043 Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early Republic
How and when did doctors become respected professionals in American society? The answer lies in early Americans’ fascination with delirium tremens, or alcoholic insanity, and the Temperance Movement ...
18 Aug 201554min
Bonus: The Boston Stamp Act Riots
“No Taxation Without Representation!” August 14, 2015 marks the 250th anniversary of the first Boston Stamp Act riot. Today’s bonus episode commemorates the anniversary with a conversation about the...
14 Aug 201548min
042 A History of the Republican Party
Is the Republican Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln? The United States has entered presidential primary season, which means it won’t be long before a Republican presidential candidate or a reporter...
11 Aug 20151h 9min
041 Canada and the American Revolution
Did Canada almost join the American Revolution? In September 1775, Major-General Philip Schuyler launched the Patriot’s invasion into Canada. The Patriots hoped to end the threat of a British invasio...
4 Aug 201546min
040 For Fear of an Elective King: George Washington & the Presidential Title Controversy of 1789
Today we address the President of the United States as “Mr. President.” But did you know that the proper title for the office was almost “His Highness the President?” Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon, autho...
28 Jul 201545min
039 The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding
The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament not a king. This is the idea offered by Eric Nelson in his new book The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding. We explor...
21 Jul 201552min
038 Magna Carta & Its Gifts to North America
Are you ready to time travel? 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, a document created to limit the powers of King John of England and his successors in 1215. Today, Magna Carta and its f...
14 Jul 201552min
037 Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
What battle proved to be the turning point of the American War for Independence? If you answered Saratoga, you are in general agreement with most scholars of the American Revolution. General John Bu...
7 Jul 201546min
