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Acts of Pod

A weekly podcast where we cover flashpoints in history that help to give context to our current chaotic state of affairs.

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36 - Smedley Butler Saves the Day or The Business Plot Thickens

36 - Smedley Butler Saves the Day or The Business Plot Thickens

Imagine if you will, a great nation of promise filled with anxiety about its future. The world is erupting in chaos and ... Read more

25 Feb 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #2

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19 - Tennessee Valley Authority Figures: When you care enough to give a dam

19 - Tennessee Valley Authority Figures: When you care enough to give a dam

This week, in light of the news of Ivanka Trump's new job training initiative, we take a look back at the inception of t... Read more

22 Jul 2018

56mins

Ranked #3

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25 - License to Ill: The Current State of American Healthcare. A Brief History of the NHS and its Power as a Precedent

25 - License to Ill: The Current State of American Healthcare. A Brief History of the NHS and its Power as a Precedent

In today's episode we cover the current state of American healthcare, how prices became out of control and possible chan... Read more

20 Sep 2018

1hr 9mins

Ranked #4

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41 - The War On Women. What is it good for? Absolutely....um, well, the war on women. Duh.

41 - The War On Women. What is it good for? Absolutely....um, well, the war on women. Duh.

This week on Acts of Pod, Anne and I discuss the term "The War on Women." During campaign season, a lot of terms get ban... Read more

10 Jun 2019

1hr 6mins

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48 - Minority Rule or When Minority Rulez, Democracy Droolz

48 - Minority Rule or When Minority Rulez, Democracy Droolz

This week we cover the term Minority Rule and how it has manifested itself from the original intentions of the founders,... Read more

10 Nov 2019

50mins

Ranked #6

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29 - The Southern Strategy: Dog Whistlin' Dixie

29 - The Southern Strategy: Dog Whistlin' Dixie

The Southeastern voting block, or the solid South, was not always republican. Around the 1950s, right about the time Bro... Read more

28 Oct 2018

1hr 4mins

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20 - Honor thy Mother: The Crisis of Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.

20 - Honor thy Mother: The Crisis of Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.

Over the past 20 years, every developed nation has been able to nearly eliminate all deaths related to the complications... Read more

6 Aug 2018

51mins

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32 - Nixon's Creeps and their Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

32 - Nixon's Creeps and their Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

If it wasn't so evil it might be hilarious. Right around the time Nixon was affirming that he was not a crook, a small c... Read more

5 Dec 2018

54mins

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28 - The Salem Witch Trials or Who You Calling a Witch?

28 - The Salem Witch Trials or Who You Calling a Witch?

On this very special Halloween episode of Acts of Pod, we cover the Salem Witch Trials. We take a deep dive into the eco... Read more

23 Oct 2018

1hr 1min

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49 - Gaslighting or Would I Lie to You?

49 - Gaslighting or Would I Lie to You?

This week on the pod we cover the term Gaslighting. It is used in psychological terms to describe how narcissists or abu... Read more

26 Nov 2019

1hr 2mins

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43 - Church Rock Uranium Mill Spill

43 - Church Rock Uranium Mill Spill

There was nuclear disaster worse than 3 Mile Island and if you haven't heard of it, no one would blame you. It happened ... Read more

13 Jul 2019

1hr 8mins

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16 - We Can Be Sheroes: Shirley Chisholm as Progressive Pioneer

16 - We Can Be Sheroes: Shirley Chisholm as Progressive Pioneer

Shirley Chisholm led a no-nonsense campaign for the House and later for president with the slogan "Unbought and Unbossed... Read more

3 Jul 2018

1hr 1min

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50 - A Brief History of Mass Hysteria or Let's Go Crazy

50 - A Brief History of Mass Hysteria or Let's Go Crazy

Well it's the holidays and what a rare treat for a troubled, stressful nation. If you feel like you're living in a world... Read more

24 Dec 2019

1hr 7mins

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46 - A Brief History of the term Politically Correct or Correct Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself

46 - A Brief History of the term Politically Correct or Correct Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself

What does it mean to be politically correct? Well it depends on who you ask. In this episode we trace the journey of the... Read more

23 Sep 2019

57mins

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42- Redlining: Something Like a Phenomenon

42- Redlining: Something Like a Phenomenon

Imagine if you will, a nation in crisis. A map of every major American city spread across the desk, committees assembled... Read more

22 Jun 2019

1hr 3mins

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40 - The Legacy of the Bath School Massacre of 1927

40 - The Legacy of the Bath School Massacre of 1927

In the small town of Bath, Michigan, an unthinkable tragedy challenged the beliefs of an entire nation, for two days unt... Read more

22 May 2019

1hr 3mins

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21 - The Clean Water Crisis in Flint

21 - The Clean Water Crisis in Flint

Thirsty? Well, if you're living in Flint this is still not an easy problem to solve. We're talking dirty water in a Mich... Read more

12 Aug 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #18

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47 - Acts of The Pod People - The Halloween Special

47 - Acts of The Pod People - The Halloween Special

In this episode we visit haunted historical stories that highlight the never ending stories we find ourselves in. Like h... Read more

15 Oct 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #19

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34 - A Brief History of Child Support or How to Beat the Retreat of a Deadbeat

34 - A Brief History of Child Support or How to Beat the Retreat of a Deadbeat

This week on the pod we take it all the way back to the 1500s to provide an overview on how the legislation of child sup... Read more

26 Jan 2019

1hr

Ranked #20

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38 - The Violence Against Women Act or There Oughta be a Law

38 - The Violence Against Women Act or There Oughta be a Law

Recently, the Violence Against Women Act has been in the news because it has not received bilateral support. While one w... Read more

17 Apr 2019

1hr 3mins

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