The Making of Modern America: A Podcast

On the last episode of this first season of the pod Dylan talks about the 2000s, including 9/11, the “Great Recession,” and other truly decade-defining events. It’s a wild ride. Stayed tuned for more episodes later!! You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to rate, comment and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.co...

On today’s episode, Dylan talks about the internet, Clinton, 24-hour news networks, and a whole bunch of other wild stuff. The 90s were a crazy time in America. You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to rate, comment and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In today’s episode Dylan talks about America’s first President/actor, “trickle-down” economics, and a bunch of other awful 80s stuff. Man, that decade really was not good. You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to rate, comment and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the podcast Dylan ends his trip through the 70s by looking at new identity movements, Red Power, and the rise of a new Right. Also a lot of talk about just how messed up everything was. You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to rate, comment and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On today’s episode Dylan, your beloved host, talks about Watergate, Nixon, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Also Nixon died after the recording of this episode. How time flies. You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to rate, comment and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode of the pod Dylan talks about the Vietnam war, Kissinger, and a bunch of other ghouls. You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

Hello, and Happy Thanksgiving! This week on the podcast Dylan talks about LBJ, Kennedy, and the good old LSD-using Beatles. Nothing better than that baby You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Don’t forget to subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode Dylan talks about the Long Civil Rights Movement, SNCC, and the use of TV by Freedom Movement activists. The Cold War comes back too! Be sure to like and subscribe! You can also listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode Dylan talks about the Red Scare, the suburbs, and the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Cold War gets colder! Be sure to like and subscribe! Dang Dude, What The Heck? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Get full access to Dang D...

In this episode Dylan talks about the space race, the arms race, and the race to see who could be the coldest warrior. How did the United States deal with a post-World War II world? You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On today’s podcast Dylan talks about the Double V campagin, the atrocious Japanese internment campagin, and other World War II things. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to share and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

This week on the pod Dylan goes through an overview of the conflict, tracing its beginnings, the way the war was fought, and some of the horrible atrocities committed during the war. This is the first part in a two part series on World War II. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to share and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.su...

This week on The Greatest Podcast In American History Dylan looks at the New Deal, and answers everyone’s burning questions about whether or not it actually stopped the Great Depression. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to share and subscribe! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

This week on the pod Dylan takes you through the Great Depression, how it started, how it changed live in America, and just how bad it was. Hint, it was not great. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to subscribe to keep getting episodes! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode Dylan talks about the rise of the 2nd KKK, the explosion of jazz, the end of the Progresive Era, baseball, and a whole bunch of other stuff! You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to subscribe to keep getting episodes! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On today’s episode Dylan talks about WWI in the United States, coercion, jail time, and the Black Tom explosion. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to subscribe to keep getting episodes! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Dylan discusses the beginnings of WWI, lives of the soldiers, and the horros of war. You can listen on Spotify , Soundcloud , or Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to subscribe to keep getting episodes! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Dylan discusses the ways in which the United States began to expand its reach outside of its territory, espeically in the Pacific and in Latin America. Remember to like, subscribe, and share! Find this podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and Soundcloud ! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode Dylan discusses the Progressive movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, looking at how they approached solving the problems of women’s rights, labor, and poverty. Can be found on Spotify , Soundcloud , and Apple Podcasts ! Be sure to subscribe and share! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

This week on the pod, Dylan is talking about the People’s Party and the Populists. They have some radical plans to re-shape the Americna economy in response to the Industrial Revolution. They failed, but those failures had a huge impact on the US. Be sure to rate, subscribe, comment, and share!! I appreciate your support. Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/su...

In this episode I talk about a post-Civil War labor conditions, early labor unions, and a couple of big labor strikes. Fascinating stuff! Please like, comment, share, and subscribe!! In reverse order. Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Dylan talks about the Industrializing West and how it made America. Episode can also be found on Spotify , Soundcloud , and Apple Podcasts ! Remember to like and subscribe!!! It takes a decent amount of work to put this together so your support is appreciated! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

Hey everyone! On this week of The Greatest Podcast In American History I talk about the Industrial Revolution in the American South. We look at the horrors of Jim Crow, how James Buchanan Duke got his money, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to keep getting episodes!! Get full access to Dang Dude, What The Heck? at dylanshearer.substack.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode of the pod I talk about how the Industrial Revolution changed the North. I go into Coney Island, baseball, immigration, and a whole bunch of other interesting stuff. There are more stories of people just doing straight up bribes on the floor of the Senate! Be sure to subscribe to continue getting future episodes. Also available on Spotify , Soundcloud , and Apple Podcasts ....

Here it is, the second episode of The Greatest Podcast In American History. Alternatively known as Dang Dude, What The Heck is Wrong With America? Shout out Becca L. for that title. Today’s episode talks about the American Revolution in the United States, touching on stock price manipulation, advances in steel technology, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Don’t like listening on Substack? You can...