In Episode 7, we take on the Trail of Tears, one of the most heartbreaking chapters in American history. You’ll hear how cotton, gold, and the belief in Manifest Destiny drove the United States to push Native nations off their homelands, and how the Cherokee fought back the American way: with a written constitution, a Supreme Court victory, and a speech before the Senate that came within one vote of changing everything. This episode is a powerful example of how having the law on your side doesn’t always mean justice wins.

In Episode 6 we discuss the faults in the problems a young United States faced and what the Founding Fathers came up with as a solution.

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss what caused the Boston Massacre, what really (probably) happened during the chaos, and more importantly, what happened after and how these ideals helped shape the writing of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. Quite a big impact for something that started with throwing some snowballs!

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss how a young George Washington and a Seneca chief known as the Half King sparked the French and Indian War. A young Washington was eager to learn and advance in the British military prior to becoming the first POTUS.

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage, through the autobiography of 18th century enslaved African, Olaudah Equiano. Trigger warning: this episode contains disturbing content about human slavery and abuse.

In our first podcast episode, we begin with the real story of Pocahontas and discuss the different accounts of her life between English written accounts and Powhatan oral histories. Which one do you believe?