The American History Podcast
Shawn Warswick
The American History Podcast presents the history of the United States in an engaging, scholarly and entertaining way. Each season we take a topic in American history and dive deep to discover the roots of the issue, and provide our listeners with a lot of history they don't know. Feel free to email me with questions and comments: shawnwarswick@gmail.com
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Feb 20, 2025 • 29min
Bonus Episode: 1983: the Year the World Almost Ended: Ronald Reagan
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Feb 20, 2025 • 23min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: American Decline to American Resurgence
Send us a texttitle says it all. In the 1970s it seemed like the United States was on the decline, but the story wasn't over. Support the show
Feb 19, 2025 • 22min
Bonus Episode: 1983, the Year the World Almost Ended: Jimmy Carter and the Cold War
Send us a textWe continue with Jimmy Carter and the Cold War. Support the show
Feb 11, 2025 • 31min
Bonus Episode: 1983 The Year the World Almost Ended: The Soviet Union from WWII to the 1970s
Send us a textThe title sort of says it all. EnjoySupport the show
Jan 30, 2025 • 24min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Workers State 2
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Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 1min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War in the 1970s
Send us a textAnother bonus episode from our now discontinued Patreon. EnjoySupport the show
Jan 30, 2025 • 22min
Bonus: 1983, the Year the World Almost Ended: The Workers State 1
Send us a textWelcome back to 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended. In this episode, or miniseries of episodes within the main series, I want to take a look at the Worker’s state, specifically the Soviet Union, but also some of the “workers paradises” that were built in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Support the show
Jan 30, 2025 • 39min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War in the 1960s
Send us a textThis bonus episode covers the Cold War in the 1960sSupport the show
Jan 10, 2025 • 21min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended: The Cold War
Send us a textThis is a bonus episode introducing "1983" which was a pattern only show about how the world almost ended in 1983 and none of us really knew it. Support the show
Jan 10, 2025 • 34min
Bonus: 1983: The Year the World Almost Ended:: The Cold War Overview, the 1940s and 50's
Send us a textPart two of what was a "Patreon only series" on the Cold War. EnjoySupport the show
