The Show About Politics & History

Leon Neyfakh is the creator of Slow Burn, a podcast that examines what it would have been like to live through the events of Watergate as they unfolded in real time. On this episode of The Show About Politics & History, Nate talks with Leon about Nixon, the Watergate coverup, and how those events can help us understand the current impeachment hearings.

Nate and Leon also talk about his new podcast, Fiasco, which looks at the Iran-Contra Affair and the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush.

Listen to Fiasco on Luminary: https://luminary.link/indJ5Z7Ld4

Listen to Slow Burn: https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s1/watergate

Watch Slow Burn on EPIX: https://www.epix.com/series/1021/season/1/episode/1/slow-burn-s1-e1

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. On this episode of The Show About Politics & History, Nina tells Nate about how the Supreme Court has evolved over the past few decades and shares the story of how she first met Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Here's some background information on some of the Supreme Court cases discussed in this episode.

The Pentagon Papers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-efpukppE

Watergate and Nixon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_HYL6-0Co

Bush v. Gore: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-nR_hmS6V0&t=243s

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On the last episode of The Show About Politics, we chronicled John F. Kennedy's arrival in Dallas on November 22, 1963. On this episode, we pick up our conversation with Lindsey Richardson, the Curator of Collections at The Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, to find out what happened at the Texas Schoolbook Depository on that fateful day.

This episode is the second part of a two part series. Make sure to listen to go back and listen to part one before listening to this episode. And after you're done, head over to https://theshowaboutscience.com to hear an interview with forensic scientist Mike Haag. In that interview, you'll learn how modern day science can help us better understand events like the JFK assassination.

A quick note for parents. This episode talks about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which may not be suitable for younger ears.

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On this episode of The Show About Politics, we visit The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Located within the former Texas School Book Depository building, the museum chronicles what happened to John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Our tour guide for this episode is Lindsey Richardson, the museum's Curator of Collections. This episode is the first part of a two part series recorded at the exact location where everything went down on that fateful day in November.

A quick note for parents. This episode talks about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which may not be suitable for younger ears.

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What if Twitter existed 100 years ago? What role would it have played in the politics of that era? On this episode of The Show About Politics, we take a time machine back to the Russian Revolution to find out. Joining us on this adventure is Ivor Crotty and Dr Helen Rappaport, two of the creators of a digital historical social media project called #1917Live. #1917LIVE is an experimental project that tells the story of the Russian Revolution through a network of linked Twitter accounts. Dozens of historical characters, from Tsar Nicholas II to Vladimir Lenin are live-tweeting events day-by-day as if Twitter existed a century ago.

Learn more about #1917Live here: https://1917live.red/

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On March 15, 2019, tens of thousands of students around the world skipped school to protest their governments inaction on climate change. On this episode, Nate meets up with Joe Hanson, the host of It's Okay To Be Smart and Hot Mess on YouTube to talk about why this issue has become so divisive.

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Watch episodes of It's Okay To Be Smart on YouTube: www.youtube.com/itsokaytobesmart

Watch episodes of Hot Mess on YouTube:

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Governor Jeb Bush is the son of former President George H. W. Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush. Jeb joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Politics to talk about family, service and what it was like to run for President of The United States.

This episode is sponsored by Quirk Books. Find out more at: https://www.quirkbooks.com

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Author Cynthia Levinson joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Politics to tell the story of the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. Cynthia published this story in 2017 in a book entitled The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks and features illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newton.

Learn more about Cynthia and her books at https://cynthialevinson.com/

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Seventeen-year-old Jack Bergeson may have been too young to vote, but he wasn't too young to throw his hat into the 2018 Kansas Governor's race. Jack is currently working on a book about his historic candidacy, which he hopes to have out later this year and he joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Politics to share his experience.

Meet The Show About Politics - a new podcast from Nate, the 8 year-old host of The Show About Science (http://theshowaboutscience.com/). Nate explains what his plans are for this podcast to his first guest, his Mom.

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