Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky to discuss the creation of an American Identity following the end of the American Revolution. Who was an American? Has the idea of an American changed over time? Would the founding generation have the same definition of an American as we do today?
Tue, Feb 7, 2023
Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Podcaster and Historian Mike Duncan to discuss the Marquis de Lafayette as a hero of two worlds. More than 35 cities in the United States are named after the Frenchman, but many Americans know him by name only. And in his native France, his memory is barely acknowledged despite his accomplishments. Why is this, and just who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Historian Dr. Marcus P. Nevius to look into the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina and its role as a haven for self-emancipated enslaved people. We examine who settled in the inhospitable environment and how-using unconventional sources-individual stories of such freedom seekers can be revealed for us today.
Tue, Mar 7, 2023
Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Historian and Archaeologist Carin Bloom to discuss Catharine Littlefield Greene and her husband Nathanael Greene. Nathanael may have been one of General George Washington's most trusted generals, but Caty Greene's contributions should not be overlooked. Her life, full of fascinating stories and accomplishments, is an excellent example of the importance of examining historical women on their own terms.
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins are joined by Historian Samantha Snyder to talk about a very important woman in Philadelphia Society in the eighteenth century: Elizabeth Willing Powel. Powel wielded significant political influence during the presidency of George Washington and traveled amongst the elite social circles of the city. Despite her fascinating story and fame of the day, Powel is only now becoming the subject of a full-length biography written by Snyder.
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Lynn and Isaac welcome Dr. Rosemarie Zagarri to explore ideas of empire through the lens of Thomas Law, the grandson-in-law of George Washington. Law lived and thrived in both British India and the newly created U.S. capital of Washington, DC. The episode also examines racial constructs of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and looks at the connections between the United States and Britain at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Tue, Apr 18, 2023
Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins welcome the talent behind the award-nominated podcast, "Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington's Mount Vernon"-co-writers Jeannette Patrick and Dr. Jim Ambuske, and narrator Brenda Parker. The eight-part podcast, which tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon, zooms in past statistics and generalities to present biographies of the people who lived in a state of slavery.
Tue, May 2, 2023
Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins welcome public historian, bestselling author, podcast host, and the proud founder of The Humanity Archive, Jermaine Fowler. His book, The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, celebrates the forgotten stories of history through a focus on our shared humanness. Our past is enriched when we embrace the uncomfortable truths and diverse perspectives that have been suppressed for too long.