The Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion 296: Presidential Checkup

Frank and David discuss the history of presidential health.

Last Drops

Frank: Bowie's unfinished musical 

David: Congrats to James and Sarah!

Whiskey Rebellion 295: DC Militia

Frank and David discuss the National Guard in DC. 

Last Drops

Frank: Fennell Forum

David: Florida crosswalks

Whiskey Rebellion 294: Showdown at the Smithsonian

Returning from their summer break, Frank and David discuss the Trump administration's review of the Smithsonian.

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Frank: 50 years of Born to Run and kudos to Rhode Island

David: a new Shaker

Whiskey Rebellion 293: Bunker Busters

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

Whiskey Rebellion 292: Political Violence

Frank and David discuss the history of political violence.

Last Drops

Frank: review of How to Dodge a Cannonball

David: AI writing history

Whiskey Rebellion 291: LA Insurrection?

Frank and David discuss recent events in Los Angeles.

Last Drops

Frank: Fact checking at the BBC

David: archivists in the digital age

Whiskey Rebellion 290: Bleak Report Card

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

Whiskey Rebellion 289: What If ...

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

Whiskey Rebellion 288: The Corruption Index

Frank and David discuss the history of corruption in the United States, riffing on an article/podcast with David Frum and Anne Applebaum.

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Frank: RIP Alan Day

David: Congrats to Kathleen DuVal on Pulitzer win

Whiskey Rebellion 287: No Kings, No Popery

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