The Pueblo Revolt
On August 10 1680, the Pueblo people began the most successful uprising against colonial power in North America.For 11 days, Spanish colonisers were driven out, taken prisoner or killed, their horses ...
10 Aug 202335min
The Magna Carta in America
What does a document written in 1215 in England have to do with the United States? The Magna Carta has supposedly influenced foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constit...
7 Aug 202329min
President George Washington
He was the victorious Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. As presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, he oversaw the birth of the government of...
3 Aug 202340min
Robert E Lee: Life & Legacy
He is undoubtedly the most famous member of the Confederate forces. But it wasn't always set to be that way.In this episode, Don speaks to Jonathan Horn to find out about the life of Robert E Lee, why...
31 Jul 202335min
Birth of the US Government: The Constitutional Convention
Beginning with the enduring words, 'We the People of the United States', the US Constitution is the basis of the government and its three distinct branches. So when was it written, and by who?Mary Sar...
27 Jul 202344min
Barbie: German Sex Doll to American Icon
She's an icon, a polymath, a fashionista, and she's absolutely everywhere right now.Where did Barbie come from? What has she represented to the many who have bought and played with her? And what makes...
24 Jul 202331min
Mormons & The Founding of Salt Lake City
The Church of the Latter Day Saints is one shrouded in mystery, whispers of polygamy and is often synonymous with Salt Lake City. But where did this religion come from? And how did Mormonism make it t...
20 Jul 202350min
A History of American Childhood
School, play and much less work: the idealised childhood is a very separate part of life. But how did it come to be so? And why is this perhaps more pronounced in American society than anywhere else?D...
17 Jul 202325min
