Back from our summer holiday break, Frank and David try to put recent news into historical context, including the Kansas abortion referendum, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.

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Frank: archaeologists study Hessian remains in NJ

David: Tilling the Soil podcast from Whitney Plantation

Frank and David discuss the history of summer vacation, including school break, summer camps, road trips, and summer jobs.

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David: Congrats to Edinburgh graduates

Frank: solidarity with tour guides at Monticello

We'll be taking our own summer break for a few weeks. Episodes will return in August!

Frank and David discuss David Armitage's op-ed "Break the History Addiction."

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Frank: Live Whiskey Rebellion show in August

David: Georgia Guidestone's mystery

Recent polling indicates that confidence in the Supreme Court is at a record low. Frank and David discuss the issue of credibility for the Supreme Court and American institutions more broadly.

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Frank: Peter Waddell paintings of White House history

David: Nursing Clio's Reproduction History Syllabus

Frank and David discuss the history of Father's Day.

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Frank: Darren Walker's Juneteenth talk at Monticello

David: Maybelle Blair's coming out

Frank and David discuss the history of gun legislation.

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Frank: Privatizing Presidential libraries

David: new opera on Omar Ibn Said

Frank and David discuss the "Great Replacement", a white supremacist conspiracy that has become common-place on right-wing media and has motivated violence in the United States and around the globe. 

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David: Last phone booth in NYC

Frank: 200th anniversary of Union Canal

Frank and David discuss the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion rights.

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Frank:  upcoming Fennell Lecture

David: Audubon exhibit at NMS

Frank and David discuss the fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disneyworld, examining its connections to homophobic legislation, gerrymandering, CRT, and the culture wars.

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Frank: Continuing drama at Montpelier

David: Echo in the Canyon

Frank interviews David about his new book, Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South.

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Frank: New Native account of Little Bighorn

David: NPR story on wax cylinders