The American History Podcast

By Shawn Warswick

Education History

What's The American History Podcast about?

The American History Podcast presents the history of the United States in an engaging, scholarly and entertaining way. Each season we take a topic in American history and dive deep to discover the roots of the issue, and provide our listeners with a lot of history they don't know. Follow the American History Podcast on Twitter: @americanhiscast. Feel free to email me with questions and comments: [email protected]

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Today we have another one of our on going author interview episodes. Historian Neil Lanctot joins the show to discuss his book, The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future. This is a fascinating look at ...

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06.27.2022 Bonus Episode: Historian Neil Lanctot Today we have another one of our on going author interview episodes. Historian Neil Lanctot joins the show to discuss his book, The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future. This is a fascinating look at ...
06.20.2022 Bonus Episode: Interview with historian Deborah Cohen Today we have a fantastic interview with historian Deborah Cohen about her new book "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War." Dr. Cohen is Richard W. Leopold Professor of History and Department ...
06.13.2022 Bonus Episode: Interview with Author John Nantz Today's episode features John Nantz, author of the fantastic book Rediscovering Republicanism: Renewing America with our Founding Vision and Values. This is part of our bonus series of episodes talking with various historians about different topics in American history. Check ...
06.06.2022 4.20 The Southwest Pacific Theater, part 2 Last time we finally delved into the Southwest Pacific Theater, taking at look at the Philippines and General Douglas MacArthur. It is once again early 1942, but this time we focus more on the British in Malay and Singapore. This ...
05.16.2022 4.19 The Southwest Pacific Theater, Part 1 Today’s show is going to see us backtrack a tad. We haven’t really discussed the Philippines and General MacArthur’s area of responsibility, so it’s time to make that correction to the narrative. First, we will look at the Philippines and ...
05.09.2022 4.18 Ramping Up the War Effort Part 2 In our last episode, we started to talk about how the United States ramped up war production. Or at least began the process of ramping up said production. This episode will take us deeper into that story. And what a ...
04.18.2022 4.17 Ramping Up the War Effort Part 1 In this episode we bust a few myths and talk about the ramping up of the war effort. As you probably know, American industry switched over from consumer goods to producing war material. It is pretty remarkable what they were ...
04.11.2022 4.16 The U.S. Navy Strikes Back Today we talk about the U.S. Navy and their desire to hit back at the Japanese in the early weeks of 1942. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard ...
03.21.2022 Bonus Episode: U.S.-Russia relations 1991-2014 In this special, bonus episode, I discuss the history of the relationship between the United States and Russia. We focus on the deterioration, starting with the idea that the US betrayed a promise to Gorbachev and the Soviets. Was a ...
03.07.2022 4.15 The Admiral, the President and the Prime Minister I'm very excited to release this episode to the world. Originally it was supposed to focus on the men who eventually were promoted to 5 star admiral during the war. However, as I started writing it changed and thus so ...
02.23.2022 Bonus Episode: The History of Russia and Ukraine Today I talk to a former student who has both a Bachelors and a Master's degree in National Security studies to discuss the history of Russia and Ukraine. He has published papers and presented to international conferences so I thought ...
02.23.2022 Bonus Episode: The History of Russia and Ukraine Today I talk to a former student who has both a Bachelors and a Master's degree in National Security studies to discuss the history of Russia and Ukraine. He has published papers and presented to international conferences so I thought ...
02.07.2022 4.14 The Aftermath of Pearl Harbor Today we take a look at the immediate aftermath of the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. Remember, the official beard products company of the show is Fable Beard Company. They have amazing products for great prices. Get a ...
01.17.2022 Bonus Episode: Horton on Afghanistan I recorded this episode with Scott Horton just a few days ago. We delve deep into Afghanistan and all sort of foreign policy issues. Enjoy! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your ...
01.03.2022 Bonus Episode: the Cold War in the 1960s. This is part of the episode I recorded for the Patreon only series "1983: The Year the World Almost Ended." It was orginally about 50 minutes long, but for public consumption I cut it down to far shorter. I hope ...
12.20.2021 Author Interview Series: Dan LeRoy We have had several author interviews in the last six months, so we are going to title these episodes the "Author Interview Series." This one is with Dan LeRoy, the author of the fantastic Liberty's Lions: The CatholicRevolutionaries Who Established ...
12.07.2021 4.13 Pearl Harbor On this, the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, we discuss the lead up to the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl. This episode is sponsored by Smile Brilliant. Looking to whiten your teeth for far less than what ...
11.29.2021 4.12 The Road to War Part 3 Finally we get to the end of our contextualizing episodes! I know, it's been a bit of a long road. This episode features a look at Europe. I know the season is about the Pacific, but we really need to ...
11.22.2021 4.11 The Road to War Part 2 Today we continue discussing the road to war for the United States. This episode is sponsored by Politics and War. Politics & War is a free to play browser based persistent massively multi-player online game where you create your own ...
11.15.2021 4.10 The Road to War I Today we finally start delving into the context to WWII from the American point of view. It's been a long road getting here, but finally we can put the American history back into the podcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/americanhistory)
11.01.2021 4.9 The Second Sino Japanese War II Today we look jump back into the Second Sino-Japanese War as we wrap up our exploration of events in Asia and prepare to look at the US in the years leading up to Pearl Harbor. Huge thanks to King of ...
10.18.2021 4.8 Chiang and Mao part 2 Today's episode is the last of our two which take a look at the early years of the Chinese Republic and focus on the rise of Chiang and Mao's rise in the communist party. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring ...
10.17.2021 Bonus Episode: Interview with Author Michael Holzman Today we have a great interview. Author Michael Holzman and I discuss his recent book, Spies and Traitors. It's an excellent work and I highly recommend you all check it out. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore ...
10.04.2021 4.7 Chiang and Mao part I Today we discuss two of the most important figures in the 20th century: Chiang Kai-she and Mao Tse-dong. This is patron of two fairly long episodes discussing these two pivotal figures. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore ...
09.20.2021 4.6 China in the early 20th Century Today we begin a 3 episode look at China in the early 20th century. The second two episodes of this 3 set miniseries within season 4 will look at Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-dong. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/americanhistory)
09.06.2021 4.5 Sino Japanese War I Today we begin a series of episodes on the Sino Japanese War and early 20th Century Chinese history. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/americanhistory)
08.16.2021 4.4 Rise of Militant Japan Today we will take a look at the rise of "militant" Japan. Obviously this is quite important to the story as we go forward. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/americanhistory)
08.09.2021 4.3 Japan in the Early 20th Century Today we take a short walk through Japanese history in the early 20th Century. This is a fascinating time period as it is somewhat contradictory. Slowly but surely an authoritarian state is being created, but for a moment there is ...
08.02.2021 4.2 Meiji Japan Today we travel back into the 19th century to look at the "Meiji Restoration." This is essentially the beginning of "modern Japan" and is quite important for us if we are to understand the Japanese in the years leading to ...
08.02.2021 4.1 Introduction to WWII in the Pacific Finally, the day has arrived! We are now into "Season 4: WWII in the Pacific." I hope you all are as excited about this as I am. Season 4 will be the most ambitious one yet. There is a lot ...
07.19.2021 Bonus Episode: Interview with Scott Horton The fourth, and final, bonus episode of July to celebrate our 4th Anniversary. I interview author Scott Horton, the libertarian foreign policy expert and author of the book "Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism." You can find ...
07.17.2021 Bonus Episode: Interview with Zachary Schrag, author of Fires of Philadelphia Today I interview historian Zachary Schrag, author of "Fires of Philadelphia" an excellent look at the riots that took place in Philadelphia in the mid 19th century. If you'd like to purchase the book, just follow the link below. Fires ...
07.16.2021 4th Anniversary Bonus Episode Amazingly we have hit the fourth anniversary. Back in 2017 I wasn't sure if I'd still be doing this in 2021. Heck, in April 2020 I wasn't sure any of us would still be around. LOL But here we are. ...
07.04.2021 4th of July Bonus Episode: The Declaration of Independence This might be the start of a new tradition: a special bonus episode on the 4th of July. This first ever July 4 bonus is on, of course, the Declaration of Independence. I hope you enjoy it!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/americanhistory)
06.21.2021 Bonus Episode: Quagmire in the Middle East Intro Today I present to you the introductory episode to our new Patreon only series (available at the $10/month level) "Quagmire in the Middle East". This series covers the American involvement in the Middle East starting with the 1979 Iranian Revolution ...
06.07.2021 Bonus Episode: Cold War Potpourri This is a discussion I recently had with Samantha Skory, a former student of mine who is now a college graduate and specializes in the Cold War. I have a feeling Sam is going to become a semi-regular guest on ...
05.17.2021 3.32 Assessing the Progressive Era Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Thank you very much to Wooga's new podcast June's Journey for sponsoring the show. I love this podcast and ...
05.03.2021 3.31 The New Deal Part 2 and its Critics Today we discuss the end of the New Deal and its' critics in the 1930s. Yes, there were (and still are) critics of FDR's policies. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your ...
04.19.2021 3.30 The New Deal part 1 Today we look at FDR's New Deal. It's been a long time coming, and this episode is quite large, but we think it is worth it. Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Wooga's new podcast June's Journey. Check it out ...
04.05.2021 3.29 FDR and the Election of 1932 Today we have a super long episode detailing FDR and his life before he became president. FDR was the most important president of the 20th century, whether or not you like him and his policies. Thus this is one of ...
03.15.2021 3.28 Causes of the Great Depression In this fairly long episode we discuss the various possible causes and I settle on one in particular that best explains what happened. The basis for our argument is the book by the late great Murray N. Rothbard America's Great ...
03.01.2021 3.27 Hoover and the Great Depression Today we start talking about Hoover and the Great Depression. There is a lot of myth surrounding Hoover AND FDR. We will bust the myth that Hoover was a "do nothing" "free market" kind of leader. Instead today you discover ...
02.15.2021 3.26 Calvin Coolidge Our old friend Jerry from the Presidencies podcast makes his return. This time we discuss Calvin Coolidge and Amity Shlaes biography about him, Coolidge. Check out Jerry's podcast at: http://presidencies.blubrry.com Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of ...
02.01.2021 3.25 Harding and the Depression of 1920 We get a bit closer to the Great Depression as today we discuss the Depression of 1920 and the Presidency of Warren G. Harding. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great ...
01.18.2021 3.24 American Society in the 1920's part 2 A continuation of our look at American society in the 1920s. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check ...
01.04.2021 3.23 American Society in the 1920s part 1 Today we discuss American Society in the 1920s. This is part one of a multi part mini series within season 3. Enjoy. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard ...
12.22.2020 Bonus episode: Crackers, Rednecks and Donald Trump This is a shortened version of the Patreon only episode titled "Crackers, Rednecks and Donald Trump". Check out our Patreon for access to this and other episodes that are only available on Patreon. Fable Beard Company is the official beard ...
12.14.2020 Bonus Episode: Germany and the United States This special cross over episode is with the host of the On Germany podcast, Jacob Collier. In it we take all things Germany and the US in the lead up to WWI and briefly talk about the aftermath of that ...
12.07.2020 3.22 The Paris Peace Conference In this episode we go into the Paris Peace Conference and say goodbye to the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters ...
11.27.2020 3.21 The U.S. in WWI part 2 Today we finish our discussion of the United States in WWI. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check ...

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