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Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia

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John Dickerson of Slate’s Political Gabfest revisits a moment from the American carnival of politics. Hear about the grand speeches, emergency strategies, baby kissing, and backstabbing that make each presidential cycle so fascinating.

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This episode of Whistlestop travels to October 19, 2016 as Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, the defeated GOP aspirant for the presidency, is asking his party not to play by the modern rules of politics.

Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about pr... more

This episode of Whistlestop travels to October 19, 2016 as Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, the defeated GOP aspirant for the presidency, is asking his party not to play by the modern rules of politics.

Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about pr... more

This episode of Whistlestop travels to October 12, 2012 when Democratic candidate Barack Obama was declared the loser at the first Presidential debate against Mitt Romney and Twitter won.

Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Ho... more

This episode of Whistlestop travels to October 12, 2012 when Democratic candidate Barack Obama was declared the loser at the first Presidential debate against Mitt Romney and Twitter won.

Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Ho... more

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  • Left wing bias

    He gives a very left wing view of history. He tries to use his altered historical view to influence your opinion of current events.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Truth from the middle
    United Statesa year ago
  • Awful and Bias

    Awfully biased—they two “things” history should never be

    Apple Podcasts
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    otomn j
    United States3 years ago
  • Very interesting look at former presidential campaigns

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Stable Genius
    5 years ago
  • Like history? Like Politics? If you said yes to either of those, you will like this podcast; if you said yes to both, you will love it. Even if you don't usually like either history or politics talk, this is still a good way to eat your vegetables on the topics that have swallowed up our news media in recent years.

    John Dickerson is one of the most thoughtful political commentators around and this is most certainly his passion project. While you can get his take on the world of the present on 6... more

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    5
    Matthew Harold Leiwant
    6 years ago
  • Delightful

    John Dickerson delivers these stories with a great sense of humor and has strong ability to relay the core message to be learned.

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    r0c0r0co
    United States6 years ago

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