A History of the United States
Episodes
Episode 199 - Black Spartacus
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we restart the narrative. Continuing our discussion about slavery from last time, we move to the Haitian Revolution and Toussaint Louverture...
Episode 198 - Not Yet the Dawn
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This 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.
Episode 197 - All Men Are Created Equal
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 i...
Episode 196 - Theologycast 4
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at religion in the early republic, exploring the Methodists and Baptists in particular.
Episode 195 - Education, Education, Education
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the spread of education in the early republic, along with the spread of the postal system.
Episode 194 - Let's Dissolve All the Corporations
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore how how John Marshall helped create the Private Corporation.
Episode 193 - Let's Impeach All the Judges
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore how Jefferson attempted to weaken the Supreme Court, and what Marshall did to strengthen it.
Episode 192 - Let's Kill All the Lawyers
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 appointmen...
Episode 191 - How About This Weather?
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore climate science. We look at what impacts the climate, how it works, and how this was impacting our narrative.
Episode 190 - You looking at me?
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore violence in the early American Republic. We look at factors which may have contributed to rising violence, such as alcoholism, an...
Episode 189 - Columbia and Banks
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about two topics, the founding of Washington DC and the early history of American banking.
Episode 188 - The Revolution of 1800
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we open the Jefferson Administraion as he attempts to undo all the Federalists had done.
Episode 187 - The Election of 1800
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the constitutional crisis that was the Election of 1800, as Federalists ask the question "Jefferson or Burr?".
Episode 186 - The Adams Army
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we catch up Hamilton as he navigates the Reynolds Affair and the New Army.
Episode 185 - Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the Alien and Sedition Acts as the Adams Administration wrestles with a culture war.
Episode 184 - The Adams Administration
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the election of 1796 and the XYZ Affair.
Episode 183 - Washington's Farewell
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we let Washington close his administraion in his own words.
Episode 182 - Citizen Genet
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the our last topic of the Washington administration, Citizen Genet and the issue of neutrality.
Episode 181 - Democratic-Republican Ideology
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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.
Episode 180 - Let's Get the Parties Started
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we examine the early 'Republican Interest' in its battles with the Federalist government, exploring how Hamilton and Jefferson argued while ...
Episode 179 - Jefferson and Madison, Best Friends Forever
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we turn to the growing political fragmentation during the Washington Administration. We discuss how Madison's opinions changed over time, ho...
Episode 178 - The Treaty of Greenville
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finish looking at the westward migration of the early 1790s, finishing off with the Northwest Indian War.
Episode 177 - Yazoo
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
Episode 176 - Cooperstown
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Cooperst...
Episode 175 - Daniel Boone
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the life of Daniel Boone, one of the early pioneers and folk heroes.
Episode 174 - End of the Bottle
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Whiskey Rebellion comes to a close.
Episode 173 - The March on Pittsburgh
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the rebels march on Pittsburgh and Washington issues a warning.
Episode 172 - The Whiskey Rebellion
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we cover the outbreak of the Whiskey Rebellion in the summer of 1794.
Episode 171 - Philadelphia Fever
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we watch tensions rise over 1793 and 1794, complicated by Yellow Fever.
Episode 170 - The Whiskey Tax
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Hamilton looks to raise revenues through a Whiskey Tax, which swiftly starts to go wrong.
Episode 169 - The Cause of, and Solution to, All of Life's Problems
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we turn our attention to the western frontier as we explore the origins of the whiskey rebellion.
Episode 168 - Hamilton's Financial Plan
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we follow Hamilton's battle to get his four point financial plan approved.
Where has Jamie Been?
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explainer why there have been no episodes lately.
Episode 167 - Prime Minister Hamilton
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the creation of the initial federal departments, focusing in particular on the treasury and the idea of national debt.
Episode 166 - The Bill of Rights
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore the creation of the Bill of Rights, discussing how and why they took the form they did.
Episode 165 - The First Congress
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we introduce Congress as the House and Senate get to work. We also look at Washington's attempts to establish the right tone for the Preside...
Episode 164 - The French Revolution Part 2
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we conclude a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.
Episode 163 - The French Revolution Part 1
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we begin a high-speed overview of the French Revolution.
Episode 162 - Ratification
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the ratification process for the constitution as the Federalists and Antifederalists fought a war of words across the country.
Episode 161 - The Constitution
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Constitution.
Episode 160 - The Constitutional Convention Part 4 - The Imperial Congress
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Constitutional Convention wraps up as we cover the final debates - the power of Congress, the election of the President, trade and slave...
Episode 159 - The Constitutional Convention Part 3 - The Connecticut Compromise
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Constitutional Convention continues as the small states propose the New Jersey Plan, before eventually the Connecticut Compromise is rea...
Episode 158 - The Constitutional Convention Part 2 - The Virginia Plan
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Constitutional Convention begins with Madison proposing The Virginia Plan.
Episode 157 - The Constitutional Convention Part 1 - The Attendees
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we begin discussions of the 1787 Constitutional Convention by introducing the Delegates.
State of the Podcast - I'll be back soon!
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Quick update on my writers block around the constitutional convention.
Episode 156 - The Federalists
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we catch up with Alexander Hamilton, introduce James Madison, and cover the beginnings of the Federalist movement up to the Annapolis Conven...
Episode 155 - Shays' Rebellion
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at how the unhappiness of the 1780s exploded in Massachusetts.
Episode 154 - It's a Postwar Depression, Stupid!
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start to explore the economic crisis that engulfed the United States in the 1780s.
Episode 153 - The Articles of Confederation
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we creation of the first US constitution, the Articles of Confederation. We also look at the problems this constitution caused.
Episode 152 - The Treaty of Paris (1783)
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the events that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, bringing a peace between Britain, France, Spain and the newly formed United States...
Episode 151 - The Battle of Yorktown
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the last year of the American Revolution, and the final battle - Yorktown.
Episode 150 - The Revolutionary South
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we track the events in South Carolina and Georgia during the Revolutionary War, as well as looking at Benedict Arnold, bringing the war up t...
Episode 149 - French Connection US
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look what happened as the French joined the war and the northern theatre became trapped in a stalemate.
Episode 148 - Saratoga
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the campaign in Canada as the British suffer a massive defeat and France joins the war.
Episode 147 - Philadelphia Falls
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the Washington's time in Valley Forge and evaluate the career of Howe.
Episode 146 - Philadelphia Falls
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we the British decide they want to capture Philadelphia, for some reason.
Episode 145 - The Crisis
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about revolutionary war in 1776 as the British push the Patriots westward.
Episode 144 - All Men Are Created Equal
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about slavery at the time of the revolution, as well as the campaigns of mid-1776 in New York.
Intelligent Speech 2021
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Intelligent Speech 2021.
Episode 143 - Declaration of Independence
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the Declaration of Independence.
Episode 142 - Common Sense
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the British reaction to the outbreak of the revolutionary war and how this drove Americans towards independence. We also look at ...
Episode 141 - The Invasion of Canada
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Patriot forces attempt to capture Canada from the British.
Episode 140 - Lexington and Concord
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week the American Revolution begins! We cover the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, as well as look at Washington being made Command...
Episode 139 - Britain Chooses War
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the decisions that to Britain taking military action against the American patriot forces.
Episode 138 - The First Continental Congress
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the Declaration of Rights made by the First Continental Congress.
Episode 137 - The Boston Tea Party
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at how a crisis in the East India Company triggered the chain reaction that would blow up the British Empire.
Episode 136 - The Boston Massacre
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the British attempts to establish colonies in Canada and Florida, as well as American expansion in the interior. Then we turn to ...
Episode 135 - The Townshend Crisis
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the fallout to the Townshend Acts in America, which ultimately forces Britain to relent. We also introduce the new Prime Minister...
Episode 134 - The Townshend Acts
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the brief and destructive period where Townshend dominated the British government, passed the Townshend Acts, and set up the war ...
Episode 133 - Townshend
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the fall of the Rockingham Ministry, Pitt's insanity, and introduce Charles Townshend to centre stage.
Episode 132 - Repeal of the Stamp Act
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the repeal of the Stamp Act in Parliament as Pitt gives the speech of his life.
Episode 131 - The Adams Family
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we introduce John and Abigail Adams, as well as looking at how women were crucial in the Stamp Act protests.
Episode 130 - Hutchinson vs The Mob
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Sons of Liberty begin to organise mobs to fight back against the Stamp Act, with the situation in Boston escalating.
Episode 129 - The Virginia Resolves
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grenville falls and the Rockingham Ministry is born, while we introduce Patrick Henry as the Stamp Act hits America.
Episode 128 - The Stamp Act
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we follow as Prime Minister Grenville plants two timebombs in America, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act.
Episode 127 - The Currency Act
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we turn to the American Currencies Act, and introduce Sam Adams into the narrative as opposition to the British grows in Boston.
Episode 126 - The Sugar Act
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grenville hangs onto powerin Westminster while trying to bring in more money. He passes the first of his big new laws, the American Duties A...
Episode 125 - Pontiac's War Part 2
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week the British try to undo the damage done to the Indian relationship over the previous episodes.
Episode 124 - Pontiac's War
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the Indian response to British actions as Pontiac's War breaks out across North America.
Episode 123 - Connecticut Invades Wyoming
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the fall of Bute in London, and recap the postwar situation in North America, going into detail with Connecticut's invasion of Wyom...
Episode 122 - The Treaty of Paris (1763)
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we recap the Seven Years War and cover the Treaty of Paris.
Episode 121 - The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring the Seven Years War to a close with a Prussian miracle and a series of British adventures in Havana and Manilla.
Episode 120 - Fall of Pitt
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the events of 1761 as Pitt falls from power while Spain and Portugal enter the war.
Episode 119 - The Cherokee War
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the event that dominated the southern colonies in the early 1760s, the Cherokee War.
Episode 118 - The Old George is Dead, Long Live the George
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we catch up with Frederick across 1759 and 1760 before covering the death of George II and bringing Lord Bute to the stage.
Episode 117 - Montreal
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we follow the British as the complete the conquest of New France and review the war.
Episode 116 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 3
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we complete the story of 1759 with events in Europe and the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
Episode 115 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 2
21 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue the story of 1759 as the British move on Quebec.
Episode 114 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 1
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start a three episode series on 1759 when the war tips towards the British.
Episode 113 - Threadbare Bells
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the world in 1758 as Frederick gets worn down in Prussia and we introduce West Africa into the narrative.
Episode 112 - Good Things Come in Threes
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue to look at 1758 as the British make attacks on Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne.
Episode 111 - Fort Carillon
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we turn to 1758 in the colonies as Pitt's Chathamite system begins to take effect. The British try to push up the Lake Champlain corridor by...
Episode 110 - The Chathamite System
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the British have a major course correction as Pitt redesigns the Brittish approach to the war.
Episode 109 - More Disasters
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at more things going wrong for the British as they try take Louisbourg.
Episode 108 - The Fort William Henry Massacre
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we the British set out their plans for 1757, and suffer another disaster at Fort William Henry.
Episode 107 - The Inter-Ministerium
03 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at military disaster for Prussia, political turmoil in Westminster, and I go on a pointless digression about Kaliningrad .
Episode 106 - All Chaos on the Western Front
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover Washington's frustration in Virginia, and the rise of Franklin's political stock in Pennsylvania.
Episode 105 - Oswego
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we return to North America to introduce Loudoun and Montcalm into the narrative, and cover the disaster at Fort Oswego.
Episode 104 - Pitt takes Power
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the outbreak of official war as Britain declares war on France, Prussia invades Saxony, and Newcastle falls from power. We also b...
Episode 103 - Pitt and Fox
13 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at how disasters in North America destabilised Newcastle's ministry, forcing him to turn to William Pitt or Henry Fox. We also look ...