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The American History Podcast
Empire, Republic & Shadow Wars connects the battles you know to the battles you’re not supposed to notice. I’m Shawn—teacher and historian (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. coursework in U.S. military history & empire). You’ll still get cinematic arcs on the Pacific War and Vietnam—and we’ll dive into...
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State of the Podcast 2025
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Today we talk about the state of the show and what's coming.
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State of the Podcast
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Just an update about a change or two and where we are headed.
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5.05 The Long March
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Over the past four episodes, we've traced how American political discourse became weaponized, how both parties learned to delegit...
5.4 The Two Constitutions
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Civil rights vs. civil liberties—what happens when rights collide? Today we discuss.
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5.3 Fiery But Mostly Forgotten
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Over the past two episodes, we've traced how American political discourse became weaponized decades before Trump, and how both pa...
5.2 Selected Not Elected
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Today we dive into the election of 2000. This is when both parties learned to delegitimize elections they don't win.
5.1 The Great Unraveling
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We interrupt season 4 to bring you a special mini series (never fear I already have several WWII episodes written and one is alre...
4.36 The Track of Ghosts
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This is the American History Podcast, Season 4, Episode 37. I'm your host, Shawn, and welcome to "The Track of Ghosts" - the seco...
4.35 "Into the Green Hell" The New Guinea Campaign part 1
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Guess who's back? Yep. We have a new WWII episode. I wasn't sure this day would arrive, but it has. In this episode we begin a fo...
Interview: Samuel Marquis
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Today we have a special treat. Author Samuel Marquis joins the show to discuss his latest book, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Tr...
Bonus Episode: 1983 Part 2
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We are getting close to the conclusion of the series.
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Bonus Episode: 1983 Part 1
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Finally we delve into the events of the year 1983.
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Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: American Decline to American Resurgence
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title says it all. In the 1970s it seemed like the United States was on the decline, but the story wasn't over.
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Bonus Episode: 1983: the Year the World Almost Ended: Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan
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Bonus Episode: 1983, the Year the World Almost Ended: Jimmy Carter and the Cold War
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We continue with Jimmy Carter and the Cold War.
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Bonus Episode: 1983 The Year the World Almost Ended: The Soviet Union from WWII to the 1970s
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The title sort of says it all. Enjoy
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Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Workers State 2
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Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War in the 1970s
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Another bonus episode from our now discontinued Patreon. Enjoy
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Bonus: 1983, the Year the World Almost Ended: The Workers State 1
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Welcome back to 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended. In this episode, or miniseries of episodes within the main series, I want...
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War in the 1960s
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This bonus episode covers the Cold War in the 1960s
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Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War
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This is a bonus episode introducing "1983" which was a pattern only show about how the world almost ended in 1983 and none of us...
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended:: The Cold War Overview, the 1940s and 50's
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Part two of what was a "Patreon only series" on the Cold War. Enjoy
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Bonus episode: Rednecks, Crackers and Donald Trump
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Today's episode is a bonus one I did for Patreon members WAY back in 2020. I thought it had some relevance to today so here it is...
Bonus Episode: Quagmire in the Middle East part 2
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This bonus episode was originally made available way back in 2021 to Patreon members and now it is available for you. Enjoy
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Bonus Episode: Quagmire in the Middle East
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It was January 16, 1991. Your humble host was an undergraduate in college, and like others in the dorms, watching events unfold l...
Interview: Author Stuart A Reid
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Today we have a treat! Author Stuart A. Reid is here to talk about his just released book: "The Lumumba Plot" which is a fantasti...
4.34 WWII in China, part 3
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Finally, we are back into the narrative about WWII. In this episode we continue to look at the war in China. Enjoy!
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Interview Episode: Eli Merritt
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Today we have the last episode until September. This book is "Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Rev...
4.33 WWII in China part 2
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Welcome back to the main narrative. Today we continue our look at China in WWII.
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Bonus Episode: Historian Katherine C. Mooney
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Today we have an interview with Dr. Katherine C. Mooney. She is a professor at Florida St. University and the author of the fanta...
Bonus Author Interview: Craig Nelson
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We have a special treat today. Historian Craig Nelson has a new book coming out on May 23. V is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's...
4.32 WWII in China part 1
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Last episode we spent our time looking at the final aspect of Guadalcanal and that was the naval battles that took place in Novem...
4.31 The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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Today we wrap up our look at Guadalcanal by discussing the naval battle that took place in and around the waters of that island....
4.30 The Santa Cruz Islands
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Today we delve into the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and a few other issues as we FINALLY leave the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Bonus episode: Interview with author Kathy Joseph
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Today we have one more interview (last for a while). This is author Kathy Joseph, author of the book The Lightning Tamers. It's o...
4.29 Guadalcanal part 5
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Today we finally get to the worst fighting (or some of the worst) on the 'canal. Enjoy!
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Bonus Interview: Author Debra Yates
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Here is an interview episode with author Debra Yates, the author of "Woman of Many Names" a book about her 7th great grandmother....
Bonus Episode: Interview with historian Matthew Delmont
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The last in our series of bonus author interviews features historian Matthew Delmont of Dartmouth. In this episode we discuss his...
Bonus Episode: Interview with author Alexander Rose
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Today we have a special treat, an interview with Author Alexander Rose about his just released book, The Lion and the Fox. This i...
Bonus Episode: Author William Inboden
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Today we have a very special bonus episode featuring scholar William Inboden, the author of a fantastic new book on Ronald Reagan...