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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 8 | #182 | #183 |
About the show
A weekly half-hour podcast about the people, procedures, and history of the United States Senate.
The show is hosted by Claude Berube, PhD who taught for twenty years at the US Naval Academy where he created and hosted the Preble Hall Naval History podcast. He also worked on Capitol Hill. He is the author or co-author of books on government, naval history, and a thriller fiction series.
Latest episodes
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Episode 11, The Senate Press Gallery, with Paul Kane
April 13, 2025 · 29 minPaul Kane is the senior congressional correspondent for the Washington Post and has been covering the Senate for 25 years. Host: Claude Berube, PhD
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Senator Robert C. Byrd, with Glenn Elliott
April 5, 2025 · 24 minA former aide to Senator Byrd, Glenn Elliott discusses the life and legacy in the Senate of Robert C. Byrd. Host: Claude Berube, PhD
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Episode 9: Stories of the Senate, with Dr. Donald Ritchie
March 30, 2025 · 50 minDr. Don Ritchie, Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate shares stories of the Senate including the Senate press, Drew Pearson & Joe McCarthy, Robert Byrd, and others. Host: Claude Berube, PhD
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Episode 8: The Life & Library of Senator Margaret Chase Smith, with Dr. Chris O'Brien
March 23, 2025 · 28 minChris O'Brien, PhD, Director of the Senator Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine, discusses her life and the collection available to researchers. Hosted by Claude Berube, PhD. Senator Smith's "Declaration of Conscience"…
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Episode 7: Senate Staff, with Alec Rogers
March 16, 2025 · 34 minFormer Senate staff member Alec Rogers discusses the staff ecosystem in the Senate.
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Episode 6: Advise and Consent, with Kelly Johnston
March 10, 2025 · 39 minKelly Johnston, former Secretary of the Senate, and host Claude Berube discuss the 1962 movie "Advise and Consent," based on Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1959 novel by the same name. There were some minor audio glitches in this…
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Episode 5: The Confirmation Process and Sherpas
March 3, 2025 · 24 minThe guest for this episode, Dirk Maurer, is a retired Marine who earned his Juris Doctorate from GeorgetownUniversity Law Center. He has served in the Pentagon, appointed by the George W. Bush and first Donald Trump administrations three…
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Episode 4: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, with author John Gilstrap
February 23, 2025 · 37 minNew York Times best-selling novelist and screenwriter John Gilstrap discusses the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," about an idealistic young Senator played by Jimmy Stewart. In addition to his novels, Netflix is developing a…