1983 and How Close We Came to Nuclear War w/ Marc Ambinder

Examining the moment in 1983 when nuclear war was possible with new research and stories from the Soviet side.  How close did we come to war?  And could that war have been accidental?  w/ former White House Correspondent for National Journal and Political Editor of The Atlantic Marc Ambinder, author of “The Brink – President…

Soccer and Repression: The 1978 World Cup in Argentina

The story of the 1978 World Cup, a cautionary tale about democracy.  The world spotlight on the junta that controlled Argentina that year helped focus some attention on the plight of the victims of a vicious dictatorship, but locally, may have enhanced support for the regime.  We talk about soccer and politics, we talk about…