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“This is very well done. Great storyline and production. Very entertaining to listen to. Presents an important timeline in American political history with some insights and background details likely unfamiliar to many - they were to me.
There is the predictable hint of smugness that comes with...”Read full review »
David 1683649594 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/11/24
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“This series has been the best I’ve listened to in years. Great nuance and a through line to use the facts of 1970s US. Politics to understand our present…and future”
lankyleftybu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/24
“This podcast goes back in time to explain - with fascinating detail - how US politics has evolved over the past 4 decades to produce our current political reality. It’s an invaluable lesson for all voters. And it’s a fun and exciting listen!”
Janeelizjohnson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/23/24
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“This was an excellent podcast. Hoping there is going to be a season two!!💞💞💞💞💞”
NurseRN79 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/24
“Being born in 1993 I have experienced the last few decades of politics always wondering how did we get here and why things are this way? This podcasts provides context from the few decades prior to my own life in an informative and entertaining way. Funny enough I met Jimmy Carter and had a...”Read full review »
jamburny via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/24
“REALLY great show in the massive sea of podcasts. Ben highlights important moments in our political history that directly created a lot of horrible realities today. Hopefully many of us can learn from this and direct future activities that reverse the course.”
Oceansize89 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/27/24
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“It was great to hear the inside story of the campaigns in 1976 and 1980. Very factual, no opinions about either party. I’m puzzled by the one-star reviews then; guess haters just gotta hate.”
sagbeach via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/25/24
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“I learned a lot about both the Democratic and Republican Party along with at least a few reasons we, the American public, are today. It felt objective and while I did not personally fact check the evidence presented felt credible.”
Orig Wrangler via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/24
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“I really enjoyed this podcast. It helped me understand a lot about the conservative world that I lived in as a child. Eagerly waiting for season two!”
pileofgreyrocks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/24
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“Honestly, it is never ending with these people. The global elites running the Left wing of all political parties in the West including the US are constantly on the attack including rewriting our history.
I lived through this history and this guy is lying through his teeth.
Anyone who doesn’t see...”Read full review »
Commonsense4824 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/08/24
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“America’s current state of polarization and mistrust of government is rooted in its past going back to Watergate. If you’re a political junkie or a lover of history, this podcast is for you. Loved it and look forward to another season.”
OnTheBeam via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/24
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“How dare conservatives want a voice and media that represent it’ values and interview its political figures. This is a sickening perspective. Good lord.”
DivergentBird via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/24
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“This was outstanding! Very informative and well done.”
Hubbama via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/24
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“I really loved the review of the presidents that led to Reagan. I only wished they made more content. I forget to check back in knowing there’s not much material….”
Joseph Hoydilla via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/24
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“Informative, enlightening, entertaining and well presented! I loved this and have shared it with friends and family! Thank you for all your hard work!”
katcb412 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/24
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“Amazing insights from this show! I wait patiently for the next episodes! 🇺🇸”
#KANGFAN via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/24
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“So well researched, and well produced. Please please make make more!! Would love an in-depth season on Reagan’s presidency.”
raeganN27 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/12/24
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“It’s a great series with the historical clips and sound bites, not so much with the later panelists episodes. I was really turned off with the mispronunciations and malapropisms, however. “Basicer” (as in, more basic) and “magnet” instead of “magnate.” That’s sloppy and amateurish and it took...”Read full review »
Ashdex via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/24
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“I can only imagine the amount of work, research, interviews, reading that must have gone into this podcast. Voices of Republicans and Democrats recounting such a tight presidential race and turning point in American history that have influenced politics today. A must listen no matter what your...”Read full review »
Shark attack87 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/24
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“This was a great, informative, and fascinating series. Not to miss. You will better understand the world we live in after listening to this. Please listen and help NPR green light a season 2!!!”
morndo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/05/24
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“Very informative. It gives context for much of our modern political discourse.”
badyouthpastor via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/24
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“This came up as my family planned to go to Gerald Ford’s Presidential Center. We had previously gone to the Carter Presidential Center and found that to be insightful. As we listened to this we all just went I didn’t know that. We had to go to the Bibliography Note page for further reading. The...”Read full review »
KWCBU via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/24/24
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“This was such a well-researched and reported podcast. I was riveted from the beginning. I was a high school and college student during this period and actually went on to work in the Reagan White House. The back story of the transition of the GOP to a far right ideology is one that needed...”Read full review »
Whitehousewoman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/24/24
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“I lived through it. My overwhelming sense was everyone wanted a complete break with the Nixon White House and it’s chicanery. Ford could have walked on water and he would still have lost because of that.”
Pablo Puppy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/20/24
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“Great content, makes so much sense today, I was young when Ronny was in office but this is crazy. The man with altzheimers hid by his staff.”
janobrusk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/24
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“1976 was definitely not the closest Presidential election
Two have gone to Congress plus there’s 1960 and 2016 which hung on a small number of votes”
TJwheelie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/24
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“If you’re an American history buff (especially presidential history) this is a podcast for you.
Well told by the narrator, no sense of bias. Lots of information, some drama. History matters! Glad NPR recognizes that and puts out such content.”
Dtl1900 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/24
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“I turned 18 three weeks after this election. If I was a smidge older, I would have voted for Carter (as I did for my first presidential vote in 1980). This podcast tells the story exactly as I remember it.
The best show to come out of NPR since Trump became president.”
history_of_hip_hop via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/09/24
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“Same old spin from NPR, putting their liberal take on things.”
JW21! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/08/24
“A great sequence of presidential election fights giving a good insight in how the Republican Party and New Right Movement became what we know today.”
Juboal via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
07/06/24
“As it says in the title. A lot of work needs to be done in cleaning up the history, adding nuance to several sweeping statements, and correcting a lot of bad legal theories presented as fact.
Author has a layman’s understanding of the law and it shows. While he tries to rely on experts, he...”Read full review »
An Actual Lawyer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/03/24
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“I’m an older millennial and didn’t know much about this period in American history. I really enjoyed learning about the beginning of modern politics.”
Pedro Vincent via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/01/24
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“Extremely interesting and well done podcast. I enjoyed listening and most importantly learning about the history of how we got to be so polarized.”
Roberto M Hino via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/27/24
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“Understanding where we are demands a clear picture of where we have come from and what forces are effecting the changes that take place along the way. This amusing, interesting, and well composed view of who we are as a nation, as political parties and as people lets us view where we are much...”Read full review »
Lilmommma via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/24
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“Incredible! One of the best series on political history I have heard in a while. Makes clear something that always befuddled me: how the political parties in the US shifted so radically from what they were in the 70s. Essential listening.”
Doctow Wobewt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/24
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“It is so interesting to better understand the way society and politics have moved together over the past several decades to bring us to the polarization that we are experiencing now. This podcast was really well done.”
Arowndtheworld via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/24
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“I love political history. I hoped this would be a balanced discussion, but it misses the mark. The segment on the evolution of the abortion debate blames conservatives for all of the current acrimony. Interesting how people can have such divergent views on historic events like the Reagan...”Read full review »
Pirates Fan 1971 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/24
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“I was a teen in the 1976 election and was surprised at how much I didn’t know about how contested the GOP primary was. This I learned much from this whole series. Highly recommended!”
metamorphoo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/24
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“I lived through these years, but was too young to understand or know so much of what is revealed. It is a fascinating story, well told, in excellently constructed episodes. Every part of the story leaves you wanting more.
The explanations of the connections and impacts on today’s politics is...”Read full review »
SamPaad via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/24
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“I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. I’ve always taken an interest in political history and I learned a lot listening this to this podcast. I’d recommend this series to anyone interested in political history. It was especially interesting to learn how changes in campaigning fifty years ago set the...”Read full review »
Aeson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/12/24
“Comprehensive and easy to listen to. I couldn’t stop listening actually. I was too young to understand the world around me in the 70s….and LANDSLIDE really helped me get a grasp not only on what happened then that leads us to where we are now. Its the build up of “how and why it happened” make...”Read full review »
MaryLeAnn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/12/24
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“As a second cohort Boomer I was checked out of politics for much of my adult life. Nixon and then Reagan pretty much shut me down. I didn’t check in again until Obama V McCain. Then the 2016 Trump election rang alarm bells for me. Since then I’ve been obsessed with politics and feverishly trying...”Read full review »
abcrystcats via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/24
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“Exceptional scholarship and production. I loved it completely”
DMBAddict via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/24
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“This is the best explainer I've encountered to reckon the causes of our current vituperative partisan atmosphere.”Read full review »
Meggie Dodge via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/09/24
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“Top podcast to pull together all the strings from the past 50yrs that brought us to hear … waiting for more!”
eurohoody via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/05/24
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“It just wouldn’t be an NPR podcast without attributing all things in American history to race and racism, no matter how flimsy the evidence. Here, they attribute Reagan’s massive victories to racial dog whistling and the racist backlash by the electorate against civil rights and integration....”Read full review »
ikeesky via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/24
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“NOT dry history! But the events, the forces that brought us to present day politics. Excellent!”
cjhwomx via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/03/24
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“This podcast is outstanding. It teaches you about that important part of U.S. history that we rarely know. A must listen if you want to understand party politics in America.”
S.R. Vargas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/24
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“Excellent podcast that really makes history and come alive! More importantly it explains how our politics were reshaped into the division that we have today.”
Elle Green via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/24
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