The Millennial's Guide to This Historic Moment
In his circle of friends, Ty Wycoff is "that" politics friend: the one you grab a drink with to catch up on what's happening, shoot a quick text to ask what the news you just heard is all about, and call in a panic on Election Night because Michigan looks like its going to go red, all the while knowing you'll get a history lesson you didn't ask for. Join Ty as he gives you the bigger picture, putting today's political events into historical context with intellectual honesty, authenticity, and millennial snark.
Podcasting since 2020 • 24 episodes
The Millennial's Guide to This Historic Moment
Latest Episodes
The Ghost of the Confederacy Part 3: Judgement Day
In the series conclusion, we explore how the clash between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass would come to define the moral contours of the Civil War, what their collusion means for us now, and what it demands of us as Americans that the g...
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Gas Light: Disinformation and Weaponizing Doubt in Politics
Disinformation is based in the Soviet military strategy of reflexive control, and its use arguably enabled Russia to annex Crimea. But Russian disinformation’s failure to accomplish in 2022 what it did in 2014 is due to one person, and he just ...
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Bad Bets: Infrastructure Week and the Midterms Outlook
As Democrats bet on bucking historical trends and Republicans bet on Donald Trump’s better angels, the midterm elections have become a battle of which party can do worse. Written, produced, and hosted by Ty WycoffMusic by Ty Wyc...
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Episode 20
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Warning Shot: The Democratic Filibuster and the G.O.P’s Pathway Back to the White House
Democrats saw a foreshadowing of the midterm elections to come in Virginia’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. It might mean a pathway for the Republican Party to recapture Congress and the White House. But what does it mean for the Democratic...
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Episode 19
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The Ghost of the Confederacy Part 2: States’ Rights
States’ rights is one of the arguments we hear today to justify the G.O.P.‘s sweep in passing restrictive voting laws. But what does states’ rights actually mean? Where does the idea come from? And why is it that something the Democratic Party ...
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Episode 18
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