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 • 233 episodes
Revolution 250 Podcast
Latest Episodes
Leslie's Retreat with Charlie Newhall & Jonathan Streff
Acting on intelligence that the Provincial militia had cannon in a Salem blacksmith shop, Beneral Thomas Gage sent Lt. Colonel Alexander Leslie and the 64th Regiment of Foot to Marblehead and then to Salem to find the weapons. We talk with Char...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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39:28
The Boston Town Watch with Nicole Breault
The Boston Town Watch kept order on the streets of Boston, particularly at night. When soldiers of the Crown arrived in 1768 their overlapping aut...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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45:18
"Traitor's Homecoming: Benedict Arnold's Raid on New London" with Matthew Reardon
Few things shocked American patriots as the betrayal of General Benedict Arnold. After attempting to surrender West Point to the British, Arnold led a series of raids, first in Virginia, and then in his native state of Connecticut. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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35:15
The Battle of Chelsea Creek with Jeff Pearlman
The first engagement against the Crown forces that involved soldiers from multiple provinces operating under a unified command. The first use of field artillery by the Provincial forces. The destruction of the HMS Diana, whose ma...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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39:08
True Crime in 1778! The Bathsheba Spooner Murder Conspiracy
Few men were as highly esteemed and just a decade later despised beyond measure as Timothy Ruggles. Ruggles was a hero of the French & Indian War, a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress from Massachusetts, a land owner, legislator and&n...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:55