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Landslide

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In the mid-1970s, the Republican Party looked on the verge of self-destruction. Until 1976. A political earthquake: A cutthroat, razor-close, deeply personal battle for the Republican nomination, and the party's identity. It resurrected the GOP, remade it as a conservative party, and pulled the country sharply to the right. Landslide is the story of the closest presidential primary race in American history, what followed, and how it reshaped the political parties — opening the partisan rifts that divide us today. Hosted by award-winning public radio journalist Ben Bradford.

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  • S1 · E17
    April 28 · 38 min

    Are we doomed?

    Historically, societies fall. Civilizations collapse. But is that what’s happening now in the United States? With the help of historians, a former CIA-funded researcher on political instability, and one grumbling dad, Ben Bradford looks at the warning signs that can precede collapse — from polarization and political division to outside shocks and cascading crises. How much of that is visible in America right now? What would collapse actually look like in modern life? And if the alarms are blinking, is there still time to turn back? Listen to more of the new series from the creator of Landslide!

  • S1 · E7
    Apr 4, 2024 · 51 min

    Landslide

    Landslide

  • S1 · E6
    Mar 28, 2024 · 37 min

    Outsider

    Outsider

  • S1 · E4
    Mar 14, 2024 · 39 min

    Shootout

    Shootout

  • S1 · E1
    Feb 22, 2024 · 39 min

    Trust

    Trust

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