Rise Up: History Has It’s Eyes On You – w/Special Guest Joanne Freeman

Today we're chatting the real life history behind Alexander Hamilton and the world in which he found himself in History Has Its Eyes On You... Helping us break through the myth and legend is the foremost expert on Hamilton, Joanne Freeman - a professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. In this episode we explore Hamilton's politics, the famous duel, the real relationship with Angelica Schuyler, who Alexander would be most comparable to in today's political environment, the friendships and rivalries between the founding fathers, if Hamilton would actually be a good president, if he would have liked his musical and much more... Subscribe to the podcast:  Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Youtube | Spotify | iHeartRadio Download this episode: (.mp3) Connect with the show: Like Us On Facebook | Join The Nerd Clan | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram  GET A BONUS PODCAST EPISODE EACH WEEK + COMMUNITY ACCESS – JOINTHENERDCLAN.COM CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT –  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. See all episodes of Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast HERE Episode 1 - Rise Up!: Ok, So We’re Doing This… Episode 2 - History Has It’s Eyes On You – w/Special Guest Joanne Freeman Episode 3 - Hamilton – The Story Of Tonight Episode 4 - Aaron Burr, Sir – The Perfect Antagonist Episode 5 - Non Stop – Hamilton; A Broken But Sympathetic Main Character Episode 6 - Washington On Your Side – Breaking Down All The Supporting Characters in Hamilton Be sure to follow all of our other podcasts at MaryandBlake.com including: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast Check out all of our blogs at MaryandBlake.com including: Mary & Blake's Blog The Handmaid's Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog This episode of Rise Up! is brought to you by Minute With Mary   For 10% off any Minute With Mary purchase, be sure to join the clan HERE   Want to Take Control of your financial freedom and business? You can be your own boss. Arrange your life to be creative and accountable to what really matters to you. Maybe it's business. Maybe it's family. You'll have the time. Mary has the tools for you.  I has the training tips for you. She will be with you every step of the way. But being you is all it takes. Start your Younique business today HERE You can follow Joanne Freeman on Twitter HERE Follow Joanne's Podcast HERE Visit Joanne's website HERE Purchase Joanne's books here:              Learn More About Joanne HERE: I'm passionate about the study of politics, culture, and political culture in early America. Two of my books delve into these topics by exploring the ground-level political practices of political power-holders: how democratic contingencies shaped their actions; how they did—or didn't—abide by public opinion; the rules by which they played the political game; and how all of these things were being explored and manipulated in the American republic's early decades.  Political violence was woven into all of these practices, and it had a logic that requires decoding—a big interest of mine.  Along similar lines, I'm fascinated by the ways in which powerful emotions shaped politics, even at the highest levels.  The Field of Blood gave me the chance to explore this idea at length for the first time. I'm also a leading expert on Al