338 Episodes

  1. Crime of the Century: Who Kidnapped Charles Lindbergh Jr?

    Published: 11/24/2025

  2. What was the Satanic Panic?

    Published: 11/20/2025

  3. What if the Texas Republic survived?

    Published: 11/17/2025

  4. The Hurricane Betsy Conspiracy: New Orleans

    Published: 11/13/2025

  5. The Supreme Court’s WORST Ever Case: Dred Scott v Sandford

    Published: 11/10/2025

  6. Was Lee Harvey Oswald a Lone Gunman?

    Published: 11/6/2025

  7. Bleeding Kansas: Start of the Civil War?

    Published: 11/3/2025

  8. American Origins of Halloween

    Published: 10/30/2025

  9. Was the American Revolution a World War?

    Published: 10/27/2025

  10. What If George Washington Became King?

    Published: 10/23/2025

  11. What if the Cuban Missile Crisis Sparked WW3?

    Published: 10/20/2025

  12. What If There Were No CIA?

    Published: 10/16/2025

  13. Origins of the US Navy: America's Revolutionary Pirate

    Published: 10/13/2025

  14. Who was the Best President Ever?

    Published: 10/9/2025

  15. America's Invasion of Canada

    Published: 10/6/2025

  16. Who Was the Worst President Ever?

    Published: 10/2/2025

  17. Origins of the Second Amendment

    Published: 9/29/2025

  18. What Caused the Civil War? | Secession

    Published: 9/25/2025

  19. USA & Cuba: A Brief History

    Published: 9/22/2025

  20. What Caused the Civil War? | John Brown's Raid

    Published: 9/18/2025

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Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.   From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.