In this episode, James and Dan discuss why the US has only two political parties, the Democrats and Republicans we know and...uh...tolerate today. Along the way we deal with nasty gossip between the Founding Fathers, a crazy duel, and a 20,000 strong cheese-fuelled party in the White House

A Ton of Cheese, or Why Only 2 Political Parties in the US?

Little History is a father (Dan, old) and son (James, 12) podcast that looks each week at an interesting moment in history. We focus on small events outside the mainstream that's normally covered in schools and textbooks. We attempt to answer a question each week, like "Why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand start World War One?" and every time we discover quirky side-allies to explore that end up making us giggle a bit.

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A Ton of Cheese, or Why Only 2 Political Parties in the US?

A Ton of Cheese, or Why Only 2 Political Parties in the US?