David Runciman – Sarah Churchwell

David Runciman is an author and interview host. Sarah Churchwell is a historian, an interview host, and an author. We found 7 podcast interviews connecting David Runciman and Sarah Churchwell.

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Episodes with David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell

David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 15 Oct 2020 • EN

Trump Stress Test

David talks to the historian Sarah Churchwell about how well America's political institutions have withstood the stress of the last four years. Have we seen the limits of presidential power or have we discovered how easy it is to trash those limits? Are constitutional checks and balances still intact? Is it really Mitc

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 18 Jun 2020 • EN

American Fascism: Then and Now

David and Helen talk with historian Sarah Churchwell about the origins, uses and abuses of the idea of American fascism. Where does American fascism come from? Does it follow a European model or is it something exceptional? What role do white supremacy and anti-Semitism play in its development? How close has it got to

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 09 Jan 2020 • EN

The Great Abortion Switcheroo

 In the final episode of our American Histories series, Sarah Churchwell tells the incredible story of the politics of abortion during the 1970s. How did evangelicals go from supporting abortion to being its die-hard opponents, what did the switch have to do with the politics of race and what have been the lasting cons

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 02 Jan 2020 • EN

The 15th and the 19th

Sarah Churchwell tells the tortured history of the campaign to secure votes for women and how it was tied up with another campaign to suppress votes for black Americans. From the 15th amendment in 1870 to the 19th amendment in 1920: why the promise of enfranchisement is often not what it seems. Talking Points:  The str

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 22 Dec 2019 • EN

Impeaching the President

In the first of our American Histories series, Sarah Churchwell explains the lessons to be learned for Trump and his opponents from what happened in 1868, when President Andrew Johnson was impeached by Congress and survived his trial in the Senate by a single vote. What are 'high crimes and misdemeanours' anyway? Talki

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Helen Thompson + David Runciman & Sarah Churchwell 01 Aug 2019 • EN

Talking Politics Guide to ... The Gilded Age

We talk to historian Sarah Churchwell about the Gilded Age in late nineteenth century America and the comparisons with today. Rampant inequality, racial conflict, fights over immigration, technological revolution: is Trump's America repeating the pattern or is it something  new? Talking Points: In 1873, Mark Twain and

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