Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia

The Making of the American Presidency (Part 3)


Listen Later

This episode of Whistlestop travels to March 4, 2019 when Senator Rand Paul quoted from Montesquieu on Twitter: “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty.” A statement that helped guide the founders towards a valuable separation of power.


Whistlestop is Slate's podcast about presidential history. Hosted by Political Gabfest host John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable moments from America's presidential carnival.


Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Whistlestop and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Whistlestop show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whistlestopplus to get access wherever you listen.


Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald and Elizabeth Hinson.


Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Whistlestop: Presidential History and TriviaBy Slate Podcasts

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

1,376 ratings


More shows like Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,509 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,769 Listeners

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Political Gabfest

8,491 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,040 Listeners

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Podcasts

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

3,531 Listeners

Slate Debates by Slate Podcasts

Slate Debates

2,844 Listeners

Hang Up and Listen by Slate Podcasts

Hang Up and Listen

1,000 Listeners

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show by Slate Podcasts

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

1,030 Listeners

Slate News by Slate Podcasts

Slate News

5,627 Listeners

Slate Culture by Slate Podcasts

Slate Culture

1,873 Listeners

Slate Health by Slate Podcasts

Slate Health

53 Listeners

Stay Tuned with Preet by Preet Bharara

Stay Tuned with Preet

32,328 Listeners

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia by Slate Podcasts

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

2,071 Listeners

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future by Slate Podcasts

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

235 Listeners

Slow Burn by Slate Podcasts

Slow Burn

23,879 Listeners

Slate Presents: One Year by Slate Podcasts

Slate Presents: One Year

1,283 Listeners

One Year by Slate Podcasts

One Year

1,195 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Crooked Media

Strict Scrutiny

5,810 Listeners

Culture Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Culture Gabfest

444 Listeners

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt by Politicon

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

4,055 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,001 Listeners

For the Ages: A History Podcast by The New York Historical

For the Ages: A History Podcast

384 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,610 Listeners

Hear Me Out by Slate Podcasts

Hear Me Out

60 Listeners

Well, Now by Slate Podcasts

Well, Now

48 Listeners

Navel Gazing by John Dickerson

Navel Gazing

98 Listeners

The Law According to Trump by Slate Podcasts

The Law According to Trump

7 Listeners

Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? by Slate Podcasts

Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge?

131 Listeners

Slate's Audio Book Club by Slate Podcasts

Slate's Audio Book Club

0 Listeners

When We All Get To Heaven by Eureka Street Productions

When We All Get To Heaven

47 Listeners