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An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat
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Saturday Nov 09, 2019
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
We're a year away from the 2020 Presidential Election, but it seems like this race has already lasted forever. Frank and David talk about why American elections take so long, including:
- How the development of parties and conventions changed the electoral calendar
- How primaries made elections longer
- How the system might be fixed
Last Drops
David: Dolly Parton's America
Frank: HCA events in NYC
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Frank and David discuss Trump's use of historical metaphor, including:
- the 1692-1693 Salem witch trials and how they took on new meaning during the Second Red Scare
- lynching during the nadir of American racial violence and its metaphorical use by Clarence Thomas and others
We'll be recording a live episode of the Whiskey Rebellion at the Scottish History Festival on November 22 at 7:45pm.
Last Drops
Frank: HCA event in NYC on November 11 celebrating 300 years of history at Edinburgh
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Frank and David talk with Tyson Reeder (University of Virginia) about his new book, Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in Age of Revolution, and about his work editing the papers of James Madison.
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Frank and David try to tackle the fast-moving story on Trump and Ukraine, discussing whistle-blowers and foreign intervention in American history.
Last Drops
David: Edinburgh Caribbean Association walking tours for Black History Month
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Frank and David are joined by special guest Alexi Garrett, a doctoral student at UVA, who just presented some of her work at Edinburgh's American History Workshop. We discuss her research on women in the Early Republic who managed enslaved laborers, how she got interested in history, and her experience in Charlottesville during the Unite the Right rally.
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
After some recently reported deaths, President Trump has authorized a ban on certain flavored e-cigarettes. Frank and David talk about the history of tobacco, its relationship with technology, and government regulation.
Last Drops
Frank: @kerileighmerritt on Twitter, and upcoming appearance at Scotland's History Festival
David: Sarah Milov's forthcoming book, The Cigarette: A Political History
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, seemly out of nowhere, President Trump offered to buy Greenland from Denmark. Frank and David discuss the history of territorial acquisitions by the United States, including the Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, and the Virgin Islands.
Last Drops
Frank: Dylan, Guthrie, and Roosevelt podcast
David: The Future of America's Past
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
This week, Frank and David are joined by their colleague Dr. Felix Boecking, author of No Great Wall: Trade, Tariffs and Nationalism in Republican China, 1927-1945.
They discuss President Trump's trade war with China and how it fits into the history of US-Chinese economic history and what all this looks like from the Chinese perspective.
Last Drops
Felix: Kissinger Institute at the Wilson Center (@KissingerInst)
Frank: 42nd anniversary of Elvis's death
David: 1619 Project
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Against the odds, Frank and David made it to 100 episodes. They reflect on the past 100 episodes, the show's future, and take listener questions.
Last Drops
Frank: Listen to the Dirty John podcast, skip the Netflix show
David: Last Seen podcast