Worlds Turned Upside Down

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
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Oct 22, 2024 • 1h 17min

Episode 11: The Resistance

With the Stamp Act defeated, the Sons of Liberty in New York City celebrate by raising a Liberty Pole in tribute to George III, William Pitt, and Liberty, provoking a violent confrontation with British soldiers quartered in the city's barracks, who see the wooden mast as a monument to mob rule and a symbol of sedition. Featuring: Wendy Bellion, Shira Lurie, Jon Kukla, Patrick Griffin, Brad Jones, Christopher Minty, and John McCurdy Voice Actors: Adam Smith, Melissa Gismondi, Mills Kelly, Nate Sleeter, Anne Fertig, and Dan Howlett. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Music by Artlist.io This episode was made possible with support from the McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution at Siena College. Find the official transcript here. Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Sep 13, 2024 • 1h 14min

Episode 10: The Stamp

In the mid-1760s, British fears that a new war with France was only a matter of time leads King George III and his ministers to draw up plans for a permanent army in North America, and a Stamp Tax on the colonies to pay for it, sparking massive protests in British America and beyond. Featuring: Jon Kukla, Patrick Griffin, Brad Jones, Abby Chandler, Alexandra Montgomery, Wendy Bellion, and Cassandra Britt Farrell. Voice Actors: Adam Smith, Beau Robbins and Mills Kelly. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Music by Artlist.io Find the official transcript here. Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Jul 26, 2024 • 1h 9min

Episode 9: The Sugar

In the 1760s, Jamaica and the islands of the British Caribbean were the crown jewels of Britain's American Empire. And as King George III's ministers searched for solutions to a vexing imperial puzzle and moved to counter a pernicious threat in the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, they looked west from London, to the islands of sugar. Featuring: Trevor Burnard, Abby Chandler, Mary Draper, Jon Kukla, Andrew O'Shaughnessy, and Brooke Newman. Voice Actors: Anne Fertig, Norman Rodger, Dan Howlett, Nate Sleeter, and Beau Robbins. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske Music by Artlist.io Find the official transcript here. Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Jun 8, 2024 • 1h 15min

Episode 8: The Trade

At the dawn of a new era after the Seven Years' War, British officials envision commerce and colonies as the key to British independence and its rising glory, but trade in commodities and manufactured goods comes at an awful price. Featuring: Emma Hart, Scott Miller, Ann Smart Martin, Hannah Knox Tucker, Hannah Farber, and Zara Anishanslin Voice Actors: Anne Fertig and Adam Smith Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske Find the official transcript here. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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May 2, 2024 • 1h 1min

Episode 7: The Divide

With a blueprint in place for transforming British America into an empire of order, George III's goverment begins sending an army of cartographers to map North America, while diplomats in the colonies open negogiations with native nations to draw a boundary line between British and Indigenous America. Featuring: Max Edelson, Maeve Kane, and Alexandra Montgomery Voice Actors: Amber Pelham, Nate Sleeter, James Craggs, Luke Jenson-Jones, and Beau Robbins Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Find the official transcript here. This episode is made possible with support from the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Mar 23, 2024 • 1h 6min

Episode 6: The Proclamation

Against the backdrop of Pontiac's War in North America, George III's ministers in London draw on lessons learned in colonial Nova Scotia to begin drafting a blueprint for transforming British America into an empire of order. Featuring: Fred Anderson, Matthew Dziennik, Max Edelson, and Alexandra Montgomery Voice Actors: Grace Mallon and Beau Robbins. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Find the official transcript here. This episode is made possible with support from the John Carter Brown Library, an independent research library located on the campus of Brown University. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Jan 31, 2024 • 1h 14min

Episode 5: The Uprising

As the British began to assert control over North America in the wake of the Seven Years' War, the actions of British American settlers and the messages of a native prophet convinced some Indigenous peoples throughout the Ohio Country and beyond that resistance through force was the best way to preserve their sovereignty and usher in the revitalization of their communities. Featuring: Fred Anderson, George Ironstrack, Maeve Kane, and Hayley Madl. Voice Actors: Anne Fertig, Kathyrn Gehred, David Mckenzie, Loren Moulds, Angel-Luke O'Donnell, Norman Rodger, and Brandon Tachco. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Find the official transcript here. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Dec 12, 2023 • 1h 12min

Episode 4: The Empire

Great Britain's conquest of New France in North America and its victory in the Seven Years' War inspired British subjects on both sides of the Atlantic to look forward to a future they could see but through a glass darkly, as they struggled to make sense of the world that lay ahead, and the cost of the war they had won. Featuring: Fred Anderson, Christian Ayne Crouch, Max Edelson, Kathleen DuVal, Patrick Griffin, and Jon Kukla. Voice Actors: Norman Roger, Anne Fertig, Nicholas Cole, Spencer McBride, and John Turner. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Find the official transcript here. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Nov 14, 2023 • 1h 19min

Episode 3: The Triumph

Following three years of stinging defeats in the Seven Years' War, the British begin to turn the tide against the French in North America in no small measure because Indigenous peoples decided the war should end. Featuring: Fred Anderson, Christian Ayne Crouch, Matthew Dziennik, Julie Flavell, John McCurdy, and Serena Zabin. Voice Actors: Dan Howlett, Alexandre Rios-Bordes, Michael Newton, Brandon Tachco, and Emmanuel Dubois. Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske. Find the official transcript here. Music by Artlist.io Help other listeners find the show by leaving a 5-Star Rating and Review on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or our website. Follow the series on Facebook or Instagram. Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 21min

Episode 2: The Nadir

Fred Anderson, a noted historian and Professor Emeritus, dives deep into the complexities of the early North American conflicts during the Seven Years' War. He discusses how the Albany Congress failed to unite the colonies and how British commanders faced resistance from colonial governors. The episode highlights Braddock's missteps in wilderness warfare and the impact of his defeat on Indigenous alliances, particularly the shift of the Delawares towards the French. Anderson also examines the intricate dynamics of British diplomacy with the Haudenosaunee and the evolving wartime strategies.

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