Examining the Past: A History Podcast

This episode covers the history of the American continents prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1492

This episode introduces the discipline of  ethnohistory , a method combining anthropology and history, to recover Indigenous perspectives and understand the cultural complexity and sophistication of Native societies in the face of European colonization. With an understanding of how we are going to engage with the historical materials, we will begin to consider early encounters between Native Ameri...

This two part episode covers the rise of the conservative movement in the 1970s to 2001, covering the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and the two Bushes. It then addresses the tragedy of 9/11 and its immediate aftermath.

This two part episode covers the rise of the conservative movement in the 1970s to 2001, covering the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and the two Bushes. It then addresses the tragedy of 9/11 and its immediate aftermath.

This episode covers the conformist culture of American Society in the years after WWII (1940-1960s), and the counter cultural movement that arose against the conformism in the 1960s.

This episode covers the beginning of the Cold War between the USSR and the US, and the tragedy of containment policy established by the US.

This episode covers the Civil Rights Movement, from the 1920s to the 1960s.

This episode covers the rise of the NAZIs in Germany, The Second World War, and the Generation that sacrificed to fight Germany and Japan.

This episode discuses the events leading up to world war 2.

This episode covers the stock market crash of 1929, the great depression, and FDR's New Deal for America.

This episode covers the 1920s, which saw America transformed from a largely rural nation to one of consumerism, industrialization, and suburbs.

This episode covers the causes of World War I and US participation in that event.

This episode covers progressivism and the progressive movement of the 1890s to 1920s.

This episode covers the rise of Jim Crow in the south, and life for African-Americans under this difficult system.

This episode covers the failure of southern agriculture in the years after the the Civil War and the Rise of the Populism in the south and across the rest of the nation.

This episode covers the Reconstruction Era of American History, with emphasis on the few successes but ultimate failure.

This episode covers the basic details of the American Civil War, with emphasis on its headaches, heartaches, causes and outcomes.

This episode covers the Antebellum period as it progresses towards the impending war brewing between slaves states and the rest of the nation.

This episode covers the development of reform movements in America during the Antebellum period. It details there focus and effect on the nation.

This episode covers the politics of the 1820s to the 1840s, detailing shifts in the two party system, the rise of Andrew Jackson, and the party that emerged as his opposition.

This episode covers the development of slavery in the United States during the Antebellum Era, and its expansion westward.

This episode covers the election of 1800, the development of the Anti-Federalists' Agrarian Nation, and the War of 1812.

This episode covers the Articles of Confederation government after the American Revolution, the writing of the Constitution, and the early years of the New Republic.

This episode details the events of the American Revolution.

This episode covers Salutary Neglect, the Great War for Empire, and the events that occurred leading up to the American Revolution.