The Whiskey Rebellion

Recent polling indicates that confidence in the Supreme Court is at a record low. Frank and David discuss the issue of credibility for the Supreme Court and American institutions more broadly.

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Frank: Peter Waddell paintings of White House history

David: Nursing Clio's Reproduction History Syllabus

 

Frank and David discuss the history of Father's Day.

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Frank: Darren Walker's Juneteenth talk at Monticello

David: Maybelle Blair's coming out

 

Frank and David discuss the history of gun legislation.

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Frank: Privatizing Presidential libraries

David: new opera on Omar Ibn Said

Frank and David discuss the "Great Replacement", a white supremacist conspiracy that has become common-place on right-wing media and has motivated violence in the United States and around the globe. 

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David: Last phone booth in NYC

Frank: 200th anniversary of Union Canal

 

Frank and David discuss the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion rights.

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Frank:  upcoming Fennell Lecture

David: Audubon exhibit at NMS

 

Frank and David discuss the fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disneyworld, examining its connections to homophobic legislation, gerrymandering, CRT, and the culture wars.

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Frank: Continuing drama at Montpelier

David: Echo in the Canyon

Frank interviews David about his new book, Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South.

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Frank: New Native account of Little Bighorn

David: NPR story on wax cylinders

Inspired by a Time magazine article, Frank and David discuss the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

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Frank:  Washington Post article on Montpelier

David: census fraud in 1920s Pittsburgh

The Senate recently passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a measure that would move the US to permanent Daylight Savings Time. Frank and David discuss Americans' relationship to time and the history of time zones and daylights savings.

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Frank: Amtrak on the East Coast

David: Why the Census Invented Nine Fake People

Since the start of the Russian invasion two weeks ago, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become the face of the Ukrainian resistance, admired in the United States and around the world for his bravery and heroism. Frank and David discuss other times when Americans have celebrated foreign leaders, including Lafayette, Bolivar, and Kossuth. 

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Frank: upcoming Fennell Lecture with Marlene Daut

David: Heather Cox Richardson's interview with Joe Biden