Revolution 250 Podcast
Episodes
308 episodes
Revolution 250 Podcast - 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...
The Home Front with Lauren Duval
The American Revolution was not fought on distant battlefields, but in private homes. British occupation produced an aggrieved American population, bound by shared domestic disorder and emotional distress. British officers usurped male au...
This Fierce People: American Revolution in the South, 1778-1781, with Alan Pell Crawford
In his new book This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America’s Revolutionary War in the South, Ala...
- Music and the American Revolution with Roger Lee Hall
Renowned music historian and composer Roger Lee Hall takes us on a lively exploration of the music of the American Revolution. Far from being mere background entertainment, music in the Revolutionary era ...
Securing Victory, 1781 - 1783 with Dr. Craig Bruce Smith
Yorktown was not the end! Though Cornwallis surrendered, the British still held New York, Charleston, and Savannah, and the Americans did not control the western frontier. Would 1782 bring a renewed British campaign to secure ...
What is an American? - with Gordon Wood
The United States is not a nation like other nations, and it never has been. In July 1776, thirteen separate states, home to three million people with no common ancestry or identity, stretching along a narrow coastal strip between t...
Animals and Independence with David Hsuing
Animals were critical to the War for Independence, both as livestock to feed the armies and navies, and as draft animals to pull cannon and provisions. Dogs and other animals served as mascots and companions, and insects spread diseases t...
The Constitution House in Philadelphia
Mary Dalley's boarding house in Philadelphia is where history happened! In the early days of the Revoluiton it was called "Liberty Hall," and after 1787 it was "Constitution House." Gouverneur Morris lived here, had his law office here, a...
The Malden Instructions with Linda Thorsen and Tom Coots
Linda Thorsen and Tom Coots take us to Malden, whose Town Meeting on May 27, 1776 unanimously supported independence. The Malden Instructions boldly announced the town's support for independence from Great Britain—weeks ...
The Course of Human Events with Steve Sarson
The Declaration of Independence created a new nation, and has guided the United States ever since. Historian Steven Sarson argues in his new book, The Course of H...
Heroes of 1776 with Janie Nitze
Janie Nitze and Justice Neil Gorsuch have written a book for young readers, Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration ...
General Richard Montgomery; The Making of an American Hero with Michael Gabriel
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Robert Allison welcomes historian and author Michael Gabriel to explore the life and legacy of one of the American Revolution’s earliest fallen heroes. Drawing on his new book,
Philadelphia Quakers and the American Revolution with Jeffrey Denman
Jeff Denman talks about his book Philadelphia Quakers and the American Revolution.How...
American Ancestors on the American Revolution
Genealogists David Allen Lambert and Melanie McComb of American Ancestors talk about how family history reshapes our understanding of the American Revolution. Drawing on the vast collections and ...
Rage and the Republic with Jonathan Turley
Most revolutions end in failure. If they succeed in toppling the bad old regime, they often create a new one that is worse. "Like Saturn," a French journalist observed in the early 1790s, "the Revolution devours its children." ...
The Maddest Idea: Creating a Navy with B. J. Armstrong
On this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert Allison welcomes Captain B.J. Armstrong, a 27-year officer in the United States Navy, Associate Professor of War Studies and Naval History at the U.S. Nav...
Nathanael Greene with Richard Howell
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Robert J. Allison welcomes Richard Howell of the Nathanael Greene Homestead for a conversation about the life and legacy of one of t...
Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism with Christopher L. Brown
Why did an antislavery movement emerge at the time of the American Revolution, both in the American colonies and in Britain? Christopher Brown asks this question and many more in Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism.&nbs...
Lafayette Returns! with Ryan Cole
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Robert Allison welcomes historian and author Ryan Cole for a sweeping conversation about memory, gratitude, and the young republic’s most celebrated guest.Cole, author of ...
Fighting for Philadelphia with Michael C. Harris
. Why did Philadelphia matter so deeply to both the British and the Continental Army? How did strategy, logistics, and personalities shape the campaign that culminated in Brandywine, Germantown, and the winter at Valley Forge? And what did the ...
