Conservative Historian

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• 250 Years and Counting: The Birth of American Independence 03.07.2026 21min

  Send us Fan Mail We explore the 4th of July Holiday and on this, the 250th anniversary of our nation, all of the meanings of that great day.
• 250 Years and Counting: What Would the Founders Think of America Today? 02.07.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at modern America and hear from the Founders about what they would think of America 250 years after the new nation was born.
• 250 Years and Counting: Why the American Revolution was Special 25.06.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at who was leading the American Revolution, what motivated them, and the principles upon which they built the nation.
• The Obama Library (sorry) Center Accurately Represents its Subject 23.06.2026 17min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at the Obama (checks notes) Center and revisit its namesake's legacy.
• Quirky Historical Movies 18.06.2026 47min

  Send us Fan Mail My brother Chris joins the podcast for quirky historical movies and we look at Imitation Game, Hugo, and Col. Blimp. We also speculate on whether Elon Musk has scheduled blood transfusions.
• Negotiable Nonsense: Do Most Major Conflicts End with Negotiation? 16.06.2026 15min

  Send us Fan Mail VP JD Vance noted this week that WW2 ended with a negotiation. Also "most major" conflicts did. We look to the historical record to test this contention.
• 250 Years and Counting: The Top Eleven Events that Defined American Greatness 11.06.2026 34min

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• Gerrymandering and Uncapping the House: A Discussion with Jeff Mayhugh 04.06.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail Jeff Mayhugh (projectnocap.com) comes back on the show to talk about how a larger, uncapped House of Representatives would help with gerrymandering, and a host of other ills.
• Lyndon Johnson and the Limits of Progressivism: A Critique of the Great Society 28.05.2026 46min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at LBJ's Great Society and determine its legacy.
• Memorial Day: A History 24.05.2026 13min

  Send us Fan Mail Every year I repost this episode at this time. A history of the holiday that honors those whose sacrifice made all of this possible.
• Diocletian: Opportunist or Savior Emperor 21.05.2026 38min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at the career of Diocletian to determine the effectiveness of his reign and reforms.
• Frenemy Kings: Richard the Lionheart and Philip Augustus 14.05.2026 31min

  Send us Fan Mail We travel to late 12th century Europe and meet two kings who started as allies and ended as bitter enemies. Their rivalry changed Western European history.
• Stuck Up: Getting Caught in the War Trap 07.05.2026 17min

  Send us Fan Mail We explore wars ranging from the American Revolution to the current situation in Iran and explore how nations get stuck.
• Bacon's Rebellion: An Interview with Jack Henneman 30.04.2026 57min

  Send us Fan Mail We are joined on the podcast by Jack Henneman, founder of the History of the Americans Podcast. We discuss Bacon's Rebellion and Colonial Virginia and a few other topics.
• Cato and Caesar: Reform, Rigidity and One Person Rule 22.04.2026 45min

  Send us Fan Mail Cato and Caesar were there at the end of the Roman Republic. We look at the both men to try to gain insights into the end of an era.
• Antioch: Crossroads of Empire 16.04.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail We begin with the founding of Antioch in 300 BC and to its last major sacking in 1268 AD, and all points in between.
• Lord Liverpool: The Napoleonic Era and Beyond 09.04.2026 1t 5min

  Send us Fan Mail Our guest is Prof. William Anthony Hay, author of Lord Liverpool: A Political Life. We discuss the Napoleonic Era and afterwards from a British perspective.
• No Kings: Incoherent and a Failure 06.04.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail We look at the the purpose, or non purpose, of the No Kings protests.
• A Brief History of Easter 02.04.2026 17min

  Send us Fan Mail We explore the Jewish, pagan, and Christian roots of the holiday of Easter.
• Charles II: The Paradoxical King 26.03.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail We meet Charles II of the English Restoration. His life was the paradox of the Merry Monarch and a strategic, serious ruler.