Month: February 2020
Running Mates: Episode 2 – 1972 – Shriver v. Agnew
Lars and Michael discuss Richard Nixon’s deliberation over whether or not to keep his vice president, Spiro Agnew, on the ticket and take a deep dive into the bleak prospects for the Democratic nominee George McGovern and his struggle to ...
Keeping an Eye on Vice Presidential Picks After Iowa and New Hampshire
It took a few days, a lot of miscommunication, a lot of errors, and some late nights, but we finally have the results from both the Iowa Democratic caucuses and the New Hampshire Democratic primary. The Iowa caucuses, the 89th ...
Why Jack Actually Couldn’t Fit on the Door
Image credit: Paramount Pictures Ever since Titanic came out in 1997 and somehow won Best Picture, there’s been a great debate about whether or not Jack could have also joined Rose on that abnormally large and fancy door. You know, ...
Running Mates: Episode 1 – 1968 – Agnew v. Muskie
Lars and Michael discuss the 1968 running mates in our first full episode. In a divided and tormented nation, Richard Nixon picks Spiro Agnew in an attempt to woo southern voters with a law and order campaign and Hubert Humphrey ...
The Postrider’s 2020 Oscars Preview
When I sat down last year to write my preview of the 91st Academy Awards, the Oscars were in a state of chaos. Kevin Hart had been fired as host, the Best Popular Film award was scrapped after being met ...