Examining the Past: A History Podcast

An Empire for Slavery 01.04.2025 26:47 ↓

This episode covers the development of the African slave trade and traces its role in the colonization of the Americas.

Awash in a Sea of Faith 25.03.2025 29:06 ↓

This episode covers the colonization of New England, with particular emphasis on how the Puritan colony differed from Virginia.

The English Invasion of the Chesapeake 18.03.2025 27:24 ↓

This episode covers the English colonization of Virginia, detailing the early years of the colony and the development of tobacco culture.

Inflation & Persecution 11.03.2025 21:56 ↓

This episode covers the factors that led England to consider exploration and colonization, then details the first English colony.

The Spanish Century 04.03.2025 17:27 ↓

This episode covers the European exploration of the world, the Spanish discovery and conquest of the Americas, and the aftermath of those events.

A World of Villages, Part 2: Africa & Europe 25.02.2025 25:59 ↓

This lecture covers the cultures of Africa and Europe prior to 1492.

A World of Villages, Part 1: The Americas 18.02.2025 30:21 ↓

This lecture offers a quick history of the American continents prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1492.