The Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion 213: Break the History Addiction

Frank and David discuss David Armitage's op-ed "Break the History Addiction."

Last Drops 

Frank: Live Whiskey Rebellion show in August

David: Georgia Guidestone's mystery

Whiskey Rebellion 212: Credibility Crisis

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.

Last Drops

Frank: Peter Waddell paintings of White House history

David: Nursing Clio's Reproduction History Syllabus

 

Whiskey Rebellion 211: Father’s Day

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

Last Drops

Frank: Darren Walker's Juneteenth talk at Monticello

David: Maybelle Blair's coming out

 

Whiskey Rebellion 210: Gun Laws

Frank and David discuss the history of gun legislation.

Last Drops

Frank: Privatizing Presidential libraries

David: new opera on Omar Ibn Said

Whiskey Rebellion 209: The Great Replacement

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. 

Last Drops

David: Last phone booth in NYC

Frank: 200th anniversary of Union Canal

 

Whiskey Rebellion 208: The Leaked Opinion

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

Last Drops

Frank:  upcoming Fennell Lecture

David: Audubon exhibit at NMS

 

Whiskey Rebellion 207: Disney vs. DeSantis

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.

Last Drops

Frank: Continuing drama at Montpelier

David: Echo in the Canyon

Whiskey Rebellion 206: Scars on the Land

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

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Last Drops

Frank: New Native account of Little Bighorn

David: NPR story on wax cylinders

Whiskey Rebellion 205: 1776 at 250

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

Last Drops

Frank:  Washington Post article on Montpelier

David: census fraud in 1920s Pittsburgh

Whiskey Rebellion 204: Saving Time

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.

Last Drops

Frank: Amtrak on the East Coast

David: Why the Census Invented Nine Fake People