Episode 524: Bull Run
When the American Civil War begins, everyone expects a picnic. The Battle of Bull Run erases those false expectations.Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
15 Mar 18min
Episode 523: A House Divided
From Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Compromise of 1850, Americans did everything they could to avoid the Civil War.... and failed. Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial
13 Mar 40min
Episode 522: The Sun Never Sets
In the 19th Century, Europeans carved up the globe with devastating consequences.Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
6 Mar 28min
Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity
In the United States today, there is no faith more dominant than Christianity. In Chosen Land, historian Matthew Avery Sutton chronicles Christians’ five-hundred-year endeavor to turn North America in...
3 Mar 42min
Episode 521: The Irish Potato Famine
When the potato crop failed in 1845 in Ireland, no one at the time knew just how momentous it was. By the close of 1847, Ireland's population, through death and emigration, had fallen by nearly three ...
27 Feb 19min
Episode 520: The Revolutions of 1848
From Paris to Vienna, 1848 rocked Europe. While the revolutions themselves failed, they set the stage for dramatic changes to come. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
22 Feb 23min
Episode 519: Do You Hear The People Sing?
Political, economic, and social currents sweep Europe, bringing massive change and setting the stage for the Revolutions of 1848.Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
20 Feb 33min
Episode 518: The Age of Jackson
The presidency of Andrew Jackson was instrumental in reshaping America politically, socially, and economically. Today we cover the Bank War, Nullification Crisis, and Indian Removal.Western Civ 2.0
13 Feb 27min
