That Time History Teachers Loved The XYZ Affair So Much

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Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

Kasey Howe & Mark Peikert

76 episodes

5 days ago

We love dining out on bad behavior so much it's practically our national dish. But while some scandals stick, most front-page stories end up forgotten. Till now! Armed only with Google and their own indefatigable curiosity, co-hosts Kasey Howe and Mark Peikert scrabble through the graveyards of forgotten headlines to unearth the stories that once consumed the country. Join the fray as Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! remembers what America forgot. Logo: Jessica Balaschak | Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

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That Time History Teachers Loved The XYZ Affair So Much

Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

35 minutes 22 seconds

3 years ago

That Time History Teachers Loved The XYZ Affair So Much

Odds are you learned about The XYZ Affair during high school history class (even mark did, and most of his high school education came courtesy of movies screened during class). But in retrospect, the whole scandal of John Adams' presidency feels underwhelming compared to our everyday political scandals now. That is, until 2017, when the fallout of The XYZ Affair finally exploded in a national controversy.

Let Kasey walk you through what happened, why it wouldn't have seemed like that big of a deal, and why now John Adams' administration led to the first major scandal of Trump's presidency.

Logo: Jessica Balaschak

Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUI6fTwkYm8UEv4sLaC9ytw