Sinopsis
Welcome to Impressions of America, a podcast on modern American history, presented by Simon and Tobi. Lighthearted but hard-hitting, we're putting the intellectual back into pseudo-intellectual. You can also follow us on Twitter @USAimpressions
Episodios
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Bonus Episode - Website Launch, The President Is Missing, Too Much and Never Enough
31/07/2020 Duración: 01h31minTo celebrate the launch of our new website www.ImpressionsOfAmerica.com we've done a bonus episode focusing on Vaughn's Book Corner - featuring The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson and Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump. A special thanks to Tim Fransen for creating the website.
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Politics - The Never Trump Movement with Adam H. Johnson from Citations Needed Podcast
18/07/2020 Duración: 01h06minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn are joined by Adam H. Johnson from Citations Needed Podcast to discuss the Never Trump Movement.
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Episode 22 - The Californian Ideology with Richard Barbrook and Alex Sayf Cummings
05/07/2020 Duración: 01h31minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn are joined by Richard Barbrook and Alex Sayf Cummings to discuss the "Californian Ideology", an essay co-authored by Richard in 1995 which was a critique of dotcom neoliberalism.
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Episode 21 - Ronald Reagan - The Hollywood Years
21/06/2020 Duración: 01h44minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn kick-off their trilogy of shows on Ronald Reagan by looking at his career in Hollywood and the politics of the time, including HUAC's Hollywood hearings.
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Politics - George Floyd - Racism, Murder and Protests - With guest Rasheed (@phreedomjawn)
06/06/2020 Duración: 01h28minIn this special episode we're joined by Rasheed (@phreedomjawn) to discuss the events going in in America right now around the death of George Floyd and the protests that have been taking place all around America.
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Politics - The President Is Missing But Here Comes Klobuchar
22/05/2020 Duración: 01h21minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn discuss the novel The President Is Missing, written by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. They also talk about Klobuchar being vetted for Vice President and another lively few days for Trump.
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Episode 20 - Black Panther Party - With Bill Fletcher Jr. and Trevor Beaulieu
11/05/2020 Duración: 01h27minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn are joined by special guests Bill Fletcher Jr. and Trevor Beaulieu to discuss the Black Panther Party.
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Politics - Biden's VP, Trump the Travelling Salesman and Mitt Romney Breaking News
26/04/2020 Duración: 57minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and Vaughn discuss who might be Biden's pick for VP, what the hell is going on in America right now, the possible death of Kim Jong-un and near the end of the episode there's some "Breaking News" on Mitt Romney and who he is backing in the 2020 election.
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Episode 19 - Ayn Rand with Ben Sixsmith
12/04/2020 Duración: 01h07minSimon and Tobi are joined by writer Ben Sixsmith to discuss the life and work of Russian-American author Ayn Rand.
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Politics - Vaughn of the Dead - Biden, Trump and Coronavirus
22/03/2020 Duración: 01h04minIn this episode, we introduce our new co-host Vaughn and then discuss the Democratic primary race, Trump and the Coronavirus.
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Episode 18 - Josh Levin Interview - Linda Taylor - The Welfare Queen
01/03/2020 Duración: 01h05minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and our new co-host Vaughn are joined by Slate writer and executive editor to discuss Josh's book “The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth”.
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Episode 17 - Nixon and Watergate with Justin Sherin (@dick_nixon)
16/02/2020 Duración: 01h30minIn this episode, Simon and Tobi are joined by Justin Sherin (@dick_nixon on Twitter) to look at the Watergate scandal and the attempted cover up by Richard Nixon and those close to the President.
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Episode 16 - Nixon's Visit to China with Nate Bethea
07/12/2019 Duración: 56minIn this episode, Simon and Tobi are joined by Nate Bethea to discuss Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China.
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Episode 15 - Richard Nixon 1968 - Law and Order
10/11/2019 Duración: 49minIn this episode, Simon and Tobi look at the 1968 Presidential election between Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace, and specifically the issue of Law and Order which dominated the election.
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Episode 14 - Vice Film Review
27/10/2019 Duración: 01h14minIn this episode, Simon and Tobi are joined by Taeil (@Judge_T234 on Twitter) to discuss the 2018 film Vice film, which looks at the life of Dick Cheney. We also chat about Taeil's own experience of being a Marine over in Iraq.
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Episode 13 - Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Review
06/10/2019 Duración: 01h21minIn this episode, Simon and Tobi review and discuss the recently released Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.
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Episode 12 - The John Birch Society - With Julian from QAnon Anonymous
22/09/2019 Duración: 54minIn this episode, we discuss the far-right, anti-communist group the John Birch Society with Julian from the QAnon Anonymous podcast.
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Politics: Spicer, Sanders and the Mooch
08/09/2019 Duración: 47minIn this episode, recorded for our sister podcast Impressions of America:Politics, Simon and Tobi chat about 3 former Trump staffers: Sean Spicer, Sarah Sanders and Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci.
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Episode 11 - The Long Southern Strategy with Angie Maxwell
24/08/2019 Duración: 01h34minIn this episode we chat with Angie Maxwell, co-author of The Long Southern Strategy. We discuss the history of the Southern Strategy and dive into the coded language of the Republicans when discussing race, the role of Southern white women in the strategy and the large role Christianity plays in shaping the identity of southern politics. We also look ahead to 2020 and how the extreme views of Trump's Republican party could help turn Texas blue.
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Episode 10 - Ralph Steadman Interview
02/07/2019 Duración: 51minIn this episode, Simon, Tobi and friend of the show Steve Lawes are joined by legendary illustrator Ralph Steadman to discuss Ralph's life and career, working with Hunter S. Thompson and the role of political art in society. And as always on the show, the topic of Richard Nixon is never far away.