A History of the United States

A History of the United States

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.

Episodes

August 3, 2025 15 mins
This week we explore how Jefferson attempted to weaken the Supreme Court, and what Marshall did to strengthen it.
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This 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.
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June 22, 2025 18 mins
This 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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May 26, 2025 15 mins
This week we explore violence in the early American Republic. We look at factors which may have contributed to rising violence, such as alcoholism, and how this manifested across the nation.
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May 5, 2025 14 mins
This week we talk about two topics, the founding of Washington DC and the early history of American banking.
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April 13, 2025 12 mins
This week we open the Jefferson Administraion as he attempts to undo all the Federalists had done.
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February 23, 2025 14 mins
This week we cover the constitutional crisis that was the Election of 1800, as Federalists ask the question "Jefferson or Burr?".
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February 9, 2025 13 mins
This week we catch up Hamilton as he navigates the Reynolds Affair and the New Army.
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This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.
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December 15, 2024 15 mins
This week we cover the election of 1796 and the XYZ Affair.
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November 24, 2024 47 mins
This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.
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October 27, 2024 15 mins
This week we cover the our last topic of the Washington administration, Citizen Genet and the issue of neutrality.
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This week we examine the Democratic-Republicans as they start to become a more powerful group, asking what was the ideology that held them together.
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This week we examine the early 'Republican Interest' in its battles with the Federalist government, exploring how Hamilton and Jefferson argued while Washington tried to hold his administration together.
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This week we turn to the growing political fragmentation during the Washington Administration. We discuss how Madison's opinions changed over time, how he became more distant from Hamilton, and ultimately formed a close friendship with Thomas Jefferson.
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This week we finish looking at the westward migration of the early 1790s, finishing off with the Northwest Indian War.
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May 6, 2024 15 mins
This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on Federal interactions with Indians. We look at the Treaty of New York, and how this was undone by the Yazoo Companies.
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March 24, 2024 14 mins
This week we continue to look at the westward migration, this time focusing on the Federal Government's attempt to manage it. We then look at Cooperstown, one of the success stories of the 1790s.
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February 18, 2024 16 mins
This week we cover the life of Daniel Boone, one of the early pioneers and folk heroes.
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February 4, 2024 14 mins
This week, the Whiskey Rebellion comes to a close.
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