Ranked #1
Episode 11 - The JFK Assassination
Episode 11 - The JFK Assassination
On episode eleven of AmericanHistory Too! we delve into one of the most chilling moments in US history –the assassinatio... Read more
22 Mar 2015
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50mins
Ranked #2
Episode 54 - The Melting Pot: American Immigration Policy since 1900
Episode 54 - The Melting Pot: American Immigration Policy since 1900
On Episode 54 we're joined by Grainne McEvoy (@GrainneMcEvoy) for a timely discussion of American immigration policy ov... Read more
3 Dec 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #3
Episode 31 - Gang of Weirdos: The Roots of CIA Covert Operations
Episode 31 - Gang of Weirdos: The Roots of CIA Covert Operations
World War II is over, the Cold War is just beginning, and the United States is set on winning hearts and minds - and for... Read more
26 Nov 2016
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57mins
Ranked #4
Episode 14 - The HIV/AIDS Crisis in the 1980s
Episode 14 - The HIV/AIDS Crisis in the 1980s
We return for the fourteenthepisode of American History Too! todiscuss a horrifying and shameful period in US history: ... Read more
30 May 2015
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56mins
Ranked #5
Episode 45 - 1968: 50 Years On
Episode 45 - 1968: 50 Years On
On Episode 45, we are joined by UCL's Nick Witham (@ndwitham) to examine the turbulent events of 1968 in the United Stat... Read more
31 Jan 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #6
Episode 23 - Secular Electric Jesus: The life and times of Nikola Tesla
Episode 23 - Secular Electric Jesus: The life and times of Nikola Tesla
In early 1943 – while the Battle of Stalingrad raged thousands of miles away – US government officials explored the hote... Read more
23 Apr 2016
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54mins
Ranked #7
Episode 35 - In God We Trust? Religion and the American Civil War
Episode 35 - In God We Trust? Religion and the American Civil War
On Episode 35 of American History Too! we're joined by the University of Hull's Rachel Williams to discuss the role that... Read more
25 Mar 2017
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54mins
Ranked #8
Episode 46 - A More Benevolent Slaveholder? Native Americans and the Peculiar Institution
Episode 46 - A More Benevolent Slaveholder? Native Americans and the Peculiar Institution
On Episode 46, we're joined by the University of Hull's Edd Mair, who discusses his research on Native Americans as slav... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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51mins
Ranked #9
Episode 37 - Private Eye: Allan Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Episode 37 - Private Eye: Allan Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
On Episode 37 of American History Too! we look at a man and an organisation who encapsulated much of what 19th century A... Read more
28 May 2017
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53mins
Ranked #10
Episode 36 - With Malice Towards None: The Fascinating Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
Episode 36 - With Malice Towards None: The Fascinating Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
The 16th President of the United States, unlike so many of his fellow nineteenth century White House occupants, has not ... Read more
28 Apr 2017
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #11
Episode 28 - Beyond the Flapper: Women’s Magazines, Beauty, and Femininity in the 1920s
Episode 28 - Beyond the Flapper: Women’s Magazines, Beauty, and Femininity in the 1920s
In 1921, the influential magazine Literary Digest speculated on the morality and nature of the modern young woman: Is ... Read more
22 Aug 2016
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59mins
Ranked #12
Episode 48 - Back to the Future: A New Cold War?
Episode 48 - Back to the Future: A New Cold War?
On Episode 48, our resident Cold War expert, Malcolm, is in the hotseat to discuss whether we are in the midst of a new ... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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58mins
Ranked #13
Episode 3 - Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal
Episode 3 - Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal
This third episode of AmericanHistory Too! is all about one man – the seventh President of the UnitedStates, Andrew Jack... Read more
1 Nov 2014
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45mins
Ranked #14
Episode 51 - Black and White: Booker T. Washington, the Second KKK, and Race Relations, 1880-1930
Episode 51 - Black and White: Booker T. Washington, the Second KKK, and Race Relations, 1880-1930
We're back! After a delay to allow for holidays and research trips, on a bumper Episode 51, we are joined by two guests ... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #15
American History A-Z: C
American History A-Z: C
It's a new podcast!The idea is simple. We've written down loads of names/events/developments that relate to American His... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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37mins
Ranked #16
Episode 16 - Irish-Americans and the Civil War
Episode 16 - Irish-Americans and the Civil War
American History Too!is back for a new semester and we’re examining the Irish-American experience ofthe Civil War (1861-... Read more
20 Sep 2015
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52mins
Ranked #17
Episode 4 - The American Civil War
Episode 4 - The American Civil War
The fourth episode of AmericanHistory Too! delves into the United States’ deadliest conflict to date –The American Civil... Read more
17 Nov 2014
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46mins
Ranked #18
Episode 24 - Banning the Booze: American Prohibition
Episode 24 - Banning the Booze: American Prohibition
On January 20th 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - which banned the production, transport, and sa... Read more
19 May 2016
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48mins
Ranked #19
Bonus - Donald Ducked: The 2016 Election Special
Bonus - Donald Ducked: The 2016 Election Special
What it says in the title. It's over and in an attempt to process Trump's shock victory we break down the 2016 election ... Read more
11 Nov 2016
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1hr
Ranked #20
Episode 17 - The Scopes Trial
Episode 17 - The Scopes Trial
In the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, the morning of FridayJuly 10, 1925 was blisteringly hot. Outside the country cou... Read more
18 Oct 2015
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55mins