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In this episode, we explore how chinese exclusion invented american gatekeeping. I want you to try and imagine a map of the United States, but mentally erase all the checkpoints, you know, the border ...

27 Maalis 24min

In this episode, we explore how britain accidentally created america. Imagine passing a piece of legislation so poorly conceived and so aggressively heavy handed that it actually accidentally invents ...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore how andrew jackson rewired american politics. You know, when we usually hear the word democracy, there's this, I don't know, this glowing, almost sacred aura around it. Oh,...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore how an illegal assembly built america. You know, usually when you walk into a major planning meeting, you have an agenda. Right, yeah, you have your action items. Exactly. ...

27 Maalis 21min

In this episode, we explore how america barely survived its infancy. So imagine launching a brand new country. Right. Oh, an incredibly stressful thought. Yeah. And within three years, your capital ci...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore how alaska became a geopolitical prize. You know, if you think about the history of the world in terms of, like, a high school classroom, Alaska's kind of like the quiet, i...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore how alabama’s soil shaped its history. In February of 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the newly formed Confederacy. And, you know, to get to his new capital ...

27 Maalis 21min

In this episode, we explore how a shifting swamp became florida. You know, usually when you build a house, you look for a solid foundation, you know, bedrock, something immovable. You pour the concret...

27 Maalis 20min