
Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
Podcasting since 2020 • 252 episodes
Revolution 250 Podcast
Latest Episodes
Colonel John Durkee, The Bold Man from Bean Hill
We just celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill in which the men of Connecticut under Colonel Thomas Knowlton played a pivatol part. Today we investigate the life of another Connecticut patriot, Colonel John Du...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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41:13

Liberty's Martyr with Janet Uhlar
If Joseph Warren had lived, Peter Oliver said, no one would have heard of Washington. This might be an exaggeration, but few patriot leaders were as important to the cause as Joseph Warren—Roxbury physician, chair of the Massachusetts Pro...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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55:20

The Fate of the Day with Rick Atkinson
For our 250th Episode, Pulitzer-prize winning author Rick Atkinson joins us to talk about his best-selling new book, The Fate of the Day: From Ticonderoga to Charleston, which focu...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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43:09

1775 with Robert Allison
Captain John Parker is famously supposed to have said on Lexington Green, "If they mean to have a war, let it begin here." Even if the attribution is true, did the British or the Provincials mean to have a war in April of 1775? Join Profe...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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38:38

The Death of Jane McCrea with Blake Grindon
Jane McCrea’s death in 1777 became a powerful tool of Revolutionary propaganda, fueling anti-British sentiment across the colonies. Her murder by British-allied Native warriors was portrayed as savage and unjust, rallying support for the Patrio...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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41:44
