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The Spanish – American War allowed a wounded nation to finally heal after the Civil War on the common ground of vicious racism and an insatiable lust for profit. That’s right, after some great interviews, Munya and Brian are back on that grind, talking End of the Myth. For this ep we will be talking about themes from chapter 8 of End of the Myth.

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Up Next: We will be dissecting the Progressive Movement

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

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At long last, we are joined by one of our favorite Poster Americans, and Uncle Howie’s personal barista @MyCheeseMonster to talk about promising careers available slinging caffeinated milkshakes, and the one celeb who didn’t get a ghost writer.

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We are joined by historian Richard White, author of Railroaded and The Republic for Which it Stands, to separate fact from fiction in the story of America’s westward expansion in the late 19th century. It is a wide-ranging discussion that you will not want to miss!

Check out California Exposures: Envisioning Myth and History, a book of photography by Jesse Amble White with commentary by Richard White on the transformation of the West and the creation of California

Visit the Ending the Myth page for updates, sources, and suggested readings

Up Next: We will be discussing chapter 8 of End of the Myth and the rise of American imperialism

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

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The gang is joined by Justin Roll to discuss election results in our fair city and elsewhere. WE reveal that Bothell is our true home now and, most importantly, we trust the plan while discussing how the storm was turned on its head in Sequim.

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We are joined by Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House and the new podcast Hell of Presidents, which he hosts with Chris Wade, to talk with us about the disastrous presidency of Andrew Johnson. Sometimes there is a man who is exactly the wrong (right?) man for the moment. Andrew Johnson is that man.

Listen to Matt’s Hell of Presidents episodes on Andrew Johnson’s presidency and its aftermath

Visit the Ending the Myth page for updates, sources, and suggested readings

Up Next: We will have a very special interview with historian Richard White about Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, railroad scams, and the real West

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

The gang gets together to talk elections. We dive into a NYT piece about NTK and the Seattle city attorney race and discuss what it means that Seattle is now the avatar for any effort to move to the left of the Democratic Party. Then we look at some polling and make some ridiculous predictions.

NYT, “Seattle’s Choice: A Police Abolitionist or a Law-and-Order Republican?”

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We take a detour from End of the Myth to discuss the rise of the abolitionist movement and delve into how the Civil War broke the Jacksonian consensus. Ultimately, we leave on a cliffhanger: “Will the US be able to maintain this momentum to build a more equal society by seizing on the revolutionary potential of the moment? Or will it use racism, violence, and westward expansion to crush resistance to capital?” You will have to wait until next week to find out!

Visit the Ending the Myth page for updates, sources, and suggested readings

Up Next: We will have a very special guest on to talk Andrew Johnson, covering material discussed in chapter 6 – “The True Relief” of End of the Myth.

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

Listen to the episode in its entirety on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/58047369