393 Politics & Political Culture in the Early American Republic
The Constitution is a document of “We the People.” The ways Americans have supported, debated, and interpreted the Constitution since 1787 have played a vital role in the rise of politics and politica...
10 Sep 20241h 7min
392 Religion and Race in Early America
What does history have to tell us about how we, as Americans, came to define people by their race; the visual ways we have grouped people together based on their skin color, facial features, hair text...
27 Aug 202455min
391 Government in Colonial Virginia
Do you ever wonder how governments met and worked in colonial British America? Williamsburg, Virginia, served as the capital of Virginia between 1699 and 1779. During its 80 years of service as cap...
13 Aug 20241h 2min
390 Objects of Revolution
When we think about the American Revolution, the French Revolution, or the Haitian Revolution, we think about the ideals of freedom and equality. These ideals were embedded and discussed in all of the...
30 Jul 20241h 2min
389 Indigenous Justice in Early America
Early North America was a place that contained hundreds of distinct Indigenous nations and peoples who spoke at least 2,000 distinct languages. In the early sixteenth century, Spain began to establish...
16 Jul 202455min
388 John Hancock
Happy Fourth of July! We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how...
2 Jul 20241h 5min
387 California and Slavery
When we think of California, we might think about sunny weather, Hollywood, beaches, wine country, and perhaps the Gold Rush. What we don’t usually think about when we think about California is the...
25 Jun 20241h 3min
386 Sleeping with the Ancestors
In this special Juneteenth episode, as we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, we delve into the work of those working to preserve slave dwellings across the United States, safeguardi...
11 Jun 202452min
