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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

by Bruce Carlson

Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -Columbia Journalism Review

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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics examines how Baby Boomers and late members of the Silent Generation were perceived and characterized in 1966, drawing primarily from TIME magazine's "Men and Women of The Year" coverage. The episode explores how contemporary media outlets described this demographic cohort using…

Worth it if you're interested in how generational stereotypes were formed in real time and enjoy quick dips into historical media archives.

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