Teed Off: The Tea Party, Then and Now
The founding fathers have never really gone out of style. But there are times when their popularity surges. Times like now, when conservative protesters routinely take to the streets with three-cornered hats and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags.
In this podcast, the History Guys take a closer look at the Tea Party Movement, and ask what, if anything, 2010 has in common with 1773. They also consider what the history of American populism portends for the Tea Party’s future.
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Guests Include:
- Benjamin Carp, Associate Professor of History at Tufts University and author of Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
Further Reading
Want to dig deeper into the history of the Tea Party? Check out this list of resources compiled by the History Guys to learn more.
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“Teed Off” Transcript | BackStory With The American History Guys :
[...] and Now,” a podcast-only episode released in May of 2009. You can listen to the entire episode here. [...]
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Revolutionary Readings and Radio « Teaching American History in SW Washington :
[...] a similar note, the folks at BackStory Radio did a great job with Teed Off: The Tea Party Then and Now. It’s a great examination of links that can (and can’t) be [...]
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Teed Off: Further Reading | BackStory with the American History Guys :
[...] The following links and documents relate to the BackStory episode “Teed Off: The Tea Party, Then and Now”, originally broadcast in May of 2010. You can listen to the entire episode here. [...]
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RE: “Teed off” episode.
The podcast seems to be truncated/broken. All I can get is part of the introduction.
The episode you are featuring now (on Death) is my favorite so far. Gilpin’s work,
Quoteespecially, takes us back to understand the full horror of the American Civil War. But, is she a real hottie? [Sorry, writing about death sent me to a cheap laugh for solice.]
@ Jim – I just listened to the show file and could listen all the way to the end. Hm. Could you try again? Sorry you’re having trouble.
QuoteListening to your analogy of the Tea Party, it seems like their theme song should be “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
“The Parting on the Left is now a parting on the right
QuoteAnd the Beards have all grown longer overnight.”
I just stumbled upon this podcast, at the recommendation of Slate Political Gabfest, and I couldn’t be happier! A whole podcast show on history?! Wonderful! Keep up the good work.
QuoteAnother great show!
QuoteI thought that you said that you would be posting a longer version of the Patrick Henry interview. Is that available?
Thanks!
Thanks, Matt. The Patrick Henry interview is posted with our taxation episode — you can find it here: http://bit.ly/dxPNP1
QuoteBut if you haven’t yet, you should also check out our Tea Party podcast, which is posted up at the top of this page. Thanks for listening!
The information about the original tea party I found quite interesting. The clips you’ve played of the current tea party I find to be not at all representative of what these people believe. The clips you’ve played give the impression that their primary objective is to reign in corporate power. What they are actually proposing is the exact opposite of this; to increase corporate power by decreasing government regulation and privatizing government services. In addition to the pro-corporate anti-government position are a slew of positions on cultural issues. They have a pro-Christian theocracy, anti-gay, anti-hispanic, pro-gun agenda as well. That these are their positions is not a matter opinion, but a simple fact evidenced by their own political ads. Granted I am posting this comment 6 months after this aired, but I believe their positions were clear back in May as well. There is also a strong undercurrent of hatred for Obama ranging from a denial of his citizenship (birthers), to accusations of his being a socialist/communist/Muslim, to outright racism. I would love to have heard some discussion of these cultural issues in the context of history.
QuoteTo correct myself, hatred of Obama is more than an undercurrent. It would seem to be the overt motivation for the creation of the tea party. The tea party issues all existed during Bush’s presidency, but it wasn’t until Obama’s election that they became worthy of a new movement. This poses an interesting question. How many times has a reactionary or oppositional party/movement been created in response to the election of a new president?
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