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The Whiskey Rebellion

David Silkenat

An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat

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Whiskey Rebellion 195: Inflation

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2021/12/18

For the first time in four decades, inflation is in the headlines. Frank and David discuss the history of inflation in the United States and whether it's something to worry about. Last Drops Frank: PosCast on Buck O'Neil and Jimmy Carter at Chalk River David: Rebecca Brenner Graham's Hustling to Get By

01:08:51

Whiskey Rebellion 194: Who Controls the Schools?

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2021/12/11

Thanks to listener Ian for suggesting this topic! With recent debates over masking and the 1619 Project have shown, America's schools are at the heart of the national culture war. Frank and David discuss the history of schools in the United States and how they have intersected with religion, race, and class. Last Drops Frank: Brendan McConville, The Brethren David: UCU and Columbia strikes, Starbucks unionization

01:06:13

Whiskey Rebellion 193: Vigilante Justice

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2021/11/25

Frank and David discuss recent court cases that raise questions about self-defense, vigilante justice, and taking the law into your own hands. Last Drops Frank: Martha Jones on Abigail in Paris David: Thanksgiving in Liberia

01:08:16

Whiskey Rebellion 192: Academic Freedom

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2021/11/12

Frank and David discuss the history of academic freedom at American universities. Last Drops David: The Harder They Fall on Netflix Frank: Intertwined podcast from Mount Vernon

56:16

Whiskey Rebellion 191: The Health of the American...

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2021/11/04

On Tuesday, a handful of states held off-off year elections, providing Frank and David with an opportunity to do a health check on the American democracy. They discuss redistricting and voting rights and the need for a new Voting Rights Act. Last Drops Frank: New season Slow Burn on Rodney King riots David: Merriam Webster's new words for 2021

01:00:25

Whiskey Rebellion 190: Supply Chains

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2021/10/23

With massive supply chain disruptions over the past few years, Frank and David discuss how supply chains have shaped US history and how they have evolved since the American revolution. Last Drops Frank: The Search for America's Atlantis David: new dating on Norse settlements in Newfoundland

51:23

Whiskey Rebellion 189: Hitting the Ceiling

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2021/10/15

As Congress is bogged down in debates over the debt ceiling, Frank and David look into the history of the national debt and how it has been weaponized. Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum on History and the Climate Crisis David: UVA study on Confederate monuments and lynching

43:48

Whiskey Rebellion 188: Crafting Reagan‘s Legacy

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2021/10/07

Frank and David talk with Edinburgh PhD student Sarah Thomson. They discuss her research on how the Reagan administration tried to shape his historical legacy. Last Drops Sarah: Karen Tumulty's The Triumph of Nancy Reagan Frank: Andrew O'Shaughnessy's The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind David: Reservation Dogs

01:06:12

Whiskey Rebellion 187: Refugees in the Revolution

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2021/09/27

Frank and David are joined by Edinburgh doctoral student James Mackay. They discuss James's research into Black refugees during the American Revolution. Last Drops James: Karen Cook Bell's Running from Bondage Frank: Mary Beth Norton's 1774 and Bruce Ragsdale's Washington at the Plow David: Denise Lajimodiere's on Indian boarding schools

56:35

Whiskey Rebellion 185: The Chair

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2021/09/02

Frank and David discuss Netflix's mini-series "The Chair" and how academia has been presented in film and television. Last Drops Frank: RIP Robert Middlekauff and Sturgill Simpson's Ballad of Dood and Juanita David: Ancestry digitizes Freedmen's Bureau records

54:53

Whiskey Rebellion 184: Resignation

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2021/08/13

After a NYAG report detailed a long history of sexual harassment, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation. Frank and David discuss the scandal and resignation. Last Drops David: What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind Frank: enjoy the summer holiday

53:53

RIP Gary B. Nash

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2021/08/05

Joined by Miles Stanley, Frank and David discuss the life and career of historian Gary B. Nash. Last Drops Frank: Congrats to Karin Wulf for her appointment as Director of the John Carter Brown Library David: Questlove's new documentary Summer of Soul *POSTSCRIPT* After listening to the episode, Gary Nash's colleague Marian McKenna Olivas got in touch with some corrections and added details about their important work on the National History Standards and the National Center for History in the

01:00:16

Whiskey Rebellion 182: The Insurrection Committee

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2021/07/30

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection started its work earlier this week. Frank and David discuss similar Congressional investigations, including those on Harpers Ferry, the KKK, and the Titanic. Last Drops Frank: Transatlantic Slavery Symposium David: Slate's One Year podcast

57:24

Whiskey Rebellion 181: Beat the Heat

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2021/07/22

With record setting high temperatures in the United States (and elsewhere), Frank and David discuss how Americans have coped with the summer heat. Last Drops Frank: Ken Burns on Ernest Hemingway David: The Imagineering Story on Disney+

55:56

Whiskey Rebellion 180: The Ends of War

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2021/07/08

The United States military recently and unceremoniously withdrew from Bagram Air Base last week, signally the beginning of the end of the nearly 20 year war in Afghanistan. Frank and David discuss how this compares to the ends of other wars in American history. Last Drops Frank: copy of the Declaration of Independence found in Scotland, auctioned David: slavery documents found in Maryland attic, auctioned

53:22

Whiskey Rebellion 179: Ranking the Presidents

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2021/07/01

Yesterday C-SPAN released its latest rankings of US Presidents. Frank and David look at the history of presidential rankings, critique C-SPAN's list, and examine Trump's place near the bottom. Last Drops Frank: biannual rant on the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of Arbroath. David: Bobby Bonilla Day

54:30

Whiskey Rebellion 178: A Wall of Separation

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2021/06/24

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken preliminary steps to prohibit Catholic politicians who support abortion rights (including President Biden) from receiving communion. Frank and David discuss how this controversy fits into the history of church and state relationship. Last Drops Frank: Texas elementary school to be named after Annette Gordon-Reed David: article on Rosenberg sons and Radiolab's Vanishing of Harry Pace miniseries

52:13

Whiskey Rebellion 177: The Truth is Out There

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2021/06/19

With the imminent release of a government report on UFOs, Frank and David discuss the history of UFOs, including the Kentucky Meat Shower. Last Drops Frank: Paul Finkelman on John Marshall and Slavery David: why there are two National Donut Days

47:50

Whiskey Rebellion 176: Filibuster or Bust

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2021/06/11

Frank and David discuss the history of the filibuster, including why you should never drink eggnog in June. Last Drops Frank: David Blight, Fog of History War's David: Newbie, the History Bird

38:02

Whiskey Rebellion 175: Return to Normalcy

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2021/06/03

(Apologies for the construction noise in the background during the second half of the episode.) Now that a majority of Americans have been vaccinated, things in much of the United States have begun to return to "normal." Frank and David discuss what returning to normal means and if "normalcy" is actually a word. Last Drops Frank: latest season of Slow Burn on the Iraq War David: Now & Then podcast

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