The Court of History

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis. 

  1. 9h ago

    History's Brutal Warning to the Trump Era

    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Liaquat Ahamed, former World Bank investment chief and Pulitzer Prize winning author of “1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World,” , about the old and new Gilded Ages, the original tech bubble, geopolitical economic warfare, and the brutual political aftershocks from the end of Reconstruction, rise of Jim Crow and antisemitism, spread of conspiracies, and populist uprising. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

    33 min
  2. Jun 5

    Trump's Worst Nightmare Gets the Documentary Treatment

    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Ivy Meeropol, director and producer of the documentary, “Ask E. Jean,” about the extraordinary life and trials of E. Jean Carroll, Trump’s sexual assault, the trials, the vilent threats against her, Trump’s connection to Roy Cohn, and how the old McCarthyism flows into the new McCarthyism under Trump, including the difficulty of having “Ask E. Jean” from being distributed. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

    50 min
  3. Jun 4

    Roberts Court Faces Reckoning in Major Trump Cases!!!

    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Lisa Graves, who co-hosts the Court Accountability podcast and author of “Without Precedent, on the cases before the Supreme Court, how they may be decided--the MIssissippi write-in ballot case; the Republican dark money coordination case,;birthright citizenship; and the FTC Slaughter case that the Roberts court will likely use to reinforce its unitary executive doctrine. https://www.amazon.com/Without-Precedent-Accomplices-Constitution-Dismantled/dp/1645030679 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

    36 min
  4. Jun 4

    Trump White House in Complete Chaos as Cabinet Implodes!!!

    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Lisa Graves, who co-hosts the Court Accountability podcast and author of “Without Precedent,” on Trump’s slush fund for criminals, his IRS scam to avoid prosecution, Pam Bondi’s attempt to blame Todd Blanche for the Epstein files fiasco, the corrupt appointment of Bill Pulte, who has concocted false allegations against Trump’s perceived enemies, to be director of national intelligence, and how Pulte might interfere in the 2026 elections. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

    41 min

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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis. 

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