Episodes
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 144: RIP RBG
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Frank and David discuss the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what the upcoming political fight for her seat could look like.
Last Drops
Frank: 100th birthday of Roger Angell and coverage on Effectively Wild podcast
David: new segment on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland show
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 143: Suburban Lifestyle Dream
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
In recent weeks, President Trump has claimed that the suburbs would wither under a Biden administration. Frank and David talk about the history of the suburbs and unpack what Trump means when he talks about a "Suburban Lifestyle Dream".
Last Drops
Frank: Dirk Hayhurst, Out of My League
David: Umbrella Academy
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 142: Not Made By Slaves
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Frank and David are joined by Bronwen Everill to talk about her new book Not Made By Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition. They discuss how ideas about ethical consumption shaped the Atlantic World.
Hear Frank talk about his research on Thomas Jefferson and George Washington's friendship.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 141: Reason to Fear and to Hope
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Inspired by a recent Joanne Freemen article in the Atlantic, Frank and David take a step back to look at the panoply of political and cultural crises Americans face and what historians can say about the present.
Last Drops
Frank: new book by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
David: WP article on Civil War forts in DC and NYT piece by Martha Jones about her grandmother and voting
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 140: Running Mates
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
With the imminent announcement of Joe Biden's choice of running mate, Frank and David talk about the history of VP selection, including thoughts about the best and worst choices.
Last Drops
Frank: Christine Hauser's article on 1918 "mask-slackers" in NYT.
David: Geoguessr
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 139: Party Time!
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Summer in an election year usually means it's time for party nominating conventions, but COVID-19 has caused both the DNC and RNC to delay and modify their 2020 conventions. Frank and David talk about the history of party conventions, how they've changed over time, and what the future might hold.
Last Drops
Frank: It Was Simple podcast
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 138: SHEAR Madness
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Frank and David discuss Daniel Feller's controversial SHEAR (Society for Historians of the Early American Republic) plenary session on the parallels between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson. They examine the content of Feller's printed and spoken paper, the composition of the panel, the problems with the Q&A, and what this says about the future of SHEAR and scholarly societies more broadly.
The text of Feller's paper (password: Jackson2020)
SHEAR President Doug Egerton's statement
Last Drops
David: NPR story on Lincoln's hat
Frank: Age of Jackson podcast
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 137: The Nationalism Conundrum
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Last 4th of July weekend, Americans seemed to either be watching Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore or watching Hamilton on DisneyPlus. Frank and David discuss different versions of American nationalism and how historians have dealt with nationalism, including some discussion of Jill Lepore's article in Foreign Affairs. (Full disclosure: we were both watching Hamilton.)
Last Drops
Frank: George Washington the toppling of George III statue
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 136: Independence Day Mailbag
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
On Independence Day, Frank and David tackle some listener questions, including:
- Is the Electoral College still appropriate?
- Were the Anti-Federalists right?
- Are there any topics that historians won't touch?
Last Drops
Frank: That's the Ticket podcast
David: Backstory finale
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Whiskey Rebellion 135: The Monument Debate Strikes Back
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Picking up on some of the themes from our last episode (with the brilliant Hilary Green), Frank and David discuss how the monument debate has extended beyond Columbus and the Confederacy, including:
Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC
The Emancipation Memorial
The Shaw Memorial
Jackson in Lafayette Park
Grant, Key, and Serra in San Francisco
Hans Christian Heg in Madison
Last Drops
Frank: Season 4 of Slow Burn about David Duke
David: upcoming podcasts, Seizing Freedom with Kidada Williams and Welcome to Your Fantasy with Natalia Petrzela