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'If You Can Keep It' explores the structure and workings of the U.S. government. What does it mean to be an American? Armed with primary sources, humor, and anecdotes, Amanda and Sam attempt to answer this question by making civics education fascinating and fun.
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Producer Zack dips at the beginning of this one, throwing Amanda and Sam into a minor panic, wherein his weird social experiment becomes most of the preramble. Eventually, they start the episode, in which they discuss FDR, the Great Democrat/Repbulican Ideology swap, the shit sandwich he had to eat at the beginning of his presidency, the New Deal, …
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Amanda and Sam discuss the first Roosevelt to be POTUS, his general vibe, his shitload of pets, the perilous concept of stewardship, and a few riots. Sam reminisces about the horror of taking the bar exam. Amanda misremembers the acquisition of her current TV and attempts to issue a crumpet retraction.…
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Amanda and Sam discuss being aware of becoming boring, door dashing Taco Bell, and gazing longingly out of windows. They also discuss fellow Ohioan, Rutherford B. Hayes, and how accident prone he was in war, how much they love him in Paraguay, and the lack of correlation between presidents who had beards and almost any other data. Amanda discusses …
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Happy New Year, listeners! Amanda and Sam are back, predictably later than originally planned, to discuss Abraham Lincoln, possibly the most crush-worthy president. Amanda discusses 7 riots. We touch on SCOTUS's response to Trump's desperate bid to overturn an election he lost. While that portion of it is old news by the time this comes out, Sam's …
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What better thing to do on election night (yep, we pre-record) than talk about James Buchanan and his bromances. Amanda discovers that her limit of whiteclaw is one and one quarter whiteclaws and Sam finds out that next to who is winning the election, the next American priority is where to find Chinese food. Spoiler alert: Biden won.…
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Amanda and Sam discuss severed torsos, apple butter, apple preferences in general, Franklin Pierce, Amanda's semi-crush on Franklin Pierce (and subsequent rethinking of that crush when we start discussing the comb over), eight riots, and Mao's cat girlfriend. Producer Zack joins the conversation for the SCOTUS rundown.…
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In a pre-ramble that is almost longer than the actual episode, Amanda and Sam discuss beans and other carbohydrates, Letterkenny, why cats might lick walls, which animals like baths, how much Amanda hates bedtime at her house, and whether Zack is confidently ready to begin recording the episode. They also discuss Millard Fillmore and a few riots. S…
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In an excessively long pre-ramble, Amanda and Sam discuss sushi, match-making, left handed people vs. right handed people, professional manicures, how different people organize their thoughts, and what to do with 25 pounds of peaches. You’d almost think that this isn’t an American history podcast. In the eventual episode, they discuss John Tyler (f…
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Amanda and Sam spend a lot of time on the proverbial tarmac, but they eventually talk about the 32-day term of our 9th POTUS, the Dorr Rebellion, the first of many Cincinnati riots, and the Battle of Tippecanoe. This episode features "Hold Music" by Steve Combs (CC BY 4.0) available via https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/The_Sun_is_Risi…
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Amanda, Sam, and special guest Vince discuss wine, wine laws, and how to correctly pronounce sommelier. This episode was recorded shortly before all hell broke loose with the Covid-19 pandemic. The IYCKI collective urges you to stay safe, distance, wash your hands, get your info from reliable or original sources and hang in there! Check out our spe…
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In preramble, Sam discusses her propensity for unfortunate office injuries and indelicate nature. Amanda attempts to make the introduction as short as possible; Sam effectively opposes that effort. Sam and Amanda discuss George Washington's presidential legacy, provide facts and dispel myths about him, and discuss the state of the impeachment inqui…
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