reorientation, these then get ground down by powerful bureaucracy, political pressures and human tendency to preserve the status quo. When change does happen, leaders often pay a high political price for it. Take, for instance, the example of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the end, it took two decades and much internal pushback before President Biden was able to officially make this happen - even though the decision had long had significant public support. In this week's episode, Sophia Besch sits down with Christopher Chivvis and Stephen Wertheim to discuss their research that dissects how strategic foreign policy change does happen despite pressures to maintain the status quo—and  what it would take for the next American president to enact such a change.Notes:Christopher S. Chivvis et al., Strategic Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 24, 2024.Stephen Wertheim, "How Kamala Harris Should Put America First—for Real," New York Times, October 21, 2024.Christopher S. Chivvis and Stephen Wertheim, "America's Foreign Policy Inertia: How the Next President Can Make Change in a System Built to Resist It," Foreign Affairs, October 14, 2024.Rebecca Friedman Lissner, "Wars of Revelation: The Transformative Effects of Military Intervention on Grand Strategy," Oxford University Press, 2021.

Viewpoints
Forget Trump And Biden: Unearthing The Past Presidencies History Forgets

Viewpoints

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 10:02


As the 2024 presidential election reaches its final stretch, we highlight some of our past presidents and their accomplishments and failures. What's a common trait among those who've held this role? Which president championed environmental policy? Did you know that former President Donald Trump didn't invent the infamous slogan, ‘Make America Great Again'? Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/forget-trump-and-biden-unearthing-the-past-presidencies-history-forgets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Steve Gruber Show
Steve Gruber, The good, bad, and ugly surrounding lame duck presidencies

The Steve Gruber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 7:30


Steve Gruber discusses news and headlines

Civics & Coffee
Abraham Lincoln with Jerry Landry

Civics & Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 60:26


Joining me as I wrap up my coverage of sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln is Jerry Landry. Jerry is a presidential history expert and is the host and lead researcher behind the incredible Presidencies of the United States podcast. Jerry lends his insight, expertise, and analysis on Lincoln's administration, how his cabinet helped him be successful during the Civil War, and what current politicians could learn about Lincoln's leadership. 

The Aid Market Podcast
Ep 28: Ambassador Cindy Courville - 1st US Ambassador to the African Union

The Aid Market Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 37:20


Ambassador Cindy Courville joins Mike Shanley to discuss her work as the first Ambassador for the African Union. She talks about what it was like to enter into that role and how she worked with African Leaders to ensure their voices were heard, as well as what it meant to them to have someone assigned to Africa. Ambassador Courville describes the way the relationships have changed throughout different Presidencies and that it is critical to choose our next President based on the needs of other countries. Lastly, Ambassador Courville talks about what someone looking to get started in the development and diplomatic sector should be focused on. Tune in to learn more about the African Union.    IN THIS EPISODE: [1:49] What is Ambassador Courville's view on global security? [2:43] What does she see as the interplay between intelligence and development in promoting development outcomes?  [5:32] What was Ambassador Courville's experience being the first Ambassador to the African Union and what was her role? [9:25] How have the policies changed since the first implemented policies? [14:28] What did it mean to the African Leaders to have an Ambassador assigned to them? [16:25] Has there been momentum on the foundation of engagement with African nations and leaders under the Biden administration?  [19:56] How do the current African leaders see geopolitical options to them in the US, China, and other nations? [24:26] What is Ambassador Courville's insight on good development and the importance of interagency work? [27:25] What is Ambassador Courville's insight to someone that wants to cut development funding or diplomatic funding? [31:53] Ambassador Courville's advice for someone getting started in the development or diplomatic sector.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:  If we fall or shift to a more authoritarian situation, that is not in the best interest of African countries or developing countries in general.  We need to have a democracy and a leadership that is focused on maintaining democracy, not curtailing the rights and freedoms of Americans.  The more politically and economically stable we are, the less you have to use other tools, and you only want to use those other tools in the most extreme situations.    QUOTES: [21:35] “The Africans have been extremely forgiving and understanding. I would say, extremely democratic in their outlook, so they recognize the dynamics and shifts on a level that the average American just doesn't get. I'm not just talking the leadership of Africa, but the people themselves, and so you can't expect them not to engage.” - Ambassador Cindy Courville [24:33] “If I were writing the policy for USAID today, or for the administration, not just for Africa, but in general, I would say we need to increase the size of USAID. USAID's mission is so huge, but the number of personnel and NGOs are great, but we need more continuity in that process.” - Ambassador Cindy Courville [31:19] “We haven't resolved our civil war issues, women's issues, all of those things that are fundamentally part of a democracy.” - Ambassador Cindy Courville   RESOURCES: NSL4A Steering Committee  Aid Market Podcast Aid Market Podcast YouTube   BIOGRAPHY: Ambassador (retired) Cindy Courville, Ph.D. currently serves on the executive board of the National Security Executives and Professional Association (NSEPA) and as a member of the Steering Committee of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS).  Previously Ambassador Courville served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Social Science Foundation Board for the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Within the U.S. government national security enterprise Ambassador Courville has served in a number of positions for nearly 20 years in the Department of State, the National Security Council, the Defense Intelligence Agency , and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  In the academic arena,  Ambassador Courville taught at the National Intelligence University, Occidental College, and Hanover College. Ambassador Courville served as the first U.S. Ambassador to the African Union where she was significantly instrumental in organizing and managing the fiftieth U.S. mission in Africa from November 2006-May 2008.  She led the U.S., European Union, and Non-African Observer countries negotiating efforts to design and implement the Strategic Planning Management Unit to support the African Union Mission to Somalia.  Also, she facilitated engagements with the ambassadors from Algeria, Ethiopia, and Uganda to develop a strategic engagement plan for the launch and sustainment of a Ugandan People's Defense Force led African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia. In addition, Ambassador Courville led a team of experts that developed a Disaster Readiness Program.  Under her leadership, this effort was fully funded at $1 million to assist the African Union in the creation of a standardized, coordinated system to monitor, address and remedy humanitarian crises in Africa. From 2004 – 2006 at the National Security Council (NSC), Dr. Courville served as the Special Assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for African Affairs.  She was responsible for developing and implementing critical strategic bilateral U.S. – Africa policy and relations that contributed to the advancement of U.S.- Africa political, economic, military partnerships, and security alliances.  Dr. Courville served as the White House and NSC lead working in collaboration  with the Nigerian government and the Special Court for Sierra Leone Office of the Prosecutor that helped bring  former  Liberian President Charles Taylor to justice for war crimes at The Hague.  In addition, Dr. Courville led the NSC interagency process that resulted in the U.S. training, airlifting and deployment of African Union troops in Darfur.  Also, she helped to create  and launch the Corporate Council on Africa, a public private partnership in support of the Presidential Malaria Initiative. Ambassador Cindy Courville received her Ph.D. and M.A. in international studies from the University of Denver and received her M.A. and B.A. in political science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Also, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Louisiana, selected as  the Korbel School of International Studies 2014 Alumni of the Decade, and received the University of Denver Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award. Ambassador Courville is a Shell Oil Fellow, Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, International Career and Advancement Fellow and Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Fellow.

Leading Saints Podcast
Behind the Scenes at Church HQ: Handbooks, Ministering, & Area Presidencies | An Interview with Larry Richman

Leading Saints Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 55:31 Transcription Available


Larry Richman retired in 2022 after working as a Church employee for 45 years. He was a project and product manager for many of the Church's programs, such as Sunday and weekday programs for adults, youth, and children as well as leader training and tools. He was the director of LDS.org and the Church's social media efforts from 2003–2008. Larry has authored over a dozen books and thousands of articles in magazines and websites. As an entrepreneur, he has started several businesses and provided leadership training and consulting for several companies. He has also served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for non-profit organizations. From 2022–2023, Larry served a full-time mission as the executive secretary for the Africa South Area Presidency. Links LDS365.com There is already a discussion started about this podcast. Share your thoughts. Transcript coming soon Get 14-day access to the Core Leader Library Highlights Larry shares insights into his career working behind the scenes at the Church and collaborating with general authorities. He discusses the balance between following the handbook and allowing for flexibility in leadership roles. Larry also highlights the importance of utilizing resources like the Life Help section, Gospel Topics, and My Calling in the Gospel Library app. He emphasizes the principle-based approach in the current handbook and the For the Strength of Youth guide, focusing on teaching doctrine and letting individuals govern themselves. Larry also touches on his experience running the LDS 365 blog and the importance of staying updated on handbook revisions. He shares his recent mission experience in South Africa and working with the area presidency. Larry's insights provide valuable perspectives on leadership and resources within church structure. 00:02:18 - Larry Richman's Career in the Church 00:09:19 - Working with General Authorities 00:15:52 - Implementing Church Initiatives 00:30:39 - Larry Richman's LDS 365 Blog 00:33:08 - Resources in the Gospel Library App 00:40:43 - Understanding and Using the Handbook 00:45:20 - Flexibility and Guidance in the Handbook 00:46:19 - Updates and Changes in the Handbook The Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Anthony Sweat, John Hilton III, Barbara Morgan Gardner, Blair Hodges, Whitney Johnson, Ryan Gottfredson, Greg McKeown, Ganel-Lyn Condie, Michael Goodman, Wendy Ulrich, Richard Ostler, Kirby Heyborne, and many more in over 700 episodes. Discover podcasts, articles, virtual conferences, and live events related to callings such as the bishopric, Relief Society, elders quorum, Primary, youth leadership, stake leadership, ward mission, ward council, young adults, ministering, and teaching.

The Steve Gruber Show
Steve Gruber, Election officials in all 50 states say we must stop allowing illegal aliens to register to vote—because it leads to very bad outcomes at the polls

The Steve Gruber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 11:00


Starting another explosive Hour— of The Steve Gruber Show— coming to you Live from Studio G in the heart of AMERICA— Fighting for you from the Foxhole of Freedom—willing to tell you the truth when nobody else will, I'm Steve Gruber, HERE ARE YOUR THREE BIG STORIES FOR THIS HOUR AMERICA!   Number One— Election officials in all 50 states say we must stop allowing illegal aliens to register to vote—because it leads to very bad outcomes at the polls—   Number Two— Donald Trump says he has picked his VP candidate—at least in his head—AND he says that running mate will join him for the debate on Thursday—BUT there will be several people with him—so we still don't know—   Number Three— AND this hour we focus on the biggest issue overall to Americans in 2024—the economy—INFLATION as I have discussed here for a very long time—kills Presidencies—and this one will do no better—   Its about the economy stupid—that's a fact—

The Steve Gruber Show
Steve Gruber, All eyes are on Atlanta for the first big showdown between Joe Biden and His predecessor Donald Trump

The Steve Gruber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 11:00


Starting another Brand-New Hour— of The Steve Gruber Show—Coming to you Live from Studio G in the heart of AMERICA—I'm Steve Gruber—Fighting for you from the Foxhole of Freedom— AND revealing the real Deep Fake of the Deep State every. single. Day!   AND HERE ARE YOUR THREE BIG STORIES TO START THIS HOUR AMERICA!   Number One— Almost half of all Americans that bought EV's would not buy another one—and want to go back to a gas or diesel powered vehicle—no surprise—as it was just a matter of time—   Number Two— Nate Silver the man that started the 538 who is considered by many to be the Guru of election analysis—says Donald Trump is the heavy favorite to win in November—he says the race is ‘No Toss Up”—   Number Three— All eyes are on Atlanta for the first big showdown between Joe Biden and His predecessor Donald Trump—it's the first time 2 Presidents have ever met in a debate—and it's the first time one has ever been held this early in the campaign cycle—   Many are speculating the Biden team wanted this—to make sure their guy could go the distance and actually finish the race—but millions of people, including millions of people that voted for Joe Biden in 2020—have abandoned ship—for a variety of reasons—BUT the 2 biggest factors are the economy, that destroys Presidencies—and the border, which is destroying the country—   Tonight at 9 O'clock eastern we will get to the first real battle of the 2024 Presidential Election—when CNN holds the first debate in Atlanta, Georgia—with no audience—and no help from anyone—just a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water for each of the 2 candidates—   BUT what are we really going to get out of this—I mean I think, like Nate Silver, that most people have already made up their minds and this race is Donald Trumps to lose—   BUT CNN wants to boost ratings, without losing any more viewers in the process—does that mean they will take a more even-handed approach?    In a word, No. At least I don't think so—BUT they could prove me wrong—   Here is what is most likely to happen—   Dana Bash and Jake Tapper will throw more softballs at President Joe Biden than any debate in American history—and we all know why—     The two play for Team Biden, whose captain is unfit to lead and unable to do much of anything. And yet the show must go on.    Tonight's debate is in Atlanta, because Georgia is a swing state—and it is where CNN calls home—   And because Bash and Tapper are the moderators, and because “This is CNN,” the two will ask Biden softball questions—and I wanted to give you my best guess preview— but first—   Before you tune in tonight —you should know the ground rules—from the candidates perspective—   Bite #6   Here are some questions they will not ask President Biden, Here are the questions they should ask AND Here, too, are the questions we encourage President Trump to ask, because Bash and Tapper are too partisan to be impartial—that is what their track record shows us—   The pair should start by asking Joe Biden why he is running for re-election—   And also ask him what office he is running for— If he talks the way he has been several times lately and he mumbles and rambles a bit and never answers the question, we will know—   If his answer wanders away like he did at the G-7 or in Hollywood we will know—   AND YES, We have a right to know, because millions of us do not believe Biden is competent—   We believe voting is too important to suspend disbelief. And so, we find it impossible to believe Biden is of sound mind when his body fails him too—   He stumbles, falling on stairs and fumbling elsewhere. He should go away, before doctors—medical doctors; sorry, Doctor Jill—have to take him away—by way of the 25th Amendment—   If Bash and Tapper will not ask Biden these questions, perhaps they will ask him what his campaign is about— They should at least ask him to recite his campaign slogan—which is “Together, We Will Defeat Trump Again”—   If Biden does not know something this simple, if he cannot remember the words, six words in total, what does he know? Is it too much for him to say the words, when /WHAT/ we ask of him, is far less than what he asks—with increasing desperation—of his donors; to send him money? More money all the time!   Perhaps Biden can recite something shorter, like the three-word slogan on his website: “Finish the job.” What job does he mean? What jobs has he created? What government jobs has he cut? What bill has he signed, what executive order has he issued, without which the economy would be worse off?    Or does Biden mean to say he wants to finish President Trump?    Are we to trade our votes for a vendetta, so Biden and Merrick Garland can exact vengeance against President Trump? Are we to lose our right to vote if we do not vote the right way?   How about asking Biden if the 2020 election was fair?    Does he think a foreign company, Dominion Voting Systems, whose headquarters are in Canada, should have a financial interest in the outcome of our elections?    Here's a question: Why should Dominion have dominion over its source code, the code that governs its hardware and software, at our expense? Are we to believe Dominion is the one company whose machines are impossible to breach, whose data is impossible to hack? Please!   If these questions are too technical, if they involve too many moving parts, how about asking Biden how many parts we have?    How many genders are there, Joe? How about asking Biden about Tyler Cherry, the associate communications director at the White House?    Is the cross-dressing Cherry a man? Why was Cherry not man enough to be true to his words? Why did Cherry delete nearly 2,500 tweets in which he made anti-Israel, anti-semitic and anti-police remarks?    How many words has Cherry written for Biden? How many more words will Cherry write for Biden? How many more words will Cherry have to delete until Biden speaks like President Trump and says, “You're fired”?   And then there's “Admiral” Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services. What about him/her, Joe?   Email excerpts from members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health recount how staff for Levine urged the organizations to remove age limits for so-called “gender-affirming” surgeries for children. Reportedly, they succeeded: The draft guidelines, released in late 2021, recommended lowering the age minimums to 14 for hormonal treatments, 15 for mastectomies, 16 for breast augmentation or facial surgeries, and 17 for genital surgeries or hysterectomies. The proposed age limits were eliminated in the final guidelines outlining standards of care, spurring concerns within the international group and with outside experts as to why the age proposals had vanished— To recap, there is Cherry, a man who wears a fishnet top and lipstick, and there is Levine, a doctor who dresses like a woman and pretends he is a sailor. Confused? We are!   Is Biden proud of these men? Is Biden proud they work for him? Is Biden proud of their work?   If Bash and Tapper will not ask these questions, if they will not ask Biden to man up, they have no right to ask President Trump anything—   If they will not ask Biden to defend his policies, to explain his policies, by what right should we listen to anything Biden says?   If we do not question Biden, who will?    The press failed altogether 4 years ago to ask the feeble old man almost anything of significance—and we are the ones paying the price for their incompetence now—   A debate requires a minimum of two people. President Trump does not have an opponent to debate. About this fact, there is nothing to question. About the questions Bash and Tapper will not ask, there is nothing more to say.   Biden gets what he wants, easy questions. What we want is a leader. We want a president who can lead.   We are not asking Biden to leave.    We are telling him to go.   That subject is not open to debate—   But what will happen tonight is not just a likely pass for Biden again—BUT the predictable attacks on Donald Trump coming mostly from Bash and Tapper—aiming at the 34 bogus felony convictions for allegedly falsifying business records—and of course the attacks about January 6th—and maybe a lie of two about Charlottesville mixed in for fun—   The problem for CNN however is clear—if they are blatant about being on team Biden they will be rejected even more—and their ratings will fall even further—if that is even possible—I mean looking at recent numbers I am not sure the place once known as the most trusted name in news will ever recover—UNLESS of course Elon Musk does the right thing and buys the place out—and re-sets American media and the narrative once again—in defense of free speech—   Don't worry—because soon—all will be revealed—   And before I run out of time—here are some fresh comments that could be discussed by the two hack moderators at Chicken Noodle News—

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
HIGH NOON IN TRENTON - John Adams Takes a Stand w/ Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 55:22


With Jerry Landry of The Presidencies of The United States Podcast [https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/] we talk about a decisive point in John Adam's presidency where the capital moved to Trenton, and Adams had gone to Massachusetts. He comes back to take a decisive stand that will mean a lot for the history of the U.S. Presidency. Jerry's show can be found at - https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. The episode following this one is called "Some Awful Crisis" and it is at - https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/217-some-awful-crisis/ We are part of Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews
4/26 - Jared Halpern, FOX News

Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 4:31


YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Trump's claims of "absolute immunity" from prosecution were argued before the US Supreme Court . Justices deliberated the scope of immunity, distinctions between personal vs Presidential actions, and looked at the implications their decisions might have on future Presidencies. This decision will affect several pending trials against the former President. Meanwhile, Trump's "hush money" trial continued in NYC; it is not impacted by the issue before SCOTUS.

Poor Historians: Misadventures in Medical History Podcast
President Cleveland's Secret Surgery (With Presidencies of the United States Podcast)

Poor Historians: Misadventures in Medical History Podcast

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 55:59


We invited Jerry Landry, host of the exceptional Presidencies of the U.S. Podcast onto the show today to help us discuss the clandestine surgery at sea that was done on President Grover Cleveland in the late 1800's. It was kind of a big deal.Listen to the end to hear a teaser on the upcoming Patron inspired TV show review. We'll talk about it after our bonus content with Jerry at the end of this episode.Go check out the Presidencies of the United States Podcast wherever you get your podcasts & follow Jerry Landry's work via his social media links below:Facebook: @presidenciesTwitter/X: @presidencies89Instagram: @presidenciespodcastThreads: @presidenciespodcastSources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland Wikipedia on Grover Cleveland, main articlehttps://lib.arizona.edu/hsl/materials/collections/secret-illness/cleveland University of Arizona website article on Cleveland's surgeryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdA5SPM3iWU PBS News Hour feature on the surgeryhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441833/ Mohs Surgeryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Tosi Christina Tosi Wikipedia article, she's an American treasurehttps://muttermuseum.org/ Mutter Museum webpagehttps://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/head-and-neck-cancer/risk-factors-and-prevention Cancer.net head and neck cancer risk factors and preventionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385680/ - Surgical cure rates (small study)https://columbiasurgery.org/news/2015/12/10/president-grover-cleveland-had-deadly-secret Another account from Columbia Surgery  ----- Patreon Page (support the show) -----Submit a Question for Mike's Trivia Challenge Segment (website form with instructions)-----Podcast Linktree (social media links / reviews / ratings)-----DrMqx (Follow Dr. Max on Twitch)

Podcast with a View
Episode 134: Intent… what will actually change America? It's not the President !

Podcast with a View

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 36:15


Intent and focus on basic principles that have been the formula for eons, will change America. Faith, Family and Civic diligence is what is needed. Presidencies come and go as do parties. The change has to be what is true.

Passing Judgment
Unpacking Carter and Biden's Presidencies with Jonathan Alter

Passing Judgment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 40:50


In this episode of Passing Judgment, esteemed author and political analyst Jonathan Alter delves into the complexities of Jimmy Carter's presidency, exploring how external factors such as inflation and unemployment marred its perception. Alter highlights similarities between Carter's challenges and those facing current President Joe Biden, drawing attention to historical influences on today's politics. The episode also examines the New York Hush Money case against Donald Trump, emphasizing its significance for law enforcement and democratic norms. Tune in to this episode of Passing Judgment for an encompassing discussion that charts the precarious balance between law, politics, and the ever-changing tapestry of American leadership.Here are three key takeaways you don't want to miss:1️⃣ Comparisons Between Carter and Biden: Alter draws parallels between the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden, observing the influence of past presidents on current political scenarios, along with the challenges they face due to changing times and issues.2️⃣ New York Hush Money Case and Trump: The podcast touches upon the legal troubles surrounding Donald Trump, specifically the New York Hush Money case, and its potential ramifications on the electorate. Alter underscores the gravity of such cases concerning the rule of law.3️⃣ Condition of the Republican Party: There's an assessment of the Republican Party's evolution, particularly its departure from traditional conservative values, allowing the rise of Donald Trump and presenting new directions for the party.Follow Our Host:On Threads: @LevinsonJessica

Leading Saints Podcast
What Every Bishop Needs to Understand About Betrayal Trauma | An Interview with Ashly Leavitt

Leading Saints Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 61:44


Ashly Leavitt has an associate degree in theatre and music, a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications, and a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling. After a 10-year career as an educator, Heavenly Father made it clear that He wanted her to shift to counseling and specialize in betrayal trauma recovery, relationship repair, and divorce recovery. Ashly loves helping those who have experienced betrayal trauma to discover and reconnect with themselves again. As a co-founder of Rejoice! Recovery, she enjoys using her educator and counselor experiences together to create classes on healing and relationships, leading discussions on boundaries, and co-hosting the podcast, Phoenix Forte: Connecting to Healing and Joy After Divorce. You can catch Ashly presenting at conferences and retreats. On Sunday, you'll find her serving in her all-time-favorite calling as a Relief Society instructor. Ashly has previously served in Primary and Young Women's Presidencies, but she's been honored to serve by teaching Relief Society in multiple wards over the last 12 years. However, Ashly's biggest accomplishment is managing to survive as a single mom of two. During her free time (if such a thing exists) you would find Ashly supporting the local theatre scene, playing board games with friends and family, participating in the Lamb of God Easter production on Temple Square, and laughing with her kids while they dance in the kitchen together. Links There is already a discussion started about this podcast. Share your thoughts here. Watch on YouTube Transcript coming soon Highlights Coming soon The Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Anthony Sweat, John Hilton III, Barbara Morgan Gardner, Blair Hodges, Whitney Johnson, Ryan Gottfredson, Greg McKeown, Ganel-Lyn Condie, Michael Goodman, Wendy Ulrich, Richard Ostler, and many more in over 700 episodes. Discover podcasts, articles, virtual conferences, and live events related to callings such as the bishopric, Relief Society, elders quorum, Primary, youth leadership, stake leadership, ward mission, ward council, young adults, ministering, and teaching.

The Smerconish Podcast
We Know How Voters Feel. But How to Experts Rank Biden's and Trump's Presidencies?

The Smerconish Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 21:38


Brandon Rottingaus is Professor of Political Science and the holder of the Pauline Yelderman Endowed Chair at the University of Houston. Michael talks to him about his new survey of scholars ranking the American Presidents - where Abraham Lincoln remains in the top spot. What about President Biden and Former President Trump? Listen here. Original air date 20 February 2024.

GAY with GOD!
Meet Jerry Landry!

GAY with GOD!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 54:47


A self-described lifelong learner, Jerry Landry's spiritual journey began in childhood and is an ongoing daily path. Since 2015, he and his husband have been active in various lay ministries with their Episcopal parish in Davidson, NC. In addition to his day job as a learning and development professional, Jerry is also the host of a US presidential history podcast, The Presidencies of the United States, that takes an in-depth look at the various people, events, and socio-economic trends that have shaped (and reshaped) the presidency. In this episode, Jerry talks about coming from a non-religious family to at a very young age following a call to lean into a spiritual path. He bought his own children's bible and began exploring on his own. Jerry is now deeply connected to his faith and his church, along with his husband. This episode is so inspiring! Connect with Jerry Email: jerry.landry@gmail.com Website: https://www.presidenciespodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presidencies X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/presidencies89 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/presidenciespodcast/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/presidenciespodcast   WILD GOOSE FESTIVAL! Come and join me and listen to a LIVE taping of the GAY with GOD! podcast while being surrounded by a transformation community  grounded in faith-inspired social justice! Click the link above and when you register for tickets...use this discount code: A-MIDGE to get $50 off of an adult ticket.

Keen On Democracy
Why Impeachment remains an Indelible Stain on the Presidencies of Nixon, Clinton and Trump: Michael J. Gerhardt's guide for engaged citizens to the the law of Presidential impeachment

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 38:29


EPISODE 1912: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Michael J. Gerhardt, author of THE LAW OF PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT, about how the threat of impeachment remain indelible stains on the Presidencies of Nixon, Clinton and TrumpMichael J. Gerhardt is Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina Law School, resident scholar at the National Constitution Center, and the author of six books, including The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy, whichFinancial Times selected as one of the best non-fiction books of 2013. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

Nixon and Watergate
Season Eleven Wrap up and Thank You for Tuning in!!!

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 4:19


Dear Friends, Thank you for tuning in to our podcast during 2023. It was a year that saw us delve into our most personal of podcasts to date, as we looked back at our friend former Congressman, John Jenrette, and his role on the national stage during the middle - late 1970s. We also examined the Presidencies of the two Presidents that came to office after the overthrow of Richard Nixon, as they were forced to try and keep the country stable in the most tumultuous of times, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.We then began our look at George H. W. Bush, his political rise alongside a giant, Ronald Reagan, and his eventful first year as President. It is the first of three seasons, two of which are on tap for 2024,  looking back at the Bush Presidency, as he presided over the fall of Communism, a war in the Persian Gulf, and finally the changing of the political guard in America as the World War 2 generation leaves the Presidency upon the election of Bill Clinton. We saw our show hit 12,000 new downloads, and get some of those downloads in an amazing 94 different countries around the Globe. We are honored beyond words and want to say a simple thank you to all of you that have tuned in throughout this, our third year on the air.  We have quite a few things planned this coming year for 2024. We have two more seasons in our look back at George H. W. Bush, we plan to cover the South Carolina Presidential Primaries, we have a series of interviews we plan to share with you, including an extraordinary special series focused on our community of Myrtle Beach's own local World War 2 figure and former Mayor, Bob Hirsch, where you will get to see an example of the leadership lessons lived out in our own community that this generation of leaders set for us all. I think it is a year you will enjoy and, like me, possibly learn a lot you did not know too. It is also another year that will be very personal for me as we look back at the two campaigns I cut my teeth on in politics, in 1992, and in our final series: Bob Dole 1993 - 1996 The Last Man Standing , that will look back at those years after Bush left office when Bob Dole was the last of his generation, and the only Republican left, to make leadership's last stand before the current generation of leaders took over from there and brought their dismal record of divisiveness with them. We hope you will enjoy it, and we thank you for tuning in this past year, Sincerely, Randal WallaceHost Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Original Air Date 10-5-2022 Today, we take a look at the life and legacy of President Ronald Reagan, the last transformational U.S. president who's regime we are still living in. Between his neoliberal economics, anti-government ideology and white supremacist appeal to authoritarians, he did more to shape the last 40 years of the politics of the country and conservative movement than anyone else. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: 40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? - Make Me Smart - Air Date 12-14-21 It's been just over 40 years since newly elected President Ronald Reagan declared, “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem.” Ch. 2: The Democracy We Think We Live In - On the Media - Air Date 8-9-19 Adam Serwer [@AdamSerwer], staff writer at The Atlantic, on the catastrophic, deadly idea that "only white people are fit for self-government." Ch. 3: General Motors Proves Trickle Down Theory Only Works If You Shower With Gold Water - The Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-3-18 General Motors admits what we all know, after receiving a massive tax cut, the auto maker is laying off thousands of American employees and closing it's plants. Ch. 4: The Lasting Impact of Reagan's Firing of Air Traffic Controllers (1/2) - The Real News Network - Air Date 8-4-14 Prof. Joseph McCartin and former PATCO spokesperson Elliot Simons discuss the anniversary of the firing and Ronald Reagan's betrayal Ch. 5: When American Presidents Go to Trial - On the Media - Air Date 9-9-22 Rick Perlstein [@rickperlstein], a journalist and author of The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, explains the continuing impact of Gerald Ford's decision to pardon Richard Nixon for his crimes. Ch. 6: Ronald Reagan “Terrifying Words - ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'” - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 5-13-21 We scrutinize Reagan's famous quote "the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help'” in today's episode. Where and when was it coined? What is its broader meaning? Ch. 7: How Ronald Reagan's Regime Led To The Jan 6th Capitol Riot - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-17-21 The Capitol insurrection on January 6th was a long time coming. Back in 1980, Ronald Reagan's campaign was laying the groundwork for what would become Donald Trump's platform. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 8: America's Right Turn with Rick Perlstein - Why Is This Happening? - Air Date 9-1-20 How did America's modern conservative movement come to power? Historian and author Rick Perlstein's prolific work has traced the arc of modern electoral politics, and specifically has laid out how modern conservatism arose. Ch. 9: Why the "Reagan Regime" Endures - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 3-7-22 Presidencies are rarely transformational, and neither Biden nor Trump have lived up to their supporters' dreams. So what does it take to really change our politics? Host Kai Wright is joined by political theorist Corey Robin to confront that question. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on my first debate about Reagan MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE: Description: A large portrait of former American President Ronald Reagan in a dark suit and red tie is framed on a wall in a dim, museum-like room. His smiling face is softly lit with a spotlight. Credit: “President Ronald Re[a]gan” by LunchboxLarry, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0  | Changes: Slightly cropped Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

[Abridged] Presidential Histories
BONUS! 2023 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular

[Abridged] Presidential Histories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 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 StatesAlycia, Civics & Coffee Howard Dorre, Plodding through the PresidentsHappy Thanksgiving!Support the show

Civics & Coffee
Bonus: 2nd Annual Friendsgiving

Civics & Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 56:01


Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! I am here with a BONUS episode to help you make it through your travel week. Last year, a group of us podcasters got together to chat history, podcasting, and everything in between. We had such a good time that we decided to do it again this year! Come learn all about Kenny from Abridged Presidential Histories, Howard from Plodding Through the Presidents, Jerry from the Presidencies of the United States, and me! Your local favorite podcast host. And be sure to check out the website to learn more about these fabulous men and their amazing shows! 

New Books Network
Chris Cutrone, "The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022" (Sublation Media, 2023)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 66:07


In The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022 (Sublation Media, 2023), Chris Cutrone investigates how and why the Millennial Left did not take up the task of socialism for the their time and relegated themselves to the shadows of the GenX Left and the New Left before them. The Millennial Left, facing the War on Terror, the Great Recession, the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, and the Black Lives Matter protests, as well as the Presidencies of Obama and Trump and the political discontents expressed by them and by Bernie Sanders, Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn, SYRIZA, et al, was tasked with the struggle for socialism in the core of global capital. It failed to even attempt this task. In the essays collected here, spanning the Millennial generation's many agonies, Chris Cutrone cuts through the accumulated legacy of failures that the Millennials inherited from the Left of the 20th century and that blocked their view of the socialist politics needed to turn the crisis of neoliberal capitalism into a struggle to overcome capitalism. A critique of the history of the recent and current Left, the book is also a lesson in politics: the politics marking the 21st century and the absence of Marxism informing the Left as much as the Right. It is essential reading for anybody interested in a socialist politics of freedom.  Chris Cutrone teaches Critical Theory at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute for Clinical Social Work. He completed his PhD on Adorno's Marxism at the University of Chicago, where he taught for many years in the Social Sciences Core Curriculum, and is the original lead organizer and chief pedagogue of the Platypus Affiliated Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Critical Theory
Chris Cutrone, "The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022" (Sublation Media, 2023)

New Books in Critical Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 66:07


In The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022 (Sublation Media, 2023), Chris Cutrone investigates how and why the Millennial Left did not take up the task of socialism for the their time and relegated themselves to the shadows of the GenX Left and the New Left before them. The Millennial Left, facing the War on Terror, the Great Recession, the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, and the Black Lives Matter protests, as well as the Presidencies of Obama and Trump and the political discontents expressed by them and by Bernie Sanders, Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn, SYRIZA, et al, was tasked with the struggle for socialism in the core of global capital. It failed to even attempt this task. In the essays collected here, spanning the Millennial generation's many agonies, Chris Cutrone cuts through the accumulated legacy of failures that the Millennials inherited from the Left of the 20th century and that blocked their view of the socialist politics needed to turn the crisis of neoliberal capitalism into a struggle to overcome capitalism. A critique of the history of the recent and current Left, the book is also a lesson in politics: the politics marking the 21st century and the absence of Marxism informing the Left as much as the Right. It is essential reading for anybody interested in a socialist politics of freedom.  Chris Cutrone teaches Critical Theory at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute for Clinical Social Work. He completed his PhD on Adorno's Marxism at the University of Chicago, where he taught for many years in the Social Sciences Core Curriculum, and is the original lead organizer and chief pedagogue of the Platypus Affiliated Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

New Books in Intellectual History
Chris Cutrone, "The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022" (Sublation Media, 2023)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 66:07


In The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022 (Sublation Media, 2023), Chris Cutrone investigates how and why the Millennial Left did not take up the task of socialism for the their time and relegated themselves to the shadows of the GenX Left and the New Left before them. The Millennial Left, facing the War on Terror, the Great Recession, the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, and the Black Lives Matter protests, as well as the Presidencies of Obama and Trump and the political discontents expressed by them and by Bernie Sanders, Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn, SYRIZA, et al, was tasked with the struggle for socialism in the core of global capital. It failed to even attempt this task. In the essays collected here, spanning the Millennial generation's many agonies, Chris Cutrone cuts through the accumulated legacy of failures that the Millennials inherited from the Left of the 20th century and that blocked their view of the socialist politics needed to turn the crisis of neoliberal capitalism into a struggle to overcome capitalism. A critique of the history of the recent and current Left, the book is also a lesson in politics: the politics marking the 21st century and the absence of Marxism informing the Left as much as the Right. It is essential reading for anybody interested in a socialist politics of freedom.  Chris Cutrone teaches Critical Theory at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute for Clinical Social Work. He completed his PhD on Adorno's Marxism at the University of Chicago, where he taught for many years in the Social Sciences Core Curriculum, and is the original lead organizer and chief pedagogue of the Platypus Affiliated Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

10ish Podcast
239) The Founding Fathers of America

10ish Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 80:05


John Hancock. George Washington. Ben Franklin. Many of us can name the more well-known of America's Founding Fathers, but what about the lesser-known men who were just as important to America's early history? And of the dozens of men considered the Founding Fathers, who among them played the most critical role in America's founding? And how would they be ranked in order of general fame in modern society? Nick Emel and returning Sidekick Host, American history expert Jerry Landry, go deep on all of these questions and more as we discuss the Top 8 Most Important Founding Fathers of America.PLUS... the credentials of each Founding Father, 1700s America, fun facts and trivia about each Founding Father, the Duel of 1804, room and board in the 1700s, scandals, and MUCH more.IMAGE of grumpy President, John Quincy Adams----------------------------------------------Hear more from Jerry on his podcast, Presidencies of the United States, a history podcast dedicated to exploring each of the presidencies of the United States from the beginning to the present day. Listen now on any podcast app or at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.-----------------------------------------------Get EARLY, AD-FREE access to 10ish Podcast episodes (and bonus content!) on the new-and-improved 10ish Pod+. Now easier to sign up than ever, and listenable on all podcast apps (including Spotify): https://10ishpod.com/plus----------------------------------------------NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletterMERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merchTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpodYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcastTWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpodINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod----------------------------------------------Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/blog.----------------------------------------------Ad Music (10ish Pod+):"Enter the Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5968552/advertisement

Presidencies of the United States
FEED DROP: Introducing Countdown to Dallas: The Kennedy Assassination

Presidencies of the United States

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 19:53


Our partners at Evergreen Podcasts have a great new series that I have no doubt Presidencies listeners will appreciate - Countdown to Dallas. On the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemingly unconnected events that led to that afternoon in Dallas, Texas. He explores the troubled and broken life of Kennedy's killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, and challenges six decades worth of conspiracy theories. Check out this first episode then subscribe to Countdown to Dallas wherever you get your podcasts or go to https://evergreenpodcasts.com to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History's Trainwrecks
063 - Another Secretary of the Navy!

History's Trainwrecks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 141:10


If you're a fan of the Presidencies of the United States podcast, you're familiar with the special series host Jerry Landry does called Seat At The Table, in which he and a special guest cover the life of a Cabinet secretary. Most of whom you've never heard of. Jerry does this because no president accomplishes anything alone. The President of the United States is at the top, but he needs someone to run foreign policy, handle the money, and keep an eye on the army as well as all the ships at sea. This was never more true than in the early days of the American Republic, before presidents figured out how things worked and relied on these early Cabinet secretaries to define the departments of the Executive Branch and figure out how they were supposed to work, and what they were supposed to be doing. All the while dealing with things like economic calamities and wars, both declared and undeclared. We know about some of these early Cabinet secretaries, like Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, who went on to be President themselves, and Alexander Hamilton, because of a certain Broadway play. But Jerry digs into the lesser-known ones, in many cases those who have never really been studied by historians. Why? Because without them, America would have been in trouble. Jerry seems to like talking about Navy Secretaries with me, despite my penchant for seasickness and me having no idea about how boats work. This is my second time as a guest on Seat at the Table, and it is our second Secretary of the Navy—William Jones, who served during the War of 1812. Jerry also likes to keep the identity of the Cabinet member a secret from his guest, which adds to the suspense, but doesn't make me look in the least bit knowledgeable. So I have to make things up as I go. This is something you long-time listeners of History's Trainwrecks may be acquainted with. Take a listen to the story of one of the early Navy Secretaries and why they mattered so much to the early American Republic.Check out the Presidencies of the United States Podcast - https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/And The Valley Forge Project - https://www.valleyforgeproject.org/ Subscribe to History's TrainwrecksSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/historys-trainwrecks. Help keep trainwrecks on the tracks. Become a supporter at https://plus.acast.com/s/historys-trainwrecks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Matt Locke Show

Matt welcomes Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer from the London Center for Policy Research and also Project Sentinel President to the program to discuss the parallels between the Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden debacles we call their Presidencies. Matt also discusses the idiocy currently emcompassing the Speaker of the House votes.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1596226/advertisement

American History Hit
President John Quincy Adams

American History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 41:00


John Quincy Adams didn't just share a name with his father. He also followed in his footsteps to take the Presidency, and then lose it after one term.In this episode of our series on the Presidencies of the United States, we're onto the sixth commander-in-chief.Don is joined once again by Christopher Young. Chris is a Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest and among his many publications wrote “Serenading the President: John Adams, the XYZ Affair, and the 18th-Century American Presidency” for Federal History.Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Siobhan Dale. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, James Holland, Mary Beard and more.Get 50% off your first 3 months with code AMERICANHISTORY. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at historyhit.com/subscribeYou can take part in our listener survey here.

Imperfect Men
Episode 18: David Brearley

Imperfect Men

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 27:47


On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss a quiet man from New Jersey who helped shape the presidency, David Brearley.Podcast to recommend: Presidencies of the United States (https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/)SourcesScarini, Donald. David Brearley and the Making of the United States Constitution. Princeton, NJ: New Jersey Heritage Press, 2005.Scott, Austin Wakeman. “Holmes v. Watson: The New Jersey Precedent.” The American Historical Review, vol. 4. New York City, NY: Macmillan, 1899.See pinned tweet for general sources Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dividend Cafe
Credit where Credit is Due

The Dividend Cafe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 23:02


Today's Post - https://bahnsen.co/3QipwRU Everyone loves to talk about the stock market. When it is doing well, people assume everything is great (wrongly). When it is doing poorly, people assume everything is terrible (wrongly). Presidencies can rise or fall based on the Dow or the S&P 500. The stock market is at least familiar to most people, even if they don't own stocks. It has cultural familiarity on top of investment democratization.The same is not always true of the bond market, which is interesting since the bond market is so much larger and more important than the stock market. Interest rates, liquidity, mortgages, the currency of a country, and the monies that fund wars, governments, tunnels, schools, and bridges are all a by-product of the bond market. However, the overall world of “borrowing” (debt to one party, credit to another) covers more than just bonds. The “credit” markets delve into the borrowings that exist to make possible homebuilding, homebuying, home re-financing, commercial real estate, small business loans, big business loans, and so much else. Securitizing the debt around car loans, credit card loans, and even aircraft and yacht loans is big business. Credit is not just a “boring” bond market – it is what makes the world turn into a highly robust and active economy. Capital is needed to fund capitalism, and that capital is, far more often than not, “credit” – not “equity” … Today in the Dividend Cafe, we look at the current state of credit markets and what they teach us about the current state of affairs. Few things are more clear throughout economic history than this: weakening credit markets reflect economic weakness, then create economic weakness. It is a vicious cycle as old as the wheel. And even the wheel probably had someone developing it on credit … Links mentioned in this episode: TheDCToday.com DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

Presidencies of the United States
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Presidencies of the United States

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 2:35


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10ish Podcast
"BEST OF" 2-PACK: Heaviest + Wealthiest Presidents in U.S. History

10ish Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 144:50


In this 10ish Podcast "BEST OF" 2-Pack, join Nick Emel in revisiting two of our most-downloaded episodes from the archives! First, Nick and original Sidekick Host, Brandon, reveal the Top 10 Heaviest U.S. Presidents, ranked by body weight (Episode 119). Then, immediately following that, Nick and presidential history expert, Jerry Landry, break down the Top 10 Wealthiest U.S. Presidents (Episode 168). ---------------------------------------------- Summary of Episode 119: Heaviest Presidents in U.S. History, originally released February 2021 The history of the U.S. Presidency does not offer a lot of variance in gender or race...but it does offer a lot of variety in terms of body types. On this episode, Nick tries to guess Brandon's list of the Top 10 U.S. Presidents, ranked by their body weight during their time in office. VISUAL AID - Headshots of every U.S. President: https://potus.com ---------------------------------------------- Summary of Episode 168: Wealthiest Presidents in U.S. History, originally released April 2022 Most people can easily name some of the most famous Presidents in American history, like JFK, FDR, and Abe Lincoln. But how many people could tell you which U.S. Presidents throughout history had accumulated the most wealth? On this episode, Nick is joined by guest sidekick host, Jerry Landry from the Presidencies of the United States podcast, to discuss the Top 10ish Wealthiest Presidents in U.S. History, ranked by the peak wealth during their lifetimes. VISUAL AID - see the official portrait of every President we discuss here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents ---------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast ---------------------------------------------- NEW BONUS EPISODE: Nick welcomes back Alecia and Sierra to reveal and analyze the Top 10 Best-Selling Liquor Brands Worldwide! Listen to this members-only bonus episode on the new-and-improved 10ish Pod+ now: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus Apple Podcasts listener? Listen here: https://apple.co/3PmmPfu ---------------------------------------------- TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- 10ish Podcast Theme Music:  Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Ad Music (10ish Pod+): "Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American POTUS
Honest Abe's Death-Defying Trip to D.C.

American POTUS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 44:18


Abraham Lincoln's election of 1860 saw an amazing 80% voter turnout due in part to extreme passions for who would be leading our divided nation, they had never and would never be as high. As a result, Honest Abe's whisker-close win proved to be the final spark in the explosion of Civil War. So the stage was now set for him to take over, but first he had to travel through the South to get to D.C., facing a series of unprecedented violent threats. The death-defying trip that resulted in one of the greatest Presidencies the nation has ever known, on this episode of American POTUS!The American POTUS podcast is a 501c3 non-profit show, supported by listener patriots like you. To help us keep the program going, please join others around the nation by considering a tax-deductible donation. You can make your contribution and see what exciting plans we have for new podcasts and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org. Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org. Thank You!

Heartland Daily Podcast
The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe (Guest: Kevin R.C. Gutzman)

Heartland Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 81:23


Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University, to discuss his new book, The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. They discuss the foreign policy, domestic, and constitutional agenda of the Virginia Dynasty, their successes and failures, and what the presidential administrations of these three Founders meant for the history of the country. Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250135452/thejeffersoniansShow Notes:Law & Liberty (AUDIO): “The Jeffersonian Republic” (AUDIO) https://lawliberty.org/podcast/the-jeffersonian-republic/U.S. National Archives: “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrUBnbZaZGYWall Street Journal: David O. Stewart – “‘The Jeffersonians' Review: Virginia Dynasty https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-jeffersonians-review-virginia-dynasty-11671057455Washington Free Beacon: Luke Thompson – “Reality Mugs a Founder” https://freebeacon.com/culture/reality-mugs-a-founder/

Royal, Strong, & True
First Presidencies of Sport Video Game Franchises, College Football Scheduling Philosophies, Tetris Review, and MORE

Royal, Strong, & True

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 81:18


This week's LOADED episode covers everything under the sun...yes, even the NBA and baseball! But along with that come discussions about BYU Football's win total falling to 5.0 at Caesar's, the crew's reaction to some news about Big Ten scheduling, an extensive Proper Football review in which Theoretical Salt Lake is given a new moniker, some Spring Football updates including Voodoo hate week, poor clock management, and a new BYU running back, and FINALLY the First Presidency draft of Sports Video Game Franchises. Enjoy!

Royal, Strong, & True
First Presidencies of College Football Rivalries, O/U 5.5 Wins for BYU Football, Sports World Round Up, and a whole lot of Housekeeping

Royal, Strong, & True

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 66:28


The full crew is BACK and kicks the episode off with a great deal of reviews, ranging from cinema to Forumla 1 to Buffalo Wild Wings. Following that up is a trip around the sports world, where the guys touch on literally every sport under the sun except baseball (yuck). Finally, after a quick discussion about Caesar's 5.5 win total for BYU football, the fan favorite segment of First Presidencies is back again as Justin, Danny, and Jared debate and draft the greatest college football rivalries. Enjoy!

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Air Date 10/5/2022 Today, we take a look at the life and legacy of President Ronald Reagan, the last transformational U.S. president who's regime we are still living in. Between his neoliberal economics, anti-government ideology and white supremacist appeal to authoritarians, he did more to shape the last 40 years of the politics of the country and conservative movement than anyone else. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: MintMobile.com/Best PAY ONLY $15/MO FOR PREMIUM WIRELESS SERVICE! ExpressVPN.com/BestOfTheLeft GET INTERNET PRIVACY WITH EXPRESS VPN! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: 40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? - Make Me Smart - Air Date 12-14-21 It's been just over 40 years since newly elected President Ronald Reagan declared, “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem.” Ch. 2: The Democracy We Think We Live In - On the Media - Air Date 8-9-19 Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, on the catastrophic, deadly idea that "only white people are fit for self-government." Ch. 3: General Motors Proves Trickle Down Theory Only Works If You Shower With Gold Water - The Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-3-18 Reagan didn't invent trickle down economics and the original metaphor was even more demeaning. Ch. 4: The Lasting Impact of Reagan's Firing of Air Traffic Controllers (1/2) - The Real News Network - Air Date 8-4-14 Prof. Joseph McCartin and former PATCO spokesperson Elliot Simons discuss the anniversary of the firing and Ronald Reagan's betrayal Ch. 5: When American Presidents Go to Trial - On the Media - Air Date 9-9-22 Rick Perlstein, a journalist and author of The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, explains the continuing impact of Gerald Ford's decision to pardon Richard Nixon for his crimes. Ch. 6: Ronald Reagan “Terrifying Words - ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'” - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 5-13-21 We scrutinize Reagan's famous quote "the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'” Ch. 7: How Ronald Reagan's Regime Led To The Jan 6th Capitol Riot - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-17-21 The Capitol insurrection on January 6th was a long time coming. Back in 1980, Ronald Reagan's campaign was laying the groundwork for what would become Donald Trump's platform. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 8: America's Right Turn with Rick Perlstein - Why Is This Happening? - Air Date 9-1-20 How did America's modern conservative movement come to power? Historian and author Rick Perlstein's prolific work has traced the arc of modern electoral politics, and specifically has laid out how modern conservatism arose. Ch. 9: Why the "Reagan Regime" Endures - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 3-7-22 Presidencies are rarely transformational, and neither Biden nor Trump have lived up to their supporters' dreams. So what does it take to really change our politics? Host Kai Wright is joined by political theorist Corey Robin to confront that question. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on my first debate about Reagan TAKE ACTION! MIDTERMS MINUTE 2022 - Installment #1:  Today's focus is on toss-up House races in California, New York, and Ohio, and OPEN or NEW seats that are *leaning* Democrat or Republican: GET FULL DETAILS AND ACTION LINKS Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE: Description: A large portrait of former American President Ronald Reagan in a dark suit and red tie is framed on a wall in a dim, museum-like room. His smiling face is softly lit with a spotlight. Credit: “President Ronald Re[a]gan” by LunchboxLarry, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0  | Changes: Slightly cropped