The shadow of the First World War hung over the world. The victors were exhausted and the vanquished wanted revenge. We discuss the death of European democracies, the global origins of WWII, and America’s reluctant journey to war. - Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix - Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/road-to-war - In this episode we cover…. Introduction [0:00-02:41] World War I [0...
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Episode Description The Great Depression sucked, the Dust Bowl made it even worse. We discuss how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. Buckle up. - Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix - Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/depression-dust - In this episode we cover…. Introduction [00:00-03:50] World War One & Wheat [03:50-07:06] 1920s Economy [07:06-09:29] Overpro...
Jul 29, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The 1920s was an era of contradictions. We deconstruct the popular image of the Roaring Twenties and examine the tensions at work in American culture. The decade was anything but simple. - Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/culture-1920s - In this episode we cover…. - Introduction [0:00-03:03] --Misery & Escapism World War One [03:03-06:03] Spanish Flu [06:03-08:55] Consumer Culture [08:55-10:52] Ente...
Jul 22, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Who doesn’t like beer? Lots of people, apparently. As Americans sought to remedy the ills plaguing their society, beer was caught in the cross hairs. We tell the story of how the American beer industry rose to defend itself against Progressive Era reforms in a decades-long fight. And it almost worked. Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/american-beer - In this episode we cover… Introduction [0:00-04:01] Be...
Jul 15, 2025•52 min•Season 3Ep. 5
At the turn of the 20th century, America flexed its power globally and claimed a small empire. We tell the messy story of American imperialism and the ideas which shaped the process. Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/american-empire - In this episode we cover… Introduction [0:00-02:06] Background [02:06-04:10] Hawaii [04:10-08:30] Bayonet Constitution & Coup [08:30-11:50] Capitalism & Christianit...
Jul 08, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The Industrial Revolution created a divide between the wealthy and the poor. The result? Class warfare on the streets of America. We discuss the Gilded Age in all its volatility and bloodshed. Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/class-violence In this episode we cover… Introduction [00:00-03:31] The Industrial Revolution [03:31-09:56] Titans & Robber Barons [09:56-12:24] Inequality & Working Condit...
Jul 01, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The American West was the meeting ground for numerous races and cultures; Native Americans, Hispanics, Anglo Americans, African Americans, and Chinese immigrants. During Westward Expansion, each group brought their own musical tradition and expressed themselves through song. We examine their stories of oppression, resistance, and peace, told through music. Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website: https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/music-and-race...
Jun 24, 2025•52 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Civil War shattered the nation; during Reconstruction (1865-1877), America had to put itself back together. It was an era of experimentation and corruption, of Civil Rights and racial violence. We discuss the struggle to control the legacy of the Civil War. See full transcript here . Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix...
Jun 17, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Lyndsay and Will give an update on the state of the podcast and the exciting new material that is available now. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 04, 2023•5 min
You asked, and we answered! In this special episode, Lyndsay and Will answer questions asked by the listeners. They discuss the gap between volumes one and two, answer questions about history, time travel, poetry, dogs, and much more. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may925205 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Feb 21, 2023•39 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Families in the Civil War—their episode about how the war impacted America’s most intimate relationships Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Jan 10, 2023•6 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Westward Expansion, Slavery, & Secession—their episode about how slavery and westward expansion put the Nation on the road to civil war. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Jan 03, 2023•7 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in American Slavery—their episode about the 250-year evolution of African slavery in America. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Dec 13, 2022•7 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in Early Urbanization--their episode about the environmental and social struggles in New York City in the early decades of the urbanization. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Dec 06, 2022•5 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in The Twin Revolutions Part Two—the second part of their episode about the revolutions in transportation and communication and how they reshaped early American Society. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Nov 29, 2022•5 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content not included in The Twin Revolutions Part One—the episode about the revolutions in transportation and communication and how they reshaped early American Society. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Nov 22, 2022•7 min
Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Creating the Government, their episode about the contentious and complex origins of the American government. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Nov 16, 2022•10 min
The Civil War freed families from slavery and divided families on the battlefield. We look at how the war impacted America’s most intimate relationships. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Nov 08, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
War, compromise, violence on the floor of the senate, blood on the frontier, then war again. We discuss how slavery and westward expansion put the Nation on the road to civil war. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Nov 01, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 6
From the colonies to emancipation, generations of women, men, and children were traded as commodities. We discuss the 250-year evolution of African slavery in America. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 25, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Cholera, fire, violence, and manure. Life in antebellum New York was exciting, dirty and filled with class conflict. We discuss the environmental and social struggles in the early decades of the city’s urbanization. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 18, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Part two! We continue the story of the twin revolutions–specifically their impact on slavery, political parties, pop culture, and Native Americans in the antebellum era. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 11, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Revolutions in both transportation (railroads! canals!) and communication (printing press!) disrupted and reshaped early American society. In part one, we look at the transformation of the economy, gender roles, and religious belief in the antebellum era. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 04, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The Revolution was just the beginning. Next, the Founding Fathers had to create the Nation. We discuss the contentious and complex origins of the American government. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Sep 27, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 1
You asked, and we answered! In this special episode, we changed up the format to address questions asked by our listeners. We cover our personal backgrounds, some behind-the-scenes of making the podcast, as well as other topics from Volume 1. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The American Revolution didn’t just create a new nation, it created a new way of thinking. We discuss how religion, philosophy, and politics fused to form a distinctly American worldview. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Oct 06, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This bloody conflict reshaped colonial power across the globe and set the stage for the American Revolution. So why don’t we talk about it more? Because it’s really, really complicated. We discuss it anyway. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Sep 29, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sugar, gold, potatoes, and slaves. We discuss how trade created, destroyed, and transformed cultures on both sides of the Atlantic. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Sep 22, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Puritans! They’re not as boring as you think they are! In fact, they are really misunderstood. We discuss what they believed and the society they created in New England--and how it collapsed. Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix
Sep 15, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Native Americans and British colonists inhabited the same land but their beliefs, along with how they related to the environment, could not have been more different. We discuss the collision of these ideas and how the land was remade in the process. For more on this subject and others, visit www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/vol-1-episode-2-native-americans-colonists-amp-nature Support the show Support the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix...
Sep 08, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
