Podcasts by WARTIME: A History Series

Fault Line: Bush, Blair, and Iraq from 2020-09-29T15:10

The Iraq War came about following a moment of crisis – September 11th, 2001. In real-time, the world watched our leaders react and made decisions based on fast-paced information presented to the...

New Podcast for Brady: Tune into Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution! from 2019-02-08T20:24:34

Hello everyone! Starting January 6th Brady will now be the host of Dispatches: The Podcast of the American Revolution. Tune in now for the latest in 1776 each week, every week! Our feed will sti...

Battlefield Pennsylvania: Crooked Billet: Seek and Destroy During the Revolution from 2018-11-26T08:57:46

While the British army occupied Philadelphia, the insurgent General George Washington was determined to starve it of supplies. Lead by Patriot raider-extraordinaire John Lacey, militiamen burned...

Battlefield Pennsylvania S04E05: America in Turmoil: The Great Railroad Strikes of 1877 from 2018-11-11T08:42:24

In 1877 America was in peril. As Federal troops struggled to maintain order in the South and defend the rights of freed African-Americans, labor uprising swept across the North and West. Conside...

Battlefield Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania vs. Connecticut, America's First Civil War from 2018-10-30T04:41:25

On the eve of the American Revolution, the northeast prepared for war. After both claiming much of modern northeastern Pennsylvania, Connecticut settlers poured into the Wyoming valley. After ta...

Battlefield Pennsylvania: The Wyoming Massacre of 1778 from 2018-10-17T06:19:57

In 1778 the true brutal nature of the American Revolution was revealed when Iroquois warriors and Loyalist rangers attacked the Patriot settlement of Wyoming. Known as the breadbasket of the Rev...

Battlefield Pennsylvania: Hunterstown: The Battle for Lee's Left Flank at Gettysburg from 2018-09-24T06:01:38

On July 2nd, 1863 the battle for Lee's left flank was on. While the Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia tangled at Gettysburg, the two sides squared off four miles away at Hunterst...

Battlefield Pennsylvania: The Brodhead Campaign of 1779 from 2018-09-15T20:57:46

In 1779 George Washington launched what would be his most successful campaign of the entire American Revolution: the destruction of Iroquoia. A three pronged attack from all directions, the Sull...

BPA S03E08: The Key to the Continent: The Battle of Fort Duquesne from 2018-07-24T08:23:42

In 1754 the armies of New France descended upon the North American frontier. After building a series of forts connecting the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, the post named Fort Duquesne stood as ...

BPA S03E07: The Battle of McCord's Fort: The War on the Homefront from 2018-07-16T09:31:16

In 1756 the French Empire allied with the disaffected warriors of the Ohio Country. As the Seven Years' War began, these Mingo, Delaware, and Shawnee warriors began raiding the Scots-Irish settl...

BPA S03E06: Wilderness Dogfight: The Battle of Bushy Run from 2018-07-09T00:21:52

In early August 1763, British North America was under siege. Following their great victory during the Seven Years' War, the Crown was rocked when France's former Indian allies continued to wage ...

BPA S03E05: JEB Stuart's Folly: The Siege of Carlisle from 2018-06-28T10:42:19

On July 1st, 1863 Confederate General JEB Stuart launched a bold attack on the Pennsylvania city of Carlisle. Unbeknownst to "The Last Cavalier," as he shelled the town the rest of the Army of N...

BPA S03E04: Fort Ligonier from 2018-06-20T14:44:42

In 1758, British General John Forbes began his march on the French Fort Duquesne. Along the way he built several forts and posts, but none was more impressive than Fort Ligonier. On this episode...

S03E03: The Black Boys Rebellion: The Rebellion Before the Revolution from 2018-06-08T18:47:46

In 1765 armed rebels surrounded a British fort in the backcountry of Pennsylvania. Led by James Smith, the men opened fire on Fort Loudoun a full ten years before Lexington and Concord and the s...

BPA S03E02: The Battle of Fort Necessity: Washington's First Surrender from 2018-05-31T20:39:07

On July 3rd, 1754 George Washington and his men made a stand in the backwoods of the Ohio Country. Surrounded by French soldiers, the young Virginian soon ran out of musket balls and hope. His s...

BPA S03E01: The Battle of Paoli: The Making of a Massacre from 2018-05-22T06:38:20

After the Washington's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, the Continental Army had one last chance to save the city of Philadelphia. Led by "Mad" Anthony Wayne, the Patriots tangled with the Re...

BPA S02E08: The Paxton Boys Revolt and the Massacre of the Conestogas from 2018-03-05T07:00:18

In 1763 the peaceable kingdom of Pennsylvania was torn apart by violence. In response to the brutal raids of Indian wars from the west, Scots-Irish settlers on the frontier rose up in rebellion....

BPA S02E07: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion: The Worst Civilian Disaster of the Civil War from 2018-02-26T07:47:37

Just one day before the Battle of Antietam, the Allegheny Arsenal exploded. Primarily operated by young women on the homefront, a black powder explosion rocked the munitions hub of Pittsburgh an...

BPA S02E06: Jumonville Glen: George Washington's First Battle from 2018-02-19T07:07:44

In 1754, a young George Washington recieved his first taste of battle in the wilds of the western backcountry. Fighting alongside Indian allies, Washington's attack on a party of French soldiers...

BPA S02E05: The Homestead Steel Strike from 2018-02-13T12:50:10

In the summer of 1892 the workers of the Homestead Steel Works and security forces hired by Carnegie Steel went to war. Known as a watershed moment in the history of American Labor, the Homestea...

BPA S02E04: Sporting Hill: Robert E. Lee's High Water Mark from 2018-02-07T07:59:20

In 1863 Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania. On June 30th, 1863 Confederate Lt. General Albert G. Jenkins and Union Major General Darius Couch squared off at Sporting ...

BPA S02E03: Washington's Blunder: The Battle of Brandywine, 1777 from 2018-01-24T07:17:39

On September 11th, 1777 George Washington's Continental Army was all that stood between Philadelphia and the British Army. Understanding that a great stand would be required to save the colonial...

BPA S02E02: The Burning of Hannastown: Frontier Apocalypse from 2018-01-13T11:04:52

Known as a bastion of independence on the American frontier, the Scots-Irish city of Hannastown was considered a vital target of Pro-British forces during the American Revolution. In 1775, a ful...

BPA S02E01: The Whiskey Rebellion from 2018-01-08T08:48:50

In the decade after the American Revolution farmers on the western frontier rose up in rebellion against the new federal government. Believing themselves to be ill-represented and abused, the re...

BPA S01E08: The Philadelphia Nativist Riots from 2017-11-06T09:41:41

In 1844 the city of Philadelphia exploded into violence and chaos. With recent Irish immigrants coming to America by the tens of thousands each year, Nativist forces across the Northeast began t...

BPA S01E07: Escape from Gettysburg, the Battle of Monterey Pass from 2017-10-29T21:38:43

In July of 1863 the Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia attempted to escape Pennsylvania after their defeat at Gettysburg. Moving through a narrow mountain gap called Monterey Pass, they w...

BPA S01E06: The Heroes of Flight 93, September 11th, 2001 from 2017-10-21T13:00:48

On September 11th 2001, United Flight 93 out of Newark, NJ was hijacked by four Al-Qaeda terrorists. After the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked, forty men and women onboard Flight 9...

BPA S01E05: The Burning of Chambersburg, Civil War from 2017-10-15T22:03:44

On July 30th, 1864 a Confederate force under the command of Brigadier General John McCausland captured the city of Chambersburg, PA. A year after the terrible bloodletting at Gettysburg, this ti...

BPA S01E04: The Siege of Fort Mifflin, American Revolution from 2017-10-08T20:30:35

From September to November of 1777, the British Navy besieged the Patriot post of Fort Mifflin. As the British fully occupied the city of Philadelphia, they needed to import vital supplies up th...

BPA S01E03: Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Burning of the Columbia Bridge, Civil War from 2017-10-02T06:19:20

On June 28th, 1863 as Confederate forces marched toward Gettysburg, they first tried to cross the Susquehanna River. To do so, rebels under the command of General John B. Gordon first needed to ...

BPA S01E02: The Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812 from 2017-09-25T08:03:47

In 1813 the paltry American navy squared off with the British navy on the Great Lakes. Lead by Oliver Hazard Perry, the Battle of Lake Erie was a shocking upset and redirected the fortunes of th...

BPA S01E01: JEB Stuart and the Battle of Hanover, 1863 from 2017-09-19T07:14:48

Welcome to the WARTIME PODCAST NETWORK! On this episode we discuss the JEB Stuart and the Battle of Hanover, a rare example of urban cavalry warfare during the American Civil War. Guests are aut...

S06E11: The German Coast Uprising: America's Largest Slave Revolt from 2017-09-05T21:19:56

In 1811 America's largest slave rebellion occurred in the new territory of Louisiana. Skillfully timed and ultra-violent, the rebellion was fueled by the dream of a free republic for freed slave...

S06E10: Tecumseh and the Battle of Tippecanoe from 2017-08-25T23:43:06

In 1811 the dream of a unified Indian republic died at Tippecanoe. From a young age the Shawnee warrior Tecumseh fought for a destiny disrupted, a dream lost. Utilizing political skill, warrior ...

EMERGENCY EPISODE: So, About Those Statues... from 2017-08-19T20:34:22

On this special emergency episode of WARTIME we discuss the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. We detail their history, meaning, and symbolism. I give my opinion, and you might be sur...

S06E09: The Haitian Revolution: A Whole New World from 2017-06-24T13:04:07

From 1791 to 1804, the enslaved peoples of the Caribbean’s richest island rebelled for their freedom. Led by a former enslaved man turned successful planter, the reb...

S06E08: Fries' Hot Water Rebellion: John Adams and the End of Big Government in Early America from 2017-06-15T13:55:23

In 1798 the American nation was embroiled in partisan conflict. With total control of the government, President John Adams and his Federalist Congress prepared for w...

S06E07: The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington's Last Ride from 2017-02-05T00:02:07

Just ten years after the American Revolution, the frontier was once again raising arms. Buried in debt, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton placed an excise tax on domestically produced whiske...

S06E06: Shays' Rebellion from 2017-01-26T10:05:08

Just three years after the American Revolution, rebellion stirred once more in Massachusetts. When state debts become too great, state officials demanded that backco...

S06E05: New York's Slave Rebellions of 1712 and 1741 from 2017-01-03T21:33:47

By the 1740’s, the city of New York was the second largest slaveholding city in North America. Since its earliest days as a cultural melting pot under the flag of th...

S06E04: The Regulators: Rebellion Comes to North Carolina from 2016-12-29T11:54:51

A full five years before the American Revolution, backcountry farmers in North Carolina took up arms. While often grouped in with the later Patriot movement, the Reg...

S06E03: Alaska Assault: Russia's Secret American Empire from 2016-12-21T18:35:39

Following the expedition of Vitus Bering in 1741, the Russian Empire planted its flag firmly in North America. With riches in mind, traders and trappers from Siberia...

S06E02: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 from 2016-12-15T10:01:28

In the summer of 1680 a revolution swept through the deserts of Spanish New Mexico. Led by the fabled Popé, the Pueblo Revolt saw native warriors rise up against opp...

S06E01: King Phillip's War: The First Rebellion from 2016-12-08T15:40:33

A century before the American Revolution, a sweeping Indian rebellion sent New England reeling. Led by Metacom, known locally as King Phillip, warriors raided and de...

S05E14: The Real Jaws: The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 from 2016-07-05T09:40:10

One hundred years ago this week America was gripped in fear and panic. In a span of two weeks, five people were attacked and four were killed as a result of the first...

S05: Listener Feedback from 2016-06-23T21:52:38

On this episode we answer your questions and give away free books. From politics to history to films, Wartime holds nothing back!

S05E13: Operation Phantom Fury: The Second Battle of Fallujah from 2016-06-16T22:28:29

Less than a year after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, American soldiers were fighting house to house in the city of Fallujah. Known as a hotbed of radical acti...

S05E12: Confederate Revenge: The Burning of Chambersburg, 1864 from 2016-06-09T08:31:55

On July 30th, 1864 a Confederate force under the command of Brigadier General John McCausland captured the city of Chambersburg, PA. A year after the terrible bloodle...

S05E11: The Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer's Last Stand? from 2016-06-01T18:35:34

In June of 1876, on the eve of America’s 100th birthday, two armies went to war. Led by the war chief Sitting Bull, the peoples of the Great Plains clashed with Georg...

S05E10: The Kittanning Raid of 1756 from 2016-05-24T13:43:59

In 1756 the Colony of Pennsylvania was at war. With the incursion of the French, the Western Delaware peoples of the Ohio Country raided and burned the frontier villa...

S05E09: The Gettysburg Campaign: Lee's Final Invasion from 2016-02-11T12:10:46

After two years of combat Confederate General Robert E. Lee moved his army north. At the centerpiece of what is now known as the Gettysburg Campaign the Southern offi...

FREE PREVIEW: Everything You Need to Know About the Confederate Flag from 2016-02-05T13:31:37

Thank you for downloading this special preview edition of Wartime: Everything That You Need to Know About the Confederate Flag. To keep Wartime free for all, this in-...

S05E08: Tombstone: Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the OK Corral from 2016-02-03T18:35:23

Called “the town too tough to die,” Tombstone, AZ was made infamous for hosting the now-legendary Gunfight at the OK Corral. In October of 1881, local law enforcement...

S05E07: Ia Drang: The Vietnam War Begins from 2016-01-27T06:10:24

For three days in November of 1965 Americans soldiers found themselves surrounded by an unseen enemy in the jungles of Southeast Asia. In what would become the first ...

S05E06: The Battle of Los Angeles and the West Coast Invasion Scare from 2016-01-21T10:13:32

In 1942 the state of California was in panic as rumors of an oncoming Japanese attack swelled to epic proportions. That February a Japanese submarine bombarded an oil...

S05E05: The Battle of Beecher Island from 2016-01-18T09:41:58

As America recovered from its terrible Civil War, unrest was stirring on the Great Plains. As the United States pushed westward, recent railroad construction brought ...

S05E04: Death at -40: The Winter War, USSR vs. Finland from 2016-01-05T20:59:26

In the midst of the greatest conflict in world history, the Soviet Union began to conquer surrounding nations in an attempt to build their mighty empire. Although som...

S05E03: The Battle of Midway from 2015-12-31T12:06:43

Only six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sought to finish off what was left of the American Navy. Circumstances would be d...

S05E02: The Mexican American War from 2015-12-17T07:43:35

President James K. Polk took over the White House with a vision, and in in 1846 he set his dreams into reality. Like many Americans at the time, Pol...

S05E01: The Battle of Benghazi, 13 Hours of Hell from 2015-12-10T10:00:30

On September 11th, 2012 armed rebels representing the jihadist Ansar al-Sharia attacked an American diplomatic compound in the Libyan city of Bengha...

S04E14: Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor and the Second Reich from 2015-10-13T08:34:10

“The Great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by blood and iron.” A Prussian noble by birth, O...

S04E13: Pocahontas, the Lady of Virginia from 2015-09-10T12:25:27

Known in England as the Princess of Virginia, Pocahontas would become the face of the New World for thousands of Europeans. Although her early life ...

S04E12: William Wallace, No Braveheart from 2015-09-06T11:06:12

The British Isles found themselves torn to pieces by war, and a new legend rose out of Scotland. Born William Wallace, this twenty-something warrior...

S04E11: Denmark Vesey and Slave Rebellion from 2015-08-30T07:42:22

In 1822 a former slave took the name of Denmark Vesey and sent the antebellum south into a tailspin. Born in the Caribbean, Vesey purchased his own ...

S04E10: Crazy Horse, Defender of the Plains from 2015-07-08T22:26:01

A member of the powerful Lakota Sioux nation, the young warrior known as Crazy Horse rose to prominence as a quiet defender of the Great Plains. Fac...

S04E09: Captain Edward J. Smith, RMS Titanic from 2015-07-02T08:11:57

Captain Edward J. Smith lived a sailor’s life and commanded some of the largest vessels in world history, but his reputation would be forever rememb...

S04E08: George W. Bush: Days of Fire from 2015-06-24T06:02

Born into wealth and taking office after the Disputed Election of 2000, George W. Bush was elected as a peacetime president. Soon after taking offic...

S04E07: Robert E. Lee, Hero or Traitor? from 2015-06-18T12:18:28

Born into American Royalty, Robert E. Lee of Virginia spent his life in the service of the United States of America. Although he was an avid patriot...

S04E06: Boudica, Warrior Queen of Britain from 2015-06-11T06:35:35

After a party of Roman soldiers devastated her family the Iceni Queen Boudica staged the largest rebellion in the history of the empire. With vengea...

S04E05: Herbert Hoover, American Nero? from 2015-06-05T05:15:39

From his humble beginnings in the state of Iowa to a prosperous career in international mining, Herbert Hoover would become one of the most beloved ...

S04E04: Pakal, Mayan Overlord from 2015-05-28T05:43:18

Lasting 68 years, Kinich Janaab Pakal is the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Western Hemishphere. Starting in 615, Pakal ruled transf...

S04E03: Shaka Zulu from 2015-05-21T17:28:41

In the tumultuous history of Southern Africa one man reigns supreme and his exploits were nothing short of revolutionary. Shaka Zula was born to humble beginnings and ostracized by his father, but ...

S04E02: Vlad Dracula, The Impaler Lord from 2015-05-14T18:56:21

Born in the 15th century in the tiny kingdom of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler instituted a reign of terror unseen in the annals of European history. A...

S04E01: Alexander the Great from 2015-05-07T19:27:34

In the fourth century BCE the Macedonian kingdom conquered all of Greece and eventually the known world. Leading this charge was an ambitious twenty...

S03 Wrap Up from 2015-03-05T13:31:42

Wartime celebrates its 50th episode and we close the book on Season Three for good. But what's in store for the future of the podcast? We read liste...

S03E16: Victory at Yorktown? from 2015-02-05T06:13:23

With the British Army coursing through the Southern Colonies, the Patriot Movement was reeling. After a disastrous defeat at Camden, new British com...

S03E14: Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America from 2015-01-22T16:00:20

With less than 45,000 troops to their name and crippled by debt, the British Empire was desperate. Knowing that a conscript draft would be unpopular...

S03E13: 1779: George Washington Devastates Iroquoia. from 2015-01-15T14:29:55

The year 1779 saw the American Revolution take a brutal turn. With the entrance of France and Spain into the conflict, Britain focused its military ...

S03E12: 1778: A Very Global Affair from 2015-01-08T15:40:27

What began as a tiny rebellion in a handful of distant colonies was rapidly changing. Following the American victory at Saratoga, the empire of Fran...

S03E11: 1777: The Year of the Hangman, Saratoga from 2015-01-01T00:30:54

By the year 1777 the British Empire was fighting a losing battle. Sensing the rebellion in the American colonies was still a regional flare up of ho...

S03 Mid Season Break from 2014-11-13T06:10:01

Catch up with Brady on our mid-season break!

S03E10: 1776: Trenton, Princeton, and Washington's Crossing from 2014-11-06T06:06:15

After the British disaster at Bunker Hill, General William Howe abandoned Boston and took refuge in Canada. While George Washington’s Continental A...

S03E09: 1775: Bunker Hill and Quebec from 2014-10-30T15:59:14

After shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, both British and American forces scrambled for control of the narrative. While the King’s empire f...

S03E08: Lexington and Concord from 2014-10-23T19:51:47

In the Spring of 1775 the British General Thomas Gage set his sights on the countryside of Massachusetts. After receiving permission from England t...

S03E07: The First Continental Congress from 2014-10-16T22:29:03

By 1774 the political chasm between the American Colonies and the Empire of Great Britain was at an all time high. In response to the British occup...

S03E06: Lord Dunmore's War, 1774. from 2014-10-09T18:17:47

In the Summer of 1774 trouble stirred on the American Frontier as Great Britain was faced with yet another terrible Indian Uprising. Following the ...

S03E05: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party from 2014-10-02T19:10:14

In the year 1768 the British Empire believed that they had honed in on the source of the troublesome sedition in the American Colonies and singled ...

S03E04: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes...The Sugar and Stamp Acts from 2014-09-25T19:52:58

Following the close of the Seven Years’ War, the British Empire found themselves as victors of history’s largest war and the owners of an incredibl...

S03E03: The Paxton Boys and Black Boys Rebellion from 2014-09-18T18:08:12

In the aftermath of the brutal and terrible calamity that was Pontiac’s Rebellion the rugged and undisciplined communities of the American frontier...

S03E02: Pontiac's Rebellion and the Indian Insurgency of 1763 from 2014-09-11T09:15:36

In the Summer of the 1763 the frontier was bathed in blood and burned to the ground as a massive Indian Insurgency swept across the North American ...

S03E01: 1763, the Birth of a Revolution from 2014-09-04T19:30:16

Welcome to Season Three of Wartime! In this season we’re discussing the American Revolutionary Era, the people, places and events that defined it, ...

S02E16: Q and A Season Two Wrap Up from 2014-07-02T07:26:57

After fifteen episodes spanning three continents and thousands of years Season Two of Wartime has come to a close. On this Ancient World wrap up we discuss the highs and lows of the series, the the...

S02E15: The 300 Spartans, Thermopylae, and Xerxes I from 2014-06-05T15:02:28

More than a decade after the victory at Marathon, Greece found itself under the threat of a new menace. Commanded by the young new Emperor Xerxes I...

S02E14: The Persian Wars: The First Invasion and the Battle of Marathon from 2014-05-29T16:45:09

At the dawn of the 5th century BCE, two worlds collided in epic and dramatic fashion as the mighty Persian Empire waged war against the city states...

S02E13: Athens, Sparta, and Classical Greece from 2014-05-22T20:49:19

By the 8th century BCE the city states of Greece had arisen to their classical age and began shaping the direction of western civilization. As a scattered collection of individ...

S02E12: The Mycenaeans-The First Greeks from 2014-05-15T18:33:47

Considered by many to be the first Greeks, the Mycenaean elevated their culture through the conquest of others. Located primarily on the Greek main...

S02E11: Atlantis Found? The Lost Civilization of the Minoans from 2014-05-08T21:00:59

Nearly 5000 years ago an advanced civilization emerged on the Mediterranean island of Crete that would come to dominate the seas. Although they lef...

S02E10: Darius and the Persian Conquest from 2014-05-02T15:42:51

The Persian empire stretched over most of the known world by the death of its great king Cyrus, yet its’ might was only just beginning. Under the command of his son Cambyses II, the Egyptian civili...

S02E09: Cyrus the Great and the Rise of Persia from 2014-04-25T05:57:42

Despite its humble beginnings, the Persian Empire would become the largest political force in world history. Although remembered for its lavish building projects and continuous...

S02E08: The Babylonian Empire from 2014-04-17T18:53:40

After the fall of Mesopotamia’s first great empire, two rivals vied for power in a titanic struggle for the fate of the region. The Babylonians to the south, and the Assyrians to the north, challen...

S02E07: The New Kingdom Pt. 2-King Tut's Tomb from 2014-04-10T22:03:55

In the year 1922, the golden age of archaeology was in full swing. In late fall, an unlikely duo of explorers combined their efforts to make what many consider to be the greate...

S02E06: The New Kingdom Pt. 1 from 2014-04-03T18:08:51

Following a century of domination by an outside force, the Egyptians reclaimed their territory and began the great period of growth and expansion known as the New Kingdom. Spea...

S02E05: The Middle Kingdom from 2014-03-27T20:14:44

After years of growth, the Old Kingdom of the Egyptian world crumbled into the hands of a few elite families scattered across the Sahara desert. Although financially prosperous...

S02E04: The Land of the Pyramids from 2014-03-20T17:56:46

After establishing itself as an agricultural superpower, the Egyptian world developed at a frenetic pace to usher in the period of time known as the Old Kingdom. Highlighted by...

S02E03: Egypt, the Gift of the Nile from 2014-03-14T07:16:52

Described by Herodotus as the gift of the Nile, the land of Egypt has captivated foreign  imaginations for thousands of years. Situated on the vast Mediterranean Sea, this anci...

S02E02: The Conquests of Sargon from 2014-03-06T20:57:33

Considered by many to be the first emperor, Sargon the Great built the western world’s most powerful political domain and transformed into an empire. Known as Sumer, Sargon pushed the limits of...

S02E01: The Fertile Crescent from 2014-02-27T19:02:25

Known as Mesopotamia, the land between two rivers is widely considered to be the cradle of the western world. Although home to many peoples, it wa...

BONUS: Fort Pitt: A Frontier History from 2014-02-14T12:29:56

The following broadcast was recorded live by the Pennsylvania Cable Network and is distributed weekly on P...

BONUS: WARTIME ON THE AIR! from 2014-02-07T12:43:48

The following broadcast was recorded live by the Pennsylvania Cable Network and is distributed weekly on PCNtv.com. “Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America” is in stores now. ...

BONUS: WARTIME LIVE! "Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" from 2014-02-01T17:17:58

For nearly fifty years the Iroquois chief Guyasuta battled for the sovereignty and future of his people. Beginning his career with a 21 year old G...

S01 Wrap Up from 2014-01-03T12:11:34

It's been twelve weeks and twelve episodes, and Season One is in the books! In this wrap-up episode we discuss the successes of the season and what to expect in the future.

S01E12: The Seven Years' War Pt. 3 from 2013-11-21T12:46:21

Called the first truly world war by Winston Churchill, the Seven Years’ War pitted...

S01E11: The Seven Years' War Pt. 2 from 2013-11-14T20:10:58

Called the first truly world war by Winston Churchill, the Seven Years’ War pitted Great Britain and France in a titanic struggle to determine the...

S01E10: The Seven Years' War Pt. 1 from 2013-11-07T18:29:47

Called the first truly world war by Winston Churchill, the Seven Years’ War pitted Great Britain and France in a titanic struggle to determine the...

S01E09: Pirates of the Caribbean from 2013-10-31T12:13:04

From 1500-1800 the Caribbean Sea was the world’s most lucrative and attractive basin of trade, yet the constant threat of piracy shook the Europea...

S01E08: The Salem Witch Trials from 2013-10-24T11:42:36

At the end of the seventeenth century, the New England village of Salem was torn to pieces by the fear and paranoia of witchcraft. Although often sensationalized, the Salem Witch Trials are very...

S01E07: The Iroquois Confederacy from 2013-10-17T19:10:55

S01E06: Bacon's Rebellion from 2013-10-10T21:29:07

In the spring of 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, a hotheaded young newcomer to Virginia, led a revolt against the colony's Indian policies. Bacon's Rebellion turned into a civil war within Virginia bringi...

S01E05: Disunion in British North America from 2013-10-03T20:14:26

Often thought to be unified because of their rich history of cooperation and shared Revolution, the American Colonies of Great Britain spent the vast majority of their existence as anything but. Al...

S01E04 WARTIME Live: North America's Three Empires from 2013-09-27T07:57:35

While the harrowing drama of the New World is often told as a story of two empires, the mighty struggle seen in the seventeenth and eighteenth cen...

S01E03: The Empire of New France from 2013-09-19T10:48:58

Founded in 1608, France's great experiment of empire in North America became one of the single wealthiest colonies in the world. Although it stretched from a distance that of Paris to Moscow, this ...

S01E02: The Battle of Fort Necessity from 2013-09-12T10:48:58

The Battle of Fort Necessity stands as one of the most controversial and misunderstood events in the long and tenuous history of North America. A ...

WARTIME: A History Podcast S01E01: George Washington's First Mission from 2013-09-06T09:51:16

During the winter of 1753, George Washington accepted the first, and potentially most dangerous, mission of his life--he was twenty-one. The resulting tale is one of international intrigue and hear...