The Whiskey Rebellion

Frank and David discuss the history of removal of top military leaders. Last Drops Frank: History By a Hair David: White House arcade

Frank and David discuss the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Last Drops Frank: 60th anniversary of Star Trek David: Susan O'Donovan's Moving Toward Freedom

Frank and David discuss the history of gambling in the United States. Last Drops Frank: Be Washington David: Legal History job at UF

Frank and David discuss the debate over data centers and look at historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: Jefferson at Poplar Forest David: We Want More History

Frank and David discuss the history of the DSA Last Drops Frank: Andy Burnham's accent David: RIP Tommy John

David interviews Frank about his (and Peter Onuf's) new book, Thomas Jefferson Survives Last Drops Frank: Good luck on the first day of school to all teachers! David: Atlanta History Center's new Civil War exhibit

Frank and David discuss the history behind the UFC fights at the White House. Last Drops Frank: Gordon Wood's Liberty & Power and remembrances by David Waldstreicher and Craig Bruce Smith David: opening of Obama Presidential Center

Frank and David discuss the career of historian Gordon Wood. Gordon Wood in Good Will Hunting Last Drops Frank: Declaration of Independence exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution David: Sam Adams Patriot Collection

Frank and David compare the Revolution's 250th with the Civil War's 150th. Last Drops Frank: Peter Mancall's Contested Continent David: 250th on Indian rickshaws

Frank and David discuss the history of blockades. Last Drops Frank: Robert Parkinson's Tyrants and Rogues David: Heather Cox Richardson's 250 to 250

Frank and David discuss the Rededicate 250 event last weekend in DC. Last Drops Frank: Tom Cutterham, Empire Abaze David: Robert Suits, The Hobo

Frank and David discuss the history of American airports. Last Drops Frank: The American Revolution at 250 event at Mount Vernon David: Dave Drake's pottery

Frank and David discuss the history of religious rhetoric in American Wars. Last Drops Frank: Bob Woodward's The Commanders David: Heather Ann Thompson's Fear and Fury

Frank and David discuss the war with Iran. Last Drops Frank: Fennell lecture with Greg Grandin David: Amy Fluker's Haunted by Memory

Framk and David discuss the history of the State of the Union. Last Drops Frank: Hadrian's Wall David: Fitz Brundage's Fate Worse Than Hell

Frank and David discuss Jack Rakove's article on America 250. Last Drops Frank: RIP Jesse Jackson David: Special issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era 

Frank and David discuss the immigrant enforcement operations in Minnesota. Last Drops Frank: Gallup stops polling presidential approval David: Rick Bell's American Revolution and the Fate of the World

Frank and David discuss Tom Paine's Common Sense.  Last Drops Frank: Brooke Newman's The Crown's Silence David: Edinburgh University returns Muscogee skulls

Frank and David discuss the US intervention in Venezuela and look at historical precedents, focusing on the 1989 invasion of Panama. Last Drops Frank: Robert Elder's bio of John C. Calhoun David: New coins for 250th

Frank and David discuss "Death by Lightning," the Netflix miniseries based on Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic. Last Drops Frank: Dickens's A Christmas Carol and Slavery David: RIP Willis Whichard  

Frank and David discuss the history of the Monroe Doctrine. Last Drops Frank: RIP Rob Reiner David: TR Presidential Library

Frank and David discuss President Trump's threat to sue the BBC. Last Drops Frank: St. Paul's Church NPS David: MFA returns Dave Drake's pottery

Frank and David discuss pronatalism and the history of anxiety about the birth rate. Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum David: SHA annual meeting

After the demolition of the East Wing, Frank and David discuss the history of the White House. Last Drops Frank: November issue of the Atlantic and the Fennell Forum David: Trailer for Death by Lightning

Frank and David discuss the situation in Venezuela and the history of gunboat diplomacy. Last Drops Frank: Chris Brown slavery lecture David: cancelled Assassin's Creed Reconstruction game

Frank and David discuss the role of the United States as a diplomatic moderator and negotiator. Last Drops Frank: Tyson Reeder wins George Washington Book Prize David: Tiya Miles's Camp Dissertation

Frank and David discuss the government shutdown. Last Drops Frank: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones's new book on Allan Pinkerton David: Eisenhower's sword

Frank and David discuss the history of foreign recognition. Last Drops Frank: lecture at US Consulate David: America at 250

Frank and David discuss the history behind recent debates over free speech. Last Drops Frank: RIP Robert Redford David: CNN article on the Scourged Back photo    

This episode is a special collab with Ian and Karlo of the Don't Know Much About Football podcast, recorded in Edinburgh in August.

Frank and David discuss the history of presidential health. Last Drops Frank: Bowie's unfinished musical  David: Congrats to James and Sarah!

Frank and David discuss the National Guard in DC.  Last Drops Frank: Fennell Forum David: Florida crosswalks

Returning from their summer break, Frank and David discuss the Trump administration's review of the Smithsonian. Last Drops Frank: 50 years of Born to Run and kudos to Rhode Island David: a new Shaker

Frank and David discuss the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. Last Drops Frank: You're Dead to Me w/ Patton Oswalt David: Civil War Monitor podcast

Frank and David discuss the history of political violence. Last Drops Frank: review of How to Dodge a Cannonball David: AI writing history

Frank and David discuss recent events in Los Angeles. Last Drops Frank: Fact checking at the BBC David: archivists in the digital age

Frank and David discuss the panic about the apparent decline in university students' reading levels. Last Drops Frank: RIP Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of John Tyler David: Edinburgh Southern History Workshop

Together in Edinburgh, Frank and David discuss counter-factual history, based on this article from HNN. Frank's article on what if the French had not sold Louisiana.   Last Drops Frank: All the Buried Women podcast David: Drew Faust on Memorial Day

Frank and David discuss the history of corruption in the United States, riffing on an article/podcast with David Frum and Anne Applebaum. Last Drops Frank: RIP Alan Day David: Congrats to Kathleen DuVal on Pulitzer win

The title of this episode is from Frank's first book. Frank and David discuss the history of the relationship between the Pope and the United States. Last Drops Frank: NYT historians on precedents for Trump David: Fields-Black's Combee wins Tom Watson Book Prize

Frank and David discuss Paul Quigley's essay on the National Endowment for the Humanities. Last Drops Frank: Edinburgh University Club of Toronto David: monument for the Adams

Frank and David discuss President Trump's new tariffs. Last Drops Frank: ancient tools in Marfa David: NEH grant cancelled

Frank and David discuss the recent Signalgate scandal and some historical antecedents. Last Drops Frank: Tartan Day  David: US history lecturer job at UF

Frank and David discuss the Alien Enemies Act. Last Drops Frank: free books! David: lecture at UNF

Frank and David discuss the Oval Office meeting between Zelensky and Trump. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color

Frank and David discuss the crisis in UK and US universities. Last Drops Frank: 2025 Fennell Lecture David: Hilary Green's Unforgettable Sacrifice

Frank and David discuss presidents who have been labelled as kings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZs3g3qIo Nixon's White House uniforms Last Drops Frank: TR on Civil Service David: Barbara Weinstein on historians and politics

Frank and David discuss the history of Valentine's Day in the United States. Last Drops Frank: Locke's Second Treatise on Government David: new museum at the Lincoln Memorial

Inspired by a recent Jamelle Bouie article, Frank and David discuss DOGE, USAID, Elon Musk, and the state of the republic. Last Drops Frank: Trailer for History Channel series on Jefferson David: Fennell postdoc at Edinburgh

Frank and David discuss Donald Trump's 2nd Inaugural and first week in office. Last Drops Frank: Public history professionals David: RIP Bill Leuchtenburg and NC Supreme Court election

Frank and David discuss President-elect Trump's recent comments about Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Last Drops Frank: Marlene Daut's The First and Last King of Haiti David: This Day in Esoteric Political History