Episode 163 The History of the Second Amendment and What It Really Says About Gun Control
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Saul Cornell, author of “A…
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Episode 160 The History of Impeachment
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Jeffrey Engel, co-author of “Impeachment:…
Episode 157 How America Became a Nation of Beef Eaters
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Joshua Specht, author of Red Meat…
Episode 154 What the Declaration of Independence Declared (and Declares Today)
It's Independence Day! The perfect occasion for a special episode of In The Past Lane! This week, we take a…
Episode 152 These Truths: A History of the United States
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Jill Lepore, author of a…
Episode 149 FDR, Al Smith, and the Origins of the Modern Democratic Party
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Terry Golway, author of, Frank…
Episode 146 The British Are Coming – The Crucial Early Years of the American Revolution
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with Pulitzer Prize winning military historian, Rick…
Episode 143 The 19th Century Origins of Birthright Citizenship
What defines a US citizen? Remarkably, no official definition existed until 1868 -- some 80 years after the ratification of…
Episode 140 How the US Became an Antislavery Nation
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the long political struggle before the…
Episode 137 The Divergent Lives of Thomas Jefferson’s White and Black Daughters
This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we dive into the fascinating story of the daughters…
