Dec. 24, 2025
New Series Premiere!
Our new series, "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus," has premiered! Ben Franklin got China wrong, and America still does today! Marshall again leads our discussion in this new series, looking at how the United States keeps misunderstanding China — in no small part because American political leaders often refuse to listen to experts on Chinese affairs. Episode 201, "The Flag Follows Trade" is available now!
Image Gallery for "Internal Improvements"
This gallery of photos, maps, and other images add to our "Internal Improvements" audio series about America's struggles in the first half of the 19th century to give the United States government the power to develop infrastructure and create a stab…
Upcoming Episodes!
Episode 402 "By the Eternal..." (coming September 2!): President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829. beginning a 30-year period in which his Democratic Party blocked the efforts of the 'elitist" Whig Party to give the U.S. federal government a great…
