Founding Podthers

What happens when you have grains and cereals and you need to turn them into flour?  Grist Mill Time!!

In today's episode we talk about how industrialization came to the United States and life got marginally better.  We're talking factories, we're talking not making things in the house, just ya know, industrial stuff.

Ole Andrew Jackson.  A self-proclaimed man of the people.  Master Dueler.  Assassin of the Second Bank of the US.  He also did the worst job imaginable when dealing with Native Americans.  Find out more about the man, myth and the legend!

What do you get a country that has an insatiable thirst for more land?  Land!  We talk about taking Texas, and much of the Southwest by force and everything else that you need to know about Manifest Destiny.

Lots to unpack!  We talk about how the Federalists lost the most out of the War of 1812.  We talk about single-party politics and how the US used the Monroe Doctrine to establish themselves on the world stage.  We wrap things up John Quincy Adams and the "Corrupt Bargain".  Listen now!!!

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Well, well, well.  We're back at war with the British.  Take a listen and find out how we fair the second time around.  Go follow us on social media!  Instagram: @founding_podthers Twitter: @thepodthers

We talk about Tommy J today!  We really get into the meat and potatoes of the Louisana Purchase and how it was a Constitutional Crisis for Jefferson.  We even talk about his complicated legacy.

We cover a lot of things in this episode.  We talk about the battle between Hamilton and Jefferson and how they became the leaders of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties, respectively.  We talk about the Adams administration and how he clamped down on Constitutional freedoms and became the Father of the Navy.  We wrap it up with the Marshall Court and the establishment of judicial review.

Outro Song: "In the Navy" by the Village People.

Ole George Washington.  Big fan of the podcast, I mean huge.  We talk about his life, his legacy and his dental situation.

We could only think of one song to represent the man, the myth and the legend.  "Simply the Best" by Tina Turner.

Enjoy.

You can call the Constitution a lot of things.  But one thing we can guarantee is that it's full of compromises.

We talk about all the back-breaking work that went into creating the US Constitution and we even give you a breakdown of the entire document.

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Outro Song: You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones

We talk about finally breaking up with England politically.  We talk Declaration, we talk Articles of Confederation.  We even explain why the Articles was a gigantic failure!

Outro Song: What Comes Next? from Hamilton.