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Politics and Polls

Jun 24, 2021

President Richard M. Nixon is perhaps best known for the Watergate scandal and becoming the first U.S. president to resign. But how much more is there to that familiar narrative? Kurt Andersen joins Julian Zelizer to discuss his new podcast, Nixon at War, and the behind-the-scenes story of the downfall of America's 37th...


Jun 17, 2021

The arrest of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sent the 1960 Kennedy Campaign into overdrive in the last nine days of a historic campaign for the presidency. But what happened during that lead-up to one of the closest elections of the 20th century? 

Author Paul Kendrick joins Julian Zelizer in this episode to discuss his...


Jun 10, 2021

Online misinformation runs rampant on social media and is having tangible impacts on American society. What can be done to combat the spread of these untruths?
 
Jonathan Mayer joins Sam Wang in this episode to discuss misinformation, big tech, and online data-driven research, and where they intersect with U.S....