This podcast begins our coverage of The Progressive Era. Jeananne has been mentioning "The Progressive Era" in several podcasts, and now...here it is! Learn how society is transformed during the Progr

We continue our podcast coverage of William Howard Taft and delve into his policies, both foreign and domestic.  Taft separated the Dept of Labor from the Dept of Commerce and both were to hold cabine

This podcast is part 1 of 2 on The Presidency of William Howard Taft. WH Taft was the 27th President of the United States. In this first part we review how Taft became president, his political beginni

We pick up where we left off with part one on The Presidency of Theodore "Teddy Roosevelt". This part discusses his role as a conservationist, his impact on wildlife preserves, the building of the Pan

This podcast is part one on the life and Presidency of Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.  Teddy led a very active life. He was a Reformer, Rough Rider, Trust Buster, Hunter, Outdoorsman, and more.  He was a

In this podcast we delve into the election of 1896, The Presidency of William McKinley, and the Spanish American War. This period begins the transition of the United States into an Imperial Power.  We

We continue with our "Presidential Series" with the presidencies of both Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. They needed to be done together because of the non-consecutive terms that Cleveland ser

This US History Repeated podcast is what we call a "History Quickie" as we cover the very abbreviated presidency of James Garfield and then move on to Chester A. Arthur and his taking over and finishi

This podcast continues the discussion on the period we call the Gilded Age. We pick this podcast up by introducing JP Morgan and Rockefeller's business enterprises and the problems their monopolies ca

This podcast introduces the period we call the Gilded Age. We discuss the early goings of big business in the United States and introduce some of the day's "Captains of Industry", such as Cornelius Va