The History Podcast w/ Jason Thomason

52: The Gipper's Gambit: Navigating the Reagan Assassination Attempt 26.02.2024 16:27 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan.

51: The Shadows of Dealey Plaza: The JFK Assassination 19.02.2024 13:38 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

50: The Bullet That Changed Security: The Truman Assassination Attempt 12.02.2024 10:57 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination attempt of President Harry S. Truman.

49: Echoes of Infamy: The Plot to Silence FDR 05.02.2024 11:54 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination attempt of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

48: Bullet and Bull Moose: The Plot to Assassinate Teddy Roosevelt 29.01.2024 10:10 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination plot of Teddy Roosevelt.

47: The McKinley Chronicles: Unraveling the Threads of an American Tragedy 22.01.2024 10:57 ↓

In this episode, we take a look at the assassination of President William McKinley.

46: The Bullet and the Bell: The Tragic Tale of James Garfield's Assassination 15.01.2024 16:43 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination of President James A. Garfield.

45: Shadows of Ford's Theatre - The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln 08.01.2024 15:21 ↓

In this episode, we dive into the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.

44: Safeguarding Secrets: The History of the Hidden Shield 08.01.2024 18:05 ↓

In this episode, we look at the history behind the US Secret Service.

43: Shots Fired: The Scheme to Silence Old Hickory 08.01.2024 10:41 ↓

In this episode, we look at the assassination plot of President Andrew Jackson.

Season 5 Preview 21.12.2023 0:59 ↓

The new season released on January 8, 2024!

42: The Great Awakening 13.02.2023 23:10 ↓

In episode 42 we dive into the Great Awakening movement, primarily focusing on the first wave which took place in the 1730s and 1740s.  We will discuss the catalysts of the movement as well, men like Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and John Wesley.  

41: The Stono Rebellion of 1739 06.02.2023 16:27 ↓

In episode 41 we discuss the most violent slave rebellion in the British North American colonies which took place in the colony of South Carolina in 1739. 

40: Religion in the Colonies 30.01.2023 20:22 ↓

In episode 40 we look at the regional differences when it relates to religion. We will also look at just how committed the colonists were to religion, and analyze which denominations were more prominent by 1776.

39: Origins of Colonial Slave Trade 23.01.2023 23:58 ↓

In episode 39 we look at the origins of slavery in the North American colonies.

38: Henry Hudson 16.01.2023 28:10 ↓

In episode 38 we take a look at the voyages of Englishman Henry Hudson, the courageous, stubborn, and even reckless explorer, as he tries to find shortcuts to Asia.  

37: The Lost Colony at Roanoke Island 09.01.2023 25:16 ↓

In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the lost colony at Roanoke Island.

36: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 02.01.2023 23:58 ↓

In today's episode, we take a look at the only successful Native uprising in North America during the 17th century, Po'pay's Rebellion, or as we know it historically, The Pueblo Revolt of 1680.  

Preview of 2023 Season 20.12.2022 0:52 ↓

We are coming out with new episodes in the next few weeks, details can be found in the podcast.

35: The Lynching of Mary Turner (1918) 17.06.2020 12:01 ↓

In this episode, we will discuss one of the most difficult stories of racial terror lynchings in American history, the murder of Mary Turner.

34: Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 01.06.2020 11:29 ↓

In this episode, we discuss the 1921 massacre that occurred in the Greenwood District, a black community located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   

33: The Red Summer of 1919 26.05.2020 22:20 ↓

In this episode, we look at the immediate effects of The Birth of a Nation (1915), World War I, and the Great Migration.  James Weldon Johnson will coin this bloody summer in 1919 the Red Summer.  

32: D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) 18.05.2020 11:39 ↓

In this episode, we discuss the dangerous and racist film The Birth of a Nation (1915) and how this film gave way to the largest form of domestic terrorism our nation has ever seen.  

31: The Lynching of Elizabeth Lawrence 13.05.2020 1:41 ↓

In this episode, we examine the 1933 lynching of a teacher in Jefferson County, Alabama.

30: The Lynching of Anthony Crawford 13.05.2020 3:00 ↓

In this episode, we examine the 1916 lynching of prominent black businessman Anthony Crawford of Abbeville, SC.