Recent Podcast Episodes

In response to the Caning of Charles Sumner, radical John Brown took matters into his own hands by murdering five pro-slavery settlers.

From Chapter 9, "The National Civic Federation: Big Business Organized for Progressivism".

From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".

From Chapter 2, "Regulating the Railroads".

From Chapter 10, "The Progressive Era and the Family".

From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".

From Chapter 3, "Attempts at Monopoly in American Industry".

From Chapter 11, "Origins of the Welfare State in America".

From Chapter 4, "The Third Party System: Pietists vs. Liturgicals".

From Chapter 11, "Origins of the Welfare State in America".

In this episode, Chris Calton describes the erupting tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers and politicians.