American History Podcasts

Learn about why this site was so important in American history. From Eli Whitney’s muskets, to fire fighting in New Haven, the water at this location has served many purposes. We talk with Bill Brown of the Eli Whitney Museum and Lisa DiFrancesco of the Whitney Water Center. We also look into the plants and […]

First we find out how the traprock ridges of this site were created. A Quinnipiac Medicine Man tells why this site was important to their tribe. Bill Brown talks about the why the park was created. Celia Lewis tells us about the many birds that depend on this site. We also investigate plants and critters […]

Learn about the interesting geology of this site, hear how biodiesel is made, UI representatives talk about the English Station, we find some interesting plants and critters.

Learn about the history of this site, hear about the Carr Bridge, a lobsterman takes us on his boat, and we go out to get some oysters.

The Austin Music Experience This Week in Texas Music History we’ll celebrate the first female singer to work with the King of Western Swing.

Learn about the history of this remarkable island. Nick Bellatoni, the State Archeologist talks about geological changes that have taken place on the island. We’ll talk to Ben Breton, from the New Haven Historical Society about the native people who lived on the island. Fox Running, the Quinnipiac Medicine Man will share legends and his […]

Marry Me! Inc. is the story of women and men who in 1898 were, in various ways – romantically, entrepreneurially, innocently, nefariously – involved in a scheme to ship unmarried women to the Yukon’s Klondike. There they were to be auctioned off to Dawson’s miners who were, by then, rich and hungry for them. Most […]

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art enlivens the extraordinary human stories behind America’s most significant art and artists. It is the preeminent and most widely used resource dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making available for study the papers and other primary records of the visual arts in America.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC) Civil Rights History Project, created by an act of Congress in 2009, is a joint effort of the Library of Congress and NMAAHC to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals—many who are unheralded—who participated in the Civil Rights Movement […]

An earnest narration detailing the history of the Elkhorn Ranch Site. The narrator outlines the history of the plot of land, and comments on the natural beauty and serenity of the location.

Join The Gist of Freedom weekly live online discussion in celebration of the African American experience—honoring all the people, past and present, black and white—who have determined to preserve history in literature, craftsmanship and artifact.

This series is a guided walking-tour of downtown St. Paul. Information is given on the history of the area, the buildings, and the wildlife. Exercise tips are included as well.

“Ben Franklin for President” is a Podcast by G.Robin Smith (produced by Ehren Ziegler of www.InYourEarShakespeare.com) featuring the life, times, thoughts and ideals (and failings) of our greatest Founding Grandfather – Benjamin Franklin. G.Robin Smith portrays Benjamin Franklin in a first-person presentation “Benjamin Franklin LIVE! & On Tour” www.Ben-Franklin.org for information. All thoughts, views and […]

The story of Orthodoxy in the Americas – Matthew Namee explores our early American Orthodox past.

They say that those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it. So give this podcast a listen, learn a little, laugh a little, and have fun.

Discover who YOU are as we explore one of the richest collections of Texana from The Texas Collection at Baylor University. Host Dr. Mary Landon Darden will introduce Texas history writers who will tell dramatic – and often little-known – Texas tales from the great past of this larger-than-life state of Texas.

The unquestioned voice of American Independence, Adams was instrumental in uniting disparate colonies into a concerted movement. In the years following independence Adams struggled to find his place in the diplomatic and political future of his country capstoning his contribution with a one term presidency that left him feeling bitter and under-appreciated

APUSH podcast for Mr. Carter’s students at Cibola High School in Yuma, Arizona.

Here and Then is an award winning series of fast paced, information packed features hosted by local historian John Quarstein. Through this series of one-minute vignettes, viewers gain a perspective about the rich history of Hampton Roads through visits to Isle of Wight County and St. Lukes Church, Jamestown and the first settlers, Lincolns visit […]

This blog is designed as a companion for the Teaching American History Grant of the Clark County School District titled “Nevada & the West/Digital Collections.”

LearnOutLoud.com presents the U.S. Presidents Podcast. Each episode will provide a brief biographical portrait of each president, explore the eras in which they led the country, and access the historical significance they hold for us today. This is a podcast for those that wish to gain a complete knowledge of the commander in chief.

This podcast acts as supportive material for the Clark County School District’s Teaching American History Grant module on Immigration and Collaborative Biographies. During the module, third, fourth, and fifth grade classroom teachers learn about immigration from 1880-1920 through reading history books and children’s literature, writing a book report, and writing a historical fiction chapter book.

This podcast was developed as part of an elementary-level Clark County School District Teaching American History Grant. The three-year grant funds six modules per year with each module focusing on a different era of American history and a different pedagogical theme. This podcast focuses on Colonial America and Classroom Simulations. Participants in the grant are […]

This podcast was developed as part of an elementary-level Clark County School District Teaching American History Grant. The three-year grant will fund six modules per year with each module focusing on a different era of American history and a different pedagogical theme. This podcast focuses on the the Civil War Era and Digital Storytelling. Participants […]

This podcast was developed as part of an elementary-level Clark County School District Teaching American History Grant. The three-year grant will fund six modules per year with each module focusing on a different era of American history and a different pedagogical theme. This podcast focuses on the American Revolution and Primary Source Documents in Elementary […]

A brief description of the major sights and parks along the Chicago Boulevard system.

This is walking tour of New York City sites which were significant in the early history of the Mormon Church. It was developed by a group of New York Latter-day Saints who study LDS Church history in New York City. You can find out more about their work at www.nycldshistory.com. A brochure about the sites […]

Podcast for United States History at the Academy of Urban Planning

Presented by Murray N. Rothbard in Fall 1986 at New York Polytechnic University. Recorded by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.

A rare collection of eight Murray N. Rothbard lectures.

Weekend Explorer is a feature that appears occasionally in the Weekend section. A series of walking tours through areas of New York, in which a reporter, John Strausbaugh, seeks out still-visible traces of the city’s layers of history.

Audio readings AP Textbooks. [itunes pic] Audio reading of The American Pageant, textbook for students of AP US History. An accompaniment to the text. Ch. 40 For all of you taking the AP test in May I wish you the best of luck!

Thomas Jefferson’s masterful summation of 18th century liberal thought, the words of the Declaration feature prominently in Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech.

The Dr Pepper Museum is proud to present their Audio Wand Tour available as a podcast for the first time! The number in the title corresponds to a number posted on the wall in the museum. The tour is designed to put the exhibit you are viewing into historical context, both on the local and […]

Survey of the social, political, economic and cultural transformations that took place in colonial North America and the US from the 15th through the 19th centuries.

A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century. Narrated by Floy Lilley.

In this podiobook: On June 25th, 1876, General George Custer died at the Little Big Horn.Why did Custer rush into battle against the largest agglomeration of Indians ever seen in the West, without waiting for support from other cavalry contingents which were on their way to the scene?To answer that, you need to know what […]

This weekly course was presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., in 2006-2007.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.

Mark Thornton, coauthor of Tariffs, Blockades and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War, offers a series of seven lectures, presented to the Auburn University Academy for Lifelong Learners, hosted at the Mises Institute.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.

Ronald Reagan’s presidency, from Reagonomics and the invasion of Grenada in his first term, to the Iran-contra scandal and reconciliation with Soviet leader Mihail Gorbachev in his second. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).

From America’s great hope after Nixon’s election victory, to disillusionment after Watergate through to President Carter’s election. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alastair Cooke (1908 – 2004).

Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields. Please note that relatively few recordings survive from this period.

2018 and Outreach America decided it was time to take years of campfire story-telling to the internet. Join us as your host, Gary Newell, takes us across the globe and through time to reignite the fire of history. Plan to shed some new light on stories you know and many you’ve never heard. Real history […]

This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In attendance were Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Reportedly, the crowd, upon hearing the speech, jumped up […]

Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first greek-letter society for […]

This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of person he was from the very beginning. “All the world loves a lover”—and Abraham Lincoln loved everybody. With all his brain and brawn, his real greatness was in his […]

Fanny Kemble was a British actress who married mega-plantation owner, Pierce Butler of Georgia. During her marriage she kept journals of everyday life, and after some years grew to detest the institution of slavery and the things Butler stood for. Kemble eventually divorced him, but it wasn’t until after the Civil War had started that […]

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, […]

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified […]

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, […]

This detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln’s life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces his various roles as storekeeper, serviceman, state legislator, lawyer, politician, Republican Party leader, and of course President. Along the way we learn about his days of hardship as a beginning lawyer, his love for Anne Rutledge, such myths as “Honest […]

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, […]

An in-depth view and early history of the Mohawk Valley in upper New York state, covering the time period of 1609-1780. This historical piece covers that part of the Mohawk Valley between Schenectady and Rome, NY. The narrator hopes that the listener understands that a best effort has been made in pronunciation of many names […]

William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave–his father a white man who never acknowledged his paternity. Brown escaped slavery at about the age of 20. For many years he worked as a steamboatman and as a conductor for the Underground Railroad in Buffalo, New York. In […]

General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the senior commanders of Southern forces during the Civil War. It was he who initiated the hostilities by opening fire on Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor, in April, 1861. In July of that year, having taken command of the Confederate Army of the Potomac, he triumphed in […]

The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it had been when Richelieu founded the Company of One Hundred Associates. Though its inhabitants numbered less than seven thousand, the institutions under which they lived could not have been more elaborate or precise. In short, the divine right of the […]

Louis Hughes was born a slave near Charlottesville, Virginia to a white father and a black slave woman. Throughout his life he worked mostly as a house servant, but was privy to the intimate details and workings of the entire McGee cotton plantation and empire. In Thirty Years A Slave Hughes provides vivid descriptions and […]

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first greek-letter society for women, […]