The American History Podcast
Shawn Warswick
The American History Podcast presents the history of the United States in an engaging, scholarly and entertaining way. Each season we take a topic in American history and dive deep to discover the roots of the issue, and provide our listeners with a lot of history they don't know. Follow the American History Podcast on Twitter: @americanhiscast. Feel free to email me with questions and comments: [email protected]
- 12 minutes 55 secondsState of the Podcast 20253 December 2025, 4:00 pm
- 12 minutes 55 secondsState of the Podcast1 December 2025, 3:00 pm
- 39 minutes 39 seconds5.05 The Long March
Over the past four episodes, we've traced how American political discourse became weaponized, how both parties learned to delegitimize elections, how political violence gets selectively remembered, and how two incompatible constitutional orders came to govern American life simultaneously. Today we're exploring how this transformation happened—not just through laws and court decisions, but through a systematic ideological takeover of American institutions.
17 November 2025, 8:00 am - 54 minutes 13 seconds5.04 The Two Constitutions
Civil rights vs. civil liberties—what happens when rights collide? Today we discuss.
13 November 2025, 4:00 pm - 41 minutes 26 seconds5.03 Fiery But Mostly Forgotten
Over the past two episodes, we've traced how American political discourse became weaponized decades before Trump, and how both parties learned to delegitimize elections they don't win. Today we're examining something even more fundamental: how Americans think about political violence.
The story we tell ourselves about political violence in America goes something like this: We're a peaceful democracy where political disagreements are settled through debate and voting, not riots and bloodshed. When violence does occur, it's an aberration—a breakdown of our democratic norms that shocks the conscience and brings the country together in condemnation. This is another fairy tale.
27 October 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutes5.02 Selected Not Elected
Today we dive into the election of 2000. This is when both parties learned to delegitimize elections they don't win.
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29 September 2025, 9:00 pm - 30 minutes 41 seconds5.01 The Great Unraveling
We interrupt season 4 to bring you a special mini series (never fear I already have several WWII episodes written and one is already recorded). This series is based on the events of September 10, 2025, and the aftermath of that day. The purpose is to look into how the US got to this point and hopefully find a way for us to get out of it. I hope you all find it informative.
22 September 2025, 12:00 am - 26 minutes 44 seconds4.36 The Track of Ghosts
This is the American History Podcast, Season 4, Episode 37. I'm your host, Shawn, and welcome to "The Track of Ghosts" - the second of four episodes on the New Guinea Campaign.
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24 August 2025, 2:00 pm - 29 minutes 50 seconds4.35 "Into the Green Hell" The New Guinea Campaign part 1
Guess who's back? Yep. We have a new WWII episode. I wasn't sure this day would arrive, but it has. In this episode we begin a four part look at one of the forgotten aspects of WWII in the Pacific.
18 August 2025, 7:00 am - 34 minutes 16 secondsInterview: Samuel Marquis
Today we have a special treat. Author Samuel Marquis joins the show to discuss his latest book, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal." This is a fantastic book, and one I know you'll love. You can purchase it on Amazon or at your local bookseller, including Barnes and Noble.
12 July 2025, 11:00 pm - 30 minutes 8 secondsBonus Episode: 1983 Part 221 April 2025, 3:00 pm
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