This episode of APUSH for ALL explores The Post, Spielberg’s film about the Washington Post’s bold decision to publish the Pentagon Papers. Through the lens of AP U.S. History, the hosts analyze themes like First Amendment rights, civic activism, and government power. They spotlight Katharine Graham’s groundbreaking leadership, the legal battle that shaped press freedom, and parallels to today’s journalism challenges—from surveillance to political censorship. The episode connects past and present, reminding students that constitutional crises unfold not just on battlefields, but in newsrooms—and that truth-telling often hinges on the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary moments.

In this episode of APUSH for ALL, the hosts analyze O Brother, Where Art Thou? through the lens of the Great Depression and AP U.S. History themes. They explore how the Coen Brothers blend Homeric myth with 1930s Southern culture—highlighting race, class, populism, religion, and the New Deal. The film’s symbolic characters and surreal events reflect real historical dynamics, from chain gangs to the Klan to the TVA. Its iconic soundtrack revives Depression-era music as a vehicle of survival and protest. Ultimately, the episode frames the film as both satire and historical allegory—rich in connections to APUSH curriculum and modern America.

In this episode of APUSH for ALL, the hosts analyze The Last of the Mohicans through a historical lens, unpacking the French and Indian War, Native diplomacy, and myths of frontier America. They explore how the film simplifies complex Indigenous alliances and perpetuates the “noble savage” trope. While it captures certain truths about colonial conflict, it also erases Native survival and resistance. The hosts emphasize using film as a springboard for critical thinking about race, empire, and historical memory—reminding students that history isn’t just what’s portrayed on screen, but what’s left out, and why that omission matters.

In this special review episode, APUSH for All  welcomes a special guest to help us understand the ins and outs of the AP test, and offers strategies and approaches to help students get that 5.

This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL spans 1920 to the present, tracing America's cultural shifts, global rise, and political transformations. The 1920s brought roaring prosperity and culture wars, followed by the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal. WWII turned the U.S. into a superpower, leading into Cold War confrontations abroad and civil rights struggles at home. The 1960s–70s saw social upheaval and growing distrust in government. Reagan's conservative revolution reshaped economics and politics. In the 21st century, the U.S. faced terrorism, racial reckonings, and global crises. Through it all, key APUSH themes—power, identity, and change—remained central to America’s evolving story.

This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL explores the transformative period from 1865 to 1919, highlighting industrial capitalism during the Gilded Age, Progressive Era reforms, U.S. imperial expansion, and World War I. The hosts examine the rise of monopolists like Carnegie and Rockefeller, labor struggles, muckraking journalism, and reform efforts led by figures like Roosevelt, Wilson, and Jane Addams. The U.S. emerges as a global power through the Spanish-American War and WWI, though racial inequality and anti-imperialist resistance persisted. The episode encourages listeners to analyze causes and consequences of reform, imperialism, and America’s growing international role.

This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL explores the era from 1844 to 1877, focusing on expansion, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Manifest Destiny fueled U.S. territorial growth and reignited debates over slavery, with key moments including the Mexican-American War, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Civil War, triggered by secession after Lincoln’s election, saw major battles like Antietam and Gettysburg. Reconstruction brought constitutional amendments and efforts to aid freedpeople, but resistance, racism, and waning Northern support ended reforms by 1877. The hosts stress causation, continuity, and comparison as key exam themes, especially on slavery, civil rights, and federal power.

This is the second special review podcast from APUSH for ALL, "Nation Building, Expansion & Sectionalism (1800–1848)". The hosts review the transformative period from 1800 to 1848, emphasizing four key themes: expanding democracy, the rise of industrial capitalism, reform movements, and growing sectionalism. They trace political shifts from Jefferson to Jackson, highlighting democratic expansion for white men but continued exclusion of others. The Market Revolution reshaped the economy, spurred immigration, and widened inequality. Religious revival fueled reform efforts, including abolition, temperance, and women’s rights. As the U.S. expanded westward under Manifest Destiny, debates over slavery intensified. The episode ends by urging students to focus on causation, continuity, and comparison for the APUSH exam.

In this special review episode, the gang provides a concise review of U.S. history from 1491 to 1800, covering APUSH Periods 1–3. They begin by highlighting the complexity of pre-contact Native societies and the transformative effects of the Columbian Exchange. The episode then examines the varied colonial strategies of the Spanish, French, and British, emphasizing how these approaches influenced interactions with Native populations and colonial development. As tensions rose, events like the French and Indian War and subsequent British policies, including the Proclamation of 1763 and various taxation acts, fueled colonial unrest. The hosts discuss the ideological underpinnings of the Revolution, drawing on Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke. Following independence, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, resulting in a new government framework with checks and balances. The episode concludes by emphasizing key themes and skills essential for the APUSH exam, such as causation, continuity and change, and comparison.

This episode of APUSH for ALL explores key political, economic, and cultural developments from the 1990s to the early 2000s. It covers George H. W. Bush’s presidency, the Gulf War, Clinton’s centrist policies like NAFTA and welfare reform, and the rise of partisan politics with the 1994 GOP takeover and Clinton’s impeachment. The hosts trace the tech boom, the 2000 election controversy, and the transformative impact of 9/11, including the War on Terror and growing national security powers. The episode ends by connecting these events to today’s polarization, globalization, and debates over privacy, democracy, and American identity.