798 Episodes

  1. No Crime Day (1986) w/ Josh Levin

    Published: 9/27/2022
  2. Pauli Murray Shoots Her Shot (1971)

    Published: 9/25/2022
  3. Dogs as Deflection: Fala and Checkers (1944/1952)

    Published: 9/22/2022
  4. The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone

    Published: 9/20/2022
  5. Romney's Secret 47% Tape (2012) w/ David Corn

    Published: 9/18/2022
  6. The Christiana Resistance (1851)

    Published: 9/15/2022
  7. The Basket Of Deplorables (2016)

    Published: 9/13/2022
  8. Partisans Week: Clinton Chronicles VHS (1994)

    Published: 9/11/2022
  9. Partisans Week: Buchanan at Smuggler's Gulch (1992)

    Published: 9/8/2022
  10. Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)

    Published: 9/6/2022
  11. The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence

    Published: 9/4/2022
  12. Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)

    Published: 9/1/2022
  13. Lincoln's Avenger (1894)

    Published: 8/30/2022
  14. Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)

    Published: 8/28/2022
  15. Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

    Published: 8/25/2022
  16. Wooed By Mussolini (1926)

    Published: 8/23/2022
  17. Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)

    Published: 8/21/2022
  18. The Roots of "Roots" (1976)

    Published: 8/18/2022
  19. The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)

    Published: 8/16/2022
  20. The Benghazi Memo (2012) w/ Leon Neyfakh

    Published: 8/14/2022

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