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In this episode, we explore how rapid expansion fractured the united states. Imagine checking your newsfeed today, right? And you see this breaking alert. One United States senator just walked across ...

27 Mar 19min

In this episode, we explore how radical women rewrote the rules. Imagine waking up tomorrow morning in a world where, well, where the fundamental rules of your life have just been completely rewritten...

27 Mar 24min

In this episode, we explore how prohibition accidentally created modern america. Usually when we talk about history, there's this expectation of precision. Right, like it's engineering or something. E...

27 Mar 24min

In this episode, we explore how preclearance rewired american politics. So in 1964, which is a full century after the end of the Civil War, The black voter registration rate in the state of Mississipp...

27 Mar 22min

In this episode, we explore how nevada traded silver for sin. Imagine it's the fall of 1864. I mean, the American Civil War is just raging. The country is totally fractured. And President Abraham Linc...

27 Mar 22min

In this episode, we explore how mountains created west virginia. So I want you to imagine a place that is just so incredibly rugged, completely defined by its geography. Yeah, a landscape that really ...

27 Mar 23min

In this episode, we explore how michigan forged the american middle class. What if I told you that the modern American middle class, you know, the eight hour workday, the weekend, the whole concept of...

27 Mar 20min

In this episode, we explore how jim crow laws built a trap. Imagine waking up tomorrow and you find out that the basic rules of your existence have just been, well, completely rewritten. Yeah, it's a ...

27 Mar 24min