Friends & Fellow Citizens

#153: "Fighting Bob" and his Aggressive Fight for a Broad Progressive Coalition

Sherman Tylawsky

One hundred years before this year's 2024 U.S. presidential election, a different type of populism and progressivism swept the nation during the 1924 national elections. Learn how Wisconsinite U.S. Senator Robert La Follette (popularly known as "Fighting Bob") tapped into the two-party dissatisfaction of the American people and introduced a novel politics that brought very different voter coalitions together.
 
 Marking four years since the start of the podcast, Sherman also recaps some of the highlights from the 2023-24 podcast guests.
 
 "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 "Devonshire Waltz Andante" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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