345 Episodes

  1. Origins of the Civil War

    Published: 2/5/2024
  2. President Franklin Pierce: Tragedies & Trade-Offs

    Published: 2/1/2024
  3. The Apache Wars

    Published: 1/29/2024
  4. Masters of the Air: WW2's Bloody 100th Bombers

    Published: 1/25/2024
  5. The Watergate Scandal

    Published: 1/21/2024
  6. President Millard Fillmore: The Most Handsome President?

    Published: 1/18/2024
  7. The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Published: 1/15/2024
  8. The Election That Changed Politics: 1968

    Published: 1/11/2024
  9. President Zachary Taylor

    Published: 1/8/2024
  10. The Tet Offensive: Turning Point of the Vietnam War?

    Published: 1/4/2024
  11. The Tudors & the American West Coast

    Published: 1/1/2024
  12. Prohibition

    Published: 12/28/2023
  13. The Kennedy Curse

    Published: 12/25/2023
  14. President James K. Polk: Lies, Warmongering & the Myth of Success

    Published: 12/20/2023
  15. The Amish: Origins and Society

    Published: 12/18/2023
  16. Tea, Tax & Revolution: Boston Tea Party Aftermath

    Published: 12/14/2023
  17. The Boston Tea Party Explained

    Published: 12/11/2023
  18. President John Tyler: The 'Accidental' President

    Published: 12/6/2023
  19. The Rise & Fall of Political Parties

    Published: 12/4/2023
  20. Operation Downfall: What if the Allies Invaded Japan?

    Published: 11/30/2023

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Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.   From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.