Rise & Demise of Huey Long
How did ambition destroy Louisiana's favorite politician?
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39 mins
Discover how Huey Long rose from humble beginnings to transform Louisiana's political landscape during the Great Depression. Explore the radical Share Our Wealth program that built his immense popularity while sparking national political controversy. Learn about the ruthless exercise of absolute power that fueled his meteoric ascent and ultimate assassination.
Ep 1:
The Making of the Kingfish
Before he was Louisiana's terrifying populist king, Huey Long was a barefoot debate champ, expelled dropout, traveling salesman, and self-taught lawyer with a grudge against Standard Oil.
Ep 2:
From Railroad Commissioner to King
Huey Long climbs from Railroad Commission upstart to Louisiana's youngest governor ever, reshaping the state with roads and reforms—while impeachment and "Bloody Monday" harden him into a ruthless strongman.
Ep 3:
Dynamite, Deduct Boxes, and Washington
As governor, Long builds Louisiana with one hand and crushes dissent with the other, then storms Washington wielding filibusters and his radical Share Our Wealth crusade against FDR himself.
Ep 4:
60 Bullets and a Dynasty
A bullet in a marble hallway ends the Kingfish's life amid murky conspiracy—but his stunning alternate-history ambitions and lasting political dynasty reveal how close America came to a very different future.
Discussions (5)
Alonzo
Level 8 · 3 weeks agoEarl Long bit a man on the neck on the Senate floor??
Christopher
Level 10 · 3 weeks agoThe part about Long losing his investment because Standard Oil just decided not to buy from his well. That kind of powerlessness is infuriating.
Erik
Level 10 · 3 weeks agoFDR called him the most dangerous man in America and the man built roads, hospitals and schools. Most dangerous politicians today can't even build a sentence.
