Podcast

The Court of History

News, News Commentary

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis.

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#83
Episodes
187
Releases
Daily
Typical length
32 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
12 hours ago

Episodes

187 episodes, newest first

  1. Trump’s Place in History Looks Even Worse After This...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz are joined in a three-part series by historians David Blight of Yale University, Douglas Brinkley of Rice University and Beverly Gage of Yale, to decide who has been the worst president in American history. In this second part, they discuss presidents of the 20th century to provide context for understanding Trump.

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    28 min
  2. Judge Luttig Delivers Final Rebuke of Trump Ahead of Midterms...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with former federal judge J. Michael Luttig on Trump’s war on democracy, the efforts to thwart Trump’s subversion of the midterm election, the necessity for accountability, why Trump cannot pardon himself and his cabinet can be impeached, and that Trump can be criminally prosecuted once he leaves office, but with the ultimate responsibility falling on the American people to defend our democracy.

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    43 min
  3. Trump’s Place in History Exposed as Historians Name America’s Worst Presidents!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz are joined in a three-part series by historians David Blight of Yale University, Douglas Brinkley of Rice University and Beverly Gage of Yale, to decide who has been the worst president in American history. In this first part, they review the worst presidents of the 19th century.

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    32 min
  4. Trump Hits the Panic Button as It All Crashes Down...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in the second part of a two-part series, speak with Mark Medish, former senior National Security Council and deputy assistant Secretary of the Treasury, on Trump’s plans to interfere with the midterm elections, use the media to foster false narratives, the Putin/Russia connection, and the many ways that state officials and the public can protect democracy.

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    30 min
  5. Trump’s Russia Ties Explode with New Secret Deals...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s column in The Guardian, “The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine,” comparing it to the Munich Pact of 1938 with Hitler selling out Czechoslovakia, Trump’s history of pursuing big deals with Putin, the big money that his agents Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have secretly cut with Russia, and Trump’s aspiration to be an unconstrained strongman like Putin.

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    33 min
  6. Trump Grows Manic as he Faces Midterm Wipeout!!!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in the first part of a two-part series, speak with Mark Medish, former senior National Security Council and deputy assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to disclose Trump’s “devil’s accordion file” to subvert the midterm elections and beyond, his devious methods, and how to counter them.

    https://washingtonspectator.org/its-the-power-stupid-dancing-in-the-dark-part-4/

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    29 min
  7. Trump's GOP Civil War Erupts as Hegseth Undermines Vance?!?!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz in a two-part series interview Michael Wolff, Trump biographer, on Trump’s admiration for Senator Jon Husted’s “ass,” his open contempt for Ken Paxton, how he will blame the Republican Party for losses in the midterm election, why the GOP presidential nomination campaign will be the ultimate verison of “The Apprentice,” and Wolff’s view that Pete Hegseth is running as the MAGA favorite.

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    27 min
  8. Kimberley Guilfoyle Ready to Bring Down Trump White House After Firing?!?!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz in a two-part series interview Michael Wolff, Trump biographer, on Kimberley Guilfoyle’s grift and destruction, what she knows about the Trump family, whose members all hate each other, and Old Man Trump’s physicial and mental deterioration.

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    30 min
  9. Vance Begs for Another Chance as 2028 is Doomed

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s column in The Guardian, “Vance wants voters to ‘give us another chance’. But he is cornered,” about how he undercuts MAGA with his message and the chameleon like transformations of his identity until he finally has become Trump’s unapologetic apologist.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/05/jd-vance-trump-midterms

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    29 min
  10. GOP in Panic as Trump Corruption Destroys Senate Elections...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview investigative reporter, Joe Conason, author of “The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism,” in the second part of a series on political corruption, exploring the cases of Susan Collins, Mike Collins, Ashley Moody, and other Republican senate candidates.

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    42 min
  11. GOP in Collapse as Hijacking of Party Backfires...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview investigative reporter, Joe Conason, author of “The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism,” on how the corruption issue runs through the Trump presidency, the conservative movement and the Republican Party from Roy Cohn down to the midterm election campaigns of GOP Senate candidates.

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    33 min
  12. Roberts Court Takeover Exposed as They Run from Their Disaster!!!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in part one of a two-part series, unpack “Supremacy: How Rule By the Court Replaced Government by the People,” with co-authors Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan, Harvard Law School professors, discussing how the doctrine of judicial supremacy beginning with Marbury v. Madison ran through the Dred Scott decision through the undoing of Reconstruction, and the sidelining of the constitutional power of the Congress.

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    31 min
  13. Trump's Ken Paxton Nightmare Just Gets Worse...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s article in The Guardian, “Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal,” going deep into the origins of the religious righ movement founded by sexual abusers that created Paxton.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/30/ken-paxton-christian-scandal

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    44 min
  14. Trump Hopes We Forget This...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in part two of a two-part series, speak about the significance of parallels and lessons to be drawn from history, and interview Timothy Ryback on his new book, “53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled Democracy,” on Hitler used the pretext of the Reichstag Fire to suppress civil liberties, free speech and political opposition, and staged an inside coup to seize absolute power.

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    37 min
  15. Historian Connects the Parallels Trump Feared the Most...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in part one of a two-part series, speak about the significance of parallels and lessons to be drawn from history, and interview Timothy Ryback on his new book, “53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled Democracy,” on how Hitler seized power, destroyed a free press, coopted corporate interests, and used the Weimar constitution to destroy its democracy.

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    34 min
  16. The Supreme Court’s Dark History Exposed...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, in part two of a two-part series, unpack “Supremacy: How Rule By the Court Replaced Government by the People,” with co-authors Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan, Harvard Law School professors, on how judicial supremacy has been used to strike down progressive legislation and impose reactionary power from Reconstruction to the present. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

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    39 min
  17. MAGA on Brink of Collapse as Trump Tanks It All!!!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Mike Podhorzer, former political director of the AFL-CIO, on what might happen in the midterm elections, the radicalization of the Republican Party, ICE and the Hispanic vote, and Trump’s desperation.

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    37 min
  18. Trump in Desperation Mode as Senate Panic Sets In...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Mike Podhorzer, former political director of the AFL-CIO, on the greatest danger ahead with Trump in the midterms, the possibility of another Bush v. Gore repeat in a state over a Senate seat, and how John Roberts has skewed the Court to tilt elections.

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    29 min
  19. Big Law Pays the Price for Bending to Trump...

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak in the third part of a series with Jacob Weisberg, author of “Profiles In Cowardice,” on the case studies in collaboration of Brad Karp, chair of the Paul Weiss law firm, and Sian Beilock, president of Dartmouth College, and how they betrayed the values of their institutions and rationalized it all.

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    33 min
  20. Robert's Court Exposed as They Run From Monster They Created!!!

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    Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Jacob Weisberg, author of “Profiles In Cowardice,” on his collaboration with authoritarianism and the Trump regime, and how he rationalizes it.

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