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200 Years Inside Sing Sing Prison
Jul 14, 2025In May 1825, a group of prisoners arrived on the banks of the Hudson, thirty odd miles up river from New York. They began to build what would become their own jail — Sing Sing. Don talks about the his...
Revolutionary War: What If the British Won?
Jul 10, 2025Today we're heading back 250 years to the end of the Revolutionary War - but this time, we're asking what might have happened if the British had won. How would the revolutionaries have been punished? ...
When Britain Sent Its Convicts to America
Jul 07, 2025Britain shipped convicts to America from the days of Jamestown right up until 1775. More than 50,000 were sent. To explore this too seldom told tale, we are joined by Dr Anna McKay from the University...
Revolutionary War: When Was the Turning Point?
Jul 03, 2025In 1775, revolutionaries went to war against the British. Seeking independence from colonial ties, they fought more than 150 battles over eight years. A relatively new nation of just 2.5 million peopl...
Frenemies: China & the USA, a History
Jun 30, 2025The People's Republic of China has only existed since 1949, but in just 75 years its relationship with the United States is in a strong position to be the most tumultuous of all. Don is joined by Rana...
George H. W. Bush: Ending the Cold War
Jun 26, 2025President George H. W. Bush presided over the Gulf War, the conclusion of the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR and the fall of the Berlin Wall during what proved an eventful single term of office fr...
Frenemies: Russia & the USA, a History
Jun 23, 2025For nearly half a century, the United States and Russia stood as adversaries, entrenched in a tense geopolitical rivalry known as the Cold War. Yet this period represents only a brief chapter in the b...
What is Juneteenth?
Jun 18, 2025June 19, 1865 - Galveston, Texas, a general in the Union army announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free. Over time the date has grown from a local to a national ho...
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Jun 16, 2025How did the British win the first major battle of the Revolutionary War? In this episode, Don is joined by Major Jonathan Bratten of the Maine Army National Guard. Together, they discuss the myths of ...
The Truth About Native American Boarding Schools
Jun 12, 2025The Federal Government. Tens of thousands of Native American children. Around 50 boarding schools across the United States. This is the story of one of the darkest practices in American History. Our e...