Welcome to The United States of Amnesia, a podcast bringing history to the present!

Blog Posts

Karen Tumulty on U.S. Nativism (The Washington Post, December 7, 2025)
Dec. 7, 2025

Karen Tumulty on U.S. Nativism (The Washington Post, December 7, 2025)

Columnist Karen Tumulty compares U.S. nativism of the 1920s with that of today in her Washington Post column of December 7, 2025, discussing themes we also covered in our "America First" series. If you have access to The Washington Post's content, y…

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Episode 2 is Out!
Oct. 15, 2025

Episode 2 is Out!

The sequel to our debut episode is here! Episode 102: America First- Part 2 picks up where we left off and dives into the birth of the “America First” ideology, including its roots in post–World War I paranoia, the Red Scare, and t…

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Image Gallery for America First
Oct. 1, 2025

Image Gallery for America First

This gallery of photos, maps, and other images add to our America First audio series about the rise and evolution of the "America First" movement in the United States from the 1880s through World War II. The gallery includes links to episodes for ea…

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Debut Episode is Live!
Oct. 1, 2025

Debut Episode is Live!

We are proud to present the first episode of our podcast, The United States of Amnesia, now available on all major streaming services! A lot of work went into this episode, including researching and structuring, investing in supplies and equipment, …

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