My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

I like the voices he does, I like how I never know what he’s going to focus on next, and I like how balanced he tends to be on more modern politics. Also, I LOVE reading the comments for this podcast! Some pretty funny stuff here.

I made a quite mild comment about a post he made on X. It was a comment about making Washington DC a state. I said that no way we will go for that. Democrats just want to stack the deck. Then he BLOCKED me. Come on, what is wrong with that comment? He tries not to take sides (normally). But when he does, it leans towards democrats. Anyways, I generally enjoy his podcast, so I won’t take it personally. I been listening to his podcasts for years. Maybe he was having a bad day.

Your 14 points about the Biden election are why I listen to and trust this podcast. I don’t agree with your politics, but your ability to notice and admit to challenges or concerns on your own side gives you integrity. Left or right, that is rare in political discourse. That is why I don’t listen to some of guests any more; once the individuals involved keeping things balanced left, the shows turned into an apology for the left and are away at their credibility. I Downgraded the star rating on this podcast in the past due to the increased frequency with which Chris Novembrino appears. Chris is smart and knows what he is talking about, but he is the Steven crowder of the left. His podcast took a major left turn when he lost his co-host which is ok. But, like crowder, he is loud, obnoxious, and fairly impolite. Once he stopped playing moderately, his negative qualities took center stage and it is extremely off putting. He has an insatiable need to be heard. Like people won’t know he’s smart if he isn’t talking every 10 seconds. In the ‘black swans’ episode of my history, Chris constantly interrupts and talks over Bruce, just like he does with all the guests on his podcast. I came here to listen some something intelligent with historical backgrounds, and instead get an insecure adolescent constantly pulling on daddy’s pant leg for attention. Bruce is great. Very smart, very well informed. His stuff his well researched with lots of historical background. I will keep coming back for him, and will increase my rating when more mature guests start to appear.

Can you please do a Carter in 1978 episode? Unexplained jump in two days from 77 to 79. On Bruce’s style: some strange unsettling pauses, please reduce. Also sometimes bad voice imitations - reduce theatricality when you cannot do it. But has a great way of building suspense into forgotten events and have us relive the surprise of things that seem banal today, and help us question unquestioned wisdom of today. Greatly researched. Some topics could have received more or less attention on Reagan, like whole episode on assassination attempt was unnecessary. But a fantastic resource and please keep doing what you’re doing.