Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia
Slate PodcastsJohn 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.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 95 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Categories | PoliticsNewsHistory | ||||
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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 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 March 12, 2008 as President George W. Bush goes over the text of his speech to address the financial crisis in the housing market and Treasury Secretary Paulson makes a warning that becomes an unfortunately accu... more
For two and a half years, Emily Bazelon has been following people through a special court in New York designed to be a speedy machine for the harsh punishment of illegal gun possession. Along the way, a strange thing happened — the politics outside t... 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 Podcasts1Truth from the middle
United Statesa year ago - Awful and Bias
Awfully biased—they two “things” history should never be
Apple Podcasts1otomn jUnited States3 years ago Very interesting look at former presidential campaigns
Podcast Addict54 years agoStable GeniusLike 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
Podchaser55 years agoMatthew Harold Leiwant- Delightful
John Dickerson delivers these stories with a great sense of humor and has strong ability to relay the core message to be learned.
Apple Podcasts5r0c0r0coUnited States5 years ago
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