Podcast Episodes

Introduction to René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Season 1 Episode 217

It is time to get back to New France and the exploration of the middle of this beautiful country of ours. Our vehicle will René-Robert Cavelier, Sie…

11 hours ago

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William Penn and the Selling of Pennsylvania

Season 1 Episode 216

It is the spring of 1681. The “exclusion crisis,” an insurgency in Parliament proposing to exclude the king’s brother, James, Duke of York, from the …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Founding of Pennsylvania and Some Other Stuff

Season 1 Episode 215

With Sir William Penn’s passing in 1671, and his deathbed admonition that his son stay true to himself, young William Penn was both financially indep…

1 month ago

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William Penn Before Pennsylvania 2: Penn on Trial

Season 1 Episode 212

William Penn returned from Ireland in August 1670, and soon found himself arrested, along with fellow Quaker William Mead, for preaching to a crowd i…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Sidebar: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Brief Notes on the Signers

Season 1 Episode 213

The purpose of this episode is very simple:  If you find yourself driving in your car with others this weekend (or on some future Fourth of July) an…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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William Penn Before Pennslvania 1

Season 1 Episode 212

[Announcement: From November 4 through 6, 2026, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is hosting its inaugural Soapbox free spe…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Sidebar Conversation: Richard Bell on The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

Season 1 Episode 211

Richard Bell, Rick to his friends and podcast hosts, is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He is the author of the book Stolen: Fiv…

2 months ago

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The Quakers Invade West New Jersey

Season 1 Episode 210

This is the story of the division of the colony of New Jersey into East New Jersey and West New Jersey, and the bizarre legal and financial machinat…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 2: The Glorious Revolution

Season 1 Episode 209

The "glorious revolution" of 1688-89 would change the terms of the English monarchy, and reverberate through American history.

3 months ago

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What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 1: The Exclusion Crisis

Season 1 Episode 208

Heading as we are into the 1680s on the timeline of the History of the Americans, it will be useful for all of us to know a few basic things about E…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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