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

Episode 191 - How About This Weather?

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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Episode 190 - You looking at me?

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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Episode 189 - Columbia and Banks

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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Episode 188 - The Revolution of 1800

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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Episode 187 - The Election of 1800

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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Episode 186 - The Adams Army

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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Episode 185 - Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)

January 19, 2025 • 14 mins
This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.
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Episode 184 - The Adams Administration

December 15, 2024 • 15 mins
This week we cover the election of 1796 and the XYZ Affair.
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Episode 183 - Washington's Farewell

November 24, 2024 • 47 mins
This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.
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Episode 182 - Citizen Genet

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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Episode 181 - Democratic-Republican Ideology

August 19, 2024 • 14 mins
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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Episode 180 - Let's Get the Parties Started

July 21, 2024 • 15 mins
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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Episode 179 - Jefferson and Madison, Best Friends Forever

June 23, 2024 • 12 mins
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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Episode 178 - The Treaty of Greenville

June 9, 2024 • 10 mins
This week we finish looking at the westward migration of the early 1790s, finishing off with the Northwest Indian War.
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Episode 177 - Yazoo

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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Episode 176 - Cooperstown

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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Episode 175 - Daniel Boone

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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Episode 174 - End of the Bottle

February 4, 2024 • 14 mins
This week, the Whiskey Rebellion comes to a close.
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Episode 173 - The March on Pittsburgh

December 31, 2023 • 14 mins
This week, the rebels march on Pittsburgh and Washington issues a warning.
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Episode 172 - The Whiskey Rebellion

November 12, 2023 • 14 mins
This week, we cover the outbreak of the Whiskey Rebellion in the summer of 1794.
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