Episodi

  • "A fundamentally divided society"

    "A fundamentally divided society"
    Oct 30 2018
    Historian Rick Perlstein traces the country's ideological divisions from John F. Kennedy's assassination through Richard Nixon's campaign to modern politics.
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    32 min
  • The gender gap

    The gender gap
    Oct 23 2018
    Political scientist Lori Cox Han traces the growing role of women in politics from 1968 to now: "Women are not a monolithic voting bloc, and I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions out there."
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    38 min
  • Art of the spectacle

    Art of the spectacle
    Oct 16 2018
    Roger Ailes helped Republicans use television to get elected for decades. He was more politically influential than many politicians themselves. In 1968, Ailes helped Richard Nixon win the White House -- and he was only getting started. Gabriel Sherman, author of a biography on Ailes, traces how the master manipulator shaped elections from Nixon to Trump.
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    27 min
  • The politics of race

    The politics of race
    Oct 9 2018
    Historian Peniel Joseph explores how racial anxiety and resentment among white voters shaped the 1968 campaign -- and still shapes politics today.
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    45 min
  • 4: Fault lines

    4: Fault lines
    Oct 2 2018
    Nixon uses a powerful weapon in new ways: television. Politics will never be the same.
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    13 min
  • 3: A figure of destiny

    3: A figure of destiny
    Oct 2 2018
    Richard Nixon campaigns on law and order, while George Wallace rises on racist rhetoric. The run for the White House intensifies.
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    11 min
  • 2: Long odds

    2: Long odds
    Oct 2 2018
    The list of Democratic candidates grows. The campaign continues in the shadow of national grief.
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    21 min
  • 1: A perilous course

    1: A perilous course
    Oct 2 2018
    1968 rolls in, the Vietnam war rages on, and early presidential primaries show a country beginning to splinter.
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    10 min