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With the first presidential debate just two weeks away, an hour on the art and science of the presidential debate. We look at the evolution of debates through history, question whether or not they matter to the election, and even learn about the art of the political putdown. GUESTS:  Kathryn Cramer Brownell: Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. She is author of Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life and 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News Aaron Kall: Director of Debate and a Lecturer in the Department of Communication at the University of Michigan. He is also author of Debating The Donald Chris Lamb: Professor of Journalism at Indiana University Indianapolis, and author of The Art of the Political Putdown: The Greatest Comebacks, Ripostes, and Retorts in History Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.  Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Kathryn Cramer Brownell is associate professor of history at Purdue University and the author of Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life and her latest, 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News.     The post The History of Cable Television and Its Impact on Politics appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss Dr. Oz running for the U.S. Senate and the history of celebrity politicians. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week's show:  Celebrity doctor-entertainer Mehmet Oz is running for Senate in Pennsylvania, as a Republican. Niki drew on historian Kathryn Brownell's book, Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life, and Neil referred to Nicholas Kristof's gubernatorial run. Natalia referred to Olga Khazan's Atlantic article about Trump's celebrity candidacy.   In our regular closing feature, What's Making History: Natalia discussed the latest season of Selling Sunset, now streaming on Netflix. Neil recommended historian Paul Renfro's Teen Vogue article, “Ryan White, Teen Who Contracted AIDS, Shifted Narrative Around The Disease.” Niki shared Dahlia Lithwick's Slate article, “SCOTUS Will Gaslight Us Until the End” and referred to Michele Goodwin's New York Times guest essay.

We are all aware how important professional movie makers are to modern campaigns. Many trace this importance to John F. Kennedy's presidential victory in 1960. Yet, as Kathryn Cramer Brownell shows in her new book Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), Tinseltownwas a...

We are all aware how important professional movie makers are to modern campaigns. Many trace this importance to John F. Kennedy’s presidential victory in 1960. Yet, as Kathryn Cramer Brownell shows in her new book Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), Tinseltownwas a major influence on political races almost since the beginning of the motion picture industry. Her book wonderfully the history of how show business and politics are intertwined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all aware how important professional movie makers are to modern campaigns. Many trace this importance to John F. Kennedy’s presidential victory in 1960. Yet, as Kathryn Cramer Brownell shows in her new book Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), Tinseltownwas a... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all aware how important professional movie makers are to modern campaigns. Many trace this importance to John F. Kennedy’s presidential victory in 1960. Yet, as Kathryn Cramer Brownell shows in her new book Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), Tinseltownwas a major influence on political races almost since the beginning of the motion picture industry. Her book wonderfully the history of how show business and politics are intertwined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all aware how important professional movie makers are to modern campaigns. Many trace this importance to John F. Kennedy’s presidential victory in 1960. Yet, as Kathryn Cramer Brownell shows in her new book Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), Tinseltownwas a major influence on political races almost since the beginning of the motion picture industry. Her book wonderfully the history of how show business and politics are intertwined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices