Leon Neyfakh is the creator of Slow Burn, a podcast that examines what it would have been like to live through the events of Watergate as they unfolded in real time. On this episode of The Show About Politics & History, Nate talks with Leon about Nixon, the Watergate coverup, and how those events can help us understand the current impeachment hearings.

Nate and Leon also talk about his new podcast, Fiasco, which looks at the Iran-Contra Affair and the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush.

Listen to Fiasco on Luminary: https://luminary.link/indJ5Z7Ld4
Listen to Slow Burn: https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s1/watergate
Watch Slow Burn on EPIX: https://www.epix.com/series/1021/season/1/episode/1/slow-burn-s1-e1

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. On this episode of The Show About Politics & History, Nina tells Nate about how the Supreme Court has evolved over the past few decades and shares the story of how she first met Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Here's some background information on some of the Supreme Court cases discussed in this episode.

The Pentagon Papers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-efpukppE
Watergate and Nixon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_HYL6-0Co
Bush v. Gore: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-nR_hmS6V0&t=243s

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On the last episode of The Show About Politics, we chronicled John F. Kennedy's arrival in Dallas on November 22, 1963. On this episode, we pick up our conversation with Lindsey Richardson, the Curator of Collections at The Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, to find out what happened at the Texas Schoolbook Depository on that fateful day.

This episode is the second part of a two part series. Make sure to listen to go back and listen to part one before listening to this episode. And after you're done, head over to https://theshowaboutscience.com to hear an interview with forensic scientist Mike Haag. In that interview, you'll learn how modern day science can help us better understand events like the JFK assassination.

A quick note for parents. This episode talks about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which may not be suitable for younger ears.

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