American History
By Cheryl Boswell
Learn about American History as you would in a typical college course but in a nontraditional manner.
American HistoryApr 19, 2021
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The Suburban Era, 1945-1963
Eisenhower, Sputnik, JFK, & Krushchev are discussed on the American History Podcast in this episode.
Apr 19, 202125:59
Politicast- Public Finance in Texas
Learn the breakdown of the budget with all the various funds that go through the legislative process in Texas.
Apr 19, 202119:28
Politicast-Local Government in Texas
Learn about different types and levels of local government in Texas
Apr 19, 202131:06
Cold War America, 1945-1954
The origins of the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Is traced in this podcast episode.
Apr 12, 202132:15
America’s Rise to Globalism
Learn about the Second World War and how it affected America.
Apr 11, 202148:33
The Great Depression and the New Deal
Dive into the Great Depression and New Deal efforts to end it
Apr 11, 202138:08
The 1920s
Jazz, Gatsby, the Harlem Renaissance, flappers, and more await in this podcast all about the 1920s
Apr 11, 202120:56
The United States and the collapse of the old world order
Dig into the First World War and uncover America’s place within it.
Apr 11, 202138:25
Politicast- The Texas Judiciary
Synopsis of the judicial court system and structure in Texas.
Apr 11, 202116:38
Politicast- Texas Executive Branch
Synopsis of the Texas Executive branch
Apr 11, 202122:21
Politicast-The Texas Legislature
Synopsis of the Texas Legislature
Apr 11, 202128:56
Politicast-Interest Groups in Texas
Synopsis of interest groups in Texas.
Apr 11, 202121:24
Politicast- Campaigns and Elections in Texas
Synopsis of campaigns and elections in Texas
Apr 11, 202124:42
Politicast-Political Parties in Texas
Dive in to learn about the shifts in the political parties in Texas throughout history and what the future may tell for parties in the Lone Star State.
Apr 01, 202158:19
Politicast-Texas in the Federal System
Learn how Texas fits in the federal system
Mar 30, 202141:04
Politicast- Texas Constitutions
Learn about the different constitutions Texas has had throughout its history.
Mar 29, 202101:13:32
Politicast- TX Govt: Political Culture
Learn about what’s going on Texas and why we are the way we are down here!
Mar 24, 202101:17:59
Politicast- Policy
Segment 1 focuses on economic policy, pt 1 & 2 of segment 2 examine social policy, while segment 3 looks at American foreign policy
Mar 01, 202101:59:06
PolitiHistocast- The Federal Courts
Learn how the courts in America operate, how they’re organized, and how they’ve changed throughout American history
Feb 28, 202141:21
Politicast- The Presidency and the Bureaucracy
Learn about the office of the president and how the government bureaucracy in America works.
Feb 28, 202101:29:03
Politicast- Congress
Explore the United States Congress, how it is organized, how bills become law, and how it all works.
Feb 27, 202101:08:07
Politicast- Interest Groups
Learn about interest groups in the U.S. and how the work to influence the policy making process.
Feb 26, 202157:16
Politicast- Campaigns and Elections
Tune in to hear about campaigns and elections in the U.S.
Feb 17, 202101:34:16
Politicast- Political Parties
Let’s talk about the history of political parties and how our current government operates using these political parties
Feb 17, 202101:27:37
Politicast- Participation and Voting
Take a look at how voting in the U.S. varies with turnout, electoral laws, election outcomes, and barriers to voting.
Feb 16, 202101:17:50
Politicast-The media
Learn about the media’s role of informing the public of news and government decisions and policies.
Feb 16, 202101:23:08
The Progressive Era!!!!
One of my favorite time periods in American history, the Progressive Era witnessed a wave of social, economic and political reforms that impacted people of all races, gender, religion, ethnicity, and geography.
Feb 16, 202101:16:23
Realignment at Home and Empire Abroad
Political realignments in the U.S take place while imperialism begins to rear its ugly head abroad in Cuba and the Philippines, culminating in the Spanish-American War.
Feb 15, 202101:15:54
The Rise of an Urban Order
How the cities developed and the problems that plagued them during the latter decades of the 19th century
Feb 14, 202158:30
The New Industrial Order, 1870-1900
Corporations, mergers, trusts and holding companies expand big business and threaten the workers world, leading to organized unions and strikes.
Feb 14, 202101:14:09
Government- Public Opinion podcast
Dive into public opinion and how American government stays attuned to public opinions and preferences on issues, topics, and policies.
Feb 08, 202101:39:19
The New South and the Trans-Mississippi West (1870-1890)
Learn what the American South and Western United States developed into following the Civil War and Reconstruction. Railroads, farmers, and Indians, oh my!
Jan 31, 202101:04:17
Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War (1865-1877)
Dive in to American society and a hint of government in the postwar years to discover the policies of Reconstruction, especially in the South.
Jan 31, 202157:36
The Rise of Democracy 1824-1850
The Jacksonian Era of American politics: the contested 1824 election, Andrew Jackson’s presidency, Indian removal, rising racial discrimination and more are covered in this episode.
Oct 26, 202052:14
The opening of America, 1815-1850
Transportation, infrastructure, industrialization, economic changes, and more are covered in this episode of the American History podcast.
Oct 25, 202048:03
Post Revolution
Examine the first decade of independence from 1776-1789
Oct 25, 202001:03:56
Early National period, 1789-1824
After ratification of the Constitution, upheaval in Europe between England and France threatens to upend the new Republic, which will go to war with Britain in 1812 to affirm their sovereignty.
Oct 25, 202001:24:24
Government-Public Opinion
Find out how public opinion is shaped, formed, how circumstances and events can shape or change public opinion and how we measure it in America.
Oct 24, 202057:58
The American Revolution
Dive into history with the Second Continental Congress in 1775 all the way through the Treaty of Paris in 1783x
Oct 15, 202058:47
Government-Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
The first segment focuses on Civil Liberties and what your individual rights are under the Bill of Rights and the rest of the Constitution. The second segment focuses on Civil Rights and how various groups have fought for equal rights and what has been done to remedy past injustices.
Oct 04, 202001:07:07
Government-Federalism
A concise explanation of federalism in America
Oct 04, 202018:28
Government-The Founding and the Constitution
Dive into the early American republic to learn more about the founding of America and the creation of the Constitution
Oct 04, 202029:04
Citizens and Government
In this government podcast episode, the relationship between citizens and government is examined and explained to give a better understanding of what American democracy is and how it works.
Oct 04, 202046:41
Imperial Crisis, Imperial Triumph
The years following the Seven Years’ War were riddle with political upheaval and strife in the American colonies. Tune in to hear more about how the stage for revolution was set.
Oct 04, 202001:17:36
Eighteenth-century America
Take a look at eighteenth century America, the Enlightenment, and the Great Awakening on the eve of the Seven Years’ War aka the French and Indian War
Oct 04, 202057:48
Colonization in the North 1600-1750
Dive into American history with this podcast focusing on early northern and New England settlement.
Oct 04, 202056:38
Colonization 1600-1750
Take a look at the Spanish colonization of the American Southwest and Florida and the English colonization of the Chesapeake area, Carolinas and the Caribbean.
Oct 04, 202058:28
Old Worlds, New Worlds
Learn about Europe and Asia on the eve of colonization of the Americas and the early colonization experiments of Africa and Ireland.
Oct 02, 202038:56
Pre-colonial Native Americans
Tune in to learn about the pre-colonial Native American cultures and societies that flourished all throughout the Americas and Caribbean prior to European contact.
Oct 02, 202031:14
Welcome to American History
Stay tuned for more episodes of American History with Professor Cheryl Boswell
Oct 02, 202001:18