Synopsis
Produced for students of history, this series presentstopics on the people and events that shaped United States history fromEuropean exploration to the Modern Age.
Episodes
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![S06 EP59 George Mason: Forgotten Founder]()
S06 EP59 George Mason: Forgotten Founder
26/10/2025 Duration: 05minGeorge Mason had a profound influence on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP58 Annapolis]()
S06 EP58 Annapolis
19/10/2025 Duration: 05minDelegates meet in Annapolis, Maryland, to fix problems in the new United States government. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP57 Treaty of Paris Painting]()
S06 EP57 Treaty of Paris Painting
12/10/2025 Duration: 05minBenjamin West tries to paint a picture of the end of the American Revolution. Some audio effects provided by Quicksounds.com © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP56 Boston Massacre Trial]()
S06 EP56 Boston Massacre Trial
28/09/2025 Duration: 05minNine British soldiers go on trial for their lives after shooting into a Bostonian crowd. Some audio effects provided by Quicksounds.com © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP55 Silence Dogood]()
S06 EP55 Silence Dogood
07/09/2025 Duration: 04minBenjamin Franklin becomes a writing sensation under the pen name Silence Dogood. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP54 British Navigation Acts]()
S06 EP54 British Navigation Acts
31/08/2025 Duration: 06minBritain passes laws to control trade with the American colonies. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP53 King Philips War]()
S06 EP53 King Philip's War
24/08/2025 Duration: 06minWar breaks out between American Indians and English colonists. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP52 Tobacco]()
S06 EP52 Tobacco
17/08/2025 Duration: 05minSpain controlled the tobacco market before England used it to make Jamestown profitable. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP51 Gunpowder]()
S06 EP51 Gunpowder
10/08/2025 Duration: 05minThe invention of gunpowder changes warfare in Europe. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S06 EP50 The Star Chamber]()
S06 EP50 The Star Chamber
03/08/2025 Duration: 08minEngland violates the civil rights of its citizens through the justice system in a court known as the Star Chamber. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP49 Henry Frick]()
S05 EP49 Henry Frick
11/05/2025 Duration: 05minHenry Frick battles the unions for control of the Homestead steel plant. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP4 The Battle of the Little Bighorn]()
S05 EP4 The Battle of the Little Bighorn
04/05/2025 Duration: 04minThe Battle of the Little Bighorn. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP47 The Ku Klux Klan]()
S05 EP47 The Ku Klux Klan
27/04/2025 Duration: 05minThe Ku Klux Klan terrorizes African Americans during Reconstruction. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP46 The Johnson Impeachment Trail]()
S05 EP46 The Johnson Impeachment Trail
20/04/2025 Duration: 04minPresident Andrew Johnson clashes with Congress over the Reconstruction of the South. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP45 Lee Surrenders to Grant]()
S05 EP45 Lee Surrenders to Grant
13/04/2025 Duration: 04minGeneral Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP44 Habeas Corpus]()
S05 EP44 Habeas Corpus
06/04/2025 Duration: 05minPresident Lincoln suspends the write of habeas corpus. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP43 The Escape of Frederick Douglass]()
S05 EP43 The Escape of Frederick Douglass
02/03/2025 Duration: 04minFrederick Douglass escapes from the South. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP42 King Cotton]()
S05 EP42 King Cotton
09/02/2025 Duration: 05minCotton production changes America. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP41 Temperance Movement]()
S05 EP41 Temperance Movement
02/02/2025 Duration: 04minAmericans seek a ban on alcohol. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
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![S05 EP40 Santa Anna]()
S05 EP40 Santa Anna
20/01/2025 Duration: 05minThe life an times of Santa Anna. © 2025 Mike Chisholm. All rights reserved. For comments, email: podcast@door24.org
