B-Side: Creating the Government
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Creating the Government, their episode about the contentious and complex origins of the American government. Support the show Support the Show htt...
16 Nov 202210min
Families in the Civil War
The Civil War freed families from slavery and divided families on the battlefield. We look at how the war impacted America’s most intimate relationships. Support the show Support the Show https://buy...
8 Nov 202246min
Westward Expansion, Slavery, & Secession
War, compromise, violence on the floor of the senate, blood on the frontier, then war again. We discuss how slavery and westward expansion put the Nation on the road to civil war. Support the show Sup...
1 Nov 202250min
American Slavery
From the colonies to emancipation, generations of women, men, and children were traded as commodities. We discuss the 250-year evolution of African slavery in America. Support the show Support the Sho...
25 Okt 202254min
Early Urbanization
Cholera, fire, violence, and manure. Life in antebellum New York was exciting, dirty and filled with class conflict. We discuss the environmental and social struggles in the early decades of the city’...
18 Okt 202242min
Twin Revolutions, Part Two
Part two! We continue the story of the twin revolutions–specifically their impact on slavery, political parties, pop culture, and Native Americans in the antebellum era. Support the show Support the...
11 Okt 202245min
Twin Revolutions, Part One
Revolutions in both transportation (railroads! canals!) and communication (printing press!) disrupted and reshaped early American society. In part one, we look at the transformation of the economy, ge...
4 Okt 202245min
Creating the Government
The Revolution was just the beginning. Next, the Founding Fathers had to create the Nation. We discuss the contentious and complex origins of the American government. Support the show Support the Show...
27 Sep 202250min
