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A ‘90’s Style Government Shutdown (Part 1)

This episode of Whistlestop travels to April 1995 as President Bill Clinton and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich battle to define American democracy. Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by

If a Wall Falls

This episode of Whistlestop travels back to November 9, 1989, when East and West Berliners took sledgehammers to the Berlin Wall and President H.W. George Bush refrained from making grandiose statements about American-style Democracy. Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by

Tip and the Gip Part 2, Social Security

This episode of Whistlestop travels back to December 16, 1981 when President Ronald Reagan signs Executive Order 12335, creating the National Commission on Social Security Reform. Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by

Tip and the Gip Part 1

This episode of Whistlestop visits 1981 when Republican President Ronald Reagan, after surviving an assassination attempt, received a warm visit from the Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by

Doing the Midterm Shuffle

This episode of Whistlestop visits 1982, 1986, 1994, 2006 and 2010 when former sitting U.S. Presidents all scrambled to respond to displeasing midterm election results.  Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by