A history podcast dedicated to exploring the origins, development, and evolution of the political systems of the United States.
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There are people who launch books and end up just having a nice thing to put on their shelves. Then there are people who launch books that transform their careers—and lives. As a former member of the first group, Legacy Launch Pad publisher and New York Times bestselling author Anna David strongly urges you to be part of the second. In this show, she talks to entrepreneurs and authors about how to intentionally launch the book that will serve as the best business card and marketing tool you’ ...
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4.61 The Beginning of the Beginning of the End
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35:02Banastre Tarleton and Daniel Morgan confront each other at the battle of Cowpens. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpod…
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4.60 Nathanael Greene and the Southern Army
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31:49Following an abysmal year the task of trying to get everything in the South back on track falls to Nathanael Greene. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ …
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1780 proved to be the lowest point of the entire American Revolution. This week we examine exactly why that was. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Webs…
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Following the American defeat in Charleston, the American's regroup under Horatio Gates. Gates, soon after taking command, would lead his new army into battle at Camden for a battle that would come to define Gates and his ultimate legacy. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushi…
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The southern campaign launches as the British seek to capture the largest city in the south, Charleston. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: htt…
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Not everybody living in the newly formed United States was terribly keen on the new order of things. This week we look at what it meant to be a loyalist and what their lives were like. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPolitic…
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Follow the collapse of the British government in the colonies, the newly formed States set out to reestablish their governments. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliti…
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In a year that was defined largely by inaction, we look at the action that did take place. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspol…
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With the Revolution going nowhere in the north, the British turn their attention to the south. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.u…
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Things get off to a messy start as the French arrive for their first joint mission with their new American allies. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ We…
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With the British pulling back from Philadelphia, George Washington decides to strike near Monmouth Courthouse. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Websit…
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Remaining Behind-the-Scenes with 16-Time NYT Bestselling Author Hilary Lifton
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40:48Hilary Lifton is not one to boast, and I write that with more understatement than you can imagine. I was introduced to her recently at a party by someone who said she was a big ghostwriter. When I asked her about her career, she mentioned working on a self-help book. It was only when I Googled her later that I learned she has written 16 New York Ti…
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The British, realizing that things are not going their way, decide to make the American's an offer to end the war. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ We…
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Using Beta Readers Who Disagree with Your Premise with Arlina Allen
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33:40Arlina Allen is a force in the recovery movement. Sober for over 30 years, she's been releasing episodes of her top 1% podcast, ODAAT Chat, for over eight. She's also been working on a book for almost that long—and now it's finally here! The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions of A path to Sobriety is out now and for it, s…
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How a Book is the Gift That Keeps on Giving with Dr. Doug Brackmann
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36:39Dr. Douglas Brackmann isn't like anyone else you meet. He's far more intense and brilliant—the kind of person you find yourself telling your deepest and darkest secrets to when you had just planned to ask him about the weather. The author of Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes, an…
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The American's endure a brutal winter at Valley Forge. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspoliticalpodcast.com/ Bibliography: htt…
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In the wake of the American victory of Saratoga, the entire nature of the war would change. As the British were left pointing fingers, the United States would, finally, secure a much needed ally. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.co…
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The Saratoga campaign highlighted the growing competence of the Continental Army and the effective use of defensive tactics in the American Revolutionary War. General Burgoyne's campaign, initially marked by confident declarations and swift advances, quickly turned into a logistical nightmare as supply lines stretched thin and reinforcements failed…
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Why the Ex-CEO of a $550 Million Company Did a Book Now with Erika Badan Ayers
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25:34Erika Ayers Badan calls herself a “token CEO”, the rare female employee in the highest rank of a bro-roar sports and new media culture—specifically, at Barstool Sports, which she took from a rough-and-tumble sports and betting brand and turned it into a $550 million juggernaut with more than 5 billion monthly video views and 225 million followers. …
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Why People Lose Steam on Their Books with Jill Ishkanian
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43:28It’s truly a crime that there’s no TV series about Jill Ishkanian. The lone female tabloid reporter in a sea of men, Ishkanian has been raided by the FBI, exonerated Meghan Markle and been late to a lunch date with me because she thought she saw Kevin Costner driving. And those are just three of dozens of fascinating facts! Yet, despite the fact th…
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This week follow Washington's army through its battles at Brandywine and Germantown. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpodcast/ Website: https://www.uspolitical…
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How Book Publishing Is Evolving with Agent Mark Gottlieb
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37:41While Mark Gottlieb has agenting in his blood—he’s a second generation lit agent—he’s not your typical agent. He doesn’t specialize in any particular genre but bounces between fiction and nonfiction, with some children's books and graphic novels in between. And though he works with the Big Five publishers, he’s open-minded when it comes to self-pub…
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In the north Burgoyne finds that his easy victory might not be so easy after all. Meanwhile in the south, Washington stands in anticipation over exactly what Howe plans to do next. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpo…
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The American's take their opening shots at forming an alliance with the French, while back in North America the British move towards the American fort at Ticonderoga. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagr…
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Following a surprise American resurgence to end 1776, both sides catch their breath and try to figure out what comes next. Join us on social media! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@uspoliticalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ushistpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USPoliticalpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uspoliticalpod…
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