This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who lo
In 1738, a cooper named Benedict Arnold petitioned the Rhode Island General Assembly for a divorce f
The Atlantic World has brought many disparate peoples together, which has caused a lot of ideas and
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Ohio River Valley proved to be a rich agrarian region. Many
Have you ever wondered how the capital of the United States came to be situated at Washington D.C.?
Can food help us better understand the people and events of the past? Can we better understand a per
Did you know that one of the earliest practices of slavery by English colonists originated in New En
Inns and taverns played prominent roles in early American life. They served the needs of travelers w
Have you ever wondered where the Christmas traditions of stockings, presents, and cookies come from?
How do you uncover the life of an enslaved person who left no paper trail? What can the everyday lif
What do George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? They all grew-up i
We tend to view gay marriage as a cultural and legal development of the 21st century. But did you kn
Was the early United States a “Christian nation?” Did most of its citizenry accept God and the Bible
In 1621, the Pilgrims of Plimoth Colony and their Wampanoag neighbors came together to celebrate the
How do historians and biographers reconstruct the lives of people from the past? Good biographies re
As part of the Omohundro Institute's Doing History series on biography, Episode 212 offers us a new
Can a biography help us explore big historical questions? Can knowing about the life of John Marshal
For 34 years, John Marshall presided as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During
Biography. Since the earliest days of the United States, and even before the thirteen colonies came
2018 marks the 241st anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and the 240th ann
What in the first 40 years of his life made Benjamin Franklin the genius he became? Benjamin Frankli
