Revolution 250 Podcast
Episodes
296 episodes
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 ...
Being Thomas Jefferson with Andrew Burstein
Who was Thomas Jefferson? Do we really need another book about him? Andrew Burstein has written other books on Jefferson, and his new book, Being Thom...
American Experience in British Prize Law, 1776-1804, with Suzanne Amy Foxley.
On today’s episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert Allison charts a course across storm-tossed legal waters with historian Suzanne Amy Foxley, author of T
Spinning History into Cinematic Gold with Kirk Ellis
Lights, camera, Revolution! In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Bob Allison sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Kirk Ellis to explore the alchemy that turns ink on a page into images that linger in the national memory.<...
Manufacturing Independence with Robert Smith
Manufacturing Independence: Forging a Nation in the Crucible of WarWhat did it really take to turn rebellion into a revolution—and ideals into a functioning nation? In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert All...
Sarah Bradlee Fulton with Bob Hyldburg
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Robert Allison of Suffolk University speaks with Independent Historian Bob Hyldburg, who is leading the effort to erect a public statue honoring Sarah Bradlee Fulton in Medford.Sarah Br...
Tom Paine's War with Jack Kelly
Few figures of the American Revolution wielded words as powerfully as Thomas Paine. In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert Allison is joined by historian and journalist Jack Kelly, aut...
The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the Founding with Joseph J. Ellis
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis joins host Professor Robert Allison to talk about his new book, The Great Co...
National Society of Children of the American Revolution with Reese Holmes
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert Allison is joined by Reese Holmes, National President of the Children of the American Revolution, for a lively conversation about one of t...
General William Heath with Sean M. Heuvel
In this episode, our host Professor Robert Allison welcomes historian and educator Sean Heuvel, Director of Graduate and Professional Enrollment at Christopher Newport University, for a spirited exploration of the newly edited Revolutionary...
Entangled Alliances with Ronald Angelo Johnson
Join host Professor Robert Allison for a dynamic conversation with historian Ronald Angelo Johnson, author of Entangled Al...
The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army with Paul D. Lockhart
Host Professor Robert Allison welcomes historian Paul D. Lockhart to discuss Lockhart’s acclaimed book The Drillmaster of Valley F...
Enablers of Rebellion with Dr. Cynthia Hatch
In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, host Professor Robert Allison welcomes historian Dr. Cynthia Hatch for a timely and eye-opening conversation about her forthcoming book, Enablers of Rebellion: The Colonial Court and the Road t...