A History of the United States. Episode 64 - Native Americans 4: After the Ice Age

This week we look at life in North America in the aftermath of the Ice Age, looking at the three major zones of Archaic Culture, the East, the Plains, and the West.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode64-NativeAmericans4AfterTheIce/Episode64.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership 2.7 - The Incan Life 2: Growing Up

This week we look at what happens when Incan children grow up and get married.

A History of the United States. Episode 63 - Native Americans 3: Ice Age

This week we resume the main narrative and by looking at the first Americans, and how they lived during the close of the last Ice Age.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode63-NativeAmericans3IceAge/Episode63.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership. Episode 2.6 - The Incan Life Part 1 - Childhood

This week we cover the beginning of the Incan life cycle. We look at family planning, abortion, childbirth, childhood, and school.

A History of the United States. Episode 62 - Native Americans 2: Myths, Legends, and Folktales

This week we begin the serious study of the Native American peoples. We talk about how we are going to cover them, and about how to fairly assign weight between Euroamerican history and native traditions. We examine folklore, and break it down into three different categories, myth, legend, and folktale.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode62-NativeAmericans2Myths/Episode62.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership 2.5 - Inca Society.

This week we move into our study of the Incan social system. We look at the various ranks, from the top - the Sapa Inca, all the way through the various governors to the local commoner. Everyone had a place within Inca society, and everybody knew it.

A History of the United States. Episode 61 - Native Americans 1: Mother

This week we begin season 2. We start our coverage of Native Americans by going back 70,000 years to Africa to look at the human migration from Africa to North America, before looking at the geography of the North American continent. This takes us back through 490 million years of geological fun!

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode61-NativeAmericans1Mother/Episode61.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 60 - There's Something About Maryland

This week we conclude season one of the podcast by looking at Maryland, the Catholic colony.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode60-TheresSomethingAboutMaryland/Episode60.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 2.4 - Pachacuti

This week we look at the reigns of Incas 8 through 10, Viracocha, Pachacuti, and Topa Inca.

A History of the United States. Episode 59 - Establishing the Proprietary

This week we look at how the colony of Carolina began to take shape, and how it seemed destined to split into two.

http://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode59-EstablishingTheProprietary/Episode59.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership 2.3 - More Myths

This week we continue looking at the mythic period of Inca history, taking them up to the ascension of Viracocha in 1410.

A History of the United States. Episode 58 - Carolina in my Mind

This week we look at early attempts to settle Carolina with French Huguenots, which naturally brings us to a discussion of the West Wing and religious toleration in the 1780s.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode58-CarolinaInMyMind/Episode58.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership 2.2 - Dawn of the Inca

This week we cover the Inca foundation myth, as well as the reigns of their first three kings.

A History of the United States. Episode 57 - Roanoke

This week we return to the south and cover the early history of Carolina, the Roanoke colony, and Elizabethan imperialism.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode57-Roanoke/Episode57.mp3

A History of the United States Membership 2.1 - Andes

The membership series enters its second segment! We turn to South America, and look at Andean culture before the Inca. We also introduce our main source for the period, Father Cobo.

A History of the United States. Episode 56 - King Philip's War

This week the English colonies fight King Philip in a fight for their very survival. The conclusion to our introduction to New England.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode56-KingPhilipsWar/Episode56.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 25 - The Fall of the Aztecs

This week Cortes conquers Tenochtitlan, kills Moctezuma, and the Aztec state falls.

Una Storia degli Stati Uniti d'America. Episodio 0 - Introduzione

Ciao e benvenuto a una storia degli stati uniti d'America. Questo episodio e un introduzione al progetto e io stesso.

https://archive.org/download/UnaStoriaDegliStatiUnitiDamerica.EpisodioZero-Introduzione/Italian0.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Episode 24 - Meeting in Tenochtitlan

This week we look at different reports of the Cortes-Moctezuma encounter, and then at Cortes taking control of Tenochtitlan.

A History of the United States. Episode 55 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part III: Revenge of the Dutch

This week the English and Dutch go to war again and the Dutch make a last attempt to retake New York.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode55-TheAnglo-dutchWarsPart3/Episode55.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 54 - New York Divided

This week we turn back towards New York and its annexation by England from the Dutch. We look at the creation of the colonies of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode54-NewYorkDivided/Episode54.mp3

A History of the United States Membership Episode 23 - Cortes Marches

This week Cortes marches against the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.

A History of the United States. Episode 53 - Law and Disorder: Rhode Island

This week Rhode Island falls into anarchic chaos during the 1650s.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode52-LawAndDisorderRhodeIsland/Episode53.mp3

A History Of: Hannibal. Episode 79 - Epilogue

The final episode. We analyse the Second Punic War, and why Carthage lost. We then look at what happened to Hannibal and Scipio after the war. We conclude by looking at the short Third Punic War, in which Carthage was destroyed.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfHannibal.Episode79-Epilogue/Episode79.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Episode 22 - Aztec Idol

This week Cortes meets the Aztecs, and the Spanish try to destroy idols.

A History Of: Hannibal. Episode 78 - Zama

In this week, our penultimate episode, we cover the battle of Zama. Scipio finally fights Hannibal. This brings to a close the Second Punic War.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfHannibal.Episode78-Zama/Episode78.mp3

A History Of: Hannibal. Episode 77 - Great Plains

This week we cover the Battle of the Great Plains, and close the Italian theatre of the war as Hannibal finally goes home.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfHannibal.Episode77-GreatPlains/Episode77.mp3

Arab Spring - A History. Episode 33 - Turkish Coups

This week we briefly cover the solidification of Khomeini's regime and the succession of Khameni and Rafsanjani. We then move on to cover Turkey in the 1970s as it undergoes a series of coups.

https://archive.org/download/ArabSpring-AHistory.Episode33-TurkishCoups/Episode33.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 52 - Law and Order: Rhode Island

This week we look at the legal aspects of setting up the Rhode Island colony.

http://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode52-LawAndOrderRhodeIsland/Episode52.mp3

A History of the United States Membership Feed. Episode 21 - The Return of Quetzalcoatl

This week we look at how Moctezuma reacted to the arrival of the Spanish. We disprove a popular muyth and I talk an awful lot about theoretical physics.

A History of the United States. Episode 51 - Theologycast 3

This week we look at more religious developments in Puritanism in Rhode Island as Quakerism and Baptism become forces in the colony.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode51-Theologycast3/Episode51.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Episode 20 - Lost in Translation

This week we launch the invasion of Cortes into Mexico.

A History of the United States. Episode 50 - Theologycast 2

This week we look at the religious developments in Puritanism going on in Rhode Island in the 1630s and 1640s.

http://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode50-Theologycast2/Episode50.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 19 - Cortes

This week we introduce Hernan Cortes into the narrative.

A History of the United States. Episode 49 - Tribal Diplomacy

This week we look back to Rhode Island and recount the circumstances surrounding its foundation.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode49-TribalDiplomacy/Episode49.mp3

A History of the United States Membership. Episode 18 - First Contact

This week we explore what the Americas looked like to Europe at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and at the first contact between the Spanish and the Maya.

A History of the United States. Episode 48 - Nullifcation

This week we take the United Colonies of New England into the 1660s.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode48-Nullifcation/Episode48.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 47 - The First Union

This week the United Colonies of New England face tests both internally and externally. They must face off the Indians, the Dutch, and each other.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode47-TheFirstUnion/Episode47.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Episode 17 - The First Raindrops

This week we look at the initial Spanish movements into the Caribbean, and the four voyages of Columbus.

A History of the United States. Episode 46 - New England Confederation

This week we return to Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Haven to see them, along with Plymouth, form the first American federal institution, the United Colonies of New England.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode46-NewEnglandConfederation/Episode46.mp3

Episode Delay

I am currently unwell. Regrettably there will be no new episode this week. My apologies. Normal service will resume next Monday.

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 16 - The World Blows Open

This week loop back to set up the Spanish. We introduce Columbus, and cover his first voyage across the Atlantic.

A History of the United States. Episode 45 - Chapter 4

This week we begin the fourth chunk of narrative as we turn back to Plymouth, and examine how it became the Plymouth Republic over the 1630s.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode45-Chapter4/Episode45.mp3

TheHistoryOf Podcast 6th Anniversary Special - Oliver Cromwell

Today marks the 6th anniversary of May 2nd 2010, the day I released my first ever podcast! So, to celebrate, here is a short bonus episode about Oliver Cromwell. It's a strange one, but I hope you enjoy. But wait! That's not all! To celebrate six years I'm going to be releasing 6 episodes from the premium feed onto to main feed! Come back each day for an extra slice of Aztec!

https://archive.org/download/ThehistoryofPodcast6thAnniversarySpecial-OliverCromwell/OliverCromwell.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 15 - Eve of War

This week we cover the reign of Moctezuma up to 1519 and the arrival of the Spanish. We prepare to properly introduce the Spanish in our next episode.

A History of the United States. Episode 44 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 2 - Attack of the Spices

This week we turn to Indonesia to examine how and why New York was traded for a spice island.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode44-TheAnglo-dutchWars.Part2-/Episode44.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 43 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 1 - The Mercantile Meance

This week we cover the growing tension between the English and Dutch, leading the English to take New Netherland and rename it New York.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode43-TheAnglo-dutchWarsPart1-The/Episode43.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 1

This week we cover the conquests of Ahuitzotl as he takes Aztec armies beyond the edge of the known world. We also look at the first signs of Aztec weakness as the empire became dangerously overextended.

A History of the United States. Episode 42 - The Godfather

This week we cover the directorship of Peter Stuyvesant, the Godfather of New Netherland.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode42-TheGodfather/Episode42.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 41 - The Last Days of New Netherland

This week we really begin to get into the problems afflicting New Netherland, and the disastrous directorship of Kieft.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode41-TheLastDaysOfNewNetherland/Episode41.mp3

A History of the United States Membership Feed. Episode 13 - Disaster and Restoration

This week we cover the brief and disastrous reign of Tizoc before introducing into the narrative Ahuitzotl.

https://archive.org/download/JrahotusmEpisode13/M-Episode13.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 40 - Dutch Conquests

This week we cover the fall of New Sweden as the Swedes provoked the Dutch, leading to an invasion. We then double back to begin going through the history of New Netherland in more detail.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode40-DutchConquests/Episode40.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 39 - Swedes on the Delaware

This week we cover the history of New Sweden.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates-Episode39-SwedesOnTheDelaware/Episode39.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Episode 12 - Axayacatl

This week we return to the narrative by covering the reign of Axayacatl (1468-1481). We also introduce the mortal enemies of the Aztecs, the Tarascans. They are pictured in this map as yellow, Aztecs are blue.

A History of the United States. Episode 38 - The New Sweden Company

This week we cover some of the history of New Netherland, but it is quite impossible to talk about New Netherland without talking about New Sweden. Therefore, what we do today is go back to Europe so we can figure out why the Swedes thought founding an empire on the Delaware was a good idea.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode38-TheNewSwedenCompany/Episode38.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 37 - New Netherland

This week we cover the exploration of the Hudson River, the founding of New Netherland, Fort Orange (Albany) and New Amsterdam (New York City).

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode37-NewNetherlands/Episode37.mp3

A History of the Untied States Membership Feed 11 - A Layered Society

This week we finish our exploration of Aztec social history by exploring all the different layers of society.

A History of the United States. Episode 36 - The Dutch

This week we begin Chapter 3 of A History of the United States by getting very off topic. We don't talk about America at all, and instead focus on the Dutch in preparation for setting up New Netherland and Delaware.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode36-TheDutch/Episode36.mp3

A History Of: Hannibal. Episode 76 - Utica

This week the African war really gets underway. Scipio, Laelius and Masinissa duel with Hasdrubal and Syphax around Utica, while things go badly for Hannibal in Italy.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfHannibalEpisode76/Episode76.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 35 - Straight Outta Connecticut

This week we found Connecticut. We also turn Providence Plantation into the Colony of Rhode Island, and look at badass theologian Anne Hutchinson who was kicked out of Massachusetts for speaking her mind.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode35-StraightOuttaConnecticut/Episode35.mp3

A History of the United States Membership Feed Episode 10 - The Aztec Machine

This week we turn to the structure of the Aztec Empire. We examine how it operated, how it kept its vassals in line, and the military of the empire.

A History of the United States. Episode 34 - The Founding of Rhode Island

This week we look at the founding of Rhode Island. We explore the life of Roger Williams as he sets up Providence Plantation.

A History of the United States. Episode 33 - The Massachusetts Life

This week we look at the early social and economic history of Massachusetts.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode33-TheMassachusettsLife/Episode33.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 9 - Tenochtitlan

This week we turn towards life in the big city!

A History of the United States. Episode 32 - The Fusion of Church & State

This week we look at the first few years of Massachusetts colony, which greatly contrasts to Plymouth. It is very oligarchic, had has something of a fusion of church and state.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode32-TheFusionOfChurchAndState/Episode32.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 31- The Massachusetts Bay Colony

This week we found the colony of Massachusetts, in addition to the provinces of Maine and New Hampshire. It's a busy episode!

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode31-TheMassachusettsBayColony/Episode31.mp3