Welcome to my blog. Working on this podcast for the last several years has meant a couple of things for me. Two of the primary things that it has meant is that I have spent a whole lot of time reading and writing. The vast majority of the things I write do eventually end up in the podcast, however from time to time things get left on the proverbial editing room floor. There can be a couple of reasons for this. Sometimes I decide that it is a pointless rabbit hole that does little to progress the stories. Other times I am suspect of my sources and chose not to include a topic.
This is amplified when reading. I come across a ton of interesting information that I simply can’t include, unless I want my already long and drawn out show to balloon to an untenable size. In those cases I decide that the best move is simply to put that information aside and press forward.
Enter this blog. My plans for this space is to occasionally put out supplementary material. This might be an interesting tidbit from something I read, a review of a book or an article, information about how I put together the podcast, and sometimes a dive into my personal thoughts on a particular topic. These are things that I have decided to largely leave out of the podcast, but still think it would be interesting for those of you who want a bit extra.
A few things about this. First, this is not going to follow any kind of a regular release schedule. The podcast comes out every two weeks like clockwork, this is going to come out irregularly. Pretty much, I’ll drop content as I create it. Second, and as hinted above, a lot of what I put up on here is going to be my personal thoughts on things that I’m writing about. For the most part I try to keep those thoughts to myself, because honestly they really do not matter. I’m telling the story of the political history of the United States. Of course I form opinions and thoughts, but the majority of the time those are irrelevant. I’m trying to tell the story, not editorialize it. This however is meant to be more of a personal space for me, a place where I can expand on some of those thoughts.
I hope you all sign up and join me on this irregular, but hopefully interesting, journey as I continue my trip through American political history.