The Court of History
Sidney Blumenthal, Sean WilentzSidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 146 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | News CommentaryNews | |||
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In the SECOND part of a special four part series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “American Scounrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey,” reveal his early mafia links, exploitation ... more
In the first part of a special four part series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “American Scounrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey,” on Cohn’s early ties to the mafia and corrup... more
Sidney Blumenthal speaks with Sean Wilentz about his article in The New Republic on the creation of the manopshere for Trump’s 2024 election, the Tate Brothers, Barron Trump as the go-between, the intersection of international crime and Trump politic... more
Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with former federal judge, J. Michael Luttig, on the ultimate Trump ploy to steal the midterm elections, refuse to seat newly elected Democratic members of the next 120th Congress, and end democracy.
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- Always Interesting
I always learn from listening to The Court of History. There are wonderful guests and each show is packed with information. Thank you so much Sidney & Sean for such interesting and informative shows.
Apple Podcasts5crajient
United States2 months ago - Thank you Mr. co-Cheif Justices, May it please the court.
The court has sure pleased me.
I appreciate the continuous interesting conversations on matters of current events with educationally informative infusion of history.
Your guest are very much most informative and often new voices (as in I have not heard from before) often times the sene 20 people make the rounds from one pod to the next which in itself is not a bad thing. I find it refreshing to hear new perspectives and varied insights
Thank you for sharing.
If there are no questions I’ll rese... more
Apple Podcasts5RJ BrazillUnited States3 months ago - Why oh why the false narrative of part II
I would like to give you five stars for your educative colloquy on history politics and current events, however I deduct .5 star for Blumenthals to frequent interruptions of Wilentz & guest, acknowledging I’m listening at 1.5x-1.8x speed , but the other speakers often don’t get to continue/ finish their point.
I deducted a full star for “ adjourning the court” midway for what I image is a pay wall scheme or had to do with Apple podcasting administration possibly idk.
Unfortunately half star ar... more
Apple Podcasts5RJ BrazillUnited States4 months ago - The Age of Historians
Dare anyone ask now what is the value of studying history? And yes, I agree, the best comparison is with Stalin, not Hitler.
Apple Podcasts5Enraged of Hereford
United Kingdom5 months ago - TDS
Nothing but TDS here
Apple Podcasts1Numidia124United States7 months ago
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YouTube | #165 | United States/Popular Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #74 | United States/News/News Commentary |
YouTube | #147 |  Canada/Popular Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #40 | United Kingdom/News/News Commentary |
Apple Podcasts | #128 | Canada/News/News Commentary |
YouTube | #157 |  Australia/Popular Podcasts |
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Explores the intersections of history, politics, and constitutional law through deep-dive conversations with top scholars, journalists, and former policymakers. Episodes commonly dissect current events against historical frameworks, analyzing power dynamics, legal processes, and institutional norms with a critical, academically rigorous lens. Noteworthy are the extensive use of archival perspectives, interdisciplinary guests, and a tendency to connect contemporary policy debates to long-running constitutional and democratic themes. This show is likely to appeal to listeners who value context-rich analysis, rigorous argumentation, and expert voices shaping public understanding of governance and history.
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1. Frank Foer
2. Yassamin Ansari
3. Nina Burleigh
4. Mary Trump
5. Robert Pape
6. Miles Taylor
7. Stephen Vladeck
8. Katie Phang
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