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In the series conclusion, we explore how the clash between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass would come to define the moral contours of the Civil War, what their collusion means for us now, and what it demands of us as Americans that the ghost of the Confederacy lives on today.
Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff
Music by Ty Wycoff
Resources/Mentioned in the Episode
I use a variety of sources for my scripts, but if you’re interested in diving deeper, here’s a few of the books I would recommend that were used for this series:
Bending Toward Justice by Gary May
Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Second Founding and The Fiery Trial, both by Eric Foner
Lincoln and Emancipation by Edna Greene Medford
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, by David W. Blight
How the South Won the Civil War by Heather Cox Richardson
Grant by Ron Chernow
Team of Rivals and Leadership in Turbulent Times, both by Dorris Kearns Goodwin
Giants by John Stauffer
Thank You’s
The podcast has largely been on pause due to lack of time and other work. A huge thanks to my Patrons who have kept the lights on during this uncertain phase:
Derek Lichtner, Jeny Covill, Brandon Suthard, Dale Wycoff, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Joshua Covill, Danielle de Leon Patrick.
No less, THM continues forward until I can run at it full time. In the meantime, you can find content on Instagram @thishistoric for political updates or to reach out to me.
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Disinformation is based in the Soviet military strategy of reflexive control, and its use arguably enabled Russia to annex Crimea. But Russian disinformation’s failure to accomplish in 2022 what it did in 2014 is due to one person, and he just might provide the key to defeating disinformation in another goal of the Russian government: dividing the United States.
\Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff
Music by Ty Wycoff
Resources/Mentioned in the Episode
New Yorker’s Politics & More Podcast: Igor Novikov on Standing His Ground in Ukraine
The Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum
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A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen! Want to support the show? Head to the This Historic Moment Patreon
Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Chelsea O’Hara, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid, Danielle de Leon Patrick, Jeny Covill
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As Democrats bet on bucking historical trends and Republicans bet on Donald Trump’s better angels, the midterm elections have become a battle of which party can do worse.
Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff
Music by Ty Wycoff
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Check out Ty’s articles on Medium https://tywycoff.medium.com/
A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!
Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid
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Democrats saw a foreshadowing of the midterm elections to come in Virginia’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. It might mean a pathway for the Republican Party to recapture Congress and the White House. But what does it mean for the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden’s agenda? And what does it mean for the fate of the filibuster?
Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff
Episode music and theme music by Ty Wycoff
Follow the show on Instagram @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes.
Check out Ty’s articles on Medium. https://tywycoff.medium.com/
A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!
Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid
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States’ rights is one of the arguments we hear today to justify the G.O.P.‘s sweep in passing restrictive voting laws. But what does states’ rights actually mean? Where does the idea come from? And why is it that something the Democratic Party of the 1800’s argued for is now argued by the Republican Party of today?
Join host Ty Wycoff as he explores equality as a zero-sum game, the dark history behind states’ rights, and what one President did to take on the Ku Klux Klan.
Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff
Episode music and theme music by Ty Wycoff
Follow the show on Instagram @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes.
Check out some of Ty’s articles on Medium
A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!
Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid
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California Governor Gavin Newsom dominated the election to recall him. But it doesn’t say much about how the state feels about Newsom. Instead, it says a lot more about the current state of the G.O.P. and the collapse of moderate Republicanism.
***Updates Since Recording***
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Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris
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Kailey Adams, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Yosef Smid
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In 1965, the Civil Rights Voting Act empowered the federal government to protect voting rights from the former Confederate states determined to maintain white supremacy. After a 2013 Supreme Court decision, today the Voting Rights Act now lies in comatose - as an unprecedented blitz of restrictive voting laws sweep state legislatures across the country. This history of racism in the U.S. is a long one, but to understand how it operates today we must look at it through the lens of political power, and against the backdrop of a freedom promised in ink and bought with blood, but never fully delivered in practice.
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Script and Music by Ty Wycoff
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Derek Lichtner, Abby Gibson, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes Kyle Korsa, Matt Becker, Larissa Wycoff, Natali Kragh, Ally Nagel, Kailey Adams, Aly Friesen
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Two events, four decades apart: One is the murder of a 15 year old boy in 1930's Texas. The other is the attempted assassination of a U.S. President. These two events collide in ways no one could have imagined, setting the stage for a war between common sense and one of the most powerful forces in American political history: The National Rifle Association.
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Visit the link below to find out who your Senators are and how to contact them. If solving the gun crisis is important to you, then call your Senators and tell them to support Senate passage of the recent bills passed in the House: HR 8 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act and HR- 1446 The Enhanced Background Checks Act
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Derek Lichtner, Abby Gibson, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes
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Kyle Korsa, Matt Becker, Larissa Wycoff, Natali Kragh, Ally Nagel, Kailey Adams, Aly Friesen
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With a strategy crafted by legislative politics mastermind Mitch McConnell, the GOP laid waste to House Democrats in 2010, picking up the Senate in 2014, and capturing the White House in 2016.
As President Joe Biden signs the latest covid relief bill - the American Rescue Plan Act - the Republican Party is deploying that same strategy they used in 2010.
But does it work in 2021? Because the latest polling shows that if it fails, the cost is much higher now: the death of the filibuster.
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Senators
Derek Lichtner, Abby Gibson, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes
Representatives
Kyle Korsa, Matt Becker, Larissa Wycoff, Natali Kragh, Ally Nagel, Kailey Adams, Aly Friesen
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Engaging our political opponents has become a seemingly impossible task. It often feels like we are screaming at a brick wall. Though we might put our best selves into convincing others - the articles, the words, the arguments, the passion - often our effort reveals itself to be a fruitless exercise in hearing the sound of our own voice.
How do we have better political conversations? Or talk politics constructively? We need a new approach to political conflict. But can we find one that allows us to be brutally honest while not sacrificing our relationships? An approach that allows to keep on with the cause without dehumanizing each other?
Join Ty as he offers tips that have worked well for him, both on social media and off, and explores what lessons we might learn from that one time Honest Abe found himself toe to toe with a political rival in a sword fight.
CORRECTION: In 1842, Abraham Lincoln would not have been a "former U.S. Representative." At that time, he was a former Illinois State Representative.
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Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.