Rogues, Buffoons, and Statesmen

Owen Thompson

Rogues, Buffoons & Statesmen (The Podcast) follows Gordon Newell's riotous 1975 history book of Washington State politics, episode by episode — from muddy territorial Olympia in the 1840s to the mid-20th century. Meet the mule-riding senators, bribe-reporting freshmen, revolver-waving representatives, and occasional actual statesmen who built a state government. Because as Newell knew, and Will Rogers confirmed: politicians are frequently funnier than comedians.

Episodes

  1. Feb 27

    Chapter Six: The Fifth Decade 1893-1903

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    36 min

  2. Feb 27

    Chapter Five: The Fourth Decade 1883-1893

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    47 min

  3. Feb 27

    Chapter Four: The Third Decade 1873-1883

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    37 min

  4. Feb 27

    Chapter Three: The Second Decade 1863-1873

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    38 min

  5. Feb 27

    Chapter Two: The First Decade 1853-1863

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    29 min

  6. Feb 27

    Chapter One: In the Beginning 1845-1853

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    15 min

  7. Feb 27

    Introduction

    https://olympiahistory.org/newell-gordon-rogues-buffoons-and-statesmen/

    4 min
  • 7 Episodes

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Rogues, Buffoons & Statesmen (The Podcast) follows Gordon Newell's riotous 1975 history book of Washington State politics, episode by episode — from muddy territorial Olympia in the 1840s to the mid-20th century. Meet the mule-riding senators, bribe-reporting freshmen, revolver-waving representatives, and occasional actual statesmen who built a state government. Because as Newell knew, and Will Rogers confirmed: politicians are frequently funnier than comedians.

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