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The Battle of Little Bighorn: The Victory That Doomed a Nation
Season 1 Episode 303
What really happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn and how did a single momentous victory seal the fate of the Plains tribes?
Join me this week as I…
6 months, 1 week ago
Inside The Gods of New York: Johnathan Mahler on the Decade That Remade the City
Season 1 Episode 302
In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Mahler, author of The Gods of New York, to explore the four years that transformed America’s greatest city—…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Alien Enemies Act: When Fear Became Law—and Never Left
Season 1 Episode 301
Passed in 1798 as part of the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts, the Alien Enemies Act has outlived its controversial siblings — and it’s still on th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Reconstruction's Legacy: The Second Founding That Could Have Been
Season 1 Episode 300
In this episode, I look back on the Reconstruction era — a period that represented both a second founding of the United States and one of its greates…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Public Memory & Myths: Matthew Davis on A Biography of a Mountain
Season 1 Episode 299
Join me as I sit down with author Matthew Davis to discuss his new book, A Biography of a Mountain, an in-depth look at the creation, meaning, and le…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Insurrection Act: A Civics Lesson in Power, Law, and Order
Season 1 Episode 298
The Insurrection Act has stood at the crossroads of law, power, and public order for over two centuries. This episode traces its roots from the Milit…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Victoria Woodhull: Eden Collinsworth on a Most Improbable Life
Season 1 Episode 297
She was a child clairvoyant, the first woman to own a Wall Street brokerage firm—and in 1872, she became the first woman to run for president of the …
7 months ago
The Fever That Haunted the South: The Forgotten Epidemic of 1878
Season 1 Episode 296
What kind of epidemic could turn a thriving American city into a ghost town almost overnight?
Join me as I explore the chilling story of the 1878 yell…
7 months ago
Before Jack the Ripper: The Savage Crimes of the Servant Girl Annihilator
Season 1 Episode 295
What if America’s first serial killer wasn’t H.H. Holmes—but someone far more brutal and completely forgotten?
In this episode, I unravel the chilling…
7 months, 1 week ago
Holy Local: Shae Corey on Religion, Oral History, and Public Memory in D.C.
Season 1 Episode 294
What can one church in Washington, D.C. reveal about American religious life, social justice, and the power of oral history? In this episode, I talk …
7 months, 2 weeks ago