RONALD REAGAN PART NINE: SHOCKWAVE 1981

About this episode

The episode discusses the radical policies and shocking statements of President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

This new President is defying all norms! Shocking statements and words, crazy economic theories. Scary foreign policy. Bruce Springsteen is angry. We've never seen numbers like this. Radical foreign policy and bold domestic policy. Is he really going to push the button? Weapons in space? It's just too much to process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bruce Carlson

Topics covered

• Ronald Reagan
• 1981
• foreign policy
• economic theories
• political norms
• domestic policy

Keywords

• Ronald Reagan
• 1981
• foreign policy
• economic theories
• Bruce Springsteen
• political norms
• domestic policy

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