345 Episodes

  1. Three Mile Island: Nuclear Accident in Pennsylvania

    Published: 9/18/2023

  2. President James Madison

    Published: 9/14/2023

  3. 9/11: Toxic Gas, PTSD & Rebuilding

    Published: 9/11/2023

  4. The Mexican-American War

    Published: 9/7/2023

  5. Oppenheimer: What If America Never Dropped the Atomic Bomb?

    Published: 9/4/2023

  6. President Thomas Jefferson

    Published: 8/31/2023

  7. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

    Published: 8/28/2023

  8. Prehistoric North America

    Published: 8/24/2023

  9. Pocahontas: The True Story

    Published: 8/21/2023

  10. President John Adams

    Published: 8/17/2023

  11. The Texas Chicken Ranch: Famous Brothel to Broadway

    Published: 8/14/2023

  12. The Pueblo Revolt

    Published: 8/10/2023

  13. The Magna Carta in America

    Published: 8/7/2023

  14. President George Washington

    Published: 8/3/2023

  15. Robert E Lee: Life & Legacy

    Published: 7/31/2023

  16. Birth of the US Government: The Constitutional Convention

    Published: 7/27/2023

  17. Barbie: German Sex Doll to American Icon

    Published: 7/24/2023

  18. Mormons & The Founding of Salt Lake City

    Published: 7/20/2023

  19. A History of American Childhood

    Published: 7/17/2023

  20. Nixon in Moscow: The Kitchen Debate

    Published: 7/13/2023

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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.