339 Episodes

  1. Did the Cold War Ever End?

    Published: 3/21/2024
  2. Irish in America: Poverty to Power

    Published: 3/18/2024
  3. Lincoln: Love, Loss & Legacy

    Published: 3/14/2024
  4. The Rise & Fall of the Ku Klux Klan

    Published: 3/11/2024
  5. Lincoln & the Civil War

    Published: 3/7/2024
  6. The Last Ship of the Atlantic Slave Trade

    Published: 3/3/2024
  7. Lincoln the President

    Published: 2/29/2024
  8. American History Tellers

    Published: 2/27/2024
  9. The Truth about the American Dream: The Baldwin-Buckley Debate

    Published: 2/25/2024
  10. D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze

    Published: 2/22/2024
  11. Tulsa Massacre: Violence, Resilience & Rebirth

    Published: 2/19/2024
  12. President James Buchanan: The Worst President Ever?

    Published: 2/15/2024
  13. The Clinton Scandals

    Published: 2/11/2024
  14. Facebook at Twenty: From College Dorms to Court Cases

    Published: 2/7/2024
  15. Origins of the Civil War

    Published: 2/5/2024
  16. President Franklin Pierce: Tragedies & Trade-Offs

    Published: 2/1/2024
  17. The Apache Wars

    Published: 1/29/2024
  18. Masters of the Air: WW2's Bloody 100th Bombers

    Published: 1/25/2024
  19. The Watergate Scandal

    Published: 1/21/2024
  20. President Millard Fillmore: The Most Handsome President?

    Published: 1/18/2024

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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.