flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 27, 2018 4:32:22 GMT
Can someone tag this as political please?
This podcast by Slate tells the story of Nixon & Watergate in an easy to follow manner. I’m too young to have lived through it but it has always fascinated me. I went back to the beginning of season 1 and am really enjoying it.
If anyone wants to link it please feel free. I’m on my phone.
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Post by pyccku on Dec 27, 2018 13:35:43 GMT
Bag man was also really good - it focuses on the Agnew side of things.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 27, 2018 13:45:58 GMT
Bag man was also really good - it focuses on the Agnew side of things. Thanks! I’ll go check it out. |
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Post by schizo319 on Dec 27, 2018 14:27:19 GMT
Thank you both for sharing, I've been looking for something new/different to listen to. Here are links to both podcasts mentioned. Slow Burn PodcastBag Man Podcast |
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Post by slkmommy on Dec 27, 2018 16:53:26 GMT
I enjoyed it. Listened to it twice so far. Bagman is really good too.
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Post by scrapngranny on Dec 27, 2018 17:02:29 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. I have just recently began to listen to pod casts and I’m really enjoying the ones I have listened to so far. Bagman was really interesting and enlightening to realize that Trump has not invented corruption at White House level.
I will definitely listen to Slow Burn. I have also enjoyed Dear John, Dr Death, and the Dream.
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Post by thundergal on Dec 27, 2018 17:39:11 GMT
I loved both Slow Burn seasons and Bag Man.
Both REALLY well done.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 17:42:00 GMT
Thanks, I'm going to be interested in these, too. I was glued to the news and Watergate hearings . It was the most fascinating news stories in my lifetime for me.
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Post by mellyw on Dec 27, 2018 19:33:56 GMT
I’m a Political Science nerd who was fascinated by Watergate, so I know the details pretty damn well. I know the general outline of Agnew, but was so looking forward to listening to Bag Man on our Christmas trip to see my DD. Had surgery instead, hoping to to take the trip next month, so I’m saving it for now.
I think Watergate is so important to know about right now, because I believe we are living a new version of it.
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 27, 2018 21:53:42 GMT
I’m a Political Science nerd who was fascinated by Watergate, so I know the details pretty damn well. I know the general outline of Agnew, but was so looking forward to listening to Bag Man on our Christmas trip to see my DD. Had surgery instead, hoping to to take the trip next month, so I’m saving it for now. I think Watergate is so important to know about right now, because I believe we are living a new version of it. I wasn’t entirely familiar with the story so the podcast was especially interesting. There are a lot of similarities between Watergate and the current situation in the White House. Something that really stood out to me, though, was the difference in manner of speaking. They were so much more formal and respectful then. |
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Post by janeliz on Dec 27, 2018 22:42:26 GMT
I loved Slow Burn. 👍
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Post by MaryPea on Dec 27, 2018 23:39:03 GMT
i loved both season of Slow Burn! i was barely born when Watergate happened and missed a lot of the Clinton details because i wasn't paying attention. So, both seasons were great to listen to - and learning so many of the details was very interesting!
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Post by busy on Dec 28, 2018 0:24:30 GMT
Both seasons of Slow Burn are great. I was born during Watergate, so only really knew what I learned in school. I learned a lot listening to that season.
The Clinton-Lewinsky season is also excellent. I am very close in age to Lewinsky and when that was going on, I thought of her as a consenting adult and didn’t have a problem with it. Now, I understand a lot more about power dynamics and think about that whiole situation very differently.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Dec 28, 2018 2:53:57 GMT
Both seasons of Slow Burn are great. I was born during Watergate, so only really knew what I learned in school. I learned a lot listening to that season. The Clinton-Lewinsky season is also excellent. I am very close in age to Lewinsky and when that was going on, I thought of her as a consenting adult and didn’t have a problem with it. Now, I understand a lot more about power dynamics and think about that whiole situation very differently. ITA! I really enjoyed both seasons too for different reasons (to learn details about Watergate and viewing Clinton through a perspective now). |
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Post by flute4peace on Dec 28, 2018 4:30:30 GMT
Is anyone else looking forward to what will hopefully be season 3 of Slow Burn?
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Post by MaryPea on Jan 11, 2019 0:47:22 GMT
I am in the middle of an interview on Fresh Air - they are interviewing Rachel Maddow regarding a podcast she and one of her former producers did on Spiro Agnew. Another politician i had very little knowledge of...the interview is interesting and i down loaded her podcast, it's called Bag Man if anyone is interested. |
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Post by casii on Jan 11, 2019 1:23:34 GMT
Thanks for the recommend! I will subscribe now.
I went to hear Bob Woodward speak on Sunday. Fascinating and knowledgeable. Loved him and could've listened to him talk all day. But strangely, we had to go through security at this theatre that usually doesn't employ such measures. (I volunteer there, so it's never happened since I've been volunteering)
The man has written books about all presidents from Nixon to Trump. Sometimes a president has gotten more than one book written by Woodward. Only the current one about Trump has prompted bomb and death threats, hence the security.
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Post by busy on Jan 11, 2019 1:28:13 GMT
I’m a Political Science nerd who was fascinated by Watergate, so I know the details pretty damn well. I know the general outline of Agnew, but was so looking forward to listening to Bag Man on our Christmas trip to see my DD. Had surgery instead, hoping to to take the trip next month, so I’m saving it for now. I think Watergate is so important to know about right now, because I believe we are living a new version of it. I wasn’t entirely familiar with the story so the podcast was especially interesting. There are a lot of similarities between Watergate and the current situation in the White House. Something that really stood out to me, though, was the difference in manner of speaking. They were so much more formal and respectful then.Agnew sure didn't strike me as respectful. Formal, maybe. |
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Post by flute4peace on Jan 11, 2019 15:57:38 GMT
I am in the middle of an interview on Fresh Air - they are interviewing Rachel Maddow regarding a podcast she and one of her former producers did on Spiro Agnew. Another politician i had very little knowledge of...the interview is interesting and i down loaded her podcast, it's called Bag Man if anyone is interested. This one was also fascinating! |
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Post by Mystie on Jan 11, 2019 23:02:18 GMT
Thanks for posting about Slow Burn, flute4peace . I was a preschooler during the Watergate years. My mom loves to tell me about how mad I would get when I wanted to watch New Zoo Revue and the Watergate hearings were on instead. I guess I would stomp my foot and say, in great disgust, "Those old Watergates!" I thought they did a great job of giving you the overview along with good little human interest bits. I want to listen to season two, but I actually do remember the Clinton impeachment, and I'm afraid it will make me mad all over again! |
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Post by flute4peace on Jan 12, 2019 15:40:57 GMT
Thanks for posting about Slow Burn, flute4peace . I was a preschooler during the Watergate years. My mom loves to tell me about how mad I would get when I wanted to watch New Zoo Revue and the Watergate hearings were on instead. I guess I would stomp my foot and say, in great disgust, "Those old Watergates!" I thought they did a great job of giving you the overview along with good little human interest bits. I want to listen to season two, but I actually do remember the Clinton impeachment, and I'm afraid it will make me mad all over again! I’m just finishing up season two. It was much more difficult for me to listen to, just due to the nature of the situation (sexual). It was interesting, though. |
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