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Quick and Dirty History is the show about American history, on the go! Have a couple minutes to spare? Take the opportunity to learn about your American heritage...it will be quick, and dirty.

Patrick Brooks


    • Nov 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from Quick and Dirty History

    The Bear Flag Revolt 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 4:45


    California roars towards independence!  It's the Bear Flag Revolt.

    Mexican American War 60

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 5:25


    Chuck Norris makes Texas a state, then he fights a war...on his own.

    Don’t Mess with Texas 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 5:23


    The future of the Texas hangs in the balance...as tensions explode, so do the cannons.  The fighting kicks off at the Alamo, with folk legend Davy Crockett.  It doesn't turn out so well for him, but everyone will Remember the Alamo!

    Westward Ho! 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 7:04


    Westside is the best side...Unless you died of dysentery along the way.  #OregonTrail.  Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there's a dark side to westward expansion.

    Andrew “Mother F#@%!ng” Jackson 57

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 7:45


    The American government wages war on Native Americans and the banks...at the behest of Andrew Jackson.  The Trail of Tears becomes one of America's darkest stories.

    The Age of Jackson 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 3:57


    A real S.O.B. whether you like him or hate him...the Age of Jackson has begun.

    Electoral College V. Popular Vote and the Election of 1824

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 5:24


    What does Corruption, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Electoral College have in common?  They're all corrupt.  Tune in!

    The Era of Good Feelings 54

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 6:29


    America is feelin' good-ish!  We are talking national unity, the Monroe Doctrine, and the elephant in the room tearing the country apart...slavery.

    Seminole Wars 53

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 4:31


    Florida is open territory for Andrew Jackson to deal a hand...or three.

    Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 3:56


    Nat Turner hopes to change the tides of one of America's biggest skeletons in the closet, slavery.

    Innovation and the Industrial Revolution 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 5:29


    The Industrial Revolution changes the nation, but it's fueled by blood, sweat, tears, and coal.

    Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812) 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 5:21


    Old Hickory makes history in the most tragic battle of the War of 1812.

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    Washington Burns (War of 1812) 49

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021


    In an unparalleled dick move...The British burn Washington to the ground.

    Rising Tension and Old Tippecanoe 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 4:04


    War with England part two...

    Pirates and Politicians (War of 1812) 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 7:20


    The United States Marines plant the first American flag on foreign soil as another war brews at home.

    The Duel 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 7:33


    Conflict resolution at its finest...à la, Hamilton and Burr...

    Lewis and Clark (Part Two) 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 10:14


    This expedition could be titled, "Sacagawea and Lewis and Clark."  Learn why...

    Lewis and Clark (Part One) 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 6:08


    The Corps of Discovery prepares to boldly explore where no American dude or dudette has gone before.

    Louisiana Purchase 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 6:48


    The United States "supersizes" itself.

    The Supreme Court 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 7:19


    The Supreme Court of the United States grows a pair of cajones during the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison.

    Political Mudslinging 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 4:59


    If anyone knows how to talk $#i%, it's a politician.  Jefferson and Adams started it.

    West Side 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 4:33


    In California, a king still rules from Spain as land is stolen from Native Americans.

    The Whiskey Rebellion 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 4:23


    Whiskey and taxes...a dangerous combination.

    America’s First President 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 4:55


    The main man, George Washington, takes his place in American history once again as our first president.

    The Story of the Bill of Rights…Told by a Fish! 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 8:38


    The first ten amendments to the constitution make up a story.  Listen in to hear it told during a day in the life of a wrongfully accused fish.

    The Bill of Rights 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 9:38


    An oh so quick and dirty synopsis of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

    The Constitution 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 8:29


    Our founding fathers got the pens and pencils, and got down to business!  Learn how the great American Constitution came to be.

    Shays’ Rebellion 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 5:49


    Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and rumblings in the new republic.

    WTF do we do next? 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 5:31


    WTF do we do?  We've won a war for independence...now what?

    This Land Is Your Land…It’s Now My Land 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 4:23


    Native Americans come out of the American Revolution with the shortest straw, and America throws another skeleton in their closet.

    Black Lives Always Matter 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 6:50


    African Americans have been a central part of America since before its conception, and always will be.  We wouldn't have an America without African Americans!

    Nothing Makes an Englishman $#!% Faster than the Sight of George Washington 30

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 5:55


    The Treaty of Paris officially ends the war...and nothing will make an Englishman $#!% faster than the sight of George Washington.

    Rock, Paper, Scissors…and the British Surrender at Yorktown! 29

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 5:06


    Headed South! 28

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 4:41


    The British take the war to the South!

    That Dirty Rotten Scoundrel, Benedict Arnold 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 5:10


    Valley Forge 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 5:10


    Quick and Dirty History is back baby!  Americans have always dealt with hardship.  As the world keeps turning, all we can do is move forward.  Whether it's COVID-19 or Valley Forge, we must remain united.  Remember, things have been tough in the past too.  The story of Valley Forge begins now!

    The Battles of Saratoga 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 3:59


    The tides of war are about to change!

    The Articles of Confederation 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 3:40


    "We must indeed all hang together...or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."  -Benjamin Franklin

    The Marquis de Lafayette 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 3:45


    France comes bearing gifts for the Patriots!

    Battle of Princeton 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 3:15


    That one time Alexander Hamilton blew up Princeton College!

    The Widowmakers 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 3:24


    The American army rewrites the rules of warfare!

    Crossing the Delaware River 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 3:59


    The Germans get coal for Christmas...

    Great Fire of New York 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 3:05


    Burn baby burn!

    California and the Spanish 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 2:08


    Spain is on a "mission" of faith!

    British Prison Ships 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 2:51


    Battle of Long Island 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 2:36


    The sneaky retreat!

    The Declaration of Independence 15

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 2:56


    The United States of America is born.

    Women and Revolution 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 1:55


    Women are a critical part of the military in 1776!  Hello ladies!

    Common Sense 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 2:32


    Thomas Paine releases his pro-independence pamphlet, Common Sense.

    Washington Assumes Command 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 2:17


    George Washington gets in the game!

    Battle of Bunker Hill 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 2:25


    The battle of Bunker hill (Breed's hill) goes down...and, there's a new sheriff in town.

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