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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

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    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 303 EPISODES

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    One of the best aspects of The Dispatches podcast is the wealth of knowledge shared by its guests. The interviews feature experts and historians who truly know their stuff, providing listeners with unparalleled insight into various aspects of the American Revolution. Each episode covers a different topic, ranging from battles and key figures to lesser-known events and historical debates. This wide range allows for a comprehensive exploration of the era, ensuring that there is always something new and intriguing to learn.

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    E297: Elizabeth Reese: A Granddaughter's Grief: Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis and George Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 21:14


    This week our guest is JAR Contributor Elizabeth Reese. The story of Nelly Custis is a one of hope, tragedy, and grief. Raised as the granddaughter of George Washington, her life fell apart upon the President's passing. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    Franklin D. Rausch: The Siege of Savages' Old Fields

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 25:10


    This week our guest is JAR Contributor Franklin D. Rausch. In the fall of 1775, a the war in South Carolina ignited in in the Siege of Saveges' Old Fields. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E295: Molly Fortune: The Papers of Francis Marion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 18:35


    This week our guest is SC250 CEO Molly Fortune. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution, SC250 has recently published the first volume of the Papers of Francis Marion. To read the letters, visit www.SC250.com and for more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

    E294: Mike Cecere: Colonial Militia on the Eve of Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 22:46


    This week our guest is author and JAR Contributor Mike Cecere. On the eve of Revolution, America's militia's stood at the ready. In time, they would become a critical part of the war effort. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E293: Jude M. Pfister: The Federalist Papers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 32:21


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Jude Pfister. The Federalist Papers stand amongst the most important documents from the Revolutionary era, and they are being reevaluated for a new era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

    E292: Carter F. Smith: Samuel Mason: Revolutionary Turncoat or Opportunistic Pirate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 37:48


    This week our guest is author Carter F. Smith. Samuel Mason was a war hero in the west, and its most famous pirate. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E291: Andrew Lawler: Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 21:32


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Andrew Lawler. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Virginia Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore, shocked the colony when he began arming enslaved men. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E290: Robert J. Walworth: The Green Mountain Insurgency

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 27:03


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert J. Walworth. In the lead-up to the American Revolution, Vermont and New York tangled over territory until the Crown stepped in. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E289: Keith Muchowski: Richard Varick in History and In Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 27:04


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Keith Muchowski. From his days in the Revolution to his eventual rise to Mayor, Richard Varick was a NYC staple. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E288: Jonathan Burns: Locating George Washington's Friendly Fire Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 25:32


    This week our guest is Archaeologist Jonathan Burns. In November of 1758, George Washington accidentally opened fire on his own men in the wilds of Western Pennsylvania. For two centuries the battlefield has been lost, and Jonathan Burns believes he's found it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

    E287: Christopher R. Pearl: Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 37:24


    This week our guest is author Christopher R. Pearl, discussing his new book "Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution." For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E286: Blake McGready: The Limits of Enviromental Mastery in the Highland Department

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 17:55


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Blake McGready. The war in the Hudson Highlands was a difficult affair, made more tedious by the environmental factors. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E285: Paul B. Elmore: James Easton vs. Benedict Arnold: Anatomy of a Feud

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 17:41


    This week our guest is Paul B. Elmore. Long before he was America's most reviled traitor, Benedict Arnold had a personal grudge with James Easton. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E284: Brady J. Crytzer: Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 48:06


    This week on Dispatches, we share Brady Crytzer's lecture on Seneca Chief Guyasuta. A lifelong advocate of Native rights, Guyasuta served as a warrior, Sachem, and diplomat during the Seven Years War and American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E283: Robert E. Wright: Cruel Bedlam: Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 20:01


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Robert E. Wright. In the years leading to the American Revolution, British fiscal policy was a leading factor of unrest in the colonies. As Robert Wright shows, taxes were just the beginning. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

    E282: Ray Raphael: A Kingly Government? Benjamin Franklin's Great Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 29:10


    This week our guest is author, editor, and JAR contributor Ray Raphael. When the American Executive was being considered, Benjamin Franklin had strong reservations about the scope of its power. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E281: Glenn F. Williams: Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 56:56


    This week our feature is Dr. Glenn F. Williams. On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, Dr. Williams presented a lecture on his new book Dunmore's War at the Braddock's Road Preservation Association Annual Seminar in Ligonier, PA. He is introduced in this clip by BRPA Vice President Dr. David Preston. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

    E280: Tim Abbott: The Terrible Ordeal of Capt. Bezaleel Beebe's Company of Connecticut State Levies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 17:04


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Tim Abbott. The story of Capt. Bezaleel Beebe is a chilling reminder of the horrors of war, and the trauma of captivity. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E279: Robert Guy: The Westmoreland Rangers and "The Suffering Fruntears"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 20:32


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert Guy. The American west was transformed into a brutal partisan warzone, and Western Pennsylvania was amongst the most terrible. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E278: Jude M. Pfister: President Washington and the Beginnings of American Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 27:33


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Jude M. Pfister. George Washington was executive of a new nation, and an untested judiciary. We examine his opinions of the courts and his perspectives on early American jurisprudence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E277: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Curse of the "Wizard Clip" with Brady J. Crytzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 21:04


    This week is our very special Halloween edition of Dispatches. In 1794, a Virginia farmer was haunted by a spiritual entity, and he called about a Russian prince-turned-priest to save him. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E276: Colin J. Wood: Bacheller vs. Wilkinson: The Quest to Understand Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 25:37


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin J. Wood. The legacy of Benedict Arnold is a complicated one, and new sources have revealed fresh interpretations of his service at Saratoga. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E275: Joseph Manca: Champions of Liberty: Phillis Wheatley, Joseph Sewall, and the Old South Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 31:22


    This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Joseph Manca. Phillis Wheatley came to the New World as an enslaved person, but has left a lasting historical and literary legacy. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E275: Jason R. Wickersty: Reactions in Britain to the News of the Battle of Long Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 27:17


    This week our guest is JAR Contributor Jason R. Wickersty. In the wake of the Battle of Long Island, news flourished in Britain. Some was highly accurate, and some was...well, not. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E274: Scott Syfert: Ramsour's Mill, The End of Cornwallis' Loyalist Illusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 19:34


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Scott Syfert. When Charles Cornwallis looked at South Carolina, he hoped for a groundswell of Loyalist support. The Battle of Ramsour's Mill broke that illusion. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E273: Geoff Smock: The Great Pillars of John Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 23:11


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Geoff Smock. John Adams was President of the United States, but he took the time to address an activist group of young people about the true meaning of America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E272: Shawn David McGhee: No Longer Subjects of the British King: The Political Transformation of Royal Subjects to Republican Citizens, 1774-1776

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 27:40


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. The first Continental Congress expressed a desire to change American life, while also preserving its cultural foundations. In his new book, Shawn David McGhee discusses its lasting impact. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E271: Eric Sterner: Till The Extinction of This Rebellion: George Rogers Clark, Frontier Warfare, and the Illinois Campaign of 1778-1779

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 48:01


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner discussing his new book Till The Extinction of This Rebellion: George Rogers Clark, Frontier Warfare, and the Illinois Campaign of 1778-1779. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E270: Christopher Pieczynski: Cape Henry in the American Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 23:10


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Christopher Pieczynski. The Cape Henry lighthouse was a strategic location off the coast of Virginia, and played into the plans of British, American, and French commanders. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E269: Liam Connor: Boudica and the American Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 28:19


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Liam Connor. In the ancient world, Iceni Queen Boudica rocked the Roman World. During the Revolution, some drew parallels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E268: David Kindy: A Thirteen Star American Flag Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 21:27


    This week our guest is JAR contributor David Kindy. A thirteen star was found in a box that many speculated was from the American Revolution. Later scientific analysis proved its originality. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

    E267: Salina B. Baker: John Warren's Loss of His Brother Joseph Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 15:22


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Salina B. Baker. John Warren was angered and hurt by his brother Joseph death. It would play a critical part in his journey toward the Patriot cause. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E266: Linda J. Rice: Teaching About Young Patriots Through Newbery Classic Novels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 24:37


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Linda J. Rice. Newbery Classic Novels brought amazing stories to thousands of children, and new lessons can be learned by studying them. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E265: David Otersen: Parliament and the American Revolution: The British Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 21:46


    This week our guest is JAR contributor David Otersen. Parliament had strong opinions on the American Revolution. Some might come as a surprise. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E264: Steven M. Baule: Jean Marie Cardinal: Revolutionary War Hero?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 26:54


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Steven M. Baule. In the distant lands of the Mississippi River valley, Jean Marie Cardinal fought for liberty. His legacy, however, remains in question. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E263: Jason A. Cherry: William Trent: Factor of Ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 45:11


    This week our guest is author Jason A. Cherry. William Trent was a critical figure in the American colonies, a merchant in on the East Coast, and a key player in the emerging west. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E262: Robert Scott Davis: Fighting in the Shadowlands: Loyalist Colonel Thomas Waters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 18:02


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Robert Scott Davis. Colonel Thomas Waters was a noted loyalist commander in war torn Georgia. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E261: William Caldwell: Isaac Shelby, Patrick Ferguson, and Fire & Sword: The Power of a Good Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 28:38


    This week our guest is JAR contributor William Caldwell. The Battle of King's Mountain was a brutal partisan bloodletting. New research shows that its most famous quote may not have ever been uttered. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E260: Philip D. Weaver: Caleb Brewster's Spy Boat Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 26:33


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Philip D. Weaver. Caleb Brewster's exploits off the coast of New York are legendary, and Phil Weaver explains why. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E259: David Price: Albigence Waldo: Surgeon, Soldier, Diarist, Poet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 30:34


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor David Price. Albigence Waldo left behind a treasure in the form a diary kept during his harsh winter at Valley Forge. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E258: Timothy Symington: Huzza! Toasting a New Nation, 1760-1815

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 32:15


    This week our guest is author Timothy Symington. Toasts were more than just an excuse to raise a glass, but they were powerful political statements made in an ever-changing world. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E257: Tom Hogan: The Milford Connecticut Cartel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 24:17


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Tom Hogan. With support for the war waning, news of a mistreated party of Patriot POW's reignited the fires of liberty. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.  

    E256: J.L. Bell: Dr. Warren's Crucial Informant

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 25:45


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor J.L. Bell. Dr. Joseph Warren was a primary source of intelligence in Boston during 1775. J.L. Bell tries to track down his sources. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E255: Raphael Corletta: The Two "Empires of Liberty"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 13:56


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Raphael Corletta. Thomas Jefferson and Esther Reed both used the phrase "Empire of Liberty" to describe their nation, but they used them in very different ways. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E254: Eric Sterner: Congress and the Commodore: Esek Hopkins and the Raid on Nassau

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 25:13


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner. After receiving orders to move down the American coast, Commodore Esek Hopkins raided Nassau. As a result, he was censured by Congress. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E253: Selden West: A Smart Engagement: A Whaleboat Fight Off Stamford, CT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 25:53


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Selden West. In 1778 a small group of locals from Stamford, CT attempted to steal a British sloop. The engagement that followed would be an early prelude to the famed Whaleboat Wars. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E252: Gerald Krieger: British Miscalculation of Loyalist Support in the American South

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 23:59


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Gerald Krieger. The war in the South was messy, and far more contentious than the British high command anticipated. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

    E251: Gene Procknow: Henry Clinton's Plan to End the War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 26:05


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. As the war dragged on, Sir Henry Clinton devised a plan to end the conflict. It would never come to fruition but revealed the desperation growing among the British ranks. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

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    E250: Sherman Lohnes: General John Burgoyne's Stay in Albany

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 14:56


    This week our guest is JAR contributor Sherman Lohnes. After his surrender at Saratoga, General John Burgoyne stayed in Albany. His time there has been largely misunderstood, and new research sheds light on the topic. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

    E249: Jude M. Pfister: John Marshall, Historian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 28:36


    This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Jude M. Pfister. John Marshall looms over history as one of the most prolific Supreme Court Justices of his era, but he was also a biographer of George Washington. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

    E248: Derrick E. Lapp: Love, American (Revolution) Style: The Romances of Otho Holland Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 25:28


    This is our very special Valentine's Day edition of Dispatches! Our guest this week is JAR Contributor Derrick E. Lapp discussing the torrid love affairs of Maryland's Otho Holland Williams. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

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