America at 250: The Podcast - Private feed for early release

Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight and Joanne Freeman recap their final lectures on the late 20th century and reminisce about the Bicentennial.

Professor Beverly Gage describes the growing movements on the left and the right in the 1960s and 70s while Professors Blight and Freeman try to resist the urge to stroll down memory lane.

Professors Joanne Freeman and David Blight ask Professor Beverly Gage about her recent lectures on World War II and the Cold War.

Professors David Blight, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage discuss Professor Gage’s recent lectures on the Progressive Era, The New Deal, and some Warren Harding fun facts.

Professors Beverly Gage and David Blight discuss Professor Gage’s first lecture on the United States’ identity crisis in the early 20th century.

Professor Beverly Gage asks David Blight to expand on his recent lectures on the Reconstruction and all the challenges it faced.

In this episode, Professor David Blight answers the simple question: What caused the Civil War?

Professors Beverly Gage and Joanne Freeman ask Professor David Blight about his recent lectures about early Republicans, The Slave Power conspiracy, and the slave narratives that affected them most.

Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 3 and 4 lectures on Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and how America’s experiment with democracy was received by outsiders.

Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 2 lectures on the Federalists (don’t call them papers) and whether anyone would actually like the real Alexander Hamilton.

Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 1 lectures on the pre-revolutionary period.