William McKinley

Mentioned in 5 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows

Appears On

Boring History for Sleep 99% Invisible Stuff They Don't Want You To Know The Daily Show: Ears Edition The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels

Episode Appearances

Boring History for Sleep · Mar 19, 2026

The Gilded Age: Wealth, Power, and Hidden Struggles ✨ | Boring History for Sleep

“Defeated William Jennings Bryan in 1896 with superior campaign funding, protecting gold standard and preventing populist reforms”

Industrial monopolies and trust-bustingFactory working conditions and occupational hazardsChild labor in manufacturing

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99% Invisible · Mar 10, 2026

A Man, a Plan, a Canal—Mars!

“U.S. President assassinated by anarchist, reflecting social instability of the Gilded Age”

Scientific Misinformation and PseudoscienceConfirmation Bias in ResearchMedia Sensationalism and Yellow Journalism

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · Feb 10, 2026

CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter Two: The Modern Day

“U.S. President assassinated, listed among notable U.S. presidential assassination victims”

Executive Order 12333 and legal frameworks for assassinationSchool of the Americas and military assassination trainingDrone warfare and targeted killing programs

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition · Jan 25, 2026

TDS Time Machine | Conversations with Authors

“U.S. President who gave speeches about Civil War valor as part of strategy to appeal to Southern white voters.”

American Revolutionary War History and Primary SourcesBook Tour Audience Behavior and Regional Cultural DifferencesMemoir as Social Commentary on Body Image and Trauma

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The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels · Nov 18, 2025

Walter Russell Mead on the Global Link of Prosperity, Power and Liberty

“President whose assassination marked end of 30-year period of institutional uncertainty during Industrial Revolution”

U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy and Great Power CompetitionChina's Regional and Global Hegemonic AmbitionsRussia's Imperial Expansion and NATO Deterrence

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