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Episodes: 69
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 28.0k followers
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Host
Bob Crawford - Musician and podcast host focused on making American history accessible through expert interviews and listener questions.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Peter Bergen - The Warning Signs Before September 11, The War On Terror, Osama Bin Laden, The Invasion Of Iraq, ISIS, Presidential War Powers, And Lessons From U.s. Conflicts In The Middle East.
Lindsay Chervinsky - Donald Trump’s Presidential Rankings, Historical Assessments Of Presidents, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential Legacies, And The Limits Of Evaluating Recent Presidencies.
Peter Sagal - The Origins And Operation Of The Electoral College, The Constitutional Convention, Slavery And The Three-fifths Clause, Presidential Elections, Swing States, And Efforts To Change The System.
Brian Halstead - The Creation, Disbandment, And Revival Of The Army Rangers; Frontier Warfare, George Washington’s Reconnaissance Units, Civil War And World War II Rangers, The 75th Ranger Regiment, And The Origin Of “rangers Lead The Way.”
Michael Russell Gunn - The 1986 Reykjavik Summit, Ronald Reagan And Mikhail Gorbachev, Nuclear Arms Negotiations, Cold War Diplomacy, Declassified Transcripts, And The Summit’s Role In Ending The Cold War.
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Episodes
Tuscarora Jack: Patriot or Villain?
October 07, 2026
Listener Laura is descended from Colonel John Barnwell—better known as "Tuscarora Jack"—but she struggles with her ancestor's brutal actions during the Tuscarora War. Why is Barnwell still celebrated as a hero in South Carolina? Bob speaks with author and fellow Barnwell descendant John Warley about the bloody conflict that earned Tuscarora Jack his nickname, the disturbing violence recorded in his own journals, and his role in shaping colonial South Carolina. Was Barnwell a patriot, a villai...
When Presidents and Vice Presidents Don't Get Along
September 30, 2026
For much of American history, the vice presidency was a political afterthought. Presidents and vice presidents sometimes disliked each other, worked against each other, or barely communicated at all. So how did the office become one of the most influential positions in Washington? On this episode of American History Hotline, Bob Crawford talks with Elaine Kamarck, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution, about...
How Accurate Was The Oregon Trail Game? The Real History Behind America's Most Famous Video Game | Sarah Keyes
September 23, 2026
Millions of Americans grew up playing The Oregon Trail, trying to avoid dysentery, survive dangerous river crossings, and make it west in one piece. But how accurate was the famous video game? In this episode of American History Hotline, host Bob Crawford talks with Yale historian Sarah Keyes, author of American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail, to separate fact from fiction. Together they explore: • How realistic The Oregon Trail video game really was • Did people actually ...
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