Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the history of insurrections and rebellion in the decades after independence, including the Newburgh Conspiracy, Shays's Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebellion, and more.

Ep. 31: Holidays in Early America

Dec 23rd, 2020 41m 30s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the origins and development of holidays in early America including Christmas, thanksgivings, Pope's Day, and the Fourth of July.

Ep. 30: The Electoral College in Early America

Nov 15th, 2020 1h 4m

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers explore the origins of the Electoral College and its early development prior to the Civil War, including the debates at the Constitutional Convention and during ratification, its implementation in the fi

Ep. 29: The Supreme Court in Early America

Oct 18th, 2020 1h 24m

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Mark Boonshoft discuss the origins and early development of the Supreme Court. Topics include the Court's colonial antecedents, debates during the Constitutional Convention and ratification, and the sig

Ep. 28: Political Parties in Early America

Sep 17th, 2020 1h 14m

With the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaching, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and guest panelist Lindsay Chervinsky discuss the origins of political parties and political organization in early American history, from the colonial p

Ep. 27: Sport in Early American History

Aug 26th, 2020 1h 12m

In this episode, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss sport history in early America from pre-contact to the Civil War, including horse racing and gambling, boxing, and baseball.

Ep. 26: Political Violence in Early America, Part II

Jul 29th, 2020 1h 21m

In the second of a two-part discussion, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the development of political violence in early America, from the American Revolution to the Civil War, including the rebellions of the 1790s, uprisings of

Ep. 25: Political Violence in Early America, Part I

Jun 12th, 2020 1h 13m

In the first of a two-part discussion, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the origins of political violence in early America—from Jamestown to the American Revolution—including conflicting definitions of "political violence," the

Ep. 24: Impeachment in Early America

May 17th, 2020 1h 12m

WE'RE BACK! The JuntoCast returns and resumes production after a more-than-three-year hiatus as Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers explore the early American origins and history of impeachment.

Ep. 23: The Election of 1800

Nov 6th, 2016 35m 34s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers ask: "How important was the election of 1800?"

Live: Elections in Early America

Oct 16th, 2016 1h 20m

In this timely episode, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and special guest Jeffrey L. Pasley discuss the role and development of elections in early America. NB: This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Kinder Institute

Ep. 21: The Bill of Rights

Jan 23rd, 2016 1h 3m

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the Bill of Rights, including its antecedents in British history and the colonial context, the politics that brought it about, and its legacy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Extra!, Ep. 3: The Hamilton Moment

Nov 3rd, 2015 28m 10s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, Nora Slonimsky, and Joanne Freeman continue their discussion from our previous episode on the life and times of Alexander Hamilton by thinking about the current "Hamilton Moment," as well as the "peaks and

Ep. 20: Alexander Hamilton

Oct 15th, 2015 1h 12m

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, Nora Slonimsky, and, special guest, Joanne Freeman explore the life and times of Alexander Hamilton, including the impact of his early life in the Caribbean, his role in the war, the Constitution, and the f

Extra!, Ep. 2: Printers in Early America

Jun 22nd, 2015 16m 42s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers follow episode 19 on "print culture" with a discussion about printers in early America, including the fiscal and political challenges of being a printer, their role in curating and circulating informatio

Ep. 19: Print Culture in Early America

Jun 8th, 2015 1h

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Jonathan Wilson explore "print culture" in early America, including its increasing role throughout the period from colonial society and the imperial resistance to the American Revolution and the early r

Extra!, Ep. 1: The "Originality Crisis" in American Revolution Scholarship

May 25th, 2015 21m 54s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Liz Covart discuss a question that arose from a keynote talk by Woody Holton at the recent Massachusetts Historical Society conference on the American Revolution, i.e., "Is there an 'originality crisis'

Ep. 18: The Coming of the American Revolution

May 11th, 2015 53m 58s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Liz Covart discuss the coming of the American Revolution, including both its long-term origins and short-term causes, and debate the importance of imperial identity, popular participation, ideas and ide

Ep. 17: Morgan's "American Slavery, American Freedom"

Apr 6th, 2015 1h 19m

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers revisit Edmund Morgan's classic work, "American Slavery, American Freedom" (1975).

Ep. 16: Loyalists in Early America

Feb 27th, 2015 1h

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Christopher Minty discuss issues relating to loyalists before, during, and after the American Revolution, including how to define a loyalist and/or loyalism, the impact of loyalists on the Revolutionary War and the

Ep. 15: Founders in Early America

Jan 29th, 2015 58m 22s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the idea of "founders," including the cultural memory of the Revolution, "second-tier" founders, and how the definition of "founder" is changing.

Dec 19th, 2014 58m 10s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Liz Covart discuss the history of popular protest in early America, including the moral economy of the colonial period, the Stamp Act riots and the development of protest during the imperial crisis, and

Ep. 13: Education in Early America

Nov 14th, 2014 41m 48s

Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Mark Boonshoft discuss education in early America, including its role in the colonial period, the American Revolution, and the early republic.

Ep. 12: Bailyn's "Ideological Origins of the American Revolution"

Sep 29th, 2014 56m 42s

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and Mark Boonshoft revisit a classic work in the field of early American history, Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, first published in 1967.