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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—…
10 months, 2 weeks 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…
10 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…
10 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…
10 months, 4 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…
11 months 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 …
11 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…
11 months, 1 week 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…
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Diamond in the Rough: The Murder of Bessie Moore
Season 1 Episode 293
In 1877, the body of a woman was found near a twisted oak tree in Jefferson, Texas—dressed in fine clothes, shot in the head, and missing a diamond r…
11 months, 3 weeks ago