Freak Out And Carry On
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Sinopsis
Freak Out and Carry On, WBUR's politics and history podcast, addresses the urgent issues of our time through the lens of history. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Ron Suskind and noted Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson, the podcast examines the national political landscape and dives into the historical context. New episodes available every Thursday.
Episodios
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Trump Faces Dual Tragedies In Las Vegas And Puerto Rico
06/10/2017 Duración: 35minThis week, Ron and Heather respond to the mass shooting in Las Vegas and the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. They're joined by historian Douglas Brinkley. They discuss the 1900 Galveston hurricane, President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina and the history of the NRA.
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Free Speech And The Politics Of Football
28/09/2017 Duración: 27minRon and Heather are joined by Slate staff writer Isaac Chotiner. They respond to President Donald Trump's attacks on football players who kneel during the national anthem. Plus, they look at the debate around free speech, on football fields and college campuses, the racial dynamic surrounding Trump's comments and the long history of the military's involvement with football.
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Trump's 'Choose Your Own Adventure' United Nations Speech
21/09/2017 Duración: 33minThis week, Ron and Heather analyze President Trump's first speech at the United Nations. With Susan Glasser from Politico. They look at the long history of internationalism versus isolationism in the United States, from the League of Nations to the United Nations.
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Hillary Clinton And The Misogyny Question
14/09/2017 Duración: 29minRon and Heather discuss Hillary Clinton's new memoir, the impact of non-college educated white women voters, and the legacy of the first female U.S. cabinet member, Frances Perkins.
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The Trump Approach To North Korea's Nuclear Threat
07/09/2017 Duración: 31minRon and Heather discuss North Korea's nuclear tests with Sheila Smith, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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The History Of Nepotism In The White House
31/08/2017 Duración: 29minRon and Heather talk with Annie Karni, POLITICO's White House Reporter, and Matthew Dallek, Professor at George Washington University, about the roles of Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and the history of nepotism and the presidency.
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President Trump And The White Working Class
24/08/2017 Duración: 32minRon and Heather talk with Carol Anderson and examine the greater implications of President Trump's rhetoric and policies around race.
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Charlottesville, President Trump And Confederate History
18/08/2017 Duración: 40minRon and Heather respond to the violence in Charlottesville during a white nationalists rally and President Trump's statements. They speak with Randall Kennedy, law professor at Harvard University, and Tony Horwitz, author of "Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War".
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The Democrats Search For A Message
10/08/2017 Duración: 30minRon and Heather examine the Democratic Party in disarray: out of power in the White House and Congress and looking for a message to attract voters. They speak with Jonathan Chait, political writer for New York Magazine, about the Democrats' new economic plan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's liberal legacy and President Bill Clinton's "Sister Souljah moment."
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Are We Seeing A Break Between The Republican Party And President Trump?
04/08/2017 Duración: 30minRon and Heather speak with Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) about his new book "Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle," the legacy of Barry Goldwater and why he thinks Vice President Mike Pence would make a good president.
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From Anthony Scaramucci To Orville Babcock: Why Presidential Advisers Matter
27/07/2017 Duración: 28minRon and Heather speak with Olivier Knox, Chief Washington Correspondent for Yahoo! News. They look at presidential advisers, past and present, and how they have influenced politics and policy.
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President Trump And His 'Radically Different' Foreign Policy
20/07/2017 Duración: 27minRon and Heather speak with Susan Glasser, Politico's chief international affairs columnist. They look at President Trump on the world's stage, from his flip flop on the Iran nuclear deal to the absence of a Trump doctrine.
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Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails And The Collusion Question
13/07/2017 Duración: 22minGuest: Adam Liptak, legal correspondent for the New York Times. Ron and Heather respond to Donald Trump Jr.'s emails disclosures and push back on the suggestion that this might be treason. They also discuss the origins of the Logan Act in 1798.
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President Trump's Tweets And 'The Bully Pulpit On Steroids'
07/07/2017 Duración: 27minRon and Heather talk with Harvard's Nicco Mele and respond to President Trump's CNN and Mika Brzezinski tweets, discuss the media's role in the first 100 days of this administration and look at historical parallels, from the John Peter Zenger trial to Richard Nixon.
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President Trump's Travel Ban And The History Of Anti-Immigrant Movements In The U.S.
30/06/2017 Duración: 20minRon and Heather speak with Morris Vogel about Trump's partially-reinstated travel ban and the history of xenophobia in America, from Japanese internment to laws against German-Americans during WWI.
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Behind Closed Doors, A Health Bill Is Born
23/06/2017 Duración: 23minRon and Heather speak with Yahoo News’ Matt Bai about the Senate Republicans’ health care bill. They discuss the secrecy with which it was drafted, the history of the G.O.P.'s relationship to health care, and the bill's implications for Republicans in the 2018 mid-term elections.
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Is The Attorney General The President's Lawyer Or America's Lawyer?
16/06/2017 Duración: 17minRon and Heather talk to Dana Milbank, from the Washington Post, about Jeff Sessions' contentious Senate hearing and the historical tension that attorneys general, from Mitchell Palmer to Alberto Gonzalez, have faced. Do they serve the president or the American people?
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Announcing Freak Out And Carry On, A New Politics And History Podcast
13/06/2017 Duración: 03minFreak Out and Carry On from WBUR is a new politics and history podcast that addresses the urgent issues of our time through a historical lens. New episodes will be available every Thursday starting June 15.
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Podcast Preview: President Trump's First 100 Days
09/06/2017 Duración: 18minWe want your feedback on a new political podcast in the works. Take a listen.
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Podcast Preview: 'Loose Lips Sink Ships'
09/06/2017 Duración: 17minIn our new politics and history podcast, Ron Suskind and Heather Cox Richardson discuss the news of today and its historical parallels. This week: the Comey memo, President Trump's meeting with the Russians, and what we can learn from Benedict Arnold and Presidents Eisenhower and Clinton.