The Whiskey Rebellion

23/08/2025

A new episode:

Returning from their summer break, Frank and David discuss the Trump administration's review of the Smithsonian. Last Drops Frank: 50 years of Born to Run and kudos to Rhode Island David: a new Shaker

21/04/2025

Frank and David discuss Paul Quigley's article on the NEH https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rf5b5-1888d44

17/03/2025

New Episode: Not Playing Cards

Frank and David discuss the Oval Office meeting between Zelensky and Trump. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color

20/02/2025

No More Kings!

Frank and David discuss presidents who have been labelled as kings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZs3g3qIo Nixon's White House uniforms Last Drops Frank: TR on Civil Service David: Barbara Weinstein on historians and politics

14/02/2025

Valentine's Day Episode:

Frank and David discuss the history of Valentine's Day in the United States. Last Drops Frank: Locke's Second Treatise on Government David: new museum at the Lincoln Memorial

29/01/2025

Celebrating 8 years of podcasting. New episode on the Trump inauguration:

Frank and David discuss Donald Trump's 2nd Inaugural and first week in office. Last Drops Frank: Public history professionals David: RIP Bill Leuchtenburg and NC Supreme Court election

30/12/2023

Our 250th episode!

Frank and David celebrate 250 episodes of the Whiskey Rebellion. Last Drops Frank: Foner on Varon in the Atlantic and RIP Andre Braugher David: Hogmanay Torchlight Parade

10/09/2023

New Episode:

Frank and David discuss an article in Atlantic Monthlyby Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt on the health of the American democracy. Last Drops Frank: NYT article on JFK assassination witness David: Jonathan Jones on teaching with ChatGPT

30/08/2023

New Haven, Conn.— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty-fifth annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize, one of the most coveted awards for the study of the African American experience.

26/08/2023

New Episode: Fallen from Grace

Frank and David discuss figures from American history whose reputations took a dramatic turn for the worse. Last Drops Frank: 100 years of the Jefferson Foundation conference David: Frank's new book available for pre-order

18/08/2023

New Episode: Moms for Liberty

Frank and David discuss the conservative political organzation Moms for Liberty and its historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: US Women's World Cup team David: Blackhaven