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Recent Episodes

US History Episode 17: The Early Cold War or, "McArthur, McCarthy and Ike"
Has it been 6 months since my last episode? Sure. Does it cause me anxiety that I left my listeners
US History Ep. 16: The Postwar World or, "Boom, Baby!"
I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting the conclusion of this narrative that literally no one else has ever told
US History Ep. 15: WWII or, "Tom Hanks' War"
OK. Buckle your seatbelts. We’ve made it to the only event in American history that really matters… WORLD! WAR! TWO!
US History Ep. 14: The New Deal or, "Saving Mr. Banks!"
Last episode people danced while the economy crumbled. Today, we need to figure out what happened next. How do you
U.S. History Episode 13 The Roaring 20s or, "Does any of this sound a little familiar?"
Woo! It’s been a few months since my last episode, has anything big happened? Just kidding. Turns out that making
US History Ep. 12: World War I or, "Woodrow Wilson's War"
Act 1: Wilson and the War We can’t really understand WWI in America without talking about Woodrow Wilson. And we
US History Ep. 11 The Women's Era or, "Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make It On This Podcast"
All right. The ladies of American history have been dancing on the edges of our narrative for about 200 years.
US History Ep. 10: The Progressive Era or, "No more thumbs in our meat, please!"
So we’ve reached the 20th century - finally! - and the U.S. overall is doing pretty well. Our economy is
US History Ep. 9: Imperialism or, "Just a spoonful of sugar helps imperialism go down..."
Welcome back to Anti-Social Studies! Last episode we talked about the Gilded Age and it was dark. Like, Dickensian-level darkness:
US History Ep. 8: The Gilded Age or, "Imagine Newsies... but no one's dancing."
Last episode we talked about the end of Reconstruction and the rise of the Jim Crow South. But don’t worry!