American History Hit

By: History Hit
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  • Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today.

    We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.

    From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past.

    New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

    Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets.

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  • Presidents' Private Lives
    Nov 7 2024

    With the US election happening, we wanted to take a look back at the presidents from the past what we know about their sex lives.


    Which president was well-endowed and supposedly presented it to staff in the Oval Office? Which president had an affair on his honeymoon? And which had an affair with his wife's secretary?


    And no, they're not all JFK.


    Joining Kate on Betwixt the Sheets to help us find out is Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House.


    This podcast was edited by Freddy Chick. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


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    36 mins
  • Elections Explained: A History of Rigged Elections
    Nov 4 2024

    Invisible ink, delayed flights and political meddling - elections are a symbol of democracy, so how can they become the opposite?


    Don is joined for this episode by Brian Klaas, co-author of 'How to Rig an Election' to find out. What makes a free and fair election? What techniques have authoritarians used to have themselves elected? And how widespread has this been throughout history?


    Brian is a political scientist, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and an associate professor in global politics at University College London.


    Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.


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    American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.

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    36 mins
  • New York Morgue's Dark Secrets
    Oct 31 2024

    The unclaimed dead of New York City's streets and rivers were brought to the New York Morgue in the second half of the nineteenth century. This history is full of dark, sad stories and buried secrets.


    Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney are joined by Cat Byers who is a writer and historian based in Paris currently finishing a PhD on the barely-studied New York Morgue.


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    After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast

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    55 mins

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Brilliant podcast

Like most Brits I thought that the United States had a limited history, but how wrong i was, even with the subjects I knew about Don and his crew provided me new and more detailed information. A must for all fans of American history.

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Excellent

Don Wildman's enthusiastic thoughtful engagement with his subject and his relaxed agreeable voice make this my favourite historical podcast.

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