Andrew Wehrman discusses how the revolutionary generation thought about the role of government in public health during a continent-wide smallpox pandemic.

Carol Dana shares her experiences learning, teaching, preserving, and revitalizing the Penobscot language in Maine.

Laurie LaBar speaks with Ian about the often overlooked history of Maine communities as told by generations of women quilters.

Michael Hillard discusses the life of mill workers during the paper industry's height, and how they experienced--and now remember--its fall.

Jamie Goodall discusses the "Golden Age of Piracy" in Maine and the wider Atlantic, including the reality, the legend, and where the historical evidence is buried.

Matthew Mason and Ian discuss the hopes and fears driving the controversial Hartford Convention of 1814 and its lasting consequences down to the present day.

Stephen Nissenbaum discusses the Puritan anti-Christmas campaigns in both New and Old England

Alexandra Montgomery and Ian compare how British colonists and distant officials tried to make their vision of empire a reality in Nova Scotia and Maine

Gideon Cohn-Postar discusses how a disputed election in late 19th-century Maine encouraged reformers to argue that voting in secret was a vital part of fair elections 

Kelly Brennan Arehart discusses the intrepid pioneers who built the funeral industry in this special Halloween episode