The American History Podcast

Send us a textToday we have a special treat. Author Eric Dolan joins the show to discuss his recently released book, Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution. This is a book I think you will love, especially as it covers a very little known portion of the war. You can get yourself a copy of this fantastic book here. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textToday we have another one of our on going author interview episodes. Historian Neil Lanctot joins the show to discuss his book, The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future. This is a fascinating look at three of the major figures from the Progressive Era. Get yourself a copy by following this link. I know you will love this book. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show

Send us a textToday we have a fantastic interview with historian Deborah Cohen about her new book "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War."  Dr. Cohen is Richard W. Leopold Professor of History and Department Chair (2020-2023) at Northwestern University, specializing in the history of modern Britain and Europe. You can obtain a copy of this exemplary new book here: https://amzn.to/3tI1inR. Support the show

Send us a textLast time we finally delved into the Southwest Pacific Theater, taking at look at the Philippines and General Douglas MacArthur. It is once again early 1942, but this time we focus more on the British in Malay and Singapore. This episode is sponsored by Smile Brilliant's Dental Probiotics. For a limited time use AMERICAN for 20% OFF Smile Brilliants Dental Probiotics and their suite of dentist-grade oral care products.  Check it out at:  https://www.smilebrilliant.com/product/dental-probiotics-adults/Today's show is sponsored by "World War II on Topic" from the National WWII History Museum. Highlighting some of the Museum's best content, World War II On Topic airs weekly and allows you to experience a curated selection of WWII topics in an easily digestible format. Check out this amazing podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you listen to podcasts. This episode is sponsored by our official VPN, Surfshark VPN. Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/AMERICANHISTORY - Enter promo code AMERICANHISTORY for 83% off and 3 extra months free!Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Support the show

Send us a textToday’s show is going to see us backtrack a tad. We haven’t really discussed the Philippines and General MacArthur’s area of responsibility, so it’s time to make that correction to the narrative. First, we will look at the Philippines and General Douglas MacArthur. You might be surprised to learn he wasn’t all that popular with his men in early 1942 and we will discuss the reason why. Then, in the next episode, we will move on and discuss the British in Southeast Asia, specifically Singapore and Malaya. This episode is sponsored by Smile Brilliant's Dental Probiotics. For a limited time use AMERICAN for 20% OFF Smile Brilliants Dental Probiotics and their suite of dentist-grade oral care products.  Check it out at:  https://www.smilebrilliant.com/product/dental-probiotics-adults/This episode is sponsored by our official VPN, Surfshark VPN. Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/AMERICANHISTORY - Enter promo code AMERICANHISTORY for 83% off and 3 extra months free!Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textIn our last episode, we started to talk about how the United States ramped up war production. Or at least began the process of ramping up said production. This episode will take us deeper into that story. And what a story it is. Honestly, we could have spent many more than just two episodes detailing the way the US ramped up the war effort. But, the reality is, we don’t need that much of a deep dive. We just want to have a decent understanding, and I believe these two episodes give us the right balance.             Episode 4.18 looks at a gentleman named Henry Kaiser and how he came to be an important figure in this story. He was the man who owned the Richmond Shipyards, famous for producing Liberty Boats in WWII. This episode is sponsored by Smile Brilliant's Dental Probiotics. For a limited time use AMERICAN for 20% OFF Smile Brilliants Dental Probiotics and their suite of dentist-grade oral care products.  Check it out at:  https://www.smilebrilliant.com/product/dental-probiotics-adults/This episode is sponsored by our official VPN, Surfshark VPN. Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/AMERICANHISTORY - Enter promo code AMERICANHISTORY for 83% off and 3 extra months free!Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textIn this episode we bust a few myths and talk about the ramping up of the war effort. As you probably know, American industry switched over from consumer goods to producing war material. It is pretty remarkable what they were able to do and how quickly they did it. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textToday we talk about the U.S. Navy and their desire to hit back at the Japanese in the early weeks of 1942. Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textIn this special, bonus episode, I discuss the history of the relationship between the United States and Russia. We focus on the deterioration, starting with the idea that the US betrayed a promise to Gorbachev and the Soviets. Was a promise made? We look at the documentary evidence. From there we move on and look at the expansion of NATO and it's effect on how Russia views the US and it's military alliance. There is a lot here, so enjoy. Some important links:https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2022/08/22/what-did-the-west-promise-russia-on-nato-expansion/https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-earlyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/02/12/who-are-the-protesters-in-ukraine/Support our SponsorsToday's show is sponsored by Unidragon Wooden puzzles. These awesome and unique puzzles make great gifts. Use coupon code history10 at checkout to receive 10% off on your order. Check out their amazing puzzles here:  Unidragon Puzzles.Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show

Send us a textI'm very excited to release this episode to the world. Originally it was supposed to focus on the men who eventually were promoted to 5 star admiral during the war. However, as I started writing it changed and thus so did the focus. Instead I decided to focus on one of the men, Fleet Admiral King, someone the average American is probably not familiar with. So enjoy!Today's show is sponsored by Unidragon Wooden puzzles. These awesome and unique puzzles make great gifts. Use coupon code history10 at checkout to receive 10% off on your order. Check out their amazing puzzles here:  Unidragon Puzzles.Fable Beard Company is the official beard products company of the American history podcast. For great oils, beard balms and butters as well as beard wash and conditioner check out the link below. Use the coupon code: Shawn15 at checkout so you can receive 15% off all orders. https://fablebeardco.com/discount/SHAWN15Fable also has AMAZING CBD products, including CBD tinctures, beard butter, beard oil, beard balm and even beard conditioner/wash. You can get them with a 15% discount by following the link down below (or using Shawn15 at checkout!). Fable Beard Company CBD Support the show