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Back to Search178: “A Damn Big Dam”: Taming the Colorado River with the Hoover (or Boulder) Dam (Infrastructure pt. 1)
“I felt no distress whatever…I was perspiring freely and was as limber and helpless as a wet rag. It was an exhilarating experience.... It was then and there that I first conceived the idea of the re…
Published on 4 months ago
Introducing: What We Spend
A new HTDS episode about The Hoover Dam debuts May 5th.
Meanwhile, we'd like to introduce a new show from our partners at Audacy: What We Spend. Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
America 250: The Boston Campaign 1775-76: A Leadership Discussion with Gen. William Rapp
This is a conversation to kick off the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Retired U.S. Army Major General and history buff, Bill Rapp, drops some knowledge on how the colonies weren't exac…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
177: An Epilogue to the New Deal and CCC Deep Dive with Neil Maher
A discussion of the recent HTDS narrative episodes on FDR and the New Deal. Think of it as a book club for additional insights into these latest chapters of the HTDS chronological story of America.
Pr…
Published on 5 months ago
176: FDR v. “The Nine Old Men” (The New Deal pt. 3): Court Packing and Closing the New Deal
“No matter how great and good a man may be, executive aggrandizement is not safe for democracy.”
This is the story of Franklin’s second term and his battle with the Supreme Court.
It’s no secret that …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Presenting "Crime House True Crime Stories:" A Crime House Original
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! HTDS will be back next week with a special episode continuing our history-telling of the New Deal. While we put the finishing touches on that episode, we’re sharing this snea…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
175: The Dirty Thirties (The New Deal pt. 2): Dust, Doubts, and the “Second” New Deal
“I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet.”
This is the story of FDR’s first term after facing down the initial emergency.
100 days down, about 1,300 more to go—fo…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
174: The First “First Hundred Days:” FDR Kicks Off the New Deal
“[We] had forgotten to be Republicans or Democrats. We were just a bunch of men trying to save the banking system.”
This is the story of FDR’s first 100 days in office.
In early 1933, banks foreclose …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
173: From Hyde Park to the White House: The Early Life and Election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-–nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advanc…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
14 (Second Edition): The Newburgh Conspiracy and The Peace of Paris
“I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.”
This is the story (or tale) of two cities.
In Paris, Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and (briefly) Henry Laurens are negotiat…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago