Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJustice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court
Season 3 Episode 11
While the Supreme Court is often presented in American history as a protector of civil liberties, its record across the centuries provides a more com…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution
Season 3 Episode 10
The US Constitution did not create or provide for the presidential cabinet. When George Washington called for the first convening of his department s…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Liberation Trilogy: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Season 3 Episode 9
Exploring the final installment of the Liberation Trilogy, historian Rick Atkinson discusses the titanic battle for Western Europe that defined the l…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Liberation Trilogy: The War in Sicily, Italy, and North Africa
Season 3 Episode 8
In this first of two conversations, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson dives into the first two volumes of his monumental Liberation Trilogy, lookin…
2 years, 9 months ago
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Season 3 Episode 7
Since the dawn of civilization, land stewardship has served as the foundation for how societies coalesce and interact. In a wide-ranging conversation…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Witches: Salem, 1692
Season 3 Episode 6
In the harsh New England winter of 1692, a minister’s daughter began to scream and convulse, as if possessed by a demonic spirit. This incident marke…
2 years, 9 months ago
Beyond the White House: From George Washington to Donald Trump
Season 3 Episode 5
While American presidents are only eligible to serve two terms in office and are beholden to protect the peaceful transfer of power to their successo…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House
Season 3 Episode 4
Although Jimmy Carter left the White House in January 1981 following a failed bid for reelection, his career in public service was far from over. Out…
2 years, 10 months ago
Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
Season 3 Episode 3
Making up the earliest class of United States presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe were all born and rais…
2 years, 10 months ago
American Republics, 1783–1850: Slavery, Native Americans, and American Identity
Season 2 Episode 13
Historian Alan Shaw Taylor continues his conversation with David M. Rubenstein on the decades that followed the American Revolution. This defining er…
2 years, 10 months ago