Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchVirginia's Military Culture, and How It Created the American Military Culture with Paul Fahrenheidt
In this episode, Will and Paul Fahrenheidt discuss Virginia's unique military culture. They begin with its origins in the British militia system and …
2 months, 1 week ago
Bacon's Rebellion and the Birth of Virginia's Golden Age
This is the tale of Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion against Governor Sir William Berkeley, the long-ruling governor of Virginia who went from beloved Cav…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Virginia Cavaliers: Myth or Reality?
Were the famed Virginia Cavaliers truly the architects of the Old Dominion, or are they merely a phantom of Southern chivalry's imagination? Did thos…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
An Interview with Charles Murray: The Real Reasons Apollo Succeeded
How did NASA boldly advance the Apollo Program over the course of a decade to accomplish the greatest feat of mankind: the landing of humans on the M…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Tobacco and Plantations: The Making of the Old Dominion
his is the tale of how tobacco created the plantations in Virginia for which the Old Dominion is known, and how those plantations entrenched and soli…
3 months ago
The History and Legacy of the Apollo Missions with Richard Easton
In this episode, Will and Richard Easton, a historian of GPS and son of one of the inventors of GPS, discuss the history of the Space Race and Apollo…
3 months ago
The Legacy of Lewis and Clark
In this concluding video on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Will discusses what the legacy of these two great explorers is. He comments on their disc…
3 months, 1 week ago
Building Great Houses and What They Are with Gregory Treat
In this episode, Will and Gregory Treat, an attorney who helps families plan for multiple generations into the future. They discuss Great Houses—fami…
3 months, 1 week ago
Lewis and Clark: The Triumphant Heroes Return
The Corps of Discovery's Permanent Party makes it back to St. Louis in this episode, finishing the grand march across a continent and back on which i…
3 months, 1 week ago
Whitewater of Death: Lewis & Clark's Desperate Descent Down to the Pacific after Braving the Bitterroot Mountains and Lolo Trail
Emerging from the skeletal hunger and crushing snows of the Bitterroot Range and its Lolo Trail, the Lewis and Clark Expedition finally reaches the w…
3 months, 2 weeks ago