All posts tagged "American history"
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American Colonization Society with Dr. Robin West [podcast]
In the early 1800’s when America was debating what to do about those still enslaved and the many black Americans that were gaining their liberty,...
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The Dred Scott Decision with Dr. Dennis Boman [podcast]
In 1846, a slave by the name of Dred Scott after several attempts to buy his own freedom from his master Eliza Sanford, sued. In...
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American History Homework III: More Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers argued on why the Articles of Confederation needed to be ditched for the United States Constitution. On this episode we learn...
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American History Homework II: Articles of Confederation vs US Constitution
Before the United States Constitution, Americans lived under the government of the Articles of Confederation. So why the overhaul? This episode tries to explain the...
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The Dismal Presidency of Franklin Pierce with Dr. David Alvis
Franklin Pierce is not one of the better known presidents in U.S. history but is still worth examining if for anything the lessons that can...
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The 1910’s verses the 1920’s with Dr. David Krugler [podcast]
The 1920’s were a time marked by new and more affordable technology, massive economic growth, a renewed push for civil rights and relative peace, its...
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American History Homework I – Pushing the Colonists Toward Revolution [podcast]
America’s separation from Britain is often over simplified by both those with enthusiastic and cynical motivations. But the years leading up to July 4th, 1776...
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Slavery and the American Founding with Dr. Dennis Boman [podcast]
Recently there’s been a lot of different tellings about how Americas founding was tied to slavery. American History professor Dr. Dennis Boman comes Back By...
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Henry Clay with Dr. Jason Stevens [podcast]
Henry Clay was an American statesman of the 1800’s that was so vital to the survival of the Republic that it was assumed by many...
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Making Freedom with Professor R.J.M. Blackett
R.J.M. Blackett professor of history at Vanderbilt University and a historian of the abolitionist movement in the US. He’s written several books including Building an...
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Adventures in Genealogy Research with Taneya Koonce [podcast]
Taneya Koonce comes on the podcast to talk about her adventures in genealogy. We’ll talk about shaking stories out of the family tree, the challenges...
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April 19th, 1775 II [podcast]
The exciting conclusion of the events that set off the American Revolutionary War, in addition to some insight into life around the Lexington Tourist Center...
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April 19th, 1775 I [podcast]
The events of April 18th and 19th 1775 around the Boston, Massachusetts area set off events that would shake the world order and enshrine the concepts of...
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Riding Around Jamaica Plain [podcast]
Jamaica Plain is a unique little neighbor of Boston where some major American Revolutionary action went down, national politicians were (and still are) knighted at...
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Black History Lesson [podcast]
Black American history is on tap Back by the Woodpile this episode! Helping us is Kalonji McClellanwho talks Hubert Harrison, Booker T Washington W.E.B. Dubois, Birth...
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Bill Monroe’s Museum [podcast]
Bill Monroe’s got a new museum honoring his life and music and so we bring the Woodpile over to Rosine, Kentucky to have a look-see!
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Blocking the Big History Eraser [podcast]
Tennessee State Representative Mike Sparks comes Back by the Woodpile to talk about his passion for history and the trouble it brought him, in addition to the...
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Randy Stehle’s Jazz II [podcast cast]
Randy Stehle has returned back by the woodpile with a milk crate full of 78s to share some of his favorite finds of late! Jellyroll...
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The Frederick Douglass House [podcast]
Fredrick Douglass was a runaway slave, writer, preacher, abolitionist leader, accomplished violinist and eventual advisor and friend to President Abraham Lincoln. For this episode of...
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Robinson’s Bottle Caps, Woodpeckers & Jazz [podcast]
Musicologist Dave Robinson has us over and down in his basement of treasures to talk jazz recordings, history, bottlecaps, woodpeckers and piano rolls!
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A Flying Tiger & Tickled Pink Jazz [podcast]
In the lead up to the world being plunged into a second world war, the Japanese invaded China and subjected the country to a living...
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Diggin’ Thru the Cushions
Unconnected stories! From the back of the recording drawer we’ve got folks talking about inventing an Amiga computer for the domestic engineer, the blossom and...
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