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America at 250: The Podcast

Yale University

This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. All three scholars will deliver the course’s first and final lectures together, as an introduction and a wrap-up. In between, they will each deliver eight lectures

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All Episodes

56:08

Reconstruction: Andrew Johnson vs. the Radical...

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2025/11/05

“Beware the people weeping, when they bear the iron hand.” Professor David Blight examines Reconstruction, past and present.

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52:36

Studio Conversation: The Cause of the Civil War

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/11/03

In this episode, Professor David Blight answers the simple question: What caused the Civil War?

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52:02

Episode 4: Frederick Douglass, The Slave Power, and...

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2025/10/28

Professors Beverly Gage and Joanne Freeman ask Professor David Blight about his recent lectures about early Republicans, The Slave Power conspiracy, and the slave narratives that affected them most.

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52:25

Class 11 – The Road to Disunion: Politics, Dred...

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/24

Professor David Blight continues with the lead up to the Civil War.

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54:35

Class 10 – The Mexican War and its Aftermath:...

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/22

The Mexican – American War from 1846-1848 had an immense impact on the territory of America and the issue of slavery. Professor David Blight begins his series of classes with an in depth review.

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1:01:02

What is a Republic? Hamilton, Jackson, and more

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/20

Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s final lectures on Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and how America’s experiment with democracy was received by outsiders.

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52:39

Class 9 – Whose America? Protest and Reform

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Searching and struggles, opportunities and losses. Professor Joanne Freeman concludes her series of lectures for the course.

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47:54

Class 6 – Republican Precedents and Presidents: The...

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/08

The 1790s was a pivotal time for the new America and Professor Joanne Freeman takes us on a tour.

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47:46

Studio Conversation: The Federalists, Early Republic,...

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/03

Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 2 lectures on the Federalists (don’t call them papers) and whether anyone would actually like the real Alexander Hamilton.

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52:20

Class 5: Framing a Nation: The Constitution

America at 250: The Podcast ·

2025/10/01

Professor Freeman describes the structure and process of the new Constitution.

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