Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in American Beer--the episode about the Progressive Era and the decades-long fight to make alcohol illegal.- Listen to the original episode

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in American Empire--the episode about American imperialism at the turn of the century and the ideas which shaped the process.- Listen to the original episode

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Class Violence in the Gilded Age--the episode about the Industrial Revolution and class warfare on the streets of America. Listen to the original episode

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Music & Race in the Old West--the episode about racial oppression, resistance, and peace in the West, told through music.Listen to the original episode

Description:Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Reconstruction--the episode about the struggle to put the national back together after the Civil War.-Listen to the original episode

The shadow of the First World War hung over the world. The victors were exhausted and the vanquished wanted revenge. We discuss the death of European democracies, the global origins of WWII, and America’s reluctant journey to war. -...

Episode DescriptionThe Great Depression sucked, the Dust Bowl made it even worse. We discuss how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. Buckle up.-Support the Show

The 1920s was an era of contradictions. We deconstruct the popular image of the Roaring Twenties and examine the tensions at work in American culture. The decade was anything but simple.-Find the full transcript of this epi...

Who doesn’t like beer? Lots of people, apparently. As Americans sought to remedy the ills plaguing their society, beer was caught in the cross hairs. We tell the story of how the American beer industry rose to defend itself against Progressi...

At the turn of the 20th century, America flexed its power globally and claimed a small empire. We tell the messy story of American imperialism and the ideas which shaped the process.Find the full transcript of ...

The Industrial Revolution created a divide between the wealthy and the poor. The result? Class warfare on the streets of America. We discuss the Gilded Age in all its volatility and bloodshed.Find the full transcri...

The American West was the meeting ground for numerous races and cultures; Native Americans, Hispanics, Anglo Americans, African Americans, and Chinese immigrants. During Westward Expansion, each group brought their own musical tradition and...

The Civil War shattered the nation; during Reconstruction (1865-1877), America had to put itself back together. It was an era of experimentation and corruption, of Civil Rights and racial violence. We discuss the struggle to control the leg...

Lyndsay and Will give an update on the state of the podcast and the exciting new material that is available now.

You asked, and we answered! In this special episode, Lyndsay and Will answer questions asked by the listeners. They discuss the gap between volumes one and two, answer questions about history, time travel, poetry, dogs, and much more. ...

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Families in the Civil War—their episode about how the war impacted America’s most intimate relationships

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Westward Expansion, Slavery, & Secession—their episode about how slavery and westward expansion put the Nation on the road to civil war.

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in American Slavery—their episode about the 250-year evolution of African slavery in America.

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Early Urbanization--their episode about the environmental and social struggles in New York City in the early decades of the urbanization.

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in The Twin Revolutions Part Two—the second part of their episode about the revolutions in transportation and communication and how they reshaped early American Society.

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in The Twin Revolutions Part One—the episode about the revolutions in transportation and communication and how they reshaped early American Society.

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Creating the Government, their episode about the contentious and complex origins of the American government.

The Civil War freed families from slavery and divided families on the battlefield. We look at how the war impacted America’s most intimate relationships.

War, compromise, violence on the floor of the senate, blood on the frontier, then war again. We discuss how slavery and westward expansion put the Nation on the road to civil war.

From the colonies to emancipation, generations of women, men, and children were traded as commodities. We discuss the 250-year evolution of African slavery in America.