Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

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Jul 4, 2026

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E153: Jane L. Green: Thomas Ditson: Puritan to Patriot 20.02.2022

This week our guest is JAR contributor  Jane L. Green. Thomas Ditson led an unremarkable life, until one fateful day in Boston changed his life forever. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

E152: Eric Wiser: Hell’s Half Acre: The Fall of Loyalist Crean Brush 12.02.2022

This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Wiser. The story of loyalist Crean Brush was one of service, patriotism, and despair. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

E151: Norman Desmarais: Blessing of the Flags 05.02.2022

This week our guest is JAR contributor Norman Desmarais. As a pillar of their faith and country, Spanish and French soldiers of the 18th century practiced many Catholic rituals. Amongst the most mysterious was the blessing of the flags. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

E150: Selden West: The Taking of the Shuldham, 1781 30.01.2022

This week our guest is JAR contributor Selden West. In 1781, Patriots from Connecticut raided and captured the vessel Shuldham. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E149: Kim Burdick: Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware’s Only Revolutionary War Battle 22.01.2022

This week our guest is JAR contributor Kim Burdick. As the only battle from "the First State," Cooch's Bridge stands as an exercise in the stunningly local nature of this truly international war. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

E148: Scott M. Smith: Major Robert Rogers and the American Revolution 15.01.2022

This week or guest is JAR contributor Scott M. Smith. A legend for his service during the Seven Years War, Robert Rogers time during the American Revolution was far less glamorous. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E147: Travis Copeland: Joseph Williams and the Cherokee Campaign of 1776 08.01.2022

This Week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In 1776 the continental army went to war with the Cherokee nation. Joseph Williams of North Carolina was a key part of this contested expedition.  For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E146: Thomas Mercer and James Kirby Martin: Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed 18.12.2021

This week our guests are Thomas Mercer and James Kirby Martin, the creators of the new docudrama "Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed." Reviled as one of America's most infamous traitors, Benedict Arnold had a distinguished career in the service of the Continental Army before making his decision to switch sides. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E145: Woody Holton: Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution 12.12.2021

This week our guest is author and historian Woody Holton. In this sweeping analysis of the Revolutionary Era, Holton proposes bold new interpretations of America’s founding era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E144: Bridget Barbara: Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum 05.12.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Bridget Barbara. In the newest releases of her video series, Bridget Barbara visits the battlefield at Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E143: James M. Smith: How American Declared Its Rights 28.11.2021

This week our guest is James M. Smith. The American Patriots declared independence after long deliberations fueled by some of the greatest philosophers of the time. Their debates have been critical to understanding the origins of the modern United States. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

E142: Richard J. Werther: George Washington and the First Mandatory Immunization 21.11.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Richard Werther. In a modern world of debates over vaccine mandates, history reveals that George Washington issued a inoculation mandate of his own. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E141: Rand Mirante: John Marshall and Mercy Otis Warren Remember Benedict Arnold 14.11.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rand Mirante. Just a few decades after the war ended, two of the era’s most prominent commentators began a battle of their own. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E140: The Yorktown Tragedy: Washington‘s Slave Roundup 07.11.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Dr. Gregory J.W. Urwin. Only a few hours after his victory at Yorktown, General George Washington ordered the Continental army to pursue enslaved men who aided the British in exchange for their freedom. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E139: David M. Griffin: The Brooklyn Line Forts 30.10.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor David M. Griffin. During the Battle of Long Island, the Brooklyn Line Forts played a pivotal role. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E138: Patrick H. Hannum: The Meeting of the Three Commanders 24.10.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum. Off the coast of Virginia, George Washington met with a pair of French commanders that redirected the fortunes of the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E137: Michael C. Harris and Gary Ecelbarger: Washington’s Troop Strength During the Philadelphia Campaign 16.10.2021

This week our guests are JAR contributors Michael C. Harris and Gary Ecelbarger. While Washington’s Army is typically viewed as under strength, new research shows that his army was far larger than first realized. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E136: Justin McHenry: The Varick Transcripts 09.10.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Justin McHenry. The papers of George Washington were voluminous, and their survival was due largely to the efforts of one man. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E135: David Price: Thomas Knowlton’s Revolution 02.10.2021

This week our guest is David Price. Thomas Knowlton is little known, but his life was nothing short of revolutionary. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E134: Jonathan Curran: Public Opinion of the Whiskey Rebellion 26.09.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jonathan Curran. The Whiskey Rebellion shook early America to its core, but before the violence there was wide support for the rebels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E133: Dean Snow: Continental and Militia Cavalry Compared 18.09.2021

This week our guest is Journal of the American Revolution contributor Dean Snow. Although they came to the battle of Saratoga in different ways both continental and militia cavalry played critical roles in the victory. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E132: Chris Coelho: Timothy Matlack, Scribe of the Declaration of Independence 11.09.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Chris Coelho. Famed for being a scribe of liberty, Timothy Matlack’s life remains one of the most intriguing of the founding era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E131: John A. Ruddiman: James Monroe’s Revolution 05.09.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor John A. Ruddiman. Long before he became our 5th president, James Monroe served as a young man on the front lines of America’s war for independence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E130: Jordan Baker: The Cherokee-American War 29.08.2021

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jordan Baker. The American Revolution was many small wars in one, and the Cherokee-American conflict is a prime example of the many faces of the imperial struggle. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E129: James D.R. Philips: Two Revolutions and the Constitution 22.08.2021

This week our guest is author James DR Philips. The English Revolution changed history, and it’s influence reigns over the American Revolution and the US Constitution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.  

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