Sep 28, 2019

Life can be tough.  It was for Dutch Reagan's family, and it was for many in the forgotten recession of the early eighties.  A look at Reagan's domestic politics, the homelessness issue - both the real problems and the media coverage.  A critical look at Reagan's AIDS policy and why given earlier California politics,...

Sep 10, 2019

A brokered convention.  A race for every delegate's vote.  And a last minute ploy that shocked both opponents and supporters.  Reagan took on Gerald Ford in the 1976 convention, angering moderates in the party.  How the convention came, and how Reagan nearly found himself the party's nominee 4 years...

Sep 10, 2019

A look at Ronald Reagan's foreign policy.  James Baker, Reagan's Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary, called Ronald Reagan's foreign policy a "witches brew." Particularly around Central America, the results of his policy more than matched the description.  In this episode we talk about his pressure moves on Central...