Best Lyndon Johnson Podcasts (2024)

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E6: Phones, Lyndon Johnson, and Episodic Storytelling 45:28

8d ago45:28

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Welcome back to your favorite shindig! Did you miss us? In this episode your hosts Garr and Éric reminisce about old phones, talk about how to structure a show within the season format, and reflect on the Johnson administration. Remember Blackberrys? How did television change media and American culture? There is also brief discussion of boomer cult…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Lyndon B. Johnson 4:31

9d ago4:31

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Elizabeth Blackwell (First Female Doctor) 4:58

12h ago4:58

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Episode 272 GEORGE H W BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 13) Germany Reunified B 25:59

3h ago25:59

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In this follow up episode on the reunification of Germany we arrive at the White House for German - American Day about three weeks after the reunification had occurred. At this White House Event, the President will celebrate the contributions to America made by the millions of Germans who immigrated or were direct descendants of those who did. It w…

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49. Sam Adams (John Adams) feat. Harshil Shukla 58:12

10m ago58:12

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Zach and Charles talk American Revolution with Harshil Shukla in this episode about Sam and John Adams. One's a fiery late-blooming behind-the-scenes ugly batman and the other's a learned fat president who loves his naked morning strolls. Featuring: Sam Adam's grave, boufing tea, a lot of anti-Hancock rhetoric and more. A failure until 41 years old…

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Mark Zuckerberg - Llama 3, Open Sourcing $10b Models, & Caesar Augustus 1:17:54

5h ago1:17:54

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Mark Zuckerberg on: - Llama 3 - open sourcing towards AGI - custom silicon, synthetic data, & energy constraints on scaling - Caesar Augustus, intelligence explosion, bioweapons, $10b models, & much more Enjoy! Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Human edited transcript with helpful links here. Timest…

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Episode 271 GEORGE H W BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 12) The Reunification of Germany A 1:04:39

12h ago1:04:39

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Here is one of the great stories of the Bush Administration and of World History. After 4 decades of separation the people of Germany would be one country again. Though the Berlin Wall had come crashing down just 11 months before, this was the big moment for the German People, but it did not come without a lot of high level negotiations that involv…

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38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977 48:40

3d ago48:40

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"Our long national nightmare is over." - Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 ~~~ Gerald Ford is the only person in American history to reach the vice presidency and the presidency without being elected to either. Despite this, he was a popular president - for 1 month. But then he pardoned Nixon, and it was all downhill from there. Follow along as Ford ride…

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Episode 270 George H W Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 11) Coming Together, Coming Apart 1:11:11

4d ago1:11:11

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In this episode, we look back at the coming together of the Military coalition on the ground and the man who would command it, General Norman Schwarzkopf. It would be a coalition made up of 42 countries, and troops from around the world. They would all come together on the ground in Saudi Arabia to prepare for the possible War to come. We will look…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Rural America 4:00

5d ago4:00

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Listen in as Senator Joe Lieberman commentates the entrance of Governor Bill Clinton at the 1992 Democratic Convention (Special Edition) 19:36

8d ago19:36

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In this short episode we will listen in on PBS as Governor Bill Clinton comes to the hall at the Democratic National Convention in 1992 a night early. Clinton will say just a few words of thank you for the Democrats nominating him. The interesting part of the segment is that joining in the commentary from PBS is Senator Joe Lieberman, as he discuss…

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Joe Lieberman, An Extraordinary Man (Special Edition) 1:03:17

9d ago1:03:17

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Senator Joe Lieberman, a Democrat from Connecticut, died unexpectedly in April from complication from a fall. He was 82 years old and his loss from the scene will be incalculable. For Joe Lieberman was one of those rare public figures who was not just respected, but beloved, by both sides of the aisle. He was unafraid to take on controversial issue…

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37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell 46:17

13d ago46:17

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It didn't take long for Richard Nixon to earn the nickname "Tricky Dick," but was he really any more tricky than the typical politician? You bet he was! John Farrell, a long-time journalist and author of numerous books on political leaders, including Richard Nixon, The Life, discusses the many campaigns of Richard Nixon, from the red scare tactics …

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You Can Do It Too! 5:34

10d ago5:34

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Episode 269 GEORGE H W BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History ( Part 10) Addressing America and Iraq 54:53

11d ago54:53

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In this episode we will listen in on two addresses by President George H. W. Bush. One is to a joint session of the United States Congress as he reports back to the nation the situation in the Persian Gulf. He will also address the growing issues of division at home on the Federal Budget. We will listen in on the growing size of the military force …

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Progress in Electronics 5:07

12d ago5:07

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Episode 268 GEORGE H W BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History ( Part 9) Bush and Gorbachev in Helsinki 1:02:09

15d ago1:02:09

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In this episode we watch as the Cold War comes quietly to an end. The United States and the Soviet Union actually work together to handle a crisis that involves a client Soviet state, Iraq. We will tune in as the situation in the Gulf continues to move close to war. Then we will travel to Helsinki for the meeting of the two leaders of the World's s…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Copernicus 4:24

15d ago4:24

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Rise of the Spirit of Independence 4:17

16d ago4:17

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First Day of Issue Stamp - George Gershwin "The American Art Series" 4:53

23d ago4:53

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What's the VIBE you bring along? 5:40

24d ago5:40

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First Day of Issue Stamp - PAMPHLETEER 4:20

25d ago4:20

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48. "Would You Mind?" (Zach & Charles) 57:24

21d ago57:24

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Zach crashes a wedding and swims with alligators. Charles struggles to sell exercise equipment to the one percent. We also discuss Drake Bell, Israel, TikTok ban, Jeff Jackson, and how to lie your way into free drinks. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets and vlog content: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Chec…

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Sholto Douglas & Trenton Bricken - How to Build & Understand GPT-7's Mind 3:12:21

21d ago3:12:21

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Had so much fun chatting with my good friends Trenton Bricken and Sholto Douglas on the podcast. No way to summarize it, except: This is the best context dump out there on how LLMs are trained, what capabilities they're likely to soon have, and what exactly is going on inside them. You would be shocked how much of what I know about this field, I've…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - LOVE 4:35

27d ago4:35

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Episode 267 GEORGE H. W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History ( Part 8 ) Bringing the World Together 54:58

23d ago54:58

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In this episode we hear from Saddam Hussein himself in an exclusive interview by ABC News and Diane Sawyer. In it he denies he has ever murdered his opponents, claims he is not an admirer of Josef Stalin, and tries to justify his actions in Kuwait. Then we listen in as he rounds up the British citizens who had been working in Kuwait and keeps them …

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Inauguration of Richard M. Nixon 5:04

29d ago5:04

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Benjamin Franklin 4:34

1M ago4:34

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Pharmacy 4:33

1M ago4:33

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Episode 266 GEORGE H.W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 7) A United Arab Front 1:04:40

29d ago1:04:40

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As we approach the eve of the August 10, 1990, Arab League Summit; I thought this a good time for us to go back, with the help of the PBS Documentary series "Frontline", to the summer of circumstances that led to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. So, we will relive the summer months prior to the invasion as we listen to the "Frontline: The Gulf War" …

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A Trip Across CANADA (Special Edition in Honor of my Step-Father Larry Bulmer & Brian Mulroney) 36:03

1M ago36:03

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After we put together our tribute episode in memory of Former Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, that had included a short tribute honoring my Step Father, Larry Bulmer, I thought about the World Heritage site I had visited and Larry talked about in the short segment I used in the show. I figured most people probably know nothing about the Bu…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - 1972 Olympic Games 5:10

1M ago5:10

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37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter 55:40

1M ago55:40

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Richard Nixon was sworn in as President with a Democratic House and Senate across Capitol Hill, which you might expect to lead to legislative impasse. Instead, it was one of the more prolific legislative stretches in American history, including such accomplishments as: Lowering the voting age, Title IX, creating the EPA, the Clean Air Act, abolishi…

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BRIAN MULRONEY, A TRIBUTE to Our Great Friend and to Canada (Special Edition featuring my stepfather Larry Bulmer) 1:18:00

1M ago1:18:00

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Brian Mulroney was a great friend to American Presidents, and one of the big four leaders who helped bring down Communism in the 1980s. He helped George Bush in the Gulf War and was the leader who pushed for the freeing of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He was a man who played an outsized role in his times as the leader of our great northern neigh…

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Hawaii 4:36

1M ago4:36

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First Day of Issue Stamp - Historic Preservation 4:59

1M ago4:59

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Episode 265 GEORGE H.W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 6) With Brian Mulroney and Canada by our side 45:41

1M ago45:41

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One of the United States' closest allies is the nation of Canada and during this period it had one of its greatest statesman at the helm of Government, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He stood with Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul 2 as they worked to end the scourge of Communism in the late 1980s and continued on to aid President …

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Episode 264 GEORGE H.W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 5) The August 9, 1990 Press Conference 25:14

1M ago25:14

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In this episode we sit in on the President's press Conference on August 9, 1990. At this point he has been busy assembling the World LEaders that he will need to begin the process of forcing Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. This press conference is an interesting look at how the President deals with the press and it shows President Bush at his best. Que…

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First Day of Issue Stamp- American Revolution Bicentennial 1776- 1976 4:34

2M ago4:34

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"Dewey Defeats Truman" A conversation about the election of 1948 with A.J. Baime 55:04

2M ago55:04

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New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baime joined us to discuss the famous outcome of the election of 1948. Baime is the author of The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (2017), The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War (2014), Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and …

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Episode 263 GEORGE H. W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 4) Iraq invades Kuwait 1:11:54

2M ago1:11:54

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It is the day after the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi Army under the orders of it's dictator Saddam Hussein. We will listen in to the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw as they recount the events of the 24 hours after the initial invasion for the public. We will hear from the Kuwaiti citizens as they recount the events as they unfolded. In chilling…

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First Day of Issue Stamp- Antartic Treaty 4:15

2M ago4:15

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First Day of Issue Stamp- Wildlife Conservation 4:20

2M ago4:20

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Mitch McConnell : The Senator of the Century (Part 3, Special Edition) A Giant Retires 29:45

2M ago29:45

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In this Special Edition of our show we are adding a third installment to the special series we ran in January looking back at the life and career of Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Republican Leader in the history of the Senate. In our special series in January we profiled the leader and his historic role over the past 40 years in the …

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37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974 1:00:58

2M ago1:00:58

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"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook." - Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973 ~~~ Richard Nixon's life is a drama unlike any other. A desire to win at any cost earned him the name "Tricky Dick" and carried him from Whittier, California, to the Presidency of the United States, but it also proved his u…

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First Day of Issue Stamp- Ernie Pyle 4:53

2M ago4:53

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First Day of Issue Stamp- Douglas MacArthur 4:54

2M ago4:54

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47. "Fat Tongue" (Cory and Zach Russell) 57:48

2M ago57:48

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APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN for experiencing solar eclipse totality with Cory Russell April 8, 2024 in a Lake Placid airbnb. Submit resume/picture to overshadowedpod@gmail.com. This week, we welcome Cory Russell, Zach's actual brother, for a little bro show where Cory makes a play for thematic consistency and pisses Zach off. This week, we tackle c…