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American History Tellers

The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Revolution | The Independent Woman | 4

Revolution | The Independent Woman | 4

In 1788, the hot gossip in posh British circles was all about France and America. For their friends across the channel, ... Read more

18 Jul 2018

37mins

Ranked #2

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The Cold War - An Ideological War | 1

The Cold War - An Ideological War | 1

For nearly 50 years, the United States and Soviet Union waged a global war of ideas fueled by politics, intrigue, and nu... Read more

3 Jan 2018

39mins

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Ranked #3

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The Bastard Brigade - The Strangest Man | 4

The Bastard Brigade - The Strangest Man | 4

By mid-1944, the Allies’ fight to track down and stop the Nazi atomic program had met with failure and disappointment. A... Read more

7 Aug 2019

39mins

Ranked #4

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The Age of Jackson | The Little Magician | 5

The Age of Jackson | The Little Magician | 5

During the last years of Jackson's presidency, the economy flourished. The national debt was paid in full, industry and ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

35mins

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Ranked #5

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The Age of Jackson | Manifest Destiny | 6

The Age of Jackson | Manifest Destiny | 6

“Manifest Destiny” is a uniquely American idea. The phrase captured the sense of inevitability—and entitlement—many citi... Read more

2 May 2018

40mins

Ranked #6

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The Bastard Brigade - The Juice | 2

The Bastard Brigade - The Juice | 2

The discovery of uranium fission in Nazi Germany in 1938 terrified Allied nuclear scientists—especially since the Nazi a... Read more

24 Jul 2019

39mins

Ranked #7

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The Age of Jackson | Good Feelings | 2

The Age of Jackson | Good Feelings | 2

In the summer of 1817, President James Monroe toured the country in an effort to unite the ever-growing United States, t... Read more

4 Apr 2018

32mins

Ranked #8

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The Great Depression - The Crash | 1

The Great Depression - The Crash | 1

The Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt on October 29, 1929, with the collapse of the U.S. stock market. A year e... Read more

20 Feb 2019

37mins

Ranked #9

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The Age of Jackson | Washington Burns | 1

The Age of Jackson | Washington Burns | 1

In August 1814, the White House burned. A fire that would eventually consume the entire nation in Civil War was already ... Read more

28 Mar 2018

35mins

Ranked #10

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Political Parties - A Tale of Two Parties | 1

Political Parties - A Tale of Two Parties | 1

In the earliest days of the United States, there was no such thing as an organized political party. George Washington, e... Read more

21 Nov 2018

45mins

Ranked #11

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Kentucky Blood Feud - The Revenge of Bad Tom Baker | 2

Kentucky Blood Feud - The Revenge of Bad Tom Baker | 2

The Civil War forced the warring families of Clay County into an uneasy truce. The Garrards, Whites, Howards, and Bakers... Read more

18 Dec 2019

38mins

Ranked #12

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The Cold War - Hearts and Minds | 2

The Cold War - Hearts and Minds | 2

Forget trenches, infantry and tanks. The United States and Soviet Union fought the Cold War with ideas and information. ... Read more

3 Jan 2018

37mins

Ranked #13

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Wildcat | 1

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Wildcat | 1

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan, claiming the lives of 146 garment w... Read more

23 Oct 2019

40mins

Ranked #14

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Tulsa Race Massacre - The Promised Land | 1

Tulsa Race Massacre - The Promised Land | 1

Between 1838 and 1890, thousands of African Americans moved to Oklahoma, brought there as Cherokee slaves or drawn there... Read more

29 May 2019

49mins

Ranked #15

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The Cold War - Nuclear Fear | 3

The Cold War - Nuclear Fear | 3

What is the United States to do when direct conflict with the Soviet Union promises almost certain annihilation? They tu... Read more

3 Jan 2018

44mins

Ranked #16

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Prohibition - Closing Time | 1

Prohibition - Closing Time | 1

On January 17, 1920, the United States passed the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, ushering in a 13-year dry spell... Read more

7 Feb 2018

37mins

Ranked #17

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J. Edgar Hoover's FBI - The Department of Easy Virtues | 1

J. Edgar Hoover's FBI - The Department of Easy Virtues | 1

By the turn of the century, radical anarchists were becoming a growing -- and volatile -- political movement. As shiftin... Read more

10 Apr 2019

33mins

Ranked #18

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The Great Depression - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime | 2

The Great Depression - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime | 2

Factories have shut down, banks have failed, and millions are out of work. As the Depression worsens, public opinion sou... Read more

27 Feb 2019

39mins

Ranked #19

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Political Parties - Jacksonian Democracy | 2

Political Parties - Jacksonian Democracy | 2

Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in ... Read more

28 Nov 2018

46mins

Ranked #20

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Civil Rights - New World A’Comin | 1

Civil Rights - New World A’Comin | 1

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in much of the Sou... Read more

3 Oct 2018

38mins

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