President Martin Van Buren
The 'Little Magician', the 'Sly Fox' or - to our expert guest - a 6.5/10 president. We're onto President number 8, Martin Van Buren.Don is joined by Edward Widmer - historian, writer, librarian, and m...
9 Nov 202339min
Vikings in America
What is a Viking? Did they really make it to the United States? And if so, how far did they get?Don speaks to Martyn Whittock about the norse landings in North America. From the Icelandic sagas to the...
5 Nov 202340min
Killers of the Flower Moon: Native Americans & the FBI
During the first half of the 20th century, dozens of murders plagued the oil-rich Osage Nation. The question of who killed them, and why, spread beyond the borders of the nation, eventually being pick...
2 Nov 202322min
New Orleans Voodoo
If you've ever watched a Voodoo scene in a horror movie, you might be forgiven for envisioning zombies, dolls and witchcraft when asked what it is. But in this episode of American History Hit, Don spe...
30 Okt 202339min
President Andrew Jackson
The seventh person to hold the position of President is arguably one of the most divisive.A strong-willed military hero, whilst President from 1829-1837, Andrew Jackson pushed American democracy forwa...
26 Okt 202338min
The Real Wild West
Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, John Wayne. We've seen them roping and wrangling and defeating their enemies, all by the time the credits role.But what was the role of cowboys in the real wild west? W...
23 Okt 202338min
Medieval North America: Gods of Thunder
From 800 to 1300 CE, a great religious movement swept Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Mississippi valley. This Medieval Warm Period was one of the most consequential eras in North American history...
19 Okt 202326min
Battle of the Alamo
A 13 day siege. 90 minutes of fighting. An almost 200 year legacy and the most popular tourist site in the state of Texas.The 1836 Battle of the Alamo has become a symbol of Texan pride and independen...
16 Okt 202333min
