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Gerald Ford: The Unelected President
22 mei 2025 · 41 min
Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. He was handed a poisoned chalice and for many he's only remembered as the butt of Saturday Night Live. But there's much more to his story. Lees meer
Don's guest is Professor Kathryn Brownell, author of 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News.
Edited by Tim Arstall, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Manson Family: Cult Murder in Hollywood
19 mei 2025 · 56 min
In the summer of 1969, Hollywood was shaken by a set of brutal murders. Their perpetrators? The infamous Charles Manson and his 'family'. Lees meer
In this episode Jeff Melnick joins Don to discuss how Manson and his followers came to occupy such a strong position in our cultural imagination.
Jeff is Graduate Program Director for American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, and the author of 'Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family'.
Edited by Aidan Lonergan, produced by Sophie Gee, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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How to Survive the Desert: Cities of the Southwest
15 mei 2025 · 38 min
How did cities grow in America's largest and hottest desert? How did the rivers of the South West shape its history? Don is joined by Kyle Paoletta, author of American Oasis, to explore the complex and diverse history of the American South West. Lees meer
Edited by Aidan Lonergan, produced by Sophie Gee, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Jonestown: The Death of a Cult
12 mei 2025 · 24 min
Did you ever wonder where the phrase 'drink the Kool-Aid' came from? In this second episode about the Peoples Temple, we rejoin them in Jonestown, Guyana. Lees meer
How planned was the final 'white night'? Did anyone survive? And what happened to the notorious Jim Jones?
Don is joined once again by author and scholar Annie Dawid, who has spent over two decades researching Peoples Temple.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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1945: America & Victory in Europe
8 mei 2025 · 35 min
May 8th saw the final surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Eighty years on, we're taking a look at the final months of fighting in 1945. What were the experiences of US troops like on the ground? And what motivated the strategies of its political leaders? Lees meer
Don's guest is James Holland, co-host of the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk. His new book, Victory ‘45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders, is out on April 24th.
Edited and produced by Tom Delargy. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Jonestown: The Birth of Peoples Temple
5 mei 2025 · 51 min
On November 18th, 1978, over 900 people died at an American settlement in the jungle of Guyana called Jonestown. In this first of two episodes, we are going to find out how they ended up in South America. Lees meer
Who was the eponymous Reverend Jim Jones, notorious leader of the cult? What did the Peoples Temple believe in? How and why did they make the journey from Indiana to California to Guyana?
Don is joined by author and scholar Annie Dawid, who has spent over two decades researching Peoples Temple.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Fall of Richard Nixon
1 mei 2025 · 37 min
Who was the real Richard Nixon? There are sides to him that get overlooked, like that he had a deeper understanding of foreign affairs than any other US President. But it's hard to see the light for the shade and the tragic fall that overshadows everything. Lees meer
Don's guest today is Professor Nicole Hemmer whose latest book is "Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s".
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Vietnam: The End of the War?
28 april 2025 · 39 min
How did the US get out of Vietnam? In this episode, we are diving into how 'peace' was agreed in Paris, and what it really meant for Vietnam. Lees meer
Don is joined by Pierre Asselin, professor at San Diego State University and author of, among others, ‘A Bitter Peace: Washington, Hanoi, and the Making of the Paris Agreement’ and ‘Hanoi’s Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965’.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Richard Nixon: Rise from Poverty
24 april 2025 · 40 min
To understand Watergate, to understand the fall of Nixon, you need to look first at the rise. How the turbulence of his sky rocketing career left bruises and bitternesses that lingered. Don's guest today is Professor Nicole Hemmer whose latest book is "Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s". She takes Don on a journey into the psychology and politics of the most fascinating President of them all. Lees meer
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Vietnam: Conscientious Objection in a Warzone
21 april 2025 · 49 min
During the Vietnam War, 170,000 men received conscientious objector deferments. In this episode, we speak to one of them. Lees meer
Sidney Morrison joins Don to discuss his service and experiences as a medic during the war, from camaraderie in the face of danger to the psychological impacts of war.
Sidney is the author of 'Frederick Douglass: A Novel'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Max Carrey. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Truth About Paul Revere's Ride
17 april 2025 · 41 min
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride is a legend of the American Revolutionary War - galloping through the Massachusetts' dark to warn Sam Adams, John Hancock and the rest that the British were coming. The next morning, those Patriots in Lexington and Concord were ready for battle. But what really happened? Who was Paul Revere? Why has his name gone down in history? Lees meer
Don's guest is Michael Hattem, historian of the American revolution and author of The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Vietnam: The My Lai Massacre
14 april 2025 · 54 min
How did a US Army mission in Vietnam end with the massacre of up to 500 people? Lees meer
In this episode, Don is joined by Christopher Levesque to examine one of the most harrowing chapters of the war in Vietnam. They return to March 1968, when the men of Charlie Company undertook a 'search and destroy' mission in the Quang Ngai province village of Son My.
Chris holds a joint appointment at the University of West Florida Libraries and the UWF Historic Trust. He is an archivist and teaches at the University of Western Florida, Pensacola, and the University of Charleston.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph to Tragedy
10 april 2025 · 44 min
Born in poverty in Texas Hill Country, President Johnson delivered an unsurpassed series of legislation, including the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act. Yet by 1968 he was so toxically unpopular that he decided against running again. Lees meer
Don's guest today (for the second time in a row!) is Mark Atwood Lawrence.
Mark is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and author of ‘The Vietnam War: A Concise International History’, ‘Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam’ and ‘The End of Ambition: The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era’.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Vietnam War: Turning Points
7 april 2025 · 51 min
The Vietnam War is a defining chapter in American military history. But how did the US get so involved in this far away conflict? And when did those in command realise that they had to leave? Lees meer
To answer these questions in this first episode of our series about the Vietnam War, Don if joined by returning guest, Mark Atwood Lawrence.
Mark is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and author of ‘The Vietnam War: A Concise International History’, ‘Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam’ and ‘The End of Ambition: The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era’.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Battle of Fort Donelson
3 april 2025 · 30 min
Almost a year into the American Civil War, Union forces laid siege to Fort Donelson. In this episode, we're going to find out why this fort was strategically important, and how Ulysses S Grant got his nickname - Unconditional Surrender. Lees meer
Don is joined by Chris Mackowski, Copie Hill Fellow at the American Battlefield Trust and professor at the Jandoli School of Communication at St Bonaventure University.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Bobby Kennedy: Assassination of a Future President
31 maart 2025 · 41 min
Bobby Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign had an aura around it. Its urgency, idealism and raw emotion connected with a nation in turmoil. But his life was cut short, just as his brother's had been, by an assassin's bullet. Lees meer
Don's guest to help capture this remarkable man and campaign is Patricia Sullivan, Professor of history at the University of South Carolina and author "Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White".
Please note this episode contains outdated strong language which has been used for historical context and accuracy
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
27 maart 2025 · 48 min
80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 injured. Lees meer
Don is joined by historian Timothy Heck, naval historian, artillery officer and author of two books on amphibious warfare. They discuss the tactical importance of Iwo Jima, the battle itself and its outcomes, including that famous image of the marines raising the US flag.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Confederacy: Myth of the Lost Cause
24 maart 2025 · 38 min
How do you justify a war you lost, and that destroyed countless homes, businesses, towns and families? This was a question facing the southern states after the Civil War. Lees meer
Their answer? The myth of the Lost Cause.
In this final episode of our series on the Confederacy, Don catches up with Ty Seidule to find out where this myth came from, and what it really is.
Ty is a Brigadier General (Ret.) of the US Army, Professor Emeritus of history at West Point and author of 'Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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What If JFK Wasn't Shot?
20 maart 2025 · 41 min
The biggest counterfactual that hangs on the assassination of JFK is this: Would JFK have launched a ground war in the jungles of Vietnam? Don Wildman and his guest Fredrik Logevall explore what might have happened if JFK didn't die. Lees meer
Fredrik Logevall is a Pulitzer Prize winning historian at Harvard who is working on a definitive three-part biography of JFK. The first volume is out now, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Confederacy: Could They Have Won?
17 maart 2025 · 32 min
Did the Confederates predict that secession would lead to war? How ready were they to fight? And what was their military strategy? Lees meer
Cecily Zander is back on the podcast for this third part of our series on the Confederacy. Listen to find out who was in charge, and whether there was ever a point when they might have won.
Cecily is the author of the upcoming 'Abraham Lincoln and the American West', and 'The Army Under Fire: Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era'.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President Eisenhower: War on Soviets & Segregation
13 maart 2025 · 48 min
Dwight D. Eisenhower is a fixture in the lists of America's favourite Presidents. How did Eisenhower change America? How did the Cold War and Civil Rights become intertwined in this period? What doomsday did Eisenhower foresee for America at the end of his time in office? Lees meer
Don's guest today is Christopher Nichols, professor of history at The Ohio State University. Chris is working on a book about Eisenhower and the 1952 election.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Confederacy: Life In The South
10 maart 2025 · 41 min
The Civil War consumed the Confederacy for its entire existence, draining it of supplies, food and people. In this second episode of our confederacy series, Don is joined once again by Aaron Sheehan-Dean. Lees meer
They explore what everyday life was like for the people of the 11 southern states of the US, and what the Confederate government had in mind for peacetime.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Illuminati in the US
6 maart 2025 · 44 min
What do Thomas Jefferson and Beyonce have in common? They have both been thought to be members of the Illuminati. Lees meer
But what really is this not-so-secret society? And why was it once called the society of the bee? Don chats to author Michael Taylor about the real Illuminati, separating it from modern day conspiracy theories and assessing its impact on the United States.
Michael is the author of Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the War between Science and Religion, and is working on a full length history of the Illuminati.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Confederacy: Who Was Jefferson Davis?
3 maart 2025 · 58 min
Only one person has ever held the title of President of the Confederate States of America. In this episode, we're going to find out more about him and the power structure of the Civil War rebel states. Lees meer
How did the confederate constitution differ from that of the United States of America? How was Davis selected? And what happened to him after the war ended?
Don is joined by Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Professor at Louisiana State University and editor of a number of books on this subject.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President Harry Truman: From Farm to Oval Office and the Atom Bomb
27 februari 2025 · 48 min
The end of the Second World War. The start of the Cold War. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb and the growth of the Civil Rights movement. When FDR passed, the 33rd President of the United States was truly thrown into the deep end. Lees meer
In this episode of American History Hit, host Don Wildman discusses Truman's presidency with Mark Adams, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Jamestown: Decline & Fall?
24 februari 2025 · 32 min
In 1699, Virginia’s government and capital moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, renaming it Williamsburg. Lees meer
But why did they abandon Jamestown? In this final episode of our series, Don and Willie Balderson of Jamestowne Rediscovery uncover the colony’s last great struggles - from the loss of its charter, to fire and to rebellion.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Jamestown: Surviving The Fort
20 februari 2025 · 56 min
What was it like to live in the fort at Jamestown? Who was in charge? What provisions were there? And why is this considered to be the birthplace of enslavement in the United States? Lees meer
Don is joined by Jamestowne Rediscovery's Willie Balderson to dive into the years following the establishment of the British settlement. Join them to hear more about the lives of those who made the journey to the unknown in the 17th Century.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Did Vikings Reach the US?
17 februari 2025 · 40 min
What is a Viking? Did they really make it to the United States? And if so, how far did they get? Lees meer
Don speaks to Martyn Whittock about the norse landings in North America. From the Icelandic sagas to the archaeological evidence that supports them, listen as we separate the truth from the myths.
Martyn is an author, educational consultant and former teacher. His book on this subject is American Vikings.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman
13 februari 2025 · 43 min
How did Frederick Douglass, born into enslavement, rise to become one of the most influential orators, writers, and publishers of his time. By the end of his life in 1895, he was world-renowned and owned an estate overlooking the Washington, D.C. skyline. Lees meer
In the first episode on Frederick Douglass, we explored his escape from enslavement and the beginnings of his career. Now, we pick up with him as the Civil War brews, at the time of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry. Don is joined once again by Sidney Morrison, author of 'Frederick Douglass: A Novel'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Jamestown: The British and The Powhatan
10 februari 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
From suspicion, to siege, to collaboration, to all out war - in this episode we uncover the complex reality of the Jamestown colonists' relationship with the Indigenous peoples of the East Coast. What were their first impressions of one another? How did the Powhatan view their dynamic with the British settlers? And how crucial were figures like John Smith, Pocahontas, and John Rolfe to this story? Lees meer
Don is joined once again by Mark Summers, Educational Director of Youth and Public Programmes for Jamestowne Rediscovery. They explore the shifting alliances, conflicts, and consequences that shaped early colonial America, with the help of discoveries made by archaeologists at Jamestown.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Frederick Douglass: Enslavement & Escape
6 februari 2025 · 52 min
Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the abolition movement. So how did this famous orator learn his trade, having never been to school? How did he escape enslavement? And how did his ideals change as war was brewing? Lees meer
Sidney Morrison introduces us to Frederick Douglass in this first of two episodes. Sidney is the author of 'Frederick Douglass: A Novel'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Jamestown: The Journey To America
3 februari 2025 · 30 min
In May 1607, over 100 English settlers arrived at Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of North America. Traveling 50 miles inland along the James River, they established what would become the first permanent English settlement: Jamestown. But what motivated their journey? Why was Chesapeake Bay their chosen destination? And how much do we know about their voyage. Lees meer
For this first of four episodes, Don is joined by Mark Summers, Educational Director of Youth and Public Programmes for Jamestowne Rediscovery. Don and Mark explore the roles of the Virginia Company, the British crown and individuals like Captains John Smith and Christopher Newport. From mutiny at sea to sealed instructions, this is the first step in a journey that echoes to this day.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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FDR & Churchill
30 januari 2025 · 41 min
FDR and Winston Churchill spent 113 days in each others' company during WWII. FDR even saw Churchill naked. But how close were the pair in personality and in strategy? How did the personal relationship between these two giants of history shape the war? And why, in the end, did Churchill see it as a failure? Lees meer
Dan Snow, of our sister podcast 'Dan Snow's History Hit', joins Don to talk about the most 'Special Relationship' of all.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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What Does 'Caucasian' Mean?
27 januari 2025 · 40 min
In the 19th Century, a war on the boundary between Europe and Asia had an unexpected effect. It caused the American public to re-examine one of the terms with which they described race: Caucasian. Lees meer
Don Wildman is joined for this episode by the award-winning art historian Sarah Lewis. They explore how the term Caucasian came to be associated with whiteness, and how photography was fundamental to unpicking this myth.
Sarah is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She is also the founder of the Vision & Justice initiative and author of the book discussed here: 'The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America'.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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FDR & Stalin
23 januari 2025 · 34 min
They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but did that apply to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Soviet counterpart, Joseph Stalin, during the Second World War? Lees meer
Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the USSR joined ranks on January 1, 1942, attacked by Japan and Nazi Germany, respectively. Their leaders would meet for the first time almost two years later at the 1943 Tehran conference.
Don is joined by Phillips Payson O’Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies at St Andrews. Phillips is the author of 'The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler – How War Made Them, And How They Made War'.
Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Romans in America
20 januari 2025 · 38 min
Why was there once a fashion for styling your hair like Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins? Why are there so many neoclassical buildings in the United States? And how was the Ancient Roman Empire once used as a justification for the system of enslavement? Lees meer
Find out in this episode, as Don is joined by Caroline Winterer, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University. Caroline is the author of five books, most recently 'How the New World Became Old: The Deep Time Revolution in America'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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FDR vs Hitler
16 januari 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
The leaders of the two most powerful nations fighting in the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, never met. They never even spoke. Lees meer
In this episode, we explore the war of words between them, the involvement of each of their allies and when it became certain that war would break out between their two nations.
Don is joined by Charlie Laderman, Senior Lecturer in International History at King's College London. Charlie is the author of 'Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and the German March to Global War'.
Edited by Sophie Gee. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Who Was Sitting Bull?
13 januari 2025 · 49 min
Sitting Bull, Jumping Badger, Slow - what do we know about the man who went by each of these names? How did he earn them and what was his role in the changing United States of the late 19th century? Lees meer
Don is joined by none other than Sitting Bull's great-grandson, Ernie Lapointe, to hear stories passed down in his family about this Native American icon of resistance.
Ernie is a Vietnam veteran and author of 'Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President FDR & the New Deal
9 januari 2025 · 40 min
In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the United States. He was more than a leader; he was a beacon of hope, steering the nation through its darkest days... and the newly-elected president had a plan. Lees meer
In this episode, Don is joined by historian Eric Rauchway to explore the New Deal, an ambitious set of federal initiatives aimed at pulling America out of the Great Depression.
Edited by Matthew Peaty. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Archive audio courtesy of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. "Presidential Speeches: Downloadable Data." Accessed December 20, 2024.
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The First 12 Days of the Civil War
6 januari 2025 · 35 min
In April 1861, Union forces having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the Confederacy's likely next target - Washington DC. Lees meer
Entirely unprepared, the American capital was to be undefended for the next 12 days. To explore the fears, preparations and movements of these days, Don is joined by Tony Silber, author of 'Twelve Days: How the Union Nearly Lost Washington DC in the First Days of the Civil War'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President Herbert Hoover: Did He Cause the Great Depression?
2 januari 2025 · 42 min
President Herbert Hoover is synonymous with failure. As the Great Depression hit, shanty town across America were nicknamed 'Hoovervilles' in honour of the man held responsible for their birth. But there's more to him than this. Today Don restores depth and nuance to Hoover's tragic story with his wonderful guest Eric Rauchway, author of "Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal". Lees meer
Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Remembering Jimmy Carter: Life & Legacy
30 december 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
In this special episode, Don Wildman is joined by experts Jonathan Alter and Jefferson Cowie to delve into the remarkable life of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who has died at the age of 100. Lees meer
Carter, who served in office from 1977 to 1981, is the longest-lived president.
From his early days in rural Georgia, to a hostage crisis which cost him his second term, and his extensive humanitarian efforts post-presidency; hear about the pivotal moments and challenges in Carter's life.
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Charlotte Long.
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Japanese in America
30 december 2024 · 51 min
When the US turned to Japan for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that one day soon they would imprison those who arrived, their successors, and their families, en masse in camps around America. Lees meer
To hear about the Japanese American experience through history, Don is speaking to Kristen Hayashi. Kristen is Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
Together, Kristen and Don explore the initial migration from Japan, the work offered, and the treatment of these first generations of Japanese Americans in life and under the law. They also discuss the contradictions of the Second World War - when some 120,000 people were forcibly moved to internment camps whilst, in Europe, an all Japanese American unit became the most decorated unit of its size in US history.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
26 december 2024 · 43 min
The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially western democracy. Who’d have thought that something of such magnitude would begin in a small settlement with as many cows as people living in it? Lees meer
Don Wildman hops across the Atlantic from American History Hit to Echoes of History to help Matt Lewis understand how two tiny towns became the spark that lit the fire of the American War of Independence.
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How Old is America?
23 december 2024 · 28 min
When fossils were discovered in the US during the 19th Century, it altered American understandings of science, religion, race and more. So what was the Hadrosaurus Foulkii, and why did it have such an enormous effect? Lees meer
Caroline Winterer, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University, joins Don for this episode. Caroline's book on this topic is 'How the New World Became Old: The Deep Time Revolution in America'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Nick Thomson. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
19 december 2024 · 27 min
What makes the ideal gangster hunter? In the 1930s, outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Bonnie & Clyde were the scourge on the justice system of the United States. Lees meer
To bring them in, the lawmakers needed to try something new. And that something new was the FBI.
Don is joined by John Oller for this episode to find out how the FBI's powers were expanded over the years, the problems that they faced, and the influence of J. Edgar Hoover on the process.
John is a journalist and author, his book on this subject is 'Gangster Hunters: How Hoover's G-Men Vanquished America's Deadliest Public Enemies'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Matthew Peaty. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
16 december 2024 · 35 min
How did a couple's holiday save Kyoto from certain ruin? How did a landslide contribute to the Revolutionary War? Basically, how have chance encounters and decisions influenced the history of the United States? Lees meer
Don is joined for this episode by Brian Klaas, author of 'Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters'.
Brian is a political scientist, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and an associate professor in global politics at University College London.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Nick Thomson. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
12 december 2024 · 49 min
Sworn in after the death of President Harding by the light of a kerosene lamp, the 30th President of the United States led the country through 6 years of the prosperous roaring 1920s. Lees meer
Coolidge polled more than 54% of the popular vote in 1924, so what was so good about 'silent Cal'? To find out, Don is joined by Amity Shlaes, author of 'Coolidge' and 'The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression'.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
9 december 2024 · 54 min
76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went up in flames. It had been under siege by government agencies for 51 days, but no one knows what started the fire. Lees meer
Don is joined by Jeff Guinn, investigative reporter and author of ‘Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Dividians, and a Legacy of Rage’ to find out why the United States’ Government was interested in this religious compound outside Waco, Texas, and how the situation escalated to this point.
Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
5 december 2024 · 40 min
On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which killed 2,403 Americans and destroyed 21 US warships and 188 aircraft, they also brought the US into the Second World War. Lees meer
But it may not have been possible without the input of a British spy who had, for a time, lived in Hollywood, mingling with stars of the screen. So who was Frederick Rutland? What information did he give the Japanese Navy intelligence that might have helped them launch the attack on Pearl Harbor? And why did he give it to them?
Ronald Drabkin, author of 'Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor', joins Don for this episode. Together, they discuss Rutland's life and impact, and just how the intelligence services failed to catch him for so long.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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