1.03 - Where did Left v Right Come From?

09/12/23 • 18 min

On today’s episode we’ll be learning some political vocab. Left, right, and the folks in the middle. We’ll be going all the way back to 18th century France, discussing the three estates, tennis courts, and accidental seating arrangements as we try to answer the question: Where did Left v Right come from?

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1.02 - What's the Big Problem?

In this episode, we touch on the history of factions and partisanism in the US, the Federalist Papers, and try to answer the question: What’s the big problem?

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1.04 - Only Two Parties?

We'll discuss the seven eras of US politics and how there are only ever two major parties at work at any one time. Jefferson's anti-federalists, the Whigs, the Republicans, and all other players get their time in the sun today (with a bonus shoutout to the Free Soil Party). Have things always been the way they are now? And how do we move forward? Let's find out.