New York, Quebec, and The Water Route to the Center of the World

New York, Quebec, and The Water Route to the Center of the World


Latest Episodes

Bonus Episode 17: Folklore and Legends of French Antilles
October 26, 2023

Discover the Podcast narratives wider cultural connections of the French Atlantic basin, through the exploration of some scary folkloric tales of Louisiana, Haiti, and St. Lucia!

Bonus Episode 16 “Rebellion on the wild North Coast: The Berbice Slave Revolt of 1763”
September 28, 2023

Join me in the second episode of my Caribbean Connections series, where we examine the greater connections to the Atlantic Basin. Discover the Dutch colony of Berbice and the story of one of the largest slave revolts to rock the Caribbean prior to the Hai

Bonus Episode 12: The Hudson Valley in Transition, from 1664-1766
September 18, 2023

Well follow the Dutch Merchant class transformation to landed gentry supportive of British rule and the societal impact of the Manorial system in Pre-Revolutionary New York.

Bonus episode 14: Je me souviens, cultural continuity after the fall of New France.
September 05, 2023

My thoughts on the developing French-Canadien identity after British Conquest.

Bonus Episode 13: I left my leg in Sint Maarten, a tale of Peter Stuyvesant and the Dutch Caribbean
September 05, 2023

Enjoy a short tale of how New Netherlands famous peg-legged last Governor-General lost his limb

Bonus Episode 11: Despair, Stalemate, and Hope in Revolutionary War Hudson Valley
September 04, 2023

I wanted to introduce some local battles of the Revolutionary War fought here in the Hudson valley and integrate them into the larger flow of the general wartime narrative.

Bonus Episode 2: "The Habitants of New France & The legacy of the War of Conquest"
August 22, 2023

Join me as we explore the society and culture of New France. Our journey will also examine the impact of the "War of Conquest" on the Habitants of New France.

A photographic review of the Dutch Hudson Valley.
August 08, 2023

Delve deep into the Dutch History of the Hudson Valley through its Patroonships, Manors, and Tenant Farms.

Bonus Episode 3 Colonial New York: “Land of the Patroon and the Longhouse, Part Trois”
June 13, 2023

Come discover the rise of European power dynamics and the deftly balanced Iroquois response, as the League navigated the rapidly developing geopolitical situation found throughout New York. This episode will cover the years of 1666-1754, as both dates boo

A geographical overview of the Lower Hudson Valley.
April 16, 2023

Check out major geographic features including The Hudson River, Bronx River, White Plains, The Croton River, and Hudson Highlands