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Jamestown: Decline & Fall?
Episode 256
In 1699, Virginia’s government and capital moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, renaming it Williamsburg.
But why did they abandon Jamestown? In…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jamestown: Surviving The Fort
Episode 255
What was it like to live in the fort at Jamestown? Who was in charge? What provisions were there? And why is this considered to be the birthplace of …
1 year, 4 months ago
Did Vikings Reach the US?
Episode 254
What is a Viking? Did they really make it to the United States? And if so, how far did they get?
Don speaks to Martyn Whittock about the norse landing…
1 year, 4 months ago
Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman
Episode 253
How did Frederick Douglass, born into enslavement, rise to become one of the most influential orators, writers, and publishers of his time. By the en…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jamestown: The British and The Powhatan
Episode 252
From suspicion, to siege, to collaboration, to all out war - in this episode we uncover the complex reality of the Jamestown colonists' relationship …
1 year, 4 months ago
Frederick Douglass: Enslavement & Escape
Episode 251
Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the abolition m…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jamestown: The Journey To America
Episode 250
In May 1607, over 100 English settlers arrived at Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of North America. Traveling 50 miles inland along the James River,…
1 year, 4 months ago
FDR & Churchill
Episode 249
FDR and Winston Churchill spent 113 days in each others' company during WWII. FDR even saw Churchill naked. But how close were the pair in personalit…
1 year, 4 months ago
What Does 'Caucasian' Mean?
Episode 248
In the 19th Century, a war on the boundary between Europe and Asia had an unexpected effect. It caused the American public to re-examine one of the t…
1 year, 5 months ago
FDR & Stalin
Episode 247
They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but did that apply to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Soviet counterpart, Joseph Stalin…
1 year, 5 months ago