Bad Bets: Infrastructure Week and the Midterms Outlook

The Ghost of the Confederacy Part 3: Judgement Day

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1191239/open_sms] In the series conclusion, we explore how the clash between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass would come to define the moral contours of the Civil War, what their collusion means for us now, and what it demands of us as Americans that the ghost of the Confederacy lives on today. Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff Music by Ty Wycoff Resources/Mentioned in the Episode I use a variety of sources for my scripts, but if you’re interested in diving deeper, here’s a few of the books I would recommend that were used for this series: Bending Toward Justice by Gary May Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Second Founding and The Fiery Trial, both by Eric Foner Lincoln and Emancipation by Edna Greene Medford Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, by David W. Blight How the South Won the Civil War by Heather Cox Richardson Grant by Ron Chernow  Team of Rivals and Leadership in Turbulent Times, both by Dorris Kearns Goodwin Giants by John Stauffer Thank You’s The podcast has largely been on pause due to lack of time and other work. A huge thanks to my Patrons who have kept the lights on during this uncertain phase: Derek Lichtner, Jeny Covill,  Brandon Suthard, Dale Wycoff, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Joshua Covill, Danielle de Leon Patrick. No less, THM continues forward until I can run at it full time. In the meantime, you can find content on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thishistoric/] @thishistoric for political updates or to reach out to me. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric]

Gas Light: Disinformation and Weaponizing Doubt in Politics

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1191239/open_sms] Disinformation is based in the Soviet military strategy of reflexive control, and its use arguably enabled Russia to annex Crimea. But Russian disinformation’s failure to accomplish in 2022 what it did in 2014 is due to one person, and he just might provide the key to defeating disinformation in another goal of the Russian government: dividing the United States. \Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff Music by Ty Wycoff Resources/Mentioned in the Episode New Yorker’s Politics & More Podcast: Igor Novikov on Standing His Ground in Ukraine [https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/politics-and-more/tnypoliticalscene-030722] The Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621076/twilight-of-democracy-by-anne-applebaum/] Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thishistoric/] @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes. Check out Ty’s articles on Medium [https://tywycoff.medium.com/] A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen! Want to support the show? Head to the This Historic Moment Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric] Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Chelsea O’Hara, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid, Danielle de Leon Patrick, Jeny Covill Have a topic idea you want covered? Found something I said that is incorrect? Shoot an email to: thishistoricmoment@gmail.com Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric]

Bad Bets: Infrastructure Week and the Midterms Outlook

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1191239/open_sms] As Democrats bet on bucking historical trends and Republicans bet on Donald Trump’s better angels, the midterm elections have become a battle of which party can do worse.  Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff Music by Ty Wycoff Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thishistoric/] @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes. Check out Ty’s articles on Medium [https://tywycoff.medium.com/] https://tywycoff.medium.com/ A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!  Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric]

Warning Shot: The Democratic Filibuster and the G.O.P’s Pathway Back to the White House

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1191239/open_sms] Democrats saw a foreshadowing of the midterm elections to come in Virginia’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. It might mean a pathway for the Republican Party to recapture Congress and the White House. But what does it mean for the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden’s agenda? And what does it mean for the fate of the filibuster? Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff Episode music and theme music by Ty Wycoff Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thishistoric/] @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes. Check out Ty’s articles on Medium [https://tywycoff.medium.com/].    https://tywycoff.medium.com/ A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!  Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid Have a topic idea you want covered? Found something I said that is incorrect? Shoot an email to: ty@thishistoric.com [ty@thishistoric.com] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric]

The Ghost of the Confederacy Part 2: States’ Rights

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1191239/open_sms] States’ rights is one of the arguments we hear today to justify the G.O.P.‘s sweep in passing restrictive voting laws. But what does states’ rights actually mean? Where does the idea come from? And why is it that something the Democratic Party of the 1800’s argued for is now argued by the Republican Party of today?  Join host Ty Wycoff as he explores equality as a zero-sum game, the dark history behind states’ rights, and what one President did to take on the Ku Klux Klan. Written, produced, and hosted by Ty Wycoff Episode music and theme music by Ty Wycoff Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thishistoric/] @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes. Check out some of Ty’s articles on Medium [https://tywycoff.medium.com/] A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen!  Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O’Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef Smid Have a topic idea you want covered? Found something I said that is incorrect? Shoot an email to: ty@thishistoric.com [ty@thishistoric.com] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric]