Podcast
A History of the United States
Hosted by Jamie Redfern · EN
A History of the United States. A podcast charting the history of the United States of America from the foundation of Jamestown to the end of the cold war, covering political, military, economic, social and cultural history.
20episodes
Episodes
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Episode 200 - The Louisiana Purchase
Feb 1500:12:47Tap to summarizeThis week the French disaster in Haiti leads to a massive opportunity for Jefferson as we cover the Louisiana Purchase.
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Jan 1800:14:47Tap to summarizeThis week we restart the narrative. Continuing our discussion about slavery from last time, we move to the Haitian Revolution and Toussaint Louverture.
Transcribe →Episode 198 - Not Yet the Dawn
Dec 1800:17:38Tap to summarizeThis week we have our final episode in the narrative pause. We discuss slavery. We discuss anti-slavery. And we discuss why anti-slavery didn't work.
Transcribe →Episode 197 - All Men Are Created Equal
Oct 2600:11:05Tap to summarizeThis week we look at women's rights in the early republic, focusing in on the reaction to Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792.
Transcribe →Episode 196 - Theologycast 4
Oct 1200:15:18Tap to summarizeThis week we look at religion in the early republic, exploring the Methodists and Baptists in particular.
Transcribe →Episode 195 - Education, Education, Education
Sep 2100:10:58Tap to summarizeThis week we look at the spread of education in the early republic, along with the spread of the postal system.
Transcribe →Episode 194 - Let's Dissolve All the Corporations
Aug 3100:12:10Tap to summarizeThis week we explore how how John Marshall helped create the Private Corporation.
Transcribe →Episode 193 - Let's Impeach All the Judges
Aug 300:15:54Tap to summarizeThis week we explore how Jefferson attempted to weaken the Supreme Court, and what Marshall did to strengthen it.
Transcribe →Episode 192 - Let's Kill All the Lawyers
Jul 2000:12:41Tap to summarizeThis week we explore the Judiciary. We look at the relationship Americans of the Early Republic had with Judges, taking the story up to the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Transcribe →Episode 191 - How About This Weather?
Jun 2200:18:18Tap to summarizeThis week we explore climate science. We look at what impacts the climate, how it works, and how this was impacting our narrative.
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