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APUSH for AllSpecial Episode! 1st Semester ReviewThis review episode traces the broad sweep of U.S. history from 1491 through the end of Reconstruction, guided by W. E. B. Du Bois’s idea of a widening circle of democracy and a narrowing circle of caste. Rather than memorizing dates, we move chronologically while returning to core questions about power, belonging, and resistance. From Native societies before Columbus to colonization, revolution, expansion, slavery, civil war, and Reconstruction, we examine who benefited from change, who was excluded, and who fought back. Along the way, we highlight continuities as well as turning points, showing how American ideals repeatedly clashed wi...
2025-12-1246 minAPUSH for All“Reconstruction: Freedom’s Promise, Freedom’s Betrayal”Reconstruction promised a new birth of freedom—and then slammed the door. In this episode, we trace that “brief moment in the sun,” from emancipation, the Freedmen’s Bureau, and the battle over land and labor to Lincoln’s lenient Ten Percent Plan, Johnson’s racist “Restoration,” and the rise of Black Codes. We follow Radical Reconstruction, Black political power, public schools, and sharecropping’s trap, then turn to Grant, the fight against the Klan, and the violent “Redemption” that culminates in the Compromise of 1877. Along the way, we ask Du Bois’s question: was Reconstruction doomed, or was it abandoned?
2025-12-0736 minAPUSH for AllNew Birth of Freedom: The Civil War Takes ShapeFrederick Douglass said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” In this episode, that struggle explodes into civil war. We open 1861 by stacking Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, from industry and railroads to cotton and commanding officers. Then we trace how a “short war” fantasy dies at Bull Run, how new technology collides with old tactics, and how enslaved people, Antietam, and the Emancipation Proclamation turn a war for Union into a war for freedom. Finally, we ask how Gettysburg, Sherman’s march, Black soldiers, and “states’ rights” debates still shape American memory and American politics today.
2025-11-3028 minAPUSH for AllCornerstone of Conflict: Secession, Civil War, and EmancipationAlexander Stephens bragged that the Confederacy’s “cornerstone” was slavery, not vague “states’ rights.” In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we follow the road from the Kansas–Nebraska Act and “Bleeding Kansas” through Dred Scott, Lincoln’s rise, and John Brown’s raid, into the election of 1860, Southern secession, and the firing on Fort Sumter. Using secession documents, speeches, and clashes in Congress, we peel back the myth of abstract “states’ rights” and ask: the right to do what? By the end, listeners will see how a war launched to “save the Union” was already rooted in defending slavery.
2025-11-2935 minAPUSH for AllManifest Destiny, Bleeding Kansas: How the West Sparked the Crisis of the 1850sIn this episode of APUSH for ALL, we trace how Manifest Destiny’s promise of continental expansion turned into a political time bomb. From Texas annexation, the Oregon Trail, and “Mr. Polk’s War” with Mexico to the Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1850, we follow how every new acre raised the explosive question of slavery’s expansion. Then we move into the 1850s crisis: Kansas–Nebraska and Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, John Brown’s raid, and Lincoln’s rise in 1860. By the end, the West isn’t just a frontier—it’s the fuse that blows the Union apart.
2025-11-2334 minAPUSH for AllThe Abolitionists and the Empire of CottonCotton shaped an entire world, and two voices captured its extremes. Senator James Henry Hammond boasted that “Cotton is king,” while Frederick Douglass demanded a moral storm to sweep slavery away. Between those poles—economic power and moral protest—lies our story today. We trace how revival fires, women’s activism, and Black abolitionists pushed the movement from cautious reform to immediatism. We examine why many northerners still resisted abolition, how “free soil” politics reframed the debate, and how a global cotton empire fueled southern confidence. Plus, the cultural shockwaves of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the mounting clashes that followed.
2025-11-1435 minAPUSH for AllEngines of Change: America’s Market RevolutionIn this episode of APUSH for ALL, we’re tracking how antebellum America became an engine of motion and markets. From explosive population growth and immigration to swelling cities and surging nativism, we trace how canals, railroads, and telegraphs rewired space, time, and opportunity. Inside mills and workshops, we see factory discipline, early unions, and the legal breakthrough of Commonwealth v. Hunt. We follow fortunes, poverty, and the birth of a self-conscious middle class, then head west to farms feeding national markets. Together, these changes reveal a connected, unequal, and rapidly modernizing nation on the eve of sectional crisis an...
2025-11-1032 minAPUSH for AllKing Andrew vs. the Republic: The Bank War and BeyondTwo toasts, one dinner, and the Union trembled. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson declared, “Our Federal Union—it must be preserved.” His vice president, John C. Calhoun, shot back, “The Union—next to our liberty most dear.” That duel of words captured the central tension of Jacksonian America: how far federal power should reach. In this episode, we unravel four dramas—the Nullification Crisis, Indian Removal, the Bank War, and the rise of the Whigs and Democrats—to trace a single argument about power, democracy, and dissent. It’s the story of “King Andrew,” rebellion, removal, and the republic that survived them both.
2025-11-0232 minAPUSH for AllRevival, Wheels, and Waterways: America’s Spiritual & Economic Turn, 1800–1840.In the early 1800s, America was torn between reason and revival. As deists like Thomas Paine declared “My own mind is my own church,” a democratic wave of evangelical fervor swept through Cane Ridge, Kentucky, and beyond. The Second Great Awakening fueled reform, women’s activism, and new Black churches while industry, steam, and canals transformed work and mobility. From Whitney’s cotton gin to Lowell’s mills and Fulton’s steamboat, faith and factory remade the republic in tandem. “Revival, Wheels, and Waterways” explores how a nation in motion—spiritually and economically—began defining what progress, freedom, and destiny would mean i...
2025-10-2437 minAPUSH for AllIt Starts Out All “Era of Good Feelings” and Ends With Mass Politics, it’s Jacksonian America!From “good feelings” to partisan fireworks, this episode traces America’s transformation from Monroe’s calm diplomacy to Jackson’s storm of mass politics. Today, we unpack the Adams–Onís Treaty and Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise’s explosive fault line, and the “corrupt bargain” that shattered consensus. As suffrage expands and party machines rise, Jackson’s populism redefines democracy—and de Tocqueville’s warnings about the “tyranny of the majority” echo loudly. It’s the story of how a nation that began chasing unity found energy—and peril—in the power of the people.
2025-10-2026 minAPUSH for AllJefferson, Paradoxes, and the Ridiculous War of 1812In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we dive into the contradictions of America’s third president—Thomas Jefferson. He called for unity and “a wise and frugal government,” yet his presidency was anything but simple: fighting pirates while cutting the navy, buying Louisiana while preaching strict construction, and defending liberty while enslaving hundreds. Those tensions shaped the early republic and led the nation toward the strange, often overlooked War of 1812—a war that ended with no clear winner, but lasting consequences. Join Dr. Garrison, Mr. Hill, and Ms. Keltner as they unravel Jefferson’s paradoxes and the messy birth of Ame...
2025-10-1738 minAPUSH for AllWhiskey, Treaties, and Sedition: Testing the Constitution, 1787–1800In this episode, we trace how the fragile new republic was pushed to its limits. From Hamilton’s ambitious financial revolution to farmers rebelling on the frontier, foreign powers testing American neutrality, and Congress silencing dissent with the Sedition Act, this decade reveals how theory met reality. As Federalists and Democratic-Republicans battled for the nation’s soul, the “Revolution of 1800” proved something extraordinary: Americans could transfer power peacefully—by ballots, not bullets—and the Constitution, though vague, could endure its first great test.
2025-10-1233 minAPUSH for AllThe Great Compromise and the Making of the ConstitutionIn the wake of revolution, Americans faced a new question: how do you build a republic strong enough to last, yet safe from tyranny? This episode traces the journey from the Articles of Confederation to Philadelphia’s closed-door debates—Shays’ Rebellion, rival plans, and the Great Compromise that balanced liberty with order. In this episode, we'll explore how republican ideals collided with fears of “the people,” how Hamilton and Madison defended a bold new federal system, and why the Constitution’s design—federalism, checks, and balances—still defines our political experiment today.
2025-10-0538 minAPUSH for All“Midnight Alarms, Continental Dreams: Congresses, Common Sense, and the War that Forged a Contradictory Freedom, 1774–1783”In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we journey from the First Continental Congress through Yorktown, tracing how protests turned into revolution. We explore Lexington and Concord’s “shot heard ’round the world,” the debates of the Second Continental Congress, and the explosive impact of Paine’s Common Sense and Jefferson’s Declaration. Along the way, we follow Washington’s struggling army, Franklin’s diplomacy, and the war’s brutal civil conflicts. But beyond battlefield victories, we wrestle with contradictions—Native nations dispossessed, enslaved people promised freedom yet denied it, women pressing for rights. How revolutionary was the Revolution? Tune in to find out.
2025-09-2837 minAPUSH for AllFrom Empire to Revolt: The Road to Revolution, 1763–1773Welcome back to APUSH for ALL! In today’s episode, we explore the turbulent decade after Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War. From the Proclamation of 1763 and the Stamp Act crisis to the Boston Massacre and Tea Party, we’ll see how taxation, propaganda, and protest reshaped colonial identity. Along the way, we’ll ask tough questions: were the Sons of Liberty heroes or thugs? Why did Boston lead the resistance? And how did debates over sovereignty and representation set the colonies on the path toward independence?
2025-09-2136 minAPUSH for AllMinds on Fire: Enlightenment, Awakening, and Empire in Colonial AmericaWhat happens when bold ideas cross an ocean and collide with a volatile world? In this episode, we trace John Locke’s natural rights and Montesquieu’s separation of powers as they meet colonial realities—of indentured servitude, the Middle Passage, and the Stono Rebellion; of tobacco, rice, and merchant trade; of print shops buzzing with debate and pulpits alive with revival. From Enlightenment reason to evangelical fervor, from Scots-Irish migrations to the Seven Years’ War, these forces reshaped British America—setting the stage for rebellion long before 1776.
2025-09-1434 minAPUSH for AllDissenters & Dominion: Puritans, Quakers, and EmpireIn Episode 2 of APUSH for ALL, we trace the uneasy path of faith, dissent, and empire in 17th-century America. From the Pilgrims’ fragile alliance with the Wampanoag to John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill,” we see how ideals collided with survival and authority. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy; Metacom’s war scorched New England’s frontier. Meanwhile, the Restoration colonies—Carolinas, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia—took shape under shifting imperial ambitions. Navigation Acts tightened Britain’s grip, planting seeds of resistance. It’s a story of covenant and conscience, of dissenters, dominion, and the habits of self-rule that en
2025-09-0735 minAPUSH for AllThe Seeds of Colonialism: How Mercantilism, Tobacco, and 1619 Planted the Roots of English America (1607-1676)From Jamestown’s shaky start to Bacon’s Rebellion, this episode traces how profit and power shaped early English America. We unpack mercantilism’s rules of empire, the tobacco boom that tethered Chesapeake fields to Atlantic markets, and 1619—the year a Jamestown assembly met and the first recorded Africans arrived—reshaping labor and law. Through indentured servitude, land hunger, and conflict with Native nations, colonial elites learned to manage class tensions and harden racial boundaries. By 1676, Virginia’s ruling class turned crisis into strategy, accelerating hereditary slavery. It’s the seedbed of the plantation South—and the American story—told with sources...
2025-09-0126 minAPUSH for All“From Cahokia to Cortés — When Worlds Collided”Before 1492, the Americas were far from “empty.” Cities like Cahokia, Tenochtitlán, and Pueblo towns thrived with advanced engineering, agriculture, and trade networks. This episode challenges the “virgin land” myth, tracing Indigenous innovation and diversity before European arrival. We dive into the causes of exploration, Columbus’s gamble, Cortés’s siege of Tenochtitlán, and Las Casas’s powerful critiques of Spanish brutality. We also unpack the Columbian Exchange—disease, crops, animals, and cultural blending—that reshaped both hemispheres. From monumental earthworks to world-shifting encounters, this episode reframes early American history and highlights stories too often left as footnotes.
2025-08-2529 minAPUSH for AllSpecial Episode - "Stories of Perseverance in American History"A special episode of APUSH for ALL on perseverance as we prepare to enter a new school year. We open at Valley Forge, where Washington’s starving army endures winter and emerges stronger under von Steuben. Then three portraits: John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran who braved the Green–Colorado canyons and later warned about settling the arid West; Penelope Barker and the Edenton women, who publicly signed a boycott and sustained it despite ridicule; and Bayard Rustin, beaten and jailed, who mastered nonviolent strategy and organized the 1963 March on Washington. Stories that inspire grit and reflection. List...
2025-08-1735 minAPUSH for AllThe Press, the President, and the Pentagon: Watching The Post Through an APUSH LensThis episode of APUSH for ALL explores The Post, Spielberg’s film about the Washington Post’s bold decision to publish the Pentagon Papers. Through the lens of AP U.S. History, the hosts analyze themes like First Amendment rights, civic activism, and government power. They spotlight Katharine Graham’s groundbreaking leadership, the legal battle that shaped press freedom, and parallels to today’s journalism challenges—from surveillance to political censorship. The episode connects past and present, reminding students that constitutional crises unfold not just on battlefields, but in newsrooms—and that truth-telling often hinges on the courage of ordinary peo...
2025-05-3037 minAPUSH for All“Dust, Chains, and Sirens: Watching O Brother, Where Art Thou? Through an APUSH Lens”In this episode of APUSH for ALL, the hosts analyze O Brother, Where Art Thou? through the lens of the Great Depression and AP U.S. History themes. They explore how the Coen Brothers blend Homeric myth with 1930s Southern culture—highlighting race, class, populism, religion, and the New Deal. The film’s symbolic characters and surreal events reflect real historical dynamics, from chain gangs to the Klan to the TVA. Its iconic soundtrack revives Depression-era music as a vehicle of survival and protest. Ultimately, the episode frames the film as both satire and historical allegory—rich in connections to APU...
2025-05-2331 minAPUSH for All“History, Fiction, and the Frontier: Watching The Last of the Mohicans Through an APUSH Lens”In this episode of APUSH for ALL, the hosts analyze The Last of the Mohicans through a historical lens, unpacking the French and Indian War, Native diplomacy, and myths of frontier America. They explore how the film simplifies complex Indigenous alliances and perpetuates the “noble savage” trope. While it captures certain truths about colonial conflict, it also erases Native survival and resistance. The hosts emphasize using film as a springboard for critical thinking about race, empire, and historical memory—reminding students that history isn’t just what’s portrayed on screen, but what’s left out, and why that omission mat
2025-05-1526 minAPUSH for AllSpecial Review Episode with a Special Guest!In this special review episode, APUSH for All welcomes a special guest to help us understand the ins and outs of the AP test, and offers strategies and approaches to help students get that 5.
2025-05-0717 minAPUSH for AllReview Episode 5: Modern America – From Boom to Crisis to Global Power (1920–Present)This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL spans 1920 to the present, tracing America's cultural shifts, global rise, and political transformations. The 1920s brought roaring prosperity and culture wars, followed by the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal. WWII turned the U.S. into a superpower, leading into Cold War confrontations abroad and civil rights struggles at home. The 1960s–70s saw social upheaval and growing distrust in government. Reagan's conservative revolution reshaped economics and politics. In the 21st century, the U.S. faced terrorism, racial reckonings, and global crises. Through it all, key APUSH themes—power...
2025-05-0619 minAPUSH for AllReview Episode 4: From Industry to Empire (1865–1919)This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL explores the transformative period from 1865 to 1919, highlighting industrial capitalism during the Gilded Age, Progressive Era reforms, U.S. imperial expansion, and World War I. The hosts examine the rise of monopolists like Carnegie and Rockefeller, labor struggles, muckraking journalism, and reform efforts led by figures like Roosevelt, Wilson, and Jane Addams. The U.S. emerges as a global power through the Spanish-American War and WWI, though racial inequality and anti-imperialist resistance persisted. The episode encourages listeners to analyze causes and consequences of reform, imperialism, and America’s growing international ro...
2025-05-0616 minAPUSH for AllReview Episode 3: Civil War & Reconstruction (1844–1877)This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL explores the era from 1844 to 1877, focusing on expansion, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Manifest Destiny fueled U.S. territorial growth and reignited debates over slavery, with key moments including the Mexican-American War, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Civil War, triggered by secession after Lincoln’s election, saw major battles like Antietam and Gettysburg. Reconstruction brought constitutional amendments and efforts to aid freedpeople, but resistance, racism, and waning Northern support ended reforms by 1877. The hosts stress causation, continuity, and comparison as key exam themes, especially on slavery, civil rights, and fe...
2025-05-0517 minAPUSH for AllReview Episode 2: Nation Building, Expansion & Sectionalism (1800–1848)This is the second special review podcast from APUSH for ALL, "Nation Building, Expansion & Sectionalism (1800–1848)". The hosts review the transformative period from 1800 to 1848, emphasizing four key themes: expanding democracy, the rise of industrial capitalism, reform movements, and growing sectionalism. They trace political shifts from Jefferson to Jackson, highlighting democratic expansion for white men but continued exclusion of others. The Market Revolution reshaped the economy, spurred immigration, and widened inequality. Religious revival fueled reform efforts, including abolition, temperance, and women’s rights. As the U.S. expanded westward under Manifest Destiny, debates over slavery intensified. The episode ends by urging stud...
2025-05-0219 minAPUSH for AllReview Episode 1: Colonization through Revolution (1491–1800)In this special review episode, the gang provides a concise review of U.S. history from 1491 to 1800, covering APUSH Periods 1–3. They begin by highlighting the complexity of pre-contact Native societies and the transformative effects of the Columbian Exchange. The episode then examines the varied colonial strategies of the Spanish, French, and British, emphasizing how these approaches influenced interactions with Native populations and colonial development. As tensions rose, events like the French and Indian War and subsequent British policies, including the Proclamation of 1763 and various taxation acts, fueled colonial unrest. The hosts discuss the ideological underpinnings of the Revolution, drawing on...
2025-05-0124 minAPUSH for AllThe Nineties and the New MillenniumThis episode of APUSH for ALL explores key political, economic, and cultural developments from the 1990s to the early 2000s. It covers George H. W. Bush’s presidency, the Gulf War, Clinton’s centrist policies like NAFTA and welfare reform, and the rise of partisan politics with the 1994 GOP takeover and Clinton’s impeachment. The hosts trace the tech boom, the 2000 election controversy, and the transformative impact of 9/11, including the War on Terror and growing national security powers. The episode ends by connecting these events to today’s polarization, globalization, and debates over privacy, democracy, and American identity.
2025-04-2042 minAPUSH for All“Morning in America? The 1980s and the Conservative Turn”In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we explore the 1980s and the conservative resurgence led by Ronald Reagan. They unpack Reagan’s “Morning in America” optimism, his economic policies (Reaganomics), and the culture wars that defined the decade—from the rise of the Moral Majority to MTV, Madonna, and Public Enemy. The episode also delves into the government’s slow response to the AIDS crisis and the activism that followed. On the global stage, Reagan’s Cold War strategies and his eventual diplomacy with Gorbachev are discussed. The hosts connect these themes to today’s politics, courts, public health, and on...
2025-04-1339 minAPUSH for AllDominoes, Draft Cards, and Dissent: The Vietnam EraIn “Dominoes, Draft Cards, and Dissent,” APUSH for ALL explores the Vietnam War’s tangled origins, brutal realities, and lasting consequences. The episode traces U.S. involvement from French colonialism to the Fall of Saigon, highlighting pivotal events like the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Tet Offensive, and Vietnamization. It dives into draft resistance, protest culture, and the growing “credibility gap” between government and citizens. Through voices of veterans, protesters, and presidents, the hosts examine how Vietnam reshaped American identity, foreign policy, and trust in leadership. Connecting the past to today, the episode asks: What does a “just war” really look like?
2025-04-0734 minAPUSH for AllThe Long Arc: The Civil Rights Movement and the Ongoing Struggle for EqualityThis episode of APUSH for ALL explores the long arc of the Civil Rights Movement, tracing its roots from the failures of Reconstruction through Jim Crow, the Great Migration, and WWII. It highlights both legal milestones and grassroots activism, including the roles of Ella Baker, Ida B. Wells, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. The hosts emphasize the movement’s complexity—its evolving strategies, internal tensions, and enduring fight for dignity and justice. They connect historical resistance to today’s movements like Black Lives Matter, reminding listeners that real change has always come from ordinary people taking extraordinary action.
2025-03-3033 min
Sounds of BlueSOB 487 Features: Nicky Hopkins, Freddy Robinson, Blue Mitchell, Gabor Szabo, Bill Frisell, Irma Thomas, Esther Marrow, Gary Chandler & a fond farewell to Jesse Colin YoungArtist Song Album Label Notes- Wales, Saunders w/Garcia & Roberts Wales & Saunders w/Garcia + Twilight Zone Theme w/Howard Roberts guitar TV Classic Tunes - 25th Anniversary Edition - 2CD's Breakable Records + SOB Twilight Zone Theme- Jesse Colin Young Ridgetop by Jesse Colin Young Song for Juli - 1973 Warner Bros. - Ridgetop Music CD Reissue Jesse Colin Young - R.I.P. at 83- Quicksilver Messenger Service Edward, (The Mad Shirt Grinder) by Hopkins w/John Cipollina, David Freiberg & G. Elmore Shady Grove - 1969 Capitol Records - One Way Records CD Reissue Nicky Hopkins - 81- Garcia-Hopkins...
2025-03-244h 04APUSH for AllEpisode 8: The Cold War BeginsThis episode explores the early Cold War, from the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences to the rise of containment policy. We discuss Churchill’s "Iron Curtain" speech, George Kennan’s Long Telegram, and the U.S. shift from isolationism to interventionism with the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO. We analyze the Soviet atomic bomb and espionage, the Second Red Scare, and the John Birch Society’s paranoia. Finally, we connect Cold War tensions to today’s Russia-Ukraine conflict and ask: Are we in a new Cold War? Stay tuned for insights, historical parallels, and key APUSH takeaways!
2025-03-1433 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 7: A New Deal for AmericaThis episode of APUSH for ALL explores the election of 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, and its lasting impact on America. Facing the depths of the Great Depression, FDR’s landslide victory over Herbert Hoover marked a shift toward government intervention. His First 100 Days introduced sweeping reforms like the Emergency Banking Act, CCC, WPA, and Social Security. Historians debate whether the New Deal ended the Depression or if WWII was the true catalyst for recovery. The episode highlights how the New Deal reshaped expectations of government, influencing modern policies and debates over economic intervention that persist today.
2025-03-1034 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 6: The Great Depression: The Crash, the Crisis, and America’s StruggleEpisode 6 of APUSH for ALL, "The Great Depression: The Crash, the Crisis, and America’s Struggle," explores the causes, impact, and response to the worst economic downturn in U.S. history. It begins with the 1929 stock market crash and explains how overproduction, consumer debt, and bank failures fueled the crisis. The episode examines President Hoover’s limited response, including the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the controversial Bonus Army crackdown. Connections are drawn to modern economic crises, from 2008 to COVID-19 relief. The hosts conclude with key takeaways and study tips for APUSH students, setting up next week’s discussion on the Ne...
2025-03-0327 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 5: The Roaring 20sIn today's episode, the gang explores the dynamic transformations of the 1920s. The hosts discuss economic prosperity, consumerism, and technological advancements like Ford’s assembly line and household appliances. They examine cultural shifts, including the rise of jazz, Hollywood’s The Jazz Singer, and the Harlem Renaissance. Political topics include laissez-faire policies, the Teapot Dome Scandal, and the Scopes Trial. The episode also highlights global finance, the Dawes Plan, and struggles faced by farmers and laborers. Drawing modern parallels, the hosts connect past conflicts with today’s issues in media, education, and economic cycles.
2025-02-2329 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 4: “Soldier’s Home” – America After the Great WarThis episode explores the profound impact of World War I on American society. Drawing from Hemingway’s short story, the gang discusses the struggles of returning veterans, the psychological toll of war, and the lack of support for traumatized soldiers. The episode also examines how women’s wartime roles fueled the push for suffrage, the racial injustices faced by Black veterans, and the repression of political dissent through the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
2025-02-1727 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 3: The History of Tariffs in AmericaIn this episode ofAPUSH for ALL, we unpack the complex history of tariffs in America, exploring their economic and political impact from the nation’s founding to the present. The gang discusses the dual purpose of tariffs—raising government revenue and protecting domestic industries—highlighting early policies like Alexander Hamilton’s vision for economic independence and the protective tariffs that fueled sectional tensions.Key moments include theTariff of Abominations (1828) and theNullification Crisis, when South Carolina, led by John C. Calhoun, challenged federal authority. The episode also covers the infamousSmoot-Hawley Tariff (1930), which worsened the Great Depression, and modern trade po...
2025-02-0926 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 2: The ProgressivesIn this episode of APUSH for ALL, we dive into the Progressive Era (1890–1920), a time of widespread social, political, and economic reform in response to the excesses of the Gilded Age. They explore key Progressive reforms, from Theodore Roosevelt’s trust-busting policies to the rise of investigative journalism, including Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and Ida Tarbell’s takedown of Standard Oil. The hosts also discuss major political changes, such as the 17th and 19th Amendments, and the fight for labor rights, highlighted by the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Additionally, they connect Progressive ideals to modern issues like labor un...
2025-02-0329 minAPUSH for AllEpisode 1: Echoes of Imperialism: From McKinley to TrumpThis episode of APUSH for All explores the parallels between President William McKinley’s imperial policies and modern foreign policy debates. Hosts Ms. Keltner and Dr. Garrison discuss the late 19th-century expansionist movement, including the Spanish-American War, the annexation of the Philippines, and the justifications for U.S. imperialism. They highlight opposition from the Anti-Imperialist League and the long-term impact on American foreign policy.
Fast forward to 2025, former President Donald Trump has invoked McKinley’s legacy, advocating for territorial expansion and military power projection. The hosts examine how leaders past and present justify intervention in moral terms and ho...
2025-01-2825 min
Berkeley TalksThe science behind the emotions in 'Inside Out 2'There’s a scene toward the end of the new Pixar film Inside Out 2 where the main character, 13-year-old Riley, is having a panic attack in the penalty box at a hockey match. She’s just been reprimanded for tripping an opponent in frustration. On the outside, she’s seen sitting in the small space while grasping at her chest and neck, breathing in and out, faster and faster. On the inside, the character Anxiety, one of Riley’s newest emotions, is spinning in a glitchy loop at her brain’s control board. After a few moments...
2024-08-091h 00
The Connection with Marty Moss-CoaneWhat Inside Out 2 tells us about embracing all our emotionsWhen Pixar’s Inside Out opened in movie theaters almost a decade ago, viewers were introduced to 11-year-old Riley and the emotions that defined her young life…joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust, each drawn as a different character.
In Inside Out 2, Riley is 13 and she’s dealing with the raging emotions that come with PUBERTY!….embarrassment, envy, ennui and most notably anxiety…a big-mouthed, bug-eyed, character with wild, carrot top hair.
This week on The Connection…understanding the important role that all emotions, including anxiety, play throughout our lives. Our guests were consultants on the film. Ps...
2024-07-0551 min
Movie Deputy REVIEWSInside Out 2 (2024)Riley is growing up and so are her emotions. This takes us along on a part of this journey.
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Foghorns, let's go foghorns, Riley Andersen, boy band Island, family Island, friendship island, homework should be illegal, get up and glow, grace, bree, sense of self, sea lions, coach Roberts, fire hawks, hockey camp, keep the best and toss the rest, puberty is messy, Val Ortiz, micro expression, friends are forever, bay area skills camp, Valentino Ortiz, settle in, suppressed emotions, blufey, make your curse your gift, oh pouchie, there's a lid for every pot, stream of conscio...
2024-06-2209 min
KQED's ForumPixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Peers into the Teen BrainIn the Oscar-winning animated movie “Inside Out,” emotions like joy, anger and sadness populate the brain of 11-year-old Riley, the film’s heroine. In the sequel, “Inside Out 2,” Riley is now a teen, and the emotions running headquarters have to make room for new feelings…. Hello, anxiety! Pixar’s Pete Docter joins us to talk about the movie.Guests:Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar - He directed "Inside Out," which won the 2016 Oscar for Best Animated Feature. He also directed "Monsters, Inc." and Oscar winners "Soul" and Up." He was the third animator...
2024-06-2155 min
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens174: The Making of "Inside Out 2"Dr. Lisa and Reena explore the making of Disney-Pixar's "Inside Out 2" with special guest, Dr. Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley psychologist renowned for his research on emotions. The discussion begins with Lisa explaining her role in the film, highlighting how Riley, now 13, navigates the new emotions of adolescence. Dr. Keltner shares insights on selecting the original five emotions and introduces the sequel's new characters: Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui. Dr. Lisa draws on her expertise in adolescent anxiety to discuss how the character of Anxiety is portrayed in the film. Dr. Keltner delves into the significance of awe and...
2024-06-1134 min
Drummers on DrummingBig Fat Five: Evan Woodle's (Heatwarmer, Karl Blau, Racer Sessions) Top 5 Influential RecordsThis week’s guest is Evan Woodle. I was turned onto Evan’s playing through a previous guest of the podcast, Sheridan Riley of the band Alvvays. Evan got his start in the internationally acclaimed Roosevelt High School jazz program in Seattle before going on to earn a Jazz Studies degree from the University of Washington. Go huskies. Evan has toured the world with countless acts, but remains an ambassador for the Seattle Jazz Scene. He maintains a private drum studio, works with local jazz institution Origin Arts, and is one of the co-founders and current organizers of the Race...
2023-12-0645 min
Drummers on DrummingBig Fat Five: Chris Dadge's (Chad VanGaalen, Alvvays, Samantha Savage Smith) Top 5 InfluencesThis week’s guest is Chris Dadge, a Canadian drummer producer based out of Calgary, Alberta. He’s worked with so many great artists and he tells you all about a month in the life of him …so I’ll let the master do the talking. Just push play; it’s worth it. Thanks again to Sheridan Riley, drummer for the band Alvvays for recommending Chris. He did not dissappoint. All right, please enjoy my chat with Chris Dodge about the 5 records that shaped him into the player…and person he is today. Cheers!Check out Chris' Discography HE...
2023-06-281h 05
SaasHoles "Rev Ops with an edge"Brent Keltner, founder and President Winalytics LLC and author of The Revenue Acceleration Playbook.#revenueoperations #revopswithanedge #saas
Brent Keltner, Ph.D. is founder and President of Winalytics LLC and author of The Revenue Acceleration Playbook. Brent joins Jason Ferrara, Marcus Cauchi and Pete Jansons on the SAASholes Revenue Operations Podcast to talk Revenue Operations Best Practices
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3:09 Show Start
3:34 Brent Keltner Linkedin Post
4:02 Sales/CS/Marketing are all different animals
4:29 How do you tell someone their baby is ugly
6:00 Do Most CEO’s know this but just don’t want to deal with it?
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Film and Television (Video)Inside Out and NeuroscienceThe animated film Inside Out is a vivid portrait of resilience in eleven-year-old Riley and her animated emotions, who together face a difficult several days following a cross-country move. The film's exploration of Riley's emotional life reflects current neuroscience research, thanks in part to the work of UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner, who served as a scientific consultant to the filmmakers. He is joined by UCSB Professor of Psychology David Sherman and UCSB Professor of Film & Media Studies Anna Brusutti. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31804]
2017-02-1350 minFilm and Television (Audio)Inside Out and NeuroscienceThe animated film Inside Out is a vivid portrait of resilience in eleven-year-old Riley and her animated emotions, who together face a difficult several days following a cross-country move. The film's exploration of Riley's emotional life reflects current neuroscience research, thanks in part to the work of UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner, who served as a scientific consultant to the filmmakers. He is joined by UCSB Professor of Psychology David Sherman and UCSB Professor of Film & Media Studies Anna Brusutti. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31804]
2017-02-1350 min