Gadfly

Hey y'all! We're back and after spending a solid month in some deep history dives, we are treating ourselves to the junk food of political discussion: alt-right grifter and 2020 congressional candidate, Laura Loomer.

Join us as we discuss early 2000s late-night reality TV, Shakespeare gimmicks, & the real meaning of Minnesota Nice.

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We're back y'all and it's time to bring this electoral epic to an end. It's a five-way battle royale and, yeah, we all know Lincoln wins. But does he? Are you sure you're remembering that right? Maybe Stephen Douglas won and just dressed like Lincoln for five years.

Join us this week as Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Sam Houston find every way humanly possible to make Abraham Lincoln's campaign a relaxing breeze.

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We are back with Part 3 of our 1860 Election Series (feat. Abraham Lincoln) and this week, we get to the 1860 primaries and candidates!

Will Abe Lincoln walk away with the nomination? Will Stephen Douglas fulfill Joseph Smith's prophecy? Does every young white dude lawyer from this time move to the West and become a US Congressman by 30?

Find out all this, and MORE, in our newest of episodes.

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Gadfly is back and it's part two of the What Led to the Lincoln Election Saga. This time 'round we will be discussing the 1854 Midterm Election, the badass that is Charles Sumner, but If this episode had a star, it would be the worst completed presidential term in American history, that of 15th President James Buchanan. 

Join us as we discuss the importance of the surname apostrophe, Soviet McDonald's, and how bad of an idea it is to ever declare war on Paraguay.

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Hey y'all! This is a topic that historians describe as "a big 'un." 

For the next few weeks we're going to be talking about the election of Abraham Lincoln and all of the things that had to happen for a brand new political party go from upstart troublemakers to having control of the House, Senate, and Presidency in the span of six years. 

In part one, we're going full high school history on your butts! It's thirty years of all the Compromises that hit the snooze button on Civil War while also leading the nation into inevitable battle.

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Welcome back to Gadfly! This week we did a deep dive into the phrase "America First," which is why we are talking about the worst person we have featured to date: minister Gerald L.K. Smith.

TW: We are going to be talking a ton about antisemitism and racism. To skip over 99% of it, you can jump ahead to the 49:00 mark of the podcast.

Join us as we discuss the importance of brevity when naming your radio show, the other things Gutenberg should have invented instead of the printing press, and just spend a whole conversation completely dunking on Eureka Springs, Arkansas' Sacred Projects.

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Welcome back, y'all! This week join us as we talk about the Battle of Aspen: a classic battle against that ole demon called Gentrification. 

Only this time the fight is between out-of-state land developers, local businesspersons, & fervent anti-communists vs. a bunch of hippies, bikers, heads, and one drug-loving, compound-owning, Freak Power journalist.

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Welcome back to Gadfly, y'all! This week, we are talking about one of the founding fathers of the Green Party himself, this year's 2020 Presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins.

Join us as we discuss undergraduate foreign language requirements, the various nicknames of the city of Syracuse, and invent the newest male-centric synonym for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

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This week, we begin the final of the big three third-party conventions with the Green Party. This year, the race for the party nomination was a bit more contentious than usual, so set your phasors for Drama.

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This week the invisible hand of the free market pushes us back into the 2020 Libertarian Convention and we focus on the three candidates who made it onto the fourth, and final, ballot.

Join us as we discuss the joys of anarchist absurdity, the fury brought on by over-optimistic capitalism, and the real-time sadness of finding out someone probably supports the boogaloo movement.

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