The Brion McClanahan Show
History Podcasts
The Brion McClanahan Show discusses history, politics, and society with the slogan, "Think Locally, Act Locally."
Location:
United States
Description:
The Brion McClanahan Show discusses history, politics, and society with the slogan, "Think Locally, Act Locally."
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.brionmcclanahan.com/
Episodes
Ep. 1196: An Imperial President or An Imperial Congress?
10/30/2025
Jamelle Bouie is troubled by this "new" imperial presidency and thinks we need to counter with an imperial congress. This is gaslighting of the highest order, but he almost gets it right.
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Duration:00:37:00
Ep. 1195: John Brown's Republican Party
10/29/2025
Victor Davis Hanson argues that the 19th century Democrats are the true forefathers of the modern Left. He needs to think about John Brown's Republican Party.
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Duration:00:40:07
Ep: 1194: "Artistic" Barbarism
10/28/2025
Even Fox News is calling the new Confederate monument exhibit in an LA museum "barbarism." It is.
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Duration:00:41:09
Ep. 1193: It Didn't Start With Trump
10/23/2025
"What do you expect when you sue the President?" Political warfare has always been part of the story of the executive branch.
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Duration:00:33:28
Ep. 1192: A Lincolnite Doesn't Like A Lincolnite
10/22/2025
Lincolnite Jamelle Bouie doesn't like Lincolnite Donald Trump. The problem is Lincolnian nationalism, but neither would admit it.
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Duration:00:42:59
Ep. 1191: No Kings vs. Reality
10/21/2025
The Left would have you believe that Donald Trump is an anomaly, the exception to the founding generation. They are stupid as usual.
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Duration:00:39:25
Ep. 1190: Ugly Federal Building vs. Trump Arch?
10/16/2025
Heather Cox Richardson has another stupid piece comparing Trump's proposed arch to an ugly federal building. Summary: Trump's arch is anti democracy.
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Duration:00:32:42
Ep. 1189: Can the President Fire Subordinates?
10/15/2025
The Supreme Court is going to decide if the President can unilaterally fire subordinates, giving him complete control of the executive branch. What is the correct "originalist" position on this issue?
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Duration:00:46:35
Ep. 1188: What Can Save America?
10/14/2025
If the American empire is in decline, what can save it? It isn't globalism.
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Duration:00:36:23
Ep. 1187: Reactionary Neo-Confederate Portland
10/9/2025
VD Hanson is at it again, this time calling Portland "Neo-Confederate".
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Duration:00:39:44
Ep. 1186: It's Time for Soft Secession
10/8/2025
So says Mother Jones. California has to go. Who am I to argue?
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Duration:00:47:16
Ep. 1185: A Citizens Only Census?
10/7/2025
Should the U.S. Census only count U.S. citizens? This should be an easy question, but we know why it isn't.https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com
Duration:00:36:38
Ep. 1184: The Death of the Conservative Columnist
10/2/2025
Ep. 1184: The worthwhile conservative columnist is nearly non-existent in America. Why? No one knows how to write like that any longer.
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Duration:00:35:03
Ep. 1183: Abraham Lincoln the Originalist?
10/1/2025
George Will laughably calls Abraham Lincoln an origianlist. Why? Because we have to understand Amy Coney Barrett. Seriously.
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Duration:00:37:45
Ep. 1182: History's Case for a Strong Presidency?
9/30/2025
Does the President have full control over the executive branch? Yes, but SCOTUS argued otherwise. That might change.
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Duration:00:37:31
Ep. 1181: Federalism is the Reason for the Season
9/25/2025
Constitution Day came and went, but federalism is the reason for the season.
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Duration:00:39:58
Ep. 1180: No, the South Wasn't an Oligarchy
9/24/2025
With "conservative" friends like these, who needs enemies? No, the South wasn't an oligarchy.
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Duration:00:45:28
Ep. 1179: Unmasking ICE?
9/23/2025
Gavin Newsom signed legislation that directly confronts the Trump administration. Is it constitutional?
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Duration:00:37:32
Ep. 1178: Reconsidering Calhoun
9/18/2025
What would Calhoun say about modern American politics? We should be asking this question.
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Duration:00:38:09
Ep. 1177: Is 2025 Like the 1850s?
9/17/2025
Are we facing another "sectional conflict"? Some historians say yes, and they might be right. Or it could be worse.
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Duration:00:48:11