Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 Podcast
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The Improbable Patriot Pierre-Agustin Caron de Beaumarchais with Iris de Rode
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a man about Paris—watch-maker, inventor, and playwright best known for light comedies like "The Marriage of Figaro." But as the Americans struggled to secure independence, he took on a greater rol...
The Forgotten World War with Derek Baxter
As Mercy Otis Warren in her "Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution" reminds us, not all of the battlefields of the American Revolution were in America. Although the conflict began in Massachusetts, it soon spread across the...
The Living Declaration with Ted Widmer
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” These fundamental truths shape ...
Happy Independence Day!
Before the ink was dry, the Declaration was already on its way to the people. In this special Independence Day episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, recorded for America's 250th Birthday on July 4, 2026, Professor Robert Allison welcomes maste...
Charleston, SC & the Southern Strategy with Ken Scarlett
Why did the British place so much importance on Charleston? How did a string of talented British commanders nearly crush the Revolution in the South, and why did they ultimately fail?In this episode of the Revolution 250 Pod...
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