The Whiskey Rebellion

Frank and David discuss forgeries in American history.

Ben Park on Mark Hofmann

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Frank: RIP Dr. Jennifer Steenshorn

David: WaPost project on slaveholders in Congress 

Recent polls by NPR, ABC, and others suggest that many Americans think that democracy in the United States is in danger. Frank and David discuss.

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Frank: Congratulates Fabian Hilfrich, Di Paton, and Jason Herbert

David: Drafting the Past podcast

On New Year's Day, Frank and David look back at 2021, assessing its historical significance. (Episode inspired in part by this Politico article). 

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Frank: Lost Hills podcast (2nd series)

David: Lee statue time capsules

For the first time in four decades, inflation is in the headlines. Frank and David discuss the history of inflation in the United States and whether it's something to worry about. 

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Frank: PosCast on Buck O'Neil and Jimmy Carter at Chalk River

David: Rebecca Brenner Graham's Hustling to Get By

Thanks to listener Ian for suggesting this topic!

With recent debates over masking and the 1619 Project have shown, America's schools are at the heart of the national culture war. Frank and David discuss the history of schools in the United States and how they have intersected with religion, race, and class. 

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Frank: Brendan McConville, The Brethren

David: UCU and Columbia strikes, Starbucks unionization 

Frank and David discuss recent court cases that raise questions about self-defense, vigilante justice, and taking the law into your own hands.

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Frank:  Martha Jones on Abigail in Paris

David: Thanksgiving in Liberia

Frank and David discuss the history of academic freedom at American universities. 

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David: The Harder They Fall on Netflix

Frank: Intertwined podcast from Mount Vernon

On Tuesday, a handful of states held off-off year elections, providing Frank and David with an opportunity to do a health check on the American democracy. They discuss redistricting and voting rights and the need for a new Voting Rights Act.

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Frank: New season Slow Burn on Rodney King riots

David: Merriam Webster's new words for 2021

With massive supply chain disruptions over the past few years, Frank and David discuss how supply chains have shaped US history and how they have evolved since the American revolution.

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Frank: The Search for America's Atlantis

David: new dating on Norse settlements in Newfoundland

As Congress is bogged down in debates over the debt ceiling, Frank and David look into the history of the national debt and how it has been weaponized.

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Frank: Fennell Forum on History and the Climate Crisis

David: UVA study on Confederate monuments and lynching