240 Episodes

  1. 84: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 2): Dr. Thomas Durant, The Union Pacific & “Hell on Wheels”

    Published: 15/02/2021
  2. Introducing: Skeptoid!

    Published: 08/02/2021
  3. 83: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 1): Industrialization, Ted Judah & The Rise of the Central Pacific

    Published: 01/02/2021
  4. 82: Best Mini Episodes and Cold Opens of 2020

    Published: 18/01/2021
  5. 81: Epilogue to Volume 6: Reconstruction and The Indian Wars

    Published: 04/01/2021
  6. 80: “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus:” A History

    Published: 21/12/2020
  7. 79: The Indian Wars (Part 3): Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce & Standing Bear’s Fight for Civil Rights

    Published: 07/12/2020
  8. 78: The Indian Wars (Part 2): The Battle of the Little Bighorn (the Greasy Grass)

    Published: 23/11/2020
  9. 77: The Indian Wars (Part 1): The U.S.-Dakota War

    Published: 09/11/2020
  10. 76: Reconstruction (Part 4): The Battle of Liberty Place and the Mississippi Plan

    Published: 26/10/2020
  11. 75: Reconstruction (Part 3): The Rise of the KKK and the First Black Men in Government

    Published: 12/10/2020
  12. Bonus Episode: Game Changers: Precedent-Setting Presidential Elections

    Published: 06/10/2020
  13. 74: Reconstruction (Part 2): The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

    Published: 28/09/2020
  14. 73: Reconstruction (Part 1): The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Published: 14/09/2020
  15. 72: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Published: 31/08/2020
  16. 71: Revisiting the Hamilton/Burr Duel: An Affair of Honor

    Published: 17/08/2020
  17. 70: Epilogue: The Civil War Comes to a Close

    Published: 03/08/2020
  18. 69: Surrender at Appomattox: The Last Days of the Civil War

    Published: 20/07/2020
  19. 68: Sherman's March to the Sea and the Thirteenth Amendment

    Published: 06/07/2020
  20. 67: Ending 1864: The Battles of the Crater, Mobile Bay, Centralia, and Franklin

    Published: 22/06/2020

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