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American History Hotline — 51 episodes

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Is it Time for a Third Party?

2

Did Thomas Jefferson Steal the Declaration of Independence?

3

Was Clara Barton a Bad Ass? [from American History Hotline]

4

Was Clara Barton a Bad Ass?

5

What's the Real Story of Disney's "Newsies"?

6

John Quincy Adams: From President to Anti-Slavery Firebrand (Live in DC)

7

Mary Had a Little Typhoid

8

The Constitution vs. Authoritarianism

9

How Did Hollywood Survive the Great Depression?

10

Sybil Ludington: 16-Year-Old Hero of the American Revolution

11

What Happened to Aaron Burr After He Killed Alexander Hamilton?

12

Why Do We Spring Forward?

13

Was Disney’s Balto a True Story?

14

Did Willy Wonka’s Creator Spy on America?

15

A Washington & Lincoln Birthday Special!

16

Are the Olympics an Appropriate Place for Protest?

17

Who Integrated the NFL?

18

Can the President Tear Down the White House?

19

Abraham Lincoln Before the Presidency: What He Learned as a Lawmaker

20

Montezuma's Revenge! Debunking the Myth of the Spanish Conquest

21

America Loves Trains. Why Can’t We Build Them Anymore? Inside NYC’s Second Avenue Subway

22

Can We Add a Fifth Face to Mount Rushmore? The History and Future of the Monument

23

Are These Really the Best Movies of the 21st Century? Debating the NYT’s Top 100

24

Death by Lightning: What Netflix Got Right (and Wrong) About a Presidential Assassination

25

Was Johnny Appleseed a Real Person? The Man Behind the Myth

26

The Surprising History of Vaccines in America with Kathryn Olivarius

27

Why Were There So Many Serial Killers in 1970s America?

28

Is Thanksgiving a Feast of Lies?! Historian David J. Silverman Separates Myth from Truth

29

When Murder Was Legal …ish

30

How Did Big Tech Take Over Our Elections?

31

Why Won't Daylight Saving Time Die?

32

Hunting Witches: What Started the Salem Witch Trials?

33

Hail to the Cheapskate: How Presidents Made (and Spent) Their Money

34

What Was Columbus REALLY Like?

35

What's Wrong with Blackface?

36

Why Watergate Didn't Bother Lynyrd Skynyrd / Ozzy vs. Winged Creatures

37

Dueling in Early America: Hamilton, Burr, and Honor Culture with Lindsay Chervinsky

38

What's a Buffalo Soldier?

39

Why Do Third Parties Fail?

40

Episode Title Redacted: From the Files of the CIA

41

Arsenic and Cyanide: The Dark Side of Victorian Womanhood in America

42

Peter Sagal: Is the Electoral College "America's Worst Idea"?

43

Why Haven't We Returned to the Moon in 50+ Years?

44

America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman: Lafayette

45

Was Disease the Biggest Killer in the Civil War?

46

What's up with George Washington's Teeth?

47

Would Lincoln Be a Republican Today?

48

Can the Great Depression Happen Again?

49

Does the Constitution Prevent A Dictator?

50

Dead on the 4th of July

51

Introducing: American History Hotline