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We were thrilled to be joined by Marquette University political scientist Julia Azari to discuss her fantastic new book Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History. You don’t have to take out word for it — Backlash Presidents just won APSA’s Neustadt Award for the best book published on the American presidency in the last year. We had a very illuminating discussion about the Lincoln/Johnson, LBJ/Nixon, and Obama/Trump successions and what they tell us about American political development. For further background, here’s a gift link to Tom Edsall’s article about the presidency in political time. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, which I think is one of the best we’ve ever done. If you like the LGM podcast and appreciate the work that goes into it, you can always drop a couple bucks into the Patreon. Have a great weekend everybody! Transcript is here, cleaned by Co-Pilot. Any direct quotes should rely only on the original audio. Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Android Youtube Podchaser Podcast Index Subscribe by E-mail Audible Spotify The post LGM Podcast: Backlash Presidents With Dr. Julia Azari appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM Podcast Cheryl, Dan and myself talk through the varied and extensive implications of 9/11 for the evolution of the national security state. We discuss a number of counter-factuals, and track the changes (and not so changes) in the Republican Party after 9/11. Transcript is here, laundered through Co Pilot. Please check the audio file for the accuracy of any quotes and speakers. Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Android Youtube Podchaser Podcast Index Subscribe by E-mail Audible Spotify The post LGM Podcast: The National Security Legacies of 9/11 appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last night Paul and I sat down and talked through some thoughts on the cultural legacy of the 9/11 attacks. Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the attacks feels surprisingly lowkey and seems to lack any political urgency. We work through the comparison of 9/11 as social event with other similar events, such as the sinking of the Titanic or the JFK assassination, spending quite a bit of time on the latter. We discuss the extent to which Trump as Catastrophe may have eclipsed 9/11 as Catastrophe, along with the memory-destroying aspects of the pandemic. Finally, we talk a bit about the Miracle in Ann Arbor, of which Paul has promised to write in greater detail. Transcript is here, laundered through Co Pilot. Please check the audio file for the accuracy of any quotes and speakers. Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Android Youtube Podchaser Podcast Index Subscribe by E-mail Audible Spotify Photo Credit: By Michael Foran, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11785530 The post LGM Podcast: 9/11 and Cultural Memory appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Welcome to the second half of the 2026 NFL Season Preview podcast! This pod covers the NFC. Transcript is here, laundered through Co Pilot. Please check the audio file for the accuracy of any quotes and speakers. Apple Podcasts Android Youtube Podchaser Podcast Index Subscribe by E-mail Audible Spotify Amazon Music The post LGM Podcast: 2026 NFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

It’s just about that time! On the latest LGM podcast Erik, Scott, and myself run through our annual AFC preview. As the image above indicates, we pay the Cleveland Browns all of the attention that they deserve. Take a listen. Transcript is here, laundered through Co Pilot. Please check the audio file for the accuracy of any quotes and speakers. Apple Podcasts Android Youtube Podchaser Podcast Index Subscribe by E-mail Audible Spotify Amazon Music The post LGM Podcast: 2026 AFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.