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Ed Koch is a pretty popular guy in the 1980's. He's come to personify New York. But after 3 terms and two easy victories, he's in the fight of his political life. We talk about it, and why people are comparing it to today's events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon ... Show More

This terrible war, fought in the 1980's, changed everything. Both in the Middle East, and America. We tell the story in two parts. We are part of Airwave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

A look at everything that happens after the war that leads to independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In the latest episode in our new series profiling the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most during their time in 10 Downing Street, historian Charlotte Lydia Riley explores the postwar leadership of Labour prime minister Clement Attlee. Hosted on Acast. See acast ... Show More

Virginia Heffernan talks to Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas about Boris Johnson, UK voters and Brexiteers, and conservative nostalgia.Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister as his Labour party wins a massive majority in UK elections. US President Joe Biden will give a televised interview with ABC News as he seeks to reassure the American public he’s up for the job, after a poor debate performance. And in F ... Show More

Welcome to Prime Ministerial. In each episode Jonn Elledge and Stephen Bush will look at the legacy of the previous six prime ministers and ask whether they achieved success on their own terms. This final episode examines Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. The first woman to be pri ... Show More

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first woman Prime Minister. For more than a decade, she spearheaded conservative politics from a seat of power in the British Parliament. To some she was a hero, and to others, she was a monster. Parcasters - This week on Crimes of Passion we take ... Show More

The former British prime minister tells Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, why Britain should vote again on whether to leave the European Union. What should the referendum question be? And why he talks to Team Trump on the Middle East. Music by Chris Zabriskie “Divider” (CC by 4.0 ... Show More

The prime minister delivered her vision of the UK's future relationship with the EU, did it strike the right note? And will it be well received in Brussels? Plus, are Britain and Labour ready for John McDonnell to be the next chancellor? With George Parker, Miranda Green, Jim Pic ... Show More

Winston Churchill is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th Century. Voted in 2002 as ‘the greatest Briton’, he’s remembered for his unfailing leadership throughout the Second World War, as he steered Britain through its darkest hour to eventual victory. But what is the ... Show More

Confronted with the impending threat of Nazi invasion, Winston Churchill outlines the stakes of the war and rallies the British people to fight on against seemingly insurmountable odds. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/p ... Show More