Landslide Podcast
1) Trust
Gerald Ford had planned to retire. But in the days and weeks after Watergate, the new president looks to rebuild Americans' collapsing trust in their government. His attempts to cool partisan tempers ...Show More
2) Engines of Outrage Pt. 4
How does the internet work to polarize us on an individual level?As tech and media companies, battle for online engagement, they feed their users — they feed us — content that will grab attention, eli...Show More
3) Engines of Outrage Pt. 3
Librarians in Ukraine. Rural newspapers. A tweak to social media algorithms. The infrastructure of a political campaign. All of these offer lessons about how to beat back misinformation and conspiracy...Show More
4) Engines of Outrage Pt. 2
In the early 2000s, key tech companies made a series of choices that shaped the future of the internet. They "gave away"" their products "for free." From an initial tweak to Facebook's NewsFeed to con...Show More
5) Engines of Outrage Pt. 1
Just a few decades ago most people used — and trusted — the same news sources. Now, Americans are siloed in separate ecosystems, consuming conflicting depictions of reality. Misinformation runs rampan...Show More
6) The Exoneration of Richard Nixon
If the new Supreme Court decision, Trump v. U.S., had applied back in 1974, could President Richard Nixon have been prosecuted for Watergate? Or would the decision shield Nixon from criminal charges? ...Show More
7) When Money Became Speech
After Watergate, both parties cracked down on political spending with a new, strict campaign finance law. But instead of money in politics shrinking, it exploded. In this bonus episode, historian Marc...Show More
8) New Right TV
Before Fox News, the grassroots conservative activists known as "the New Right" spent decades attempting — and failing — to launch their own television news channel. In this bonus episode, Purdue hist...Show More
9) Making Abortion Partisan
Even in the years after Roe vs. Wade, the issue of abortion did not divide the political parties — or most Americans. But as Reagan, the New Right, and the Christian Right took control in the Republic...Show More
10) Landslide
Four years later. Jimmy Carter is now an embattled president, unpopular and facing a tough primary challenge. Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan storms to the Republican nomination, while wooing a powerful new ...Show More