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Scandalized

Scandalized

Written by: Boise State Public Radio
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In each episode of Scandalized, political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler unpack a political scandal from American history: the story, its scandalous details, the political meaning and motivations behind the act. What can political science teach us about what happened? How has the scandal and its aftermath changed American politics? And what on earth were these politicians thinking?

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Episodes
  • S1: The Golden Opportunity

    S1: The Golden Opportunity
    Sep 30 2024

    As Barack Obama burst onto the presidential stage in 2008, American voters saw a candidate who might deliver change they could believe in; but Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich saw a “golden” opportunity that would land him in a world of political trouble.

    Content warning: cursing

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    49 mins
  • S1: How to Lose a Governor in 10 Days

    S1: How to Lose a Governor in 10 Days
    Oct 7 2024

    In 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford disappeared without a trace from the state he was supposed to be running. Where did he turn up, and how did he handle the messy aftermath? The answer is pretty scandalous.


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    47 mins
  • S1: Blood on the Senate Floor

    S1: Blood on the Senate Floor
    Oct 14 2024

    This week on Scandalized, we go back to the 1850s, and things get violent. A U.S. Senator clings to life after being beaten in the halls of Congress by one of his colleagues. The caning of Senator Charles Sumner; its causes, its consequences and its familiar political divisions.

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    Content Warning: Violence and blood

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    48 mins
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