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
Episodes
273 episodes
Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox with Dr. Matthew Keagle
This week t Professor Robert Allison welcomes Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator at Fort Ticonderoga, for a vivid exploration of one of the most audacious logistical feats of the American Revolution: Henry Kn...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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48:15
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World with Richard Bell.
In The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, historian
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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38:53
"Mobs or the Martial Ideal" with Kathryn P. Viens, PhD.
Host Professor Robert Allison welcomes Dr. Kathryn P. Viens, public historian and scholar, to explore how local histories have shaped Americans’ understanding of patriotism and the Revolution from the nineteenth century to today. Drawing from h...
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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41:28
James Otis and Mental Health in the 18th Century
In listening to James Otis, Jr.'s arguments against the Writs of Assistance in 1761, John Adams remarked that it was there that American Independence was born. There is no question of Otis' erudition or passion for liberty, but while he f...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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46:21
Sir James Wright & the American Revolution with Greg Brooking.
What does it cost to stay loyal when a world is breaking apart? Historian Greg Brooking explores the life and legacy of Sir James Wright, Georgia’s last royal governor, and the turbulent path from Crown colony to revolutionary state in hi...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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40:21
"When the Declaration of Independence was News" with Emily Sneff
Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News explores how the Declaration ...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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39:46
Newport Gardner's Anthem with Edward Andrews
Join host Professor Robert Allison as he speaks with historian and author Edward Andrews about his new book, Newport Gardner’s Anthem: A S...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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45:28
Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth & the American Revolution
Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum, the oldest continuously operating public museum in America, tells us about the surprising links between Plymouth’s Pilgrims and the Revolu...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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41:40
The 250th Anniversary of the Knox Trail Commemorations.
We are just months away from the 250th Anniversary of Henry Knox's Noble Train. Join Professor Robert Allison in conversation with Revolution 250 Executive Director Jonathan Lane as we review the history of the Knox Trail and discuss plan...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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38:22
Revolution 250 Re-Podcast; The Last King of America with Andrew Roberts
Due to a technical difficulty this morning we are offering a "Revolution 250 Re-Podcast." Today's podcast will be from December 7, 2021 on the epic biography of King George III by Andrew Roberts, the Bonnie and Tom McCloskey Distinguished...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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32:15
Johnson Hall with Ian Mumpton
Johnson Hall, designed in 1763 by noted colonial architect Peter Harrison, was the grand estate of Sir William Johnson, the influential British Superintendent of Indian ...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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45:54
The Revolutionary War on the Cape & the Islands
Host Robert Allison talks with Ron Peterson and David Martin about dramatic and little-known stories from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket during the Revolution. From the fierce 1779 Battle of Falmouth to Nantucket’s divided loyalties...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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44:43
The Franklin Stove with Joyce E. Chaplin
It is easy to see the Franklin stove as just an invention to improve the lives of colonial Americans. The stove, like many of Franklin's inventions, went through a series of improvements as he explored the science of heat convection and thermal...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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43:43
The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold with Joyce Lee Malcolm
From Lucifer’s rebellion to Adam and Eve’s expulsion, from Lancelot’s betrayal to Macbeth’s downfall, stories of greatness undone have gripped audiences for centuries. For America’s Revolutionaries, the cautionary examples of Julius Caesar and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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43:26
America 250 with Rosie Rios
July 4, 2026 the United States of America will celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There will be thousands of commemorations across the nation, but the national effort is being led by
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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42:53
The Battle for the Fourteenth Colony with Mark Anderson
What a story about the American incursion into Canada, 1774-1776! Mark R. Anderson learned about this episode in a military history class--and then, as an officer in the United States Air Force during the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns ea...
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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45:24
Benjamin Franklin in the Prelude to Independence
How does a Boston-born, Philadelphia printer, scientist and entrepreneur, journey from the position of a proud member of the British Empire with many friends at Court, to a leader in the movement for American Independence. Join Professor ...
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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37:52
John Trumbull & Portraits of Patriots with Damien Cregeau
John Trumbull's paintings have done more to etch the key events of the American Revolution into America's memory than perhaps anyone else. The son of the Governor of Connecticut and the brother of a Governor of Connecticut, Trumbull served in t...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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40:18
18th Century Taverns, Where Politics and Potables Meet with Malcolm Purinton
Taverns in the 18th century were more than watering holes: they were centers of cultural, political and social influence, gathering places for communities and conduits through which news was conveyed by traders and travelers from far away...
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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39:01
David Clay, MBE, Consul General of the United Kingdom in New England
Since parting ways 250 years ago, the United States and the United Kingdom have spent the intervening centuries building one of the most enduring and supportive international relationships. On today's Revolution 250 Podcast, Professor Rob...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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36:28
Colonel John Laurens with Professor Gregory Massey
Join us as we uncover the remarkable, complex life of John Laurens—soldier, diplomat, abolitionist, and one of the most passionate idealists of the American Revolution. Gregory D. Massey speaks with us about his acclaimed biography ...
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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41:38
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