Avi's Conversational Corner

By Avi Woolf

Welcome! Here I will talk to a range of people on issues which interest me and I hope you, from religious slogans and wargaming to deeper political ideas to forgotten historical episodes. Bring up a c... more

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The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.

Avi's Conversational Corner episodes:

December 05, 2022 Episode 43 (Stumbling Colossus, 22): The Gilded Midwest
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31min
October 13, 2022 Episode 42 (Stumbling Colossus, 21): The Rise of the US Navy
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43min
August 22, 2022 Episode 41 (Stumbling Colossus, 20): The Populist Alternative
Prof. Charles Postel discusses the image and reality of the American Populist or People's Party - its ambitions and reams, failures and successes.
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38min
August 15, 2022 Episode 40 (Stumbling Colossus, 19): Reed's House Rules
Prof. Robert Klotz discusses the impact of Thomas Brackett Reed's majoritarian House rules on American politics.
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23min
August 08, 2022 Episode 39 (Stumbling Colossus, 18): Controlling Urban Chaos
Zoning Expert Nolan Gray discusses the good and bad of life before zoning in America - and whether we should go back.
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30min
August 01, 2022 Episode 38 (Stumbling Colossus, 17): Gilded Germans
Prof. Kampheofner discusses the trials and triumphs of one of America's lesser known major immigrant communities during the Gilded Age.
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30min
July 04, 2022 Episode 37 (Stumbling Colossus, 16): Show Me the Money
Dr. George Selgin discusses how money was issued and provided before, during, and after the Gilded Age.
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49min
June 07, 2022 Episode 36 (Stumbling Colossus, 15): A More Moral Nation
Professor Gaines Foster discusses the motives, challenges, successes, and failures of the Christian moral lobbyists during the Gilded Age.
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28min
May 30, 2022 Episode 35 (Stumbling Colossus, 14): Jobbery vs. Snobbery
Professor Joe Postell discusses the debate between party control and technocratic control of government during the Gilded and Progressive Ages.
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38min
April 27, 2022 Episode 34 (Stumbling Colossus, 13): The Battle of the Classics
Prof. Eric Adler discusses the first great debate on the importance of studying "the best that has been thought and said" - and what we can learn about it for today.
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23min

FAQs about Avi's Conversational Corner:

How many episodes does Avi's Conversational Corner have?

The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.