Biographies Uncorked

Uncorking Lyndon B. Johnson (Part Five)

The Biographies Uncorked duo wraps up their uncorking of Lyndon B. Johnson by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off by sharing their insights about the new Showtime Docuseries The Reagans, Kasha provides some COVID vaccine updates, news about the Negro Baseball League and a listing of movie premiere dates (7:05), Kasha introduces their wine of choice for the podcast (12:00), they discuss the Arab-Israeli War,  Vietnam and the Newark Rioting, (24:26), The King assassination (37:57), The Bobby Kennedy assassination (48:00) and the end of the LBJ era (56:54) and much more!!!

Uncorking Lyndon B. Johnson (Part Four)

The Biographies Uncorked crew continue their uncorking of Lyndon B. Johnson by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off with Kasha naming her Top 5 GPOAT's (greatest presidents of all-time), Mario challenges Kasha by not mentioning Obama in her top 5 and what if Mario was president, Kasha provides a COVID update, the new North Carolina Stay-At-Home order and a listing of the Winter TV schedule (3:30), Kasha introduces their wine of choice for the podcast (9:36), they discuss the Great 89th Congress, LBJ's feelings of being underappreciated, does Obama feel underappreciated (20:50), The State of the Union of 1967 (33:00) and Wiretapping & Privacy (41:03) and much more!!!

Uncorking Lyndon B. Johnson (Part Three)

The Biographies Uncorked crew continue their uncorking of LBJ by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off with how they spent their holiday break, Mario shares what he's been watching on television as of late, Kasha shares her 3 quick current news topics, they get into a little wine talk, they engage in discussions about LBJ's war against poverty initiative, his no tax increase plan, what control a president actually has and they wrap things up with a breakdown of guns and butter!!!

Uncorking Lyndon B. Johnson (Part Two)

The Biographies Uncorked crew continue their uncorking of Lyndon B. Johnson by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off with a little banter about their week, they try to get to the bottom of who has been drinking all the wine in the house, Kasha shares what TV show has been capturing all of her attention as of late, Mario tests Kasha's Thanksgiving knowledge (6:45), Kasha shares her 3 quick current news topics (11:40), Mario test his wine tasting skills (19:02), they talk the Watts Riots of 65 (30:52), Presidential and VP relationships (38:30) and the Civil Rights Act of 64 (48:40).

Uncorking Lyndon B. Johnson (Part One)

The Biographies Uncorked crew uncorks a new biography discussing one of the most controversial presidents of all-time, Mr. LBJ himself, Lyndon B. Johnson.  Mario and Kasha kicks things off with a discussion about veterans day, Kasha shares the quick 3 current news topics which includes a little 80's television debate, Mario learns the official way to taste wine, Kasha provides an 60 sec author overview,  they discuss LBJ post the Kennedy assassination, LBJ's Great Society, Vietnam and much more! They wrap things up with some trivia on the losing candidates in past presidential elections.