The Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion 195: Inflation

For the first time in four decades, inflation is in the headlines. Frank and David discuss the history of inflation in the United States and whether it's something to worry about. 

Last Drops

Frank: PosCast on Buck O'Neil and Jimmy Carter at Chalk River

David: Rebecca Brenner Graham's Hustling to Get By

Whiskey Rebellion 194: Who Controls the Schools?

Thanks to listener Ian for suggesting this topic!

With recent debates over masking and the 1619 Project have shown, America's schools are at the heart of the national culture war. Frank and David discuss the history of schools in the United States and how they have intersected with religion, race, and class. 

Last Drops

Frank: Brendan McConville, The Brethren

David: UCU and Columbia strikes, Starbucks unionization 

Whiskey Rebellion 193: Vigilante Justice

Frank and David discuss recent court cases that raise questions about self-defense, vigilante justice, and taking the law into your own hands.

Last Drops

Frank:  Martha Jones on Abigail in Paris

David: Thanksgiving in Liberia

Whiskey Rebellion 192: Academic Freedom

Frank and David discuss the history of academic freedom at American universities. 

Last Drops

David: The Harder They Fall on Netflix

Frank: Intertwined podcast from Mount Vernon

Whiskey Rebellion 191: The Health of the American Democracy

On Tuesday, a handful of states held off-off year elections, providing Frank and David with an opportunity to do a health check on the American democracy. They discuss redistricting and voting rights and the need for a new Voting Rights Act.

Last Drops

Frank: New season Slow Burn on Rodney King riots

David: Merriam Webster's new words for 2021

Whiskey Rebellion 190: Supply Chains

With massive supply chain disruptions over the past few years, Frank and David discuss how supply chains have shaped US history and how they have evolved since the American revolution.

Last Drops

Frank: The Search for America's Atlantis

David: new dating on Norse settlements in Newfoundland

Whiskey Rebellion 189: Hitting the Ceiling

As Congress is bogged down in debates over the debt ceiling, Frank and David look into the history of the national debt and how it has been weaponized.

Last Drops

Frank: Fennell Forum on History and the Climate Crisis

David: UVA study on Confederate monuments and lynching

Whiskey Rebellion 188: Crafting Reagan‘s Legacy

Frank and David talk with Edinburgh PhD student Sarah Thomson. They discuss her research on how the Reagan administration tried to shape his historical legacy. 

Last Drops

Sarah: Karen Tumulty's The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

Frank: Andrew O'Shaughnessy's The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind

David: Reservation Dogs

Whiskey Rebellion 187: Refugees in the Revolution

Frank and David are joined by Edinburgh doctoral student James Mackay. They discuss James's research into Black refugees during the American Revolution. 

Last Drops

James: Karen Cook Bell's Running from Bondage

Frank: Mary Beth Norton's 1774 and Bruce Ragsdale's Washington at the Plow

David: Denise Lajimodiere's on Indian boarding schools 

Whiskey Rebellion 185: The Chair

Frank and David discuss Netflix's mini-series "The Chair" and how academia has been presented in film and television.

Last Drops

Frank: RIP Robert Middlekauff and Sturgill Simpson's Ballad of Dood and Juanita

David: Ancestry digitizes Freedmen's Bureau records