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In this episode, we explore from defensive bluff to the donroe doctrine. Imagine declaring like a massive geopolitical red line across an entire hemisphere. Right. Just drawing a line straight down th...

27 Maalis 20min

In this episode, we explore from clovis hunters to copper kings. You know, when you hear the word Montana, there is a very, like, specific, almost cinematic image that usually pops into your head. Oh,...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore from civil war to global empire. All right, so picture this. It is 1861, and American politicians are desperately debating this thing called the Corwin Amendment. Right. An...

27 Maalis 19min

In this episode, we explore from breadlines to the space age. I want you to imagine, just for a second, that you're a time traveler. OK, I'm with you. But your time machine has this very specific limi...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore from ancient mounds to imprisoned governors. If you go and stand on the grounds right across the Mississippi River from present -day St. Louis, and you just look out at the...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore drawing louisiana on wet paper. You know, usually when we talk about drawing a map, there's this expectation of permanence, like geometry, right? Right. You draw a border, ...

27 Maalis 25min

In this episode, we explore digital progress and american systemic collapse. Imagine you're holding the very first iPhone in your hand. It's 2007. You're holding access to the entire globe, like right...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore did the 2009 stimulus actually work. You know, usually when we talk about a medical diagnosis, there is this expectation of precision. Right, yeah, like it's binary. Exactl...

27 Maalis 20min