Heritage of U.S. - A US History Podcast

Text us your questions! A discussion on the Great Depression and the 30s with Carolyn Wilson. How did the US go from a ‘roaring’ and strong economy to bread lines in just a few years? Whatever the real cause of the ‘Crash’ and subsequent economic depression, the current President (Hoover) is blamed and the stage is set for a man who promises to solve all our problems - FDR. We will look at some of...

Text us your questions! How did the US go from a ‘roaring’ and strong economy to bread lines in just a few years? Whatever the real cause of the ‘Crash’ and subsequent economic depression, the current President (Hoover) is blamed and the stage is set for a man who promises to solve all our problems - FDR. We will look at some of the hard events during the Depression, but also consider how it harde...

Text us your questions! He is dismissed as just being ‘Cool Cal’ or ‘Silent Cal’ who rarely spoke. Yet, he was one of the best and wisest presidents we’ve had, while being one of the strongest Christian men who have held that office. Let’s get to know Coolidge and his times better and thank God that once we had presidents with integrity. If you want to have a fuller background to the material in o...

Text us your questions! With the Great War’s end, our soldiers returned to a changed country - even though President Harding claimed we would return to “Normalcy.” Let’s try to understand why this decade is described as ‘Roaring.’ And what was with the idea of prohibiting people from drinking alcohol? Model Ts morphed to Model As, Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, Babe Ruth smacked home runs, an...

Text us your questions! Another experienced and knowledgeable history teacher, my daughter, Carolyn Wilson, joins us for an informative discussion about the end of the Great War and the effect the Versailles Treaty had on the future. (Hint: It led to World War II!) If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high sch...

Text us your questions! President Woodrow Wilson won his second term on the theme that ‘he kept us out of war.’ So why did the United States get involved in a European war, when we weren’t attacked and we were even making a lot of money by selling materials (to one side)? We will examine the reasons given for fighting ‘over there’, including Wilson’s amazing claim that this war ‘would end all wars...

Text us your questions! This war was a collision between antiquated military tactics and modern weapons of warfare. And millions of young men paid with their lives for the foolishness of their leaders. We will look at those new weapons, including how submarines and planes started making a difference in how wars would be fought in the future. If you want to have a fuller background to the material...

Text us your questions! What actually started the Great War (we won’t call it World War I until the second World War starts, for obvious reasons)? Let’s find out who was on each side - the Allies vs the Central Powers. How did the assassination of a relatively minor Archduke lead to massive armies facing each other in France, of all places? And what led to years of men living in trenches that beca...

Text us your questions! It became the most extensive and costliest war in world history, but everyone expected it to be over in just a few months! Why did the European nations, all of whom claimed Christianity, fight a war that essentially wiped out an entire generation of young men? Sadly, this war is almost entirely unknown to most Americans living today. Let’s find out why it is so necessary to...

Text us your questions! Why does the sinking of a luxury liner well over 100 years ago still fascinate us today? The story is fantastic in every sense! It is a tragedy that, in human terms, could have been avoided. At the same time, it displayed the arrogance of the scientific idolatry of the times. We will unpack the background and timeline of this intriguing accident. If you want to have a fulle...

Text us your questions! There are good reasons why TR is the only 20th century president whose face is carved into Mount Rushmore, along with three other great presidents from the past. He was truly the first president to define the authority of his office, to make the lives of Americans notably improve, and to strengthen the U.S. in world standing . Few people know of his faith in Christ, which d...

Text us your questions! It is hard to overestimate the changes we saw in the first decades of the 20th century: we went from a largely agrarian country to the fastest growing nation on Earth, with technological improvements that were breath-taking! If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history class...

Text us your questions! Reconstruction and the Spanish American War Part 2 Why did we send troops to fight the Spanish in Cuba, of all places? Had they attacked us? This was our first declared war in which we fought an enemy overseas. What were the results and how did they significantly affect not only a future, dynamic president, but our standing in the 20th century. If you want to have a fuller...

Text us your questions! Episode 2:   The Drama of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Other than knowing Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, most people don’t know the amazing and almost unbelievable events that lead to this murder. It could almost be a drama production - so we will look at the Acts as they unfolded. If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please...

Text us your questions! Reconstruction and the Spanish American War In this episode, we review and reinforce the critical ways the United States grew and changed between 1865 and 1900. A very important, but little known and short-lived war had a lot to do with the way the United States would enter the 20th century. If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consi...

Text us your questions! Tom Garfield serves as the Dean of Academics at Veritas Scholars Academy and runs Heritage Arts Academy in Moscow Idaho. He has taught students and served as the principal and superintendent of Logos School from its founding for over 30 years. This is an education podcast all about history, particularly the history of the United States. Thanks for listening! Episode 1 begin...