Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
051 Frontier Seaport: A History of Early Detroit
Episode 51
Located 600 miles inland from Philadelphia and over 700 miles from Québec City, early Detroit could have been a backwater, a frontier post t…
10 years, 11 months ago
050 Betsy Ross and the Making of America
Episode 50
How did every day men and women experience life in colonial America?
How did the American Revolution transform their work and personal lives…
10 years, 11 months ago
049 How the English Became American
Episode 49
Why did England want to establish colonies in North America and how did Englishmen go about establishing them?
We explore the early days of …
11 years ago
048 Enemy Captives During the War for Independence
Episode 48
When we think about the War for American Independence many of us conjure images of Washington crossing the Delaware, Cornwallis’ surrender a…
11 years ago
047 Christian Imperialism: Converting the World in the Early American Republic
Episode 47
Where did the United States fit within the world between 1810 and 1847?
After the United States secured its independence from Great Britain,…
11 years ago
046 The American Revolution & the War That Won It
Episode 46
What caused the American Revolution?
Can we use the term “American Revolution” to describe both the revolution and the War for Independence?…
11 years ago
045 Joseph Smith and the Founding of Mormonism
Episode 45
Many Americans associate the state of Utah with Mormons.
But did you know the Mormons almost settled in Texas?
Spencer McBride, an editor wi…
11 years, 1 month ago
044 The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement
Episode 44
Do you know which early American reform movement pushed for abolition, women’s rights, pacifism, and economic growth?
Today, Adam Shprintzen…
11 years, 1 month ago
043 Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early Republic
Episode 43
How and when did doctors become respected professionals in American society?
The answer lies in early Americans’ fascination with delirium t…
11 years, 1 month ago
Bonus: The Boston Stamp Act Riots
Episode 42
“No Taxation Without Representation!”
August 14, 2015 marks the 250th anniversary of the first Boston Stamp Act riot.
Today’s bonus episode …
11 years, 1 month ago