339 Episodes

  1. The History of Baseball

    Published: 5/29/2024

  2. The Battle of Okinawa

    Published: 5/27/2024

  3. President Chester A. Arthur: Redemption in Office?

    Published: 5/23/2024

  4. The Real Hamilton: An American Myth?

    Published: 5/19/2024

  5. American Castaways: Treachery & Survival in the Falklands

    Published: 5/16/2024

  6. The Real Hamilton: Downfall, Duel & Death

    Published: 5/13/2024

  7. President James A. Garfield: Sex Cults & Assassination

    Published: 5/8/2024

  8. The Real Hamilton: Lover, Adulterer, Family Man?

    Published: 5/6/2024

  9. Teddy Roosevelt: The Making of the Rough Rider President

    Published: 5/2/2024

  10. The Real Hamilton: Founding Father

    Published: 4/28/2024

  11. President Rutherford B. Hayes: The First Great Depression

    Published: 4/25/2024

  12. Founding Father: Who Was John Hancock?

    Published: 4/22/2024

  13. The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre: Slavery After the Civil War

    Published: 4/18/2024

  14. President Ulysses S. Grant: The Myth of the Butcher

    Published: 4/15/2024

  15. Ulysses S. Grant & the Civil War

    Published: 4/11/2024

  16. The Rise & Fall of Al Capone

    Published: 4/8/2024

  17. NATO: 75 Years Deterring Armageddon

    Published: 4/4/2024

  18. The Real Great Gatsby

    Published: 4/1/2024

  19. President Andrew Johnson: Reconstruction & The First Impeachment

    Published: 3/28/2024

  20. The Salem Witch Trials

    Published: 3/24/2024

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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.