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The Whiskey Rebellion
An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat
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Whiskey Rebellion 331: Blue Wave
Frank and David discuss the recent midterm election in historical context. Last Drops Frank: Morningside Justice and Peace Group David: RIP Patrick Stewart and…
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Whiskey Rebellion 330: Swing Round the Circle
Frank and David discuss the history of midterm elections. Last Drops Frank: Mount Vernon conference, Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks, and Fennell Forum David…
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Whiskey Rebellion 329: Turn Back Time
Frank and David discuss the history of daylight savings. Last Drops Frank: Seattle Athenaeum David: tree rings and Native history
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Whiskey Rebellion 328: DC Renovation
Frank and David discuss the architectural history of Washington, DC. Last Drops Frank: George Washington Symposium David: Rick Bell wins GW Prize and joint…
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Whiskey Rebellion 327: Frat House
Frank and David discuss the history of fraternities at American colleges. Last Drops Frank: Sebastian Barry's The Newer World David: Solidarity with UCU strike…
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Whiskey Rebellion 326: General Purge
Frank and David discuss the history of removal of top military leaders. Last Drops Frank: History By a Hair David: White House arcade
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Whiskey Rebellion 325: Never Forget
Frank and David discuss the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Last Drops Frank: 60th anniversary of Star Trek David: Susan O'Donovan's Moving Toward Freedom
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Whiskey Rebellion 324: Know When to Fold 'Em
Frank and David discuss the history of gambling in the United States. Last Drops Frank: Be Washington David: Legal History job at UF
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Whiskey Rebellion 323: Data Center Debate
Frank and David discuss the debate over data centers and look at historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: Jefferson at Poplar Forest David: We Want More…
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Whiskey Rebellion 322: Making Sense of Democratic Socialists
Frank and David discuss the history of the DSA Last Drops Frank: Andy Burnham's accent David: RIP Tommy John
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Whiskey Rebellion 321: Thomas Jefferson Survives
David interviews Frank about his (and Peter Onuf's) new book, Thomas Jefferson Survives Last Drops Frank: Good luck on the first day of school to all teachers!…
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Whiskey Rebellion 320: Fight Night
Frank and David discuss the history behind the UFC fights at the White House. Last Drops Frank: Gordon Wood's Liberty & Power and remembrances by David…
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Whiskey Rebellion 319: RIP Gordon Wood
Frank and David discuss the career of historian Gordon Wood. Gordon Wood in Good Will Hunting Last Drops Frank: Declaration of Independence exhibit at the…
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Whiskey Rebellion 318: 150 vs. 250
Frank and David compare the Revolution's 250th with the Civil War's 150th. Last Drops Frank: Peter Mancall's Contested Continent David: 250th on Indian…
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Whiskey Rebellion 317: Blockade
Frank and David discuss the history of blockades. Last Drops Frank: Robert Parkinson's Tyrants and Rogues David: Heather Cox Richardson's 250 to 250
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Whiskey Rebellion 316: Rededicate 250
Frank and David discuss the Rededicate 250 event last weekend in DC. Last Drops Frank: Tom Cutterham, Empire Abaze David: Robert Suits, The Hobo
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Whiskey Rebellion 315: At the Airport
Frank and David discuss the history of American airports. Last Drops Frank: The American Revolution at 250 event at Mount Vernon David: Dave Drake's pottery
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Whiskey Rebellion 314: A War of Religion?
Frank and David discuss the history of religious rhetoric in American Wars. Last Drops Frank: Bob Woodward's The Commanders David: Heather Ann Thompson's Fear…
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Whiskey Rebellion 313: Epic Fury
Frank and David discuss the war with Iran. Last Drops Frank: Fennell lecture with Greg Grandin David: Amy Fluker's Haunted by Memory
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Whiskey Rebellion 312: State of the Union
Framk and David discuss the history of the State of the Union. Last Drops Frank: Hadrian's Wall David: Fitz Brundage's Fate Worse Than Hell
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Whiskey Rebellion 311: Grinch at America 250
Frank and David discuss Jack Rakove's article on America 250. Last Drops Frank: RIP Jesse Jackson David: Special issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era
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Whiskey Rebellion 310: Metro Surge
Frank and David discuss the immigrant enforcement operations in Minnesota. Last Drops Frank: Gallup stops polling presidential approval David: Rick Bell's…
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Whiskey Rebellion 309: Common Sense
Frank and David discuss Tom Paine's Common Sense. Last Drops Frank: Brooke Newman's The Crown's Silence David: Edinburgh University returns Muscogee skulls
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Whiskey Rebellion 308: The Donroe Doctrine
Frank and David discuss the US intervention in Venezuela and look at historical precedents, focusing on the 1989 invasion of Panama. Last Drops Frank: Robert…
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Whiskey Rebellion 307: Death by Lightning
Frank and David discuss "Death by Lightning," the Netflix miniseries based on Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic. Last Drops Frank: Dickens's A…
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Whiskey Rebellion 306: The Many Faces of the Monroe Doctrine
Frank and David discuss the history of the Monroe Doctrine. Last Drops Frank: RIP Rob Reiner David: TR Presidential Library
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Whiskey Rebellion 305: Trump v. BBC
Frank and David discuss President Trump's threat to sue the BBC. Last Drops Frank: St. Paul's Church NPS David: MFA returns Dave Drake's pottery
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Whiskey Rebellion 304: Better Baby Contest
Frank and David discuss pronatalism and the history of anxiety about the birth rate. Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum David: SHA annual meeting
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Whiskey Rebellion 303: Wrecking Ball to the East Wing
After the demolition of the East Wing, Frank and David discuss the history of the White House. Last Drops Frank: November issue of the Atlantic and the Fennell…
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Whiskey Rebellion 302: Gunboat Diplomacy
Frank and David discuss the situation in Venezuela and the history of gunboat diplomacy. Last Drops Frank: Chris Brown slavery lecture David: cancelled…
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Whiskey Rebellion 301: The Art of the Deal
Frank and David discuss the role of the United States as a diplomatic moderator and negotiator. Last Drops Frank: Tyson Reeder wins George Washington Book…
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Whiskey Rebellion 300: Shutdown
Frank and David discuss the government shutdown. Last Drops Frank: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones's new book on Allan Pinkerton David: Eisenhower's sword
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Whiskey Rebellion 299: Friend Requests
Frank and David discuss the history of foreign recognition. Last Drops Frank: lecture at US Consulate David: America at 250
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Whiskey Rebellion 298: The New McCarthyism?
Frank and David discuss the history behind recent debates over free speech. Last Drops Frank: RIP Robert Redford David: CNN article on the Scourged Back photo
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Whiskey Rebellion 297: Don't Know Much About Football
This episode is a special collab with Ian and Karlo of the Don't Know Much About Football podcast, recorded in Edinburgh in August.
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Whiskey Rebellion 296: Presidential Checkup
Frank and David discuss the history of presidential health. Last Drops Frank: Bowie's unfinished musical David: Congrats to James and Sarah!
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Whiskey Rebellion 295: DC Militia
Frank and David discuss the National Guard in DC. Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum David: Florida crosswalks
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Whiskey Rebellion 294: Showdown at the Smithsonian
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…
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Whiskey Rebellion 293: Bunker Busters
Frank and David discuss the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. Last Drops Frank: You're Dead to Me w/ Patton Oswalt David: Civil War Monitor podcast
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Whiskey Rebellion 292: Political Violence
Frank and David discuss the history of political violence. Last Drops Frank: review of How to Dodge a Cannonball David: AI writing history
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Whiskey Rebellion 291: LA Insurrection?
Frank and David discuss recent events in Los Angeles. Last Drops Frank: Fact checking at the BBC David: archivists in the digital age
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Whiskey Rebellion 290: Bleak Report Card
Frank and David discuss the panic about the apparent decline in university students' reading levels. Last Drops Frank: RIP Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of…
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Whiskey Rebellion 289: What If ...
Together in Edinburgh, Frank and David discuss counter-factual history, based on this article from HNN. Frank's article on what if the French had not sold…
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Whiskey Rebellion 288: The Corruption Index
Frank and David discuss the history of corruption in the United States, riffing on an article/podcast with David Frum and Anne Applebaum. Last Drops Frank: RIP…
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Whiskey Rebellion 287: No Kings, No Popery
The title of this episode is from Frank's first book. Frank and David discuss the history of the relationship between the Pope and the United States. Last…
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Whiskey Rebellion 286: Soul of Our Nation
Frank and David discuss Paul Quigley's essay on the National Endowment for the Humanities. Last Drops Frank: Edinburgh University Club of Toronto David…
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Whiskey Rebellion 285: Liberation Day
Frank and David discuss President Trump's new tariffs. Last Drops Frank: ancient tools in Marfa David: NEH grant cancelled
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Whiskey Rebellion 284: Three Cigars
Frank and David discuss the recent Signalgate scandal and some historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: Tartan Day David: US history lecturer job at UF
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Whiskey Rebellion 283: Alien Enemies
Frank and David discuss the Alien Enemies Act. Last Drops Frank: free books! David: lecture at UNF
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Whiskey Rebellion 282: 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
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Whiskey Rebellion 281: Universities in Crisis
Frank and David discuss the crisis in UK and US universities. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Hilary Green's Unforgettable Sacrifice
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Whiskey Rebellion 280: 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…
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Whiskey Rebellion 279: Heart Shaped Box
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…
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Whiskey Rebellion 278: A Constitutional Crisis?
Inspired by a recent Jamelle Bouie article, Frank and David discuss DOGE, USAID, Elon Musk, and the state of the republic. Last Drops Frank: Trailer for…
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Whiskey Rebellion 277: Move Fast and Break Things
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…
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Whiskey Rebellion 276: Trump's Empire
Frank and David discuss President-elect Trump's recent comments about Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Last Drops Frank: Marlene Daut's The First and Last King…
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Whiskey Rebellion 275: Farewell, 2024!
Frank and David discuss the passing of Jimmy Carter, reflect on 2024, and look forward to 2025. Listen to our earlier episode on Carter. Listen all the way to…
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Whiskey Rebellion 274: Denali
Back in Edinburgh, Frank and David discuss Trump's recent William McKinley fascination. Last Drops Frank: Howard Bryant's biography of Hank Aaron David…
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Whiskey Rebellion 273: Java Juice
Frank and David discuss the history of caffeine in the United States, including Tom Petty's affinity for diner coffee. Last Drops Frank: Tour of Irish NY with…
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Whiskey Rebellion 272: Thou Shalt Not
Earlier this week, a federal court halted a Louisiana law that would have placed the 10 Commandments in classrooms. Frank and David discuss the history of the…