Podcasts about Spiro Agnew

Send us a textThis is the last lecture I delivered in my academic career.  I discovered that I had miscalculated the end of the semester and that I had an extra class.  I did have a regular academic topic but my wife said, "You are a senior professor.  You have taught 48 years.  Your students see you as someone who has had a life time of experiences.  They will forget an academic lecture but they will not forget your personal stories.  Why not tell them about the famous political leaders you encountered during your lifetime."  So these are my reflections on 19 different people who crossed my path.  The first two are Nixon and Kennedy when they were campaigning in 1960.  The last was my friend Sibylle Laurischk, a member of the German Bundestag. Some of these stories are funny, some are affirming,  some are deadly serious.  Those discussed include Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, George McGovern, Spiro Agnew, Jimmy Carter and Roslyn, Mayor Orville Hubbard of Dearborn, Televantelist and Presidential candidate Pat Robertson, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Nour of Jordan, Nelson Mandela, Ambassador Moallam of Syria, Rabbi Meir Kahane, the racist Israeli who was assassinated, Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinian spokesperson, Vice President Khaddam of Syria, Shlomo Gazit, former head of israeli military intelligence, Archbishop Vigneron of Detroit, and Sibylle Laurischk. I have separate podcasts on Jimmy Carter, Orville Hubbard, Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and Rabbi Kahana. My son Greg, who was four when we met Vice President Spiro Agnew, reminded me recently that, "I shook hands with Spiro Agnew."  I had forgotten that, but he definitely deserves his moment in the sun. This was a recorded zoom lecture that was then shared with students.  Sorry that this podcast platform will not allow zoom images. Note that I also have a lecture on Memorable Students.  That was posted back in 2020.  

Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois-Chicago, returns to the program to continue the discussion of his new book⁠ ⁠Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History⁠. In this second part of the discussion, Danny, Derek, and Kevin get into the origins and power of the "radical chic" and "limousine liberal" criticisms, the concept of "positive polarization" as championed by figures like Spiro Agnew, the perceived abandonment of the white working class by the Democratic Party, the role of Nixon in this political shift, the influence of Phyllis Schlafly and George Wallace, George McGovern and the "acid, amnesty, and abortion" label, Daniel Patrick Moynihan's attempt to redefine liberalism, the transition of some Cold War liberals to neoconservatism, the Democratic Party's embrace of neoliberalism and the rise of "Atari Democrats," the cultural phenomenon of "owning the libs," the association of the professional managerial class with contemporary liberalism, and potential new political vocabularies beyond the "liberal" label, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois-Chicago, returns to the program to continue the discussion of his new book⁠ ⁠Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History⁠. In this second part of the discussion, Danny, Derek, and Kevin get into the origins and power of the "radical chic" and "limousine liberal" criticisms, the concept of "positive polarization" as championed by figures like Spiro Agnew, the perceived abandonment of the white working class by the Democratic Party, the role of Nixon in this political shift, the influence of Phyllis Schlafly and George Wallace, George McGovern and the "acid, amnesty, and abortion" label, Daniel Patrick Moynihan's attempt to redefine liberalism, the transition of some Cold War liberals to neoconservatism, the Democratic Party's embrace of neoliberalism and the rise of "Atari Democrats," the cultural phenomenon of "owning the libs," the association of the professional managerial class with contemporary liberalism, and potential new political vocabularies beyond the "liberal" label, and more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill died at his home in Belvedere  California just a few days ago on February 21st, 2025. He was  93. He's the Secret Service man that  will forever be remembered for his  own courageous  moment in Dealey Plaza.  On November 22 1963, starting from one car behind, he would dash and land on the trunk of the presidential limousine….just moments after the fatal shot hit president Kennedy.  As the famous films of that moment so vividly depict, and as the presidential  limousine accelerated,  he held  on... and he gently nudged  Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat. He did so after she had climbed onto the trunk of the limousine,  Mrs. Kennedy herself at that moment in shock and desperately lunging to retrieve  a part of her husbands brain and  skull. Agent Hill would hold on tightly and continue to shield the president and Mrs. Kennedy as the limousine accelerated to speeds of  up to  60  and 70 miles  per hour during  the ride to Parkland Hospital.His heritage was  Norwegian. and he was from North Dakota. He was drafted into the United States  Army,  and wound up being trained as a counter intelligence officer. After the military,  Hill would join the Secret Service and served on the presidential details beginning with Dwight Eisenhower. During the Kennedy years, he was assigned to guard  the first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.We are reminded that he was the only Secret Service agent to take the dash. He was the only agent to offer his body as a human shield  for  the President and Mrs. Kennedy in those moments where there was still uncertainty. Uncertainty  as to whether  more shots would be forthcoming. It was too late for the President and it was  Clint Hill's acknowledgment of that...with a thumbs down... to  those in the Secret Service car just behind...and that would be the first moment of consciousness that our nation had lost its President…There is no doubt that the Secret Service deficiencies in Dallas contributed to the President's death. But, there is also no doubt that Hills courageous acts that day were exemplary.  Just days after that moment in Dealey plaza, Agent Hill  was honored for his bravery…a moment that he himself  took little comfort in...With all of the controversy about the exact nature of the President's head wounds, there was likely no one that had more of an unfettered view of them then Clint Hill. He would hover over the top of the  President…as they raced to Parkland, his view unimpeded by others  for over five minutes, as they sped toward Parkland…with the rear of the President's head in plain view as it rested on Mrs. Kennedy.Clint Hill would remain as the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy until after the 1964 election. And  then he was assigned to President Johnson, back at the White House.  In 1967,  Hill was named as the Special Agent In Charge (SAIC) at the White House. When Richard Nixon was elected, he became the SAIC for the vice president Spiro Agnew.Agent Hill retired from the Secret Service in 1975, but he lived with the horror of that moment in Dallas for the rest of his life. Like the Secret Service in general, he steadfastly believed that it was Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald alone that fired the shots that day in Dallas. And he steadfastly maintained that three shots... and only three shots... were fired. It can safely be said that Clint Hill was one of the good guys. Rest in peace, Clint Hill. 

This Day in Legal History: 25th Amendment to the US Constitution On February 10, 1967, the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, establishing clear procedures for presidential succession and addressing concerns about vacancies in the executive branch. The amendment was a response to historical ambiguities in presidential succession, particularly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Prior to its ratification, the Constitution provided little guidance on what to do if a president became incapacitated. The amendment formally allowed the vice president to assume the presidency if the president died, resigned, or was removed from office. It also established a process for filling a vacant vice presidency, a critical change since several vice presidents had died or resigned without a designated replacement mechanism. Additionally, it provided a procedure for a president to temporarily transfer power to the vice president, such as in cases of medical procedures. The amendment's fourth section allowed for the removal of a president deemed unable to discharge the duties of the office, though this provision has never been invoked. The first use of the amendment came in 1973 when Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, and President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as his replacement. The amendment was invoked again in 1974 when Nixon resigned, making Ford the first unelected president in U.S. history. Since then, the temporary transfer of power provision has been used several times for medical reasons, including during surgeries for Presidents Reagan, George W. Bush, and Biden. The 25th Amendment remains a critical safeguard, ensuring stability and continuity in the executive branch.A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing certain Treasury Department data and ordered the destruction of information already obtained. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic-led states against President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, alleging that allowing Musk's team access to personal financial data violates federal law. The judge found the states likely to succeed on the merits and cited risks of data exposure and hacking. The lawsuit argues that the administration implemented the policy without public explanation or a privacy impact assessment, violating the Administrative Procedure Act. The order prevents Treasury from granting access to unqualified individuals and mandates background checks for those with clearance. Meanwhile, a separate lawsuit filed by unions has also led to a temporary restriction on access to Treasury systems. The White House defended DOGE's role as a government efficiency initiative, while critics, including Senator Ron Wyden, accused the administration of misleading Congress about the extent of Musk's involvement. A hearing is set for February 14 to determine whether a longer injunction will be issued.Musk's DOGE Blocked From Treasury Data in State AGs Lawsuit (1)The Justice Department is shifting resources from traditional priorities like counterterrorism and white-collar crime to focus on immigration enforcement under President Trump. Prosecutors are being reassigned to border districts, and the FBI's joint terrorism task forces have been directed to assist with immigration initiatives. Additionally, US Marshals and DEA agents now have the authority to make immigration arrests. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered investigations into sanctuary jurisdictions and instructed DOJ units to prioritize foreign bribery cases linked to cartels over other white-collar crimes. Critics, including congressional Democrats, warn that diverting resources in this way could increase crime and weaken national security. Legal experts argue that pulling experienced prosecutors for immigration cases carries a steep opportunity cost, while counterterrorism specialists say their methods are not suited for handling migration. The move reflects a broader effort by the Trump administration to maximize the DOJ's role in immigration enforcement early in the new term, learning from past efforts to reshape asylum law and border policies.Border Focus Pulls DOJ Resources From Terrorism, White CollarA U.S. judge will soon decide whether President Trump's buyout offer to two million federal workers can proceed. The plan, which offers employees pay through September if they resign now, has been challenged by federal workers' unions, arguing that Congress has not approved funding for it. Overseen by Elon Musk and his newly created Department of Government Efficiency, the initiative is part of Trump's broader effort to downsize the federal government. Democrats and unions have raised concerns over Musk's growing influence and DOGE's access to sensitive government data. While 65,000 employees have reportedly accepted the buyout, unions warn that the administration may not honor the deal. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has already faced shutdown-like actions, with staff ordered to stop work and the agency temporarily closed. Meanwhile, Trump has hinted at further cuts, including in the Pentagon, as legal challenges continue to mount against his sweeping restructuring efforts.Judge to review Trump's buyout offer to government workers | ReutersThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been effectively shut down under the leadership of acting chief Russell Vought, who ordered staff to halt all regulatory activities and cut the agency's funding. The move eliminates federal oversight of financial companies, drawing sharp criticism from consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers. The National Treasury Employees Union sued to block Vought's actions, arguing they undermine Congress' authority. Critics also raised concerns about Elon Musk's involvement, as his Department of Government Efficiency has gained administrative access to CFPB systems, despite Musk's business interests in the financial sector. Agency employees and unions accuse Musk of trying to take control of his own regulator. Vought also ordered the agency's headquarters to close for a week and shut down public communications. The shutdown is part of Trump and Musk's broader effort to restructure the federal government, prompting legal challenges and public protests.Consumer protection agency neutralized by Trump's new chief | Reuters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

It's time once again for a podcast. The name of it is called Bubbles' Mushrooms with your hosts - Edward, Katie and Luke! It's a big day for a big episode this week with our first special guest who travelled many miles just to be here on the program! Jac is finally here and she tells us about here travels, her accent and southern things she does in the south. Katie decided the episode is called 'The Jacisode', Luke and Jac got mistaken for old people, the new dog park has Power Wheels just for the dogs and Edward's house smells like wet dog hair every time. Jaclyn gets to see Alf porn again for the first time, Katie rescued stray animals again and Dexter the Rabbit can't see no more! Can you believe that? This week's game is another one of those guessing games! Edward the GameMaster asks us is this the real south or is this just fantasy? Find out now why Murfreesboro is called Murfreesboro, hear how the word Kashyyyk is spelled, magically be whisked away to Plimis City and find out all about Spiro Agnew (the dragon). Follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @bubbmush and email the show at bubbmush@gmail.com - thanks for listening and be sure to tell all of your friends that they're gonna like it too!

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We're not just talking about losers anymore! This episode, join amateur historian Thom Woodley on a tour through the vice presidents of history - those mediocre, second-rate men who were a heartbeat away from the presidency. Those who never served as Commander in Chief (or who were nominated as candidate of one of the major parties) gets discussed today - and rated! (Please forgive the audio quality on this one - I was without my pop filter and you can hear every single 'p' nice and close!) I discuss in this episode: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry, Daniel Tompkins, John Calhoun, Richard Mentor Johnson, George Dallas, William Rufus Devane King, Hannibal Hamlin, Schuyler Colfax, Henry Welson, William Wheeler, Thomas Hendricks, Levi Morton, Adlai Stevenson I, Garrett Hobart, Charles Fairbanks, James Sherman, Thomas Marshall, Charles Dawes, Charles Curtis, John Nance Garner, Alben Barkley, Spiro Agnew, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney and Mike Pence! (And special mention goes to some interesting THIRD-place runner ups, like David Rice Atchison, John Hay, Samuel Southard and more)... (Tertiary special mention goes to some interesting loser veep candidates - like Sarah Palin, Thomas Eagleton and Curtis Lemay, among some dubious others...)

In light of calls for President Joe Biden to step down because of cognition issues and the near assassination of President Donald Trump, its time to revisit the 25th Amendment. Learn about how the original, unamended Constitution addressed the death, removal, or incapacity of the President or Vice President and its three major defects. The original Constitution left gapping holes about under what circumstances, and in what way, power would flow between the President and Vice President. For many decades, the shortcomings of the original Article II, Section 1 provisions of the Constitution were laid bare — through deaths, illnesses, and incapacitations of Presidents and Vice Presidents. Explore how the country dealt with those flaws until the adoption of the 25th Amendment in 1967 with the illness, incapacity, disability, and grievous injures of Presidents Woodrow Wilson, James Garfield, Grover Cleveland, and others — which were hidden — and the implications for history.  Walk through the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Section 1 of the 25th Amendment makes clear that when a President dies, is removed, or resigns, that the Vice President becomes President. Section 2 of the 25th Amendment provides a process to replace the Vice President. Section 3 of the 25th Amendment provides a simple mechanism by which the President can temporarily cede power to the Vice President. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment provides a process by which a President incapable or unwilling to declare him or herself incapable of performing his or her duties to be replaced by a Vice President as acting President. If there is a dispute, Congress decides with a two-thirds threshold. Understand how the 25th Amendment was used by President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush when undergoing medical procedures.  Review the calls by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer to replace President Donald Trump through the 25th Amendment.  Highlights include Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Vice President Mike Pence, January 6 Capitol Protest a/k/a January 6 Storming of the Capitol, President Donald Trump, President (and Vice President) Joe Biden, President William Henry Harrison death, President John Tyler, President Richard Nixon resignation, President Abraham Lincoln assassination (and assassination plot against Vice President Andrew Johnson, William Seward, and General Ulysses S. Grant), Succession Act of 1792, Vice President Spiro Agnew resignation, President Gerald Ford appointment as Vice President and ascension as President, John Dickinson, Saul K. Padover, James Madison, President James Garfield assassination attempt (and lingering illness and death), Thomas Neal, President Grover Cleveland secret surgeries, President Woodrow Wilson stroke and lingering illness, Secretary of State Robert Lansing convening cabinet meetings during Wilson's illness, President Dwight Eisenhower heart attack, Vice President temporarily acting as President (Vice President Nixon and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)), President John F. Kennedy (JFK) assassination, Birch Bay, passage by Congress and ratification of the 25th Amendment, presidential disability (including President George W. Bush (Vice President Dick Cheney) and President Ronald Reagan (Vice President Herbert Walker Bush)), invoking of 25th Amendment following January 6, by the House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, and many others. To learn more about the Constitution & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more. Check out Judge Michael Warren's book America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, amazon, or other major on-line retailers. Join us! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-warren9/support

Maryland Republican Spiro Agnew is a crook. He rose from Baltimore County Zoning Board Chair to Vice President of the United Sates in under a decade—accepting cash bribes the entire time. When a state investigation threatens to take him down, Spiro hides behind President Nixon's explosive Watergate scandal to hide his crimes and disappear from public memory… almost.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 11 - Murdock and Marvel: 1973 Its 1973, which was a tumultuous and eventful year for America.  We left Vietnam without winning, VP Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace and the US dollar was devalued, while momentous events such as Roe v Wade, Nixon visiting China and Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs.  By end of year Nixon has resigned and the US has begun to slip into its first recession since the post-War boom of the 40s.  Lost in all of that were some pretty important moments for the comics world, including the Miller v California case, which would directly affect the comics world.  Buckle up, folks, this year is a bumpy one.  Preshow Duane recommends Fallout TV Show on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Season-1/dp/B0CN4HV16N The Year in Comics  This was a crazy year for comics, with major changes in the economy, the law and society at large impacting the industry. The Big Stories Comic Fan Art Awards (formerly Goethe Awards) Shazam Winners The Year in Marvel New Titles (and lots of reprints) New Characters Big Moments Who's in the Bullpen ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Doug Moench The Year in Daredevil  Appearances: Daredevil #95-106, Avengers #111 Gerry Conway (writer) and Gene Colan start the year off in there usual roles with Roy Thomas editing, but that changes several times throughout this year.  The year starts with the Man-Bull heading to San Francisco to exact revenge on Daredevil and create an army of serum created creatures from unsuspecting San Franciscans.   Next we see the tragic tale of Mordacai Jones and he's transformation into Daredevil's newest foe – the Dark Messiah. He then frees some prisoners to create his disciples of Doom to go after Daredevil. Daredevil is able to defeat him by reminding him of the teenager he used to be.  Hawkeye comes to San Francisco looking to rekindle a romance with Black Widow which causes a fight between Daredevil and Hawkeye before several other Avengers show up asking for Daredevil's help.   In Avengers #111, Daredevil and Black Widow help take down Magneto and free the X-Men and Avengers he had taken control of.  After helping the Avengers, Daredevil returns to San Francisco while Black Widow stays with the Avengers  For Daredevil's big 100th issue, we get the psychedelic spectacular featuring another new villain – Angar the Screamer who can cause hallucinations by screaming. Daredevil is the only one that can remember the hallucinations after they've ended. Black Widow returns, but Angar causes DD and Widow to fight while he escapes.  While looking for Angar the Screamer, Daredevil and Black Widow must take on Stilt-Man (again) to save the original creator of the suit tech (and his daughter) and before Stilt-Man can use his molecular condenser.  Peter Parker comes to San Francisco to interview Daredevil but his web slinging skills are needed to help Daredevil and Black Widow take on Ramrod – a former oil rig worker who had his skeleton replaced with steel after an accident.  He's after some papers Daredevil is holding but ends up falling from a tall building allowing him to be captured by police.  Another issue, another new villain for the shadowy figure. This time it's Kraven the Hunter. Who gets the better of Black Widow and Murdock/Daredevil at a dinner party hosted by Matt's senior partner Kerwin Broderick. Kraven throws Daredevil off a cliff…  But ends up in the secret layer of Moon Dragon who thinks Daredevil is a minion of Thanos but after probing his mind (and a gunshot wound) realizes that she's been manipulated by Kerwin Broderick for his own ends.  The year ends in a cliffhanger as all of Broderick's villains – Dark Messiah, Angar the Screamer, Ramrod are causing chaos throughout San Francisco while his latest creation – Terrex is slowly making it's way towards the city where Kerwin intends to meld with the creature and become king of San Francisco and the world.  New Powers, Toys or Places New Supporting Characters New Villains This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #100 June 1973 “Mind Storm”  Recap Why We Picked This Story The Takeaway The End of Innocence Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES  Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.  The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.  Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.  Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra's Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.    The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years.  Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time. 

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1091, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Geographic Abbrev. 1: It's the SF in the airport code SFO. San Francisco. 2: AS:This U.S. Pacific territory. American Samoa. 3: SL:This West African nation. Sierra Leone. 4: MB:This Canadian province. Manitoba. 5: BH:This nation, a former Yugoslav republic. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Round 2. Category: German 101 1: These 2 antonyms are ja and nein. yes and no. 2: When traveling in Germany, you might ask, "Sprechen sie Englisch?", which means this. Do you speak English?. 3: If you rent ein auto in der Winter, you might need some of this fluid, der Frostschutz. antifreeze. 4: To find one of these, look for a sign that says "damen" or "frauen". a ladies' room. 5: "Ich habe hunger" means "I'm hungry"; "Ich habe durst" means this. I'm thirsty. Round 3. Category: Historic Greats 1: Frederick the Great brought this kingdom into European ascendancy; it's no longer around, though. Prussia. 2: This empress did not promulgate the 1773 papal bull suppressing Jesuits, allowing them to survive in Russia. Catherine the Great. 3: Part of this 11-letter name of the king of the Franks means "great" in Old French. Charlemagne. 4: King Sejong the Great was responsible for bringing the Hangul alphabet to these people. Korea (the Koreans). 5: Jews have warm fuzzy feelings for this "Great" Persian who released them from captivity in Babylonia. Cyrus the Great. Round 4. Category: A Lover Of Latin 1: It's from the Latin for "crossbred animal" but a prius is a modern form of it, too. a hybrid. 2: It's the ablative form of locus, "place", as when it precedes "parentis". loco. 3: Used in statistics, this word is from the Latin adverbial phrase for "by the hundred". percent. 4: Meaning "in or at another place", you better have a good one for the night of the 16th, ya mug. an alibi. 5: This two-word phrase, Latin for "good faith", means "authentic" in English. bona fide. Round 5. Category: Peeved Veeps 1: This veep lead the Democratic-Republican attacks against 1798's Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jefferson. 2: He said that if his successor, Joe Biden, "wants to diminish the office of the vice president, that's... his call". (Dick) Cheney. 3: Returning from Europe in 1812, he entered the U.S. under an assumed name, Adolphus Arnot; oh yeah, he shot a guy. (Aaron) Burr. 4: He initially didn't want to be McKinley's 2nd VP; he thought it would weaken him for a 1904 presidential run. Teddy Roosevelt. 5: This Greek American published a memoir, "Go Quietly... or Else". Spiro Agnew. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

On the cover of R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s memoir is a photo of him holding a 3-olive martini. It was obviously his choice and part of a message he chooses to send his readers about his life after 79 years. Mr. Tyrrell founded the American Spectator magazine in 1967. In the author's bio in the back of the book it says: "He has never had another job, though he came terrifyingly close in the late 1960s when the Vice President asked him to join his staff. After strenuous negotiations, the Vice President settled for Tyrrell as a consultant. After that the Vice President resigned." The Vice President was Spiro Agnew. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the cover of R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s memoir is a photo of him holding a 3-olive martini. It was obviously his choice and part of a message he chooses to send his readers about his life after 79 years. Mr. Tyrrell founded the American Spectator magazine in 1967. In the author's bio in the back of the book it says: "He has never had another job, though he came terrifyingly close in the late 1960s when the Vice President asked him to join his staff. After strenuous negotiations, the Vice President settled for Tyrrell as a consultant. After that the Vice President resigned." The Vice President was Spiro Agnew. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year after his re-election, President Nixon was knee-deep in the Watergate scandal. On October 10th, 1973, VP Spiro Agnew resigned, pleading no contest to charges of tax evasion and money laundering, part of a negotiated resolution to a scheme in which he accepted nearly thirty-thousand dollars in bribes while governor of Maryland. According to The New York Times, Nixon “sought advice from senior Congressional leaders about a replacement.” The advice was unanimous in favor of Gerald Ford. Ford agreed to the nomination, telling his wife that the Vice Presidency would be “a nice conclusion” to his career. On October 12th, President Nixon officially named Gerald Ford as Veep. The energy crisis was becoming a major issue. Nixon assured the public saying Americans wouldn't be running out of gasoline, air travel wouldn't stop, and heating oil would be plentiful in the winter months. Though the crisis would require some sacrifice on everyone's part. He outlined a plan which included using less heat, less gasoline, cutting down on highway speeds as well as cutting down on lighting at home and at work. General consensus felt things would get worse before they got better. Meanwhile on November 10th a ceasefire was achieved in the Middle-East. A tenuous agreement was reached between Egypt and Israel that put an end to military conflict. By the middle of November, the Nixon White House sought to put a positive spin on things – launching what was called “The President Fights For His Administration's Credibility.” Nixon's dwindling support from Capitol Hill Republicans caused him to make a round of addresses, primarily in Republican stronghold cities, in order to reiterate his case and help approval. The reviews were mixed – some thought it was a valiant attempt to rescue a bad situation, while others were more convinced than ever that Nixon needed to step down.

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Join the conversation with C4 and Bryan Nehman as they discuss the latest on Israel and the Impending invasion of the Gaza Strip and an interview CNN had with an official representing Hamas. Former Governor of Maryland Bob Ehrlich joins the show to discuss what it was like to be the State's first Republican Governor since Spiro Agnew. Also, yesterday Commissioner Richard Worley said the carjackers are now targeting women at gas stations. C4 and Bryan Nehman live every weekday from 5:30-10:00 a.m. ET on WBAL News Radio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

Meet Miguel Fernandes whose studio encourages artists in ceramics and cartooning. We met in Turkey in August and he along with his girlfriend Mariana help run the studio. Contact him at the website: www.cobalto.org or use Instagram at his @ozzy_floyd (with a nod to Pink Floyd who performed in Pompeii) or the studio Insta on @Coletivo_CobaltoThe historical marker includes Spiro Agnew, the invasion of Beirut, and a lost United Airlines airplane. Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

If there is one thing we love at PCY more than nostalgia, it might be trivia. The arrival of Trivial Pursuit in the 80s took the board game world by storm. At least that's how we remembered it. We talk about our first memories of the game (Spiro Agnew) and even pit Brad against Giff in a quick trivia match. After the exciting mano a mano, we finish the episode by drafting our favorite board games. Do you like Scattergories, Pictionary, Monopoly, Sorry? Listen now to hear who wins and if your favorite game made one of our lists! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the show

If there is one thing we love at PCY more than nostalgia, it might be trivia. The arrival of Trivial Pursuit in the 80s took the board game world by storm. At least that's how we remembered it. We talk about our first memories of the game (Spiro Agnew) and even pit Brad against Giff in a quick trivia match. After the exciting mano a mano, we finish the episode by drafting our favorite board games. Do you like Scattergories, Pictionary, Monopoly, Sorry? Listen now to hear who wins and if your favorite game made one of our lists! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the show

Alan Dershowitz says the charges against Trump should be thrown out. Mark interviews Boston Radio Host Howie Carr: Mark and Howie talked about Boston politicians asking citizens to take in migrants. They also talked about Biden acting like he's a working-class Joe.

According to recent polls, an overwhelming number of Americans now distrust our government. In one survey, some two-thirds of respondents said they believed most elected officials are corrupt. But is their cynicism justified?In this interview, Lindsay chats with Richard Briffault, an expert in government ethics. Briffault discusses the murky definition of corruption, and the history of campaign finance. And he offers a blueprint to reform what many believe is a broken system.Please support us by supporting our sponsors!Audible: Try Audible free for 30 days! Visit Audible.com/AS or text AS to 500500.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a discussion of the January 6 Indictment for Insurrection handed down in early August.  There is an earlier podcast on the Mara-Lago stolen documents case, and one on the Dominion Voting Machine defamation lawsuit against Fox News. There were some glitches in this podcast.The Vice President is President of the Senate, not Speaker. Giuliani showed the Georgia committee an edited video, not an edited photo. There is a "crime-fraud" exception, not exemption. But Rudy Giuliani really did talk about carrying around a USB port.  That was his mistake, not mine. . I saw an interview that I did not include.  It was with George Connally, a former Republican affiliated with the Lincoln Project. He is a noted attorney and was asked how he would defend Trump.  He said that the evidence was exceptionally strong.  If he were Trump's attorney his goal would be to keep him out of prison.  He would urge him to seek a plea deal in which Trump would plead guilty and agree to leave the public arena.  In exchange the government would drop all charges.  That was the deal that Spiro Agnew worked out.   Admit guilt, no prison, disappear. And it would very much be in the public interest that this happen.  I think everyone can see that Trump would never accept such a settlement.  My suspicion is that he thinks he can win the election and make the whole thing go away. 

Watergate balloons into a crisis for the Nixon administration. Agnew faces growing pressure to step down.Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandalPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AS and get on your way to being your best self.Audible: New members can try Audible free for 30 days! Visit Audible.com/AS or text AS to 500500.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Agnew works to undermine the prosecutors' investigation. President Nixon puts his attorney general in a difficult position.Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandalPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Prosecutors begin investigating political corruption in Baltimore County. The probe leads to a shocking discovery.Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandalPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!Audible: Try Audible free for 30 days! Visit Audible.com/AS or text AS to 500500.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spiro Agnew is trapped in a dead-end job. But Agnew has large ambitions, and with the urging of his mentor, the future vice president decides to take a risk.Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandalPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AS and get on your way to being your best self.Audible: New members can try Audible free for 30 days! Visit Audible.com/AS or text AS to 500500.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. We regularly talk about international affairs as well as economics and politics, and it's always helpful to notice how much these themes often interact with each other. And we'll continue in that discussion throughout this year. And in all these episodes, but it is worth noting, specifically, we're going to go back in history and talk about Watergate and this interaction of international politics and the Watergate scandal that we're many of us are familiar with. I'm glad to be joined. In by Dan Modlin this week, we're going to twist the tables and I'll be asking and Dan questions. And it's particularly interesting because throughout his life he has been fascinated by the Watergate scandal. And as a student, he did extensive research on this question and his revisited—frequent times. So Dan, thank you for joining us on this. And our first question to you is although Watergate was generally considered to be a domestic story doesn't it have some international politics connections to it?DanYes, thank you, Kevin. It's something a lot of people don't realize that the roots of the whole Watergate scandal really go back to the Pentagon Papers incident in which a Rand analyst named Daniel Ellsberg was accused of leaking documents to the New York Times that became known as the. Pentagon Papers and these were internal documents from the Defense Department. Which had analyzed some of the mistakes made during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the war in Vietnam, Richard Nixon's name was not in the Pentagon Papers, but he was very concerned about the leaks. As it turns out, he and Henry Kissinger in that time were involved in some of the diplomacy that. Would later lead to. Opening some of the doors with China and they were very concerned that some of the information from the Pentagon Papers, even some of the documents that hadn't been released yet. Referred to some surveillance flights that the US had carried out over China and they were concerned that that could impede their progress in talking with Chinese leaders. So there was very definitely an international aspect to this. Another interesting side light of this was that Ellsberg, the person who's widely recognized as the person who leaked the Pentagon Papers, had actually had a mentor named Henry Kissinger in his past. Going to Garrett M Graff in his very interesting book, Watergate and New History, Kissinger was concerned that if that former student would continue to leak documents, that would reflect badly on him, and it would also obviously have an impact on some of their diplomacy. But according to graph. Kissinger then encouraged Nixon to take a hard stand on. Leaks and that hard stand was what led directly to some of the corruption and illegal activity that became known as the Watergate scandal.KevinYou know, this is fascinating because, well, you've spent a significant amount of time thinking about Watergate. I've been interested in the Cold War era of this same time period. And I've read biographies on Kissinger. And this was a very important mark both in the history of what we would know with Watergate, but also the relationship that Kissinger has throughout the administration. And this feeding of basically paranoia that comes from that and we see. The Nixon and Kissinger bond kind of strengthened through this paranoia, right? So they have a greater trust basically through developing distrust of others. And just as I mentioned earlier, you've had these interesting stories that you've shared with me throughout my life. Of being at the Watergate hearings, and in fact, you were there the day Attorney General John Mitchell. So I know all of us would enjoy hearing some of the macro pieces that you've heard, as well as what was it like being there?DanIt was a very interesting experience and to put it kind of in context, I don't know of anything that happens currently that had quite the attentional center. Watergate hearings had all three TV networks were devoting the entire day to carrying the testimony at those hearing. But I did have the opportunity. It's it's kind of a strange way I I got the. Chance but I. Did get to go to hear the first day, John Mitchell testified Attorney General John Mitchell. As it happened, I was a young agriculture reporter and my father worked for a TV affiliate in Indianapolis who had a Stringer. On the hill. And as it turned out, that Stringer wasn't going to be going to the hearing that day, so he loaned me his press pass. So I actually got to go in and sit through the entire day's hearings. And it was it was amazing. Author Norman Mailer was there. There were rumors that John Lennon was going to be there. I never saw him. But I would have.KevinI'm sure I'm sure if he.DanWas there when? You would know him.DanI would. Have noticed him, but it was. It was an amazing activity and really that particular day, Mitchell. Was very effective at not answering questions, and there wasn't anything that earth shattering that that came out the particular day I was there, but it was it was an amazing experience to be able to witness all all of this going on in, in the caucus room there and and that the Senate was dealing with it was it was really. It was like watching history being made.KevinAnd that caucus room? That meeting room is one that continuously they go to for major hearings because of the size and the media capacity they have for that room. So Garrett Graff, as you mentioned, has written a book that's garnered a lot of attention in recent years on Watergate, a new history. What are some of these key findings that you have from this both? In domestic politics, particularly, but maybe anything international.DanAs well, I think I think Graff did an excellent job of researching this story and a lot of the information that I found new was he went back and dug up the early abuses, the plans to bug offices. And again, a lot of this started with the idea of stopping leaks, but it it quickly. Grew to illegal activity and the graph lays that out and then points out that there was much more to the story than just the break in at the Democratic headquarters. He's also very quick to point out that a lot of the information that that came out through the Washington Post, again through reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. A lot of that information came from their source at the time. Was just known as. Deep-Throat, but that it was later revealed that that was Mark Felt and graph points out that a lot of the information that felt provided to those reporters was really pretty self-serving in that felt was hoping to take over the head position at the FBI after the death of J Edgar Hoover and so. Although in the movie all the president's men, we kind of get the in. To this interesting guy that meets reporters in the garage and he's trying to do something to help save the country from some kind of awful fate. In fact, he probably was giving them information that was helping him. At the same time, so that that was certainly one of the things and I think. Just in general Graff also was pretty tough on a couple of the key players in terms of how they work things around to try to make themselves look less culpable than they were. He was, I would say he was fairly tough on John Dean and Jeb Magruder. Both in terms of their role, their direct role in the cover up and their attempts to. Appear that they they really weren't as involved as they were.KevinSo it's interesting how self-interest came to play into these conversations. They're all by political actors that are thinking ahead about the environment they're in, seeking to move up in the world somehow created an institution that can internalize that and. Both see the challenges as well as some of the checks that can create throughout the Watergate committee proceedings, the White House tried to downplay investigations and call them a witch hunt. Did that strategy work?DanWell, obviously in the end it did not work. For a while. It helped. Helped to keep the president in office, probably looking back on it, they were able to continually use this approach that the investigators were it was a witch hunt or that the American people didn't care about this investigation and that we needed to get back to the business of the country and that. Argument was used repeatedly during the last months of the Nixon administration, but eventually the what I believe what happened and looking back on it, some of the. Key and a mid level figures who were involved in the White House and in the campaign to reelect the president started to get plea deals and the information started to come out and it became more and more difficult to maintain that line that there really was nothing to the case. And then of course the revelation that there was a taping. System in the White House was a real game changer in terms of the evidence that the investigators could eventually locate.KevinHow were the investigators able to get into this inner circle of the White House?DanI think that was really largely through the plea deals. I think these were a lot of these people were individuals who had certainly no criminal background, no criminal record. And as they began to feel more and more isolated as the conspiracy continued, some of those. Figures such as I mentioned John Dean and Jeb Magruder obtained plea arrangements to kind of absolve themselves of most of the charges against them in return for a relatively light sentence. And once those. Figures started to work with prosecutors. Really, the end was almost inevitable because of the information they provided implicated the higher ups, and so it was pretty much once the once the investigators were able to get people like Dean and Magruder to cooperate, I think it probably was just a. Matter of time.KevinSo one of the other things that I think is fascinating about this and it's something that you and I've talked about is how many individuals involved in this had no monetary gain from either their criminal activities or their advocacy or the support of. Of the break-ins, they didn't make money from this. They seemed to be either drawn to power or believing in something. I think it'd be interesting to think about how that dynamic intersects with these plea deals, right? So did these individuals who came to the plea deal. Was that some way they're accepting their role on this, but also maybe a shift in their optimism of what their purpose was.DanYeah, I think that's true. I I that's a good point. And as the plea deal started as we said, it's an interesting thing to note that. All the people who ended up with the plea deals, the people who did prison time for the Watergate break in with the exception of the people who actually broke into the building, most of them really did not do anything in terms of a physical act that would you would associate with the crime. Certainly, conspiracy cover up perjury, obstruction of justice or crimes. There's no doubt about that. But there really wasn't personal gain for most of them, as you said. Interestingly enough, Spiro Agnew, the vice president, who had to step down in 1973, was the only person really in that White House that lost his position because of corruption. In terms of making money on a kickback or a bribe, Agnew was, and Agnew really wasn't too involved in the Watergate. They didn't seem to include him in the discussions, but he he's the one that served time for or he's the one that gave up his had to lose his office. I should. For greed and corruption, the others were more. It was a belief that they were doing something to keep the president in office, or a belief that. They were helping. To protect national security, whatever, whatever their justification may have been at the time, it certainly the evidence mounted up and it was. Clear that they were doing illegal things.KevinYes, this is a fascinating topic and actually we have so much to cover on this we're going to do this as a two-part series. So we'll hear more about this in the following week. But again, Dan, thank you for talking about this with us. I've been fortunate throughout my life that to listen to somebody. He was fascinated by events, fascinated by people and fascinated by history that I get to hear these conversations and wanted to take this opportunity. Unity to highlight this with the broader audience and if you ever have questions, you're welcome to contact me e-mail at kevin@modlinglobalanalysis.com and again, thank you for your time. Thank You, Dan.DanThank you very much I enjoyed it, Kevin. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit modlinglobal.substack.com

You may think you know the anwer to this, but chances are good that you don't.The Deep State not only took out the most popular president in our history, but it selected his replacement.-----------------All content is FREE! Please voluntarily subscribe to my show at www.DougBillings.us to help Doug support his son and produce the show.Click on the “SUPPORT” tab at the top of the website and make a monthly voluntary subscription/donation.

In 1973, in the throes of the Watergate scandal, three young federal prosecutors uncovered a separate criminal scheme being run inside the White House — the sitting vice president, Spiro Agnew, was taking envelopes stuffed with cash in exchange for official acts as an elected official. If Nixon left office, Agnew would be the next President. And so, what would happen if the President was charged with a federal crime? Worse yet, what if he was convicted? Now that Donald Trump has been charged with 37 federal crimes – as he runs again for president — Rachel Maddow and Bag Man executive producer Mike Yarvitz talk with the three Spiro Agnew prosecutors who have the only experience in our nation's history with a situation like this.

In 1973, in the throes of the Watergate scandal, three young federal prosecutors uncovered a separate criminal scheme being run inside the White House — the sitting vice president, Spiro Agnew, was taking envelopes stuffed with cash in exchange for official acts as an elected official. If Nixon left office, Agnew would be the next President. And so, what would happen if the President was charged with a federal crime? Worse yet, what if he was convicted? Now that Donald Trump has been charged with 37 federal crimes – as he runs again for president — Rachel Maddow and Bag Man executive producer Mike Yarvitz talk with the three Spiro Agnew prosecutors who have the only experience in our nation's history with a situation like this.

1973 is another of those years that feels like one chapter is ending as another begins. That may have something to do with personal memories. I turned 7 and, while I certainly have earlier memories, they're just glimpses and fragments. There are stories in this 1973 episode that have a concrete “time and place” to them. But there's a flip side to this. While I have distinct memories of Australia and New Zealand protesting French nuclear testing, the energy crisis, Goodies and the Beanstalk and a host of the other TV sound-bites, I am struck by how many times I found myself saying, “how did I not know this?”. I did not know that there was a referendum in Northern Ireland about whether to remain in the UK or not. I have visited Bermuda several times but never knew that the Governor was assassinated in 1973. I vaguely remember Skylab but did not know that Skylab 1 was shortly followed by Skylab 2, launched to repair Skylab 1. I did not know about an arson attack on a gay bar in New Orleans that killed 32 or the fire that swept an Isle of Man amusement center killing 51. I had never thought through the fact that Nixon was elected with Spiro Agnew as his vice-president but that Gerald Ford was VP when Nixon resigned the following year (sorry for the spoiler by the way). Agnew resigned before Nixon because of his own challenges with bribery, extortion and tax fraud. See if you spot these and other memories as you sit back and enjoy the world of 1973.

Episode 18 of the Chico's Vibe-cast is out and available on all major podcast platforms!  Legendary Philly musician Erik Johnson joins us this month for a crazy, eclectic discussion on people and topics like Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer, Woodstock '94, Tiffany, Odessa, TX, Spiro Agnew, the Huffamoose experience, Bobby Sherman, and, of course, Matt Gallagher. During our new recurring segment, Dennis Chiccino's "Songs I Want to Talk About and I Don't Care Whether Gebby and Ed Want To Or Not", we do a deep dive into the Allman Brother's "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed." It's a really fun ride. Give it a listen, available on iTunes and Spotify. Also, if you get a chance, check out the Huffamoose documentary "Here Comes Huffamoose." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-i5iysKSX8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your host is back! Hiatus and inconsistency... but he has been working behind the scenes to make it happen! On this episode, Jeremiah opens up with a story about former Vice President Spiro Agnew who was under numerous investigations and vowed not to resign if indicted. 12 days later after saying that, he resigned! He compares this to former President Donald Trump making the same play but going dangerously further in his allies actively dismantling the system investigating him. It's his first monologue in a while, full of compassion, rigor, and remarkable storytelling--as he makes a stunning and big return to the show like you've never seen him before! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thejeremiahpattersonshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thejeremiahpattersonshow/support

Super Bowl breakdown of game & ads, I was right about Mahomes, both Chiefs & Eagles showed sportsmanship & class unlike certain fans & I'm looking at you Philly, NFL star admits foot fetish, Pat McAfee claps back at Brett Favre, the God of Sod, Greg Olsen has 7 million reasons to hate Tom Brady, All-time SEC Super Bowl team, Charles Barkley a news guy on CNN?! Chipper is back, new rules for MLB ghost runners & position players pitching, County Joe West mad at wikipedia, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History. Come for Tomahawk Chop, stay for Ben Affleck's great commercial, I'm Batman returns, Serena overload, Caddyshack betrayal, drunk commish & disrespectful Terry Bradshaw, Spiro Agnew tries to kill golf fans, Jose Canseco tries to kill his wife's BMW w/ his Porsche, Transformers finally get a Porsche. petedavis.buzzsprout.com 

For their end-of-the-year episode, Alan, Quinta, and Scott took on a number of hard-hitting questions posed by you, the listeners, including:What did Quinta mean when she referenced "the radical political statement" of the Star Wars series Andor?How should we grade Biden as a foreign policy president? Has he made America credible again?Will recent mass shootings make Congress more open to any sort of "domestic terrorism" legislation?What delay tactics did former President Trump use in the courts, and what can be done to stop others from doing the same?Who wins, werewolf or vampire? And how?How would the Afghan Adjustment Act provide legal protections for Afghans who fled the Taliban in the final days of the U.S. military presence? And what is stopping Congress from enacting it?Why has the United States let Turkey bully Stockholm and Helsinki over NATO membership? How can we get Americans to care about foreign policy? Which Muppet does each host identify with most strongly and why?They also passed along listener-submitted object lessons, including:The World Affairs Councils of America network, a group of grassroots nonprofits from all over the country that are dedicated to promoting international affairs knowledge at the local level. “How Not to Network a Nation” by Benjamin Peters, an interesting book that contrasts the Soviet and American attempts to build early computer networks, focusing on the competition that made the Soviet attempts flounder, and the state-subsidized programs that made the American attempts succeed.Net Assessment, the War on the Rocks' bi-weekly journal club podcast that the listener considers the "serious and professional" Rational Security (cue Quinta's eye-rolling).Bag Man, a seven-part podcast miniseries by Rachel Maddow about the Spiro Agnew scandal.Finally, listener Mike shared his favorite cocktail of the year—a variant of the standard Gold Rush formula that swaps Nocino or another walnut liqueur out for a third of the honey syrup—and asked each host their own. Alan endorsed any and all cocktails involving miso paste. Quinta endorsed her old stand-by the Dark and Stormy, while also recommending hot mulled cider for the season (which Scott supplemented by recommending the addition of some citrus fruit, demerara sugar, and star anise, plus a spike of bourbon and cognac). And Scott passed along the Diplomatic Handshake, a phenomenal cocktail from Local Jones in Denver, CO, the recipe for which he'll share on social media as soon as he has their permission...Happy holidays everyone, and here's hoping for a fantastic New Year! We will see you in 2023... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready for the biggest Dick that ever served in the White House? Why, everyone's ready to kick around the worst President between the guy that lost states and the guy who nearly lost the American Experiment - and that includes us! Enjoy the epic DB Comedy episode of the one and only Richard M. Nixon. (You can record if you'd like.)This episode's sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:Gina BuccolaSandy BykowskiJoseph FedorkoSylvia MannPaul MoultonPatrick J. ReillyAnd Tommy SpearsThis Episode's Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, James McRaeOriginal Music written and performed by Throop McClergAudio production by Joseph FedorkoSound effects procured at Freesound.orgDB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. HarlettELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan PolitoTHE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.CAST AND CREDITS COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton            Dr. Nair - Tommy            Tommy – Tommy!CHECKERS – A REBUTTAL – Written by Joseph Fedorko            Announcer – Tommy            Checkers – PatrickTHE GOOD OLD DAYS – Written by Tommy Spears            Announcer - Sandy             Dick - Joe            Ike - Paul             Barry - Tommy             Strom - Patrick THE DICK STAYS IN THE PICTURE – Written by Paul Moulton            Robert – Joe            Francis – Patrick            David – Tommy            Polly – SylviaCHICKS WITH A DICK – Written by Paul Moulton            Dick - Joe             Henry - Paul             Grace Slick - Sandy             Angela Davis – Sylvia            Andrea Dworkin - PatrickROWAN AND  MARTIN'S BREAK-IN! – Written by Patrick J. Reilly            Announcer and Dick – Joe            Dan – Patrick            Dick – Tommy            Ernestine – Sylvia            German - Paul            Goldie – SandyFeaturing The Cast at the Break-In Joke Wall NIXON AT THE RADIO SHACK – Written by Sandy Bykowski            Narrator - Sylvia             Dick – Joe            Clerk - TommyContributions to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.For more information on DB Comedy and THE ELECTABLES, visit DB Comedy's web site, dbcomedy.com, or DB Comedy's host page on Simplecast.com. Follow us on Facebook at DB Comedy. Join us on The Trident Network, and listen to us on World Perspectives Radio Chicago, on Live365.com and Hard Lens Media!Thanks for listening! Thanks for downloading! Don't forget to subscribe! And don't forget to like!!

Scoot talks to WWL listeners about Spiro Agnew's legendary call-to-action to save the youth of America from the scourge of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Plus Trey Wingo!

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says that her partner Susan's very scary bout with the coronavirus changed her perspective on how to cover the pandemic, and there were so many loose ends Rachel Maddow wanted to wrap up once the former president left office, like how his golf courses stay afloat despite losing money. In the second part of her Zoom chat with Stephen Colbert, the MSNBC anchor dove into the corruption of Nixon's Vice President, Spiro Agnew. You can learn more about it in her book, "BAG MAN: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Liebman and Tim Baker are former assistant U.S. attorneys who were part of the prosecution team that brought down Vice President Spiro Agnew on October 10, 1973. On that day, Mr. Agnew appeared before the federal court in Baltimore and pleaded "no contest" to one felony charge for tax evasion in 1967. Messrs. Liebman and Baker talked about their role as the case unfolded. Agnew was fined $10,000 and placed on three years of unsupervised probation. This conversation was originally recorded in 2019.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I talk to Nicole Hemmer, author of the book Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. In this conversation, we talk about the history of conservative media in the US. Nicole is also the host of a popular history podcast called Past Present, which talks about the historic parallels of top news stories. We talk about its roots in anti-war activists and its anti-New Deal stance/ We talk about the rise of outlets such as Human Events, National Review, and others bringing in a socially acceptable version of conservatism, that still holds true today. This was in contrast to the brash anti-civil rights, and anti-integration ethos of the 1950s/1960s. We also talk about the role of talk radio in the 1970s leading to the growth of conservative podcasts today. In addition, this interview talks about how conservative media frames narratives and how it shapes public policy goals using media. This includes Ronald Reagan's efforts in the 1980s to eliminate general standards along the fairness doctrine and the role of the 1996 telecommunications act. We also talk about the role of former talk radio Rush Limbaugh on conservatism and the model he set forth in the 1990s. We end this conversation by talking about the role of YouTube and social media plays now in conservative media. *ALSO, my apologies on my microphone. I have it fixed now, but at times during the interview, my audio spikes and falls at times. Timestamps: 2:45 - Who is Nicole Hemmer? 3:15 - How did Nicole get into history? 4:24 - How did her book Messengers of the Right happen? 6:30 - What about the 1940s that brought about the rise of conservative media? 8:49 - How the role of television and 1950s culture played in conservative media being alt-media 11:10 - The creation of ‘Liberal media' claims in the 1950s as a political identity? 13:30 - Conservative wasn't always the GOP historically 15:00 - How the 1960s changed everything in media and the role of media 18:00 - The nomination of Barry Goldwater and his long-term impact on conservatives 22:20 - The impact of Richard Nixon on conservatives 25:30 - Vice President Spiro Agnew's 1969 speech directly using conservative media jargon and the mainstreaming of ‘liberal bias' 28:16 - How conservative media destroyed journalism's world of impartiality and objectivity 32:16 - The rise of talk radio and its impact on conservative media 37:00 - The rise of Rupert Murdoch 42:00 - Tucker Carlson and punditry in conservative media 45:40 - How the internet has changed conservative media 49:00 - How conservative podcasting is taking over the internet 51:40 - Conservative culture wars are having their moment in controlling the narrative 54:20 - Nicole's other podcasts 55:20 - Nicole's next book on 1990's conservativism post-Ronald Reagan 57:00 - What's something about Nicole that people misconstrue about her. 58:45 - What's making her happy

Spiro Agnew resigns on October 10, 1973, the Arab Forces go on another offensive on October 11, 1973 all the while the Special Prosecutor's continue to push forward trying to get their hands on the Presidential recordings. Tom Brokaw of NBC News is right to describe the situation as "Richard Nixon was a President under siege." He seemed to be facing historic level crisis everywhere he looked. Nixon went right to work to insure the Israeli government  would have everything they needed to defend themselves and he was given some hope by his Attorney General that finally a deal could be struck not to hand over the tapes. He was determined not to give in to the mounting pressure of allowing the prosecutor's free run over the Nixon White House. That hope would turn out to be false. Attorney General Elliot Richardson would waffle around on a proposal for third party verification of the tapes, in a compromise originally proposed by Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox himself. But when it was originally proposed Richard Nixon had turned the idea down and pursued his options in court. The court would rule against him 5 -2 but add that they wanted the party's to find a deal themselves. So Richardson took the initiative to re propose the compromise that had been earlier rejected.  It is a little murky as to what exactly happened or if it was all a misunderstanding  but an idea was proposed that a prominent, well respected Senator, John Stennis, a Democrat from Mississippi would listen to the tapes and verify what he heard on them. Stennis was a man of unquestioned character, (though he was a southerner and a segregationist) , he was also elderly, hard of hearing, and a huge supporter of the Republican President.  The Prosecutors wanted  no part of this deal and I actually can understand the reasoning on this point. However, it was Archibald Cox's idea, and though he now had a court decision saying he should get the tapes  he had asked for,  it could  reasonably be argued that in good faith he should have honored his original proposal. But either way he chose to hold a press conference and face down the President of the United States while the President was dealing with an enormous crisis in Israel and for that a showdown became inevitable. This episode takes you right up to that moment just before the most famous of showdowns happened and it  includes Archibald Cox's press conference. 

In our second episode centered on Vice President Spiro Agnew we cover his fall from power. Here we listen as President Richard Nixon describes the events that took Agnew down from his perspective from his interviews with reporter David Frost.  We hear from a BBC Documentary the events as they unfolded that led to Agnew's resignation and the maneuvering he did to try and preserve his Vice Presidency and then to prevent himself from receiving a jail term. Then we listen in on CBS News coverage of the events of October 10, 1973 as Spiro Agnew showed up at a Baltimore Courthouse to plead Nolo Contendere to one count of Federal Income tax evasion after resigning the Vice Presidency. Then he exits the stage only to return for a brief moment to sell his Memoirs in which he claimed he feared for his life after a visit from Nixon Chief of Staff Alexander Haig who had been tasked with pushing the Vice President to resign by the Administration. It was the second of three major events that would grip the country in October 1973 as Richard Nixon found himself at war at home and abroad. 

Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States of America. Today the average person knows almost nothing about him. His only real vague claim to fame is that he was forced to resign the Vice Presidency in a long forgotten, unrelated to Watergate, scandal in 1973.  Only recently was he attacked by MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow in her book " Bag Man, the Wild Crimes, audacious cover up and Spectacular downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House" Well anyone who is familiar with our podcast knows we don't think much of Miss Maddow, nor her far left opinions and predilection for exaggeration and sharing of nonfactual material. Not that we believe that Vice President Agnew was anywhere near as innocent as we believe President Nixon was of the smears against him. Because we don't.  However, there is some level of unfairness in the way his case was portrayed from the very start, and we believe it is fair to say that he fell victim to the age old bug of having risen to far to fast at his given profession. In just 11 years, Spiro Agnew rose from being an attorney for a Union and serving on the Zoning Board of Appeals, to being elected Baltimore County Executive, and after taking advantage of a feud with in the Democratic Party, finding himself elected Governor of the State of Maryland. Richard Nixon in need of a running mate that did not drag down his poll numbers, turned to the unknown Agnew to be his running mate in 1968 for Vice President of the United States.  An amazing rise for anyone to have come so far so fast.  The State of Maryland had a very unusual way of doing business that apparently everyone was aware of and no one really talked about. It involved people looking to do work with various local governments subsidizing the decision making office holders income.  Now today that would be considered illegal, and it is rather shocking to me that it was not considered illegal then, but the  truth is it wasn't. That basic fact is a part of the story rarely if ever discussed and it is about the only defense available for not only a Vice President forced to give up his office but for the rather large list of other public figures this scandal involved in the state of Maryland. Over the next two episodes we are going to introduce you to the man, Spiro T. Agnew,  who had risen so quickly from obscurity, the intricacies of the scandal that brought him down, and the story of his fall.  A fall that was only made possible not because he had continued to take as Governor and Vice President  what appears to be kickbacks involving projects he oversaw as a County Executive,  but because he, like the gangster Al Capone, had not reported any of it on his Federal Income Tax. 

In this episode we hear the President on the phone with the Deputy Attorney General, Henry Petersen. Petersen is a man whose name we have heard a lot as the early events unfold. He would come under fire for simply doing his job and informing the President of the United States of events occuring in the scandal as they unfolded. This is one of the calls he made to let President Nixon know what was happening. We thought it would give you some feel for the relationship between the President and this highest career official at the Justice Department. As the head of the Criminal Division he oversaw both the Watergate investigation, early on, and the investigation into Vice President Spiro Agnew which we will be covering in detail in later episodes.  So who was Henry Petersen? Here is his Justice Department Bio:Henry E. Petersen (1972-1974)Early History: Henry E. Petersen was born in 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He grew up in Washington, D.C., and served as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific Theater during World War II. In 1947, while a student at Georgetown University, Mr. Petersen began his 27-year career in federal service as a clerk for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He subsequently received his law degree from Catholic University and joined the U.S. Department of Justice.Mr. Petersen started in the Antitrust Division and then moved to the Criminal Division. He held a variety of posts including serving as Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section during the 1960's, where he created the Division's Organized Crime Strike Force, which enhanced interagency law enforcement coordination.Tenure: In 1972, Mr. Petersen was the first career staffer directly appointed to the role of Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division. As Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Petersen supervised investigations involving allegations of vote rigging and fraud, and oversaw the investigation of the burglary at the Democratic National Convention's Watergate complex in 1972, which he led until the appointment of a special prosecutor by Congress in 1973. Mr. Petersen also supervised an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore that eventually led to the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. In 1974, he retired.Later Career: Mr. Petersen passed away in 1991 in Sunderland, Maryland. In his honor, the Henry E. Petersen Memorial Award is bestowed on those who have made a lasting contribution to the Criminal Division and exemplify character, diligence, courage, professionalism, and talent. Past recipients include former Attorney General Eric Holder, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jack Keeney of the Criminal Division.

When you think of the word "time," what comes to mind? Days, hours, minutes, seconds? The title of a magazine you seldom see outside of your dentist's waiting room? Did the familiar strains of "Jungle Love" start playing in your head, bringing you that good, strong Minneapolis sound from Morris Day and the Time? (O-e-o-e-o, the song is a bop, as most things Prince wrote were. RIP to a real one.) Well, our boys Sid and Keith take on the concept of time in this week's Overlap Podcast, which is something relevant to everyone on God's green earth, regardless of what business you may find yourself in or what your title may be. It is a universally acknowledged truth that when someone asks another person "How are you doing," with a 99.76 percent response rate, their answer will be either "Good" or "Busy." (The remaining 0.24 percent is your Great Aunt Gladys, who simply says "Why do you care? You never come visit anyway" and then usually starts into some rant about why Spiro Agnew got a bum deal.) In a world that seems divided on almost every major issue, we all seem to agree that we're all incredibly busy all of the time, even though some of us appear often to be doing nothing at all (mainly Keith, to be honest). Rather than trying to find a DeLorean with a flux capacitor or hoping you hear the woosh of the Tardis to help you understand all this wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff (or God forbid having to learn quantum mechanics or some weird experimental physics), our boys have got you covered with how to free yourself from the Bridle of Busy - simple, straight-forward time management. Finding a way to better effectively manage your time will pep up your steps and keep you from feeling overwhelmed by what seems like a plethora of professional pursuits that pop up every day. Now, we could, of course, just give you all of our tremendous tips here in the podcast notes for easy digestion and dissemination, but ... yeah, not gonna happen #NoSpoilers . So, to find out how to defeat the ticking clock of wasted time, you're going to want to take time to tune in and turn it up for this week's Overlap Podcast. (And to defeat the aforementioned Morris Day and The Time, you're going to need to figure out how to throw a musical group together, which would include bringing Apollonia out of retirement, and learn how to do a banger version of "Purple Rain" and ... well, write us and let us know how that goes for you.) For more resources and info on our sponsors check out www.overlaplife.com  

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Chris Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions and David Keene, Editor at Large at the Washington Times. The Honorable Christopher E Campbell is the Chief Strategist at Kroll, based in the New York office. As a Fellow of the Kroll Institute, he is a frequent guest commentator on national news programs on matters involving the economy.Prior to Kroll, Chris was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions from 2017 to 2018. In that role, he was responsible for coordinating the Department's efforts regarding financial institutions legislation and regulation, legislation affecting federal agencies that regulate or insure financial institutions and securities markets legislation and regulation. Specific policy and program areas of oversight included government-sponsored enterprises, critical infrastructure protection (cyber security) and compliance policy, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), small business, community development and affordable housing policy.Chris was the Treasury board representative on the boards of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) and the Financial Industry's Critical Infrastructure Group. He regularly met with the heads of the 15 federal financial regulators. Additionally, he oversaw the Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Financial Institutions Policy and Small Business, Community Development and Affordable Housing, and Cyber Security, in addition to a staff of 200.Prior to his role at the Treasury department, Chris was the majority staff director to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. He designed, managed and coordinated the U.S. Senate Republican agenda in the areas of international and domestic taxation, international trade, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the U.S. National Debt, and oversight of three presidential cabinet secretaries. He was named by Roll Call Newspaper as one of the 50 most influential staffers on Capitol Hill, seven years running. Previously, he served as legislative director to Senator Orrin G. Hatch, where he coordinated and managed the senator's legislative activities.Immediately prior to rejoining Senator Hatch's staff, Chris owned a business consulting firm that specialized in business strategy for clients from all-sized companies across the country, and from a variety of industries.Chris is a director of Intrado, Coinstar, WeConnect Health Management, tZERO, and a board advisor at Cross River Bank. Additionally, he is a Professor of Practice at his alma matter, Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also serves as a strategic advisor and consultant to several large national and international organizations. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.He holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Business Management and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.David A. Keene is Editor at Large at The Washington Times, the nation's largest conservative newspaper. His book Shall Not Be Infringed: The New Assaults on Your Second Amendment will be followed by a book on the modern conservative movement in America in 2018.While serving as President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Keene, along with NRA's Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, led the “All-In” Campaign to elect Second Amendment supporters to federal and state office in 2012 and worked tirelessly to keep the U.S. from adopting further gun control legislation in 2013. NRA membership grew from four to five plus million members during his two traditional one-year terms. Keene remains on the NRA board and chairs the Publications Policy Committee, the International Affairs Subcommittee, and the National School Shield program.From 1982 to 2011, Keene served as the elected Chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU), the nation's oldest and largest grassroots conservative advocacy group. ACU is the major organizer of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC, which Keene grew from 200 to 11,000 conservative activists. CPAC meets in Washington, DC, each winter to hear conservative leaders and to network with fellow conservatives from around the country and the world. Keene remains on the boards of The Center for the National Interest, The Constitution Project, The Montana Policy Institute, and has served as National Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom, among others. He has been a John F. Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Policy, a First Amendment Fellow at Vanderbilt University's Freedom Forum, and a member of the Board of Visitors at Duke University's Public Policy School.After earning his law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1970, Keene served as a Special Assistant to Vice President Spiro Agnew during the Nixon Administration, Executive Assistant to New York Senator Jim Buckley, and as an advisor to the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole and Mitt Romney and many state and local campaigns. For more than ten years, Keene wrote a regular column for The Hill, which focuses on Capitol Hill. He has written extensively on politics, civil liberties and criminal justice issues for the Boston Globe, National Review, Human Events, and the American Spectator and others, and has contributed to numerous books and hundreds of radio and television programs, including as a consultant to CBS News His Lifetime Achievement Awards include those from CPAC, Young Americas Foundation, the Second Amendment Foundation and the Council of Racial Equality.Keene is married to Donna Wiesner Keene and they enjoy the company of five children, seven grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. They work in Washington, DC, and protect their sanity with extended trips to Montana and West Virginia to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors.Connect with us:www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds This is a public episode. 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The (actual) final week of Prank Gone Wrong Month brings us possibly the most ludicrous prank - and movie - yet with "Pledge Night"! This one's for Spiro Agnew!

The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide by Dwight Chapin In time for the 50th anniversary of President Nixon's epic trips to China and Russia, as well as his incredible Watergate downfall, the man who was at his side for a decade as his aide and White House Deputy takes readers inside the life and administration of Richard Nixon. From Richard Nixon's “You-won't-have-Nixon-to-kick-around-anymore” 1962 gubernatorial campaign through his world-changing trips to China and the Soviet Union and epic downfall, Dwight Chapin was by his side. As his personal aide and then Deputy Assistant in the White House Chapin was with him in his most private and most public moments. He traveled with him, assisted, advised, strategized, campaigned and learned from America's most controversial president. As Bob Haldeman's protege, Chapin worked with Henry Kissinger in opening China—then eventually went to prison for Watergate although he had no involvement in it. In this memoir Chapin takes readers on an extraordinary historic journey; presenting an insider's view of America's most enigmatic President. Chapin will relate his memorable experiences with the people who shaped the future: Henry Kissinger, his close friend Bob Haldeman, Choi En-lai, Pat Nixon, the embittered Spiro Agnew, J. Edgar Hoover, Frank Sinatra, Mark "Deep Throat" Felt, young and ambitious Roger Ailes, and John Dean. It's a story that ranges from Coretta Scott King to Elvis Presley, from the wonder of entering a closed Chinese society to the Oval Office, and concludes with startling new insights and conclusions about the break-in that brought down Nixon's presidency.