The Whiskey Rebellion

Frank and David discuss the National Guard in DC.  Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum David: Florida crosswalks

Returning from their summer break, Frank and David discuss the Trump administration's review of the Smithsonian. Last Drops Frank: 50 years of Born to Run and kudos to Rhode Island David: a new Shaker

Frank and David discuss the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. Last Drops Frank: You're Dead to Me w/ Patton Oswalt David: Civil War Monitor podcast

Frank and David discuss the history of political violence. Last Drops Frank: review of How to Dodge a Cannonball David: AI writing history

Frank and David discuss recent events in Los Angeles. Last Drops Frank: Fact checking at the BBC David: archivists in the digital age

Frank and David discuss the panic about the apparent decline in university students' reading levels . Last Drops Frank: RIP Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of John Tyler David: Edinburgh Southern History Workshop

Together in Edinburgh, Frank and David discuss counter-factual history, based on this article from HNN . Frank's article on what if the French had not sold Louisiana.   Last Drops Frank: All the Buried Women podcast David: Drew Faust on Memorial Day

Frank and David discuss the history of corruption in the United States, riffing on an article/podcast with David Frum and Anne Applebaum . Last Drops Frank: RIP Alan Day David: Congrats to Kathleen DuVal on Pulitzer win

The title of this episode is from Frank's first book . Frank and David discuss the history of the relationship between the Pope and the United States. Last Drops Frank: NYT historians on precedents for Trump David: Fields-Black's Combee wins Tom Watson Book Prize

Frank and David discuss Paul Quigley's essay on the National Endowment for the Humanities. Last Drops Frank: Edinburgh University Club of Toronto David: monument for the Adams

Frank and David discuss President Trump's new tariffs. Last Drops Frank: ancient tools in Marfa David: NEH grant cancelled

Frank and David discuss the recent Signalgate scandal and some historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: Tartan Day  David: US history lecturer job at UF

Frank and David discuss the Alien Enemies Act. Last Drops Frank: free books! David: lecture at UNF

Frank and David discuss the Oval Office meeting between Zelensky and Trump. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color

Frank and David discuss the crisis in UK and US universities. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Hilary Green's Unforgettable Sacrifice

Frank and David discuss presidents who have been labelled as kings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZs3g3qIo Nixon's White House uniforms Last Drops Frank: TR on Civil Service David: B arbara Weinstein on historians and politics

Frank and David discuss the history of Valentine's Day in the United States. Last Drops Frank: Locke's Second Treatise on Government David: new museum at the Lincoln Memorial

Inspired by a recent Jamelle Bouie article , Frank and David discuss DOGE, USAID, Elon Musk, and the state of the republic. Last Drops Frank: Trailer for History Channel series on Jefferson David: Fennell postdoc at Edinburgh

Frank and David discuss Donald Trump's 2nd Inaugural and first week in office. Last Drops Frank: Public history professionals David: RIP Bill Leuchtenburg and NC Supreme Court election

Frank and David discuss President-elect Trump's recent comments about Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Last Drops Frank: Marlene Daut's The First and Last King of Haiti David: This Day in Esoteric Political History

Frank and David discuss the passing of Jimmy Carter, reflect on 2024, and look forward to 2025. Listen to our earlier episode on Carter . Listen all the way to the end to hear our new credits!

Back in Edinburgh, Frank and David discuss Trump's recent William McKinley fascination. Last Drops Frank: Howard Bryant's biography of Hank Aaron David: Roosevelt Institute for American Studies and Leiden Pilgrim Museum

Frank and David discuss the history of caffeine in the United States, including Tom Petty's affinity for diner coffee. Last Drops Frank: Tour of Irish NY with Patrick Griffin David: Early American history job at Florida

Earlier this week, a federal court halted a Louisiana law that would have placed the 10 Commandments in classrooms. Frank and David discuss the history of the 10 Commandments. Last Drops  Frank: David Blight oped in NYT David: PBS doc on the Wilmington Coup

After completely failing to predict the outcome, Frank and David discuss the 2024 election. Last Drops Frank: 19th century US history job at Edinburgh David: Baseball and climate change