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American History Hotline
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| Oct 3 | #166 |
About the show
Bob Crawford searches for the best historians and experts to answer listener questions about American history — from the Revolutionary War to rock & roll feuds. Got a question? Send it to AmericanHistoryHotline@gmail.com.
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When Presidents and Vice Presidents Don't Get Along
September 30, 2026 · 41 minFor much of American history, the vice presidency was a political afterthought. Presidents and vice presidents sometimes disliked each other, worked against each other, or barely communicated at all. So how did the office become one of the…
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How Accurate Was The Oregon Trail Game? The Real History Behind America's Most Famous Video Game | Sarah Keyes
September 23, 2026 · 38 minMillions of Americans grew up playing The Oregon Trail, trying to avoid dysentery, survive dangerous river crossings, and make it west in one piece. But how accurate was the famous video game? In this episode of American History Hotline…
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25 Years After 9/11: What Did America Learn from the War on Terror? | Peter Bergen
September 9, 2026 · 37 minTwenty-five years after 9/11, America is once again at war in the Middle East. So what—if anything—have we learned? This week on American History Hotline, Bob Crawford talks with Peter Bergen, one of the country's leading experts on Osama…
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Trump Ranked the Presidents. A Historian Responds
September 2, 2026 · 40 minPresident Donald Trump recently released his own ranking of America's presidents—placing himself at the top while labeling figures such as Barack Obama and Ulysses S. Grant failures. But how does his list hold up to history? Presidential…
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Why Does America Have the Electoral College? Peter Sagal Explains
August 26, 2026 · 46 minWhy does the United States use the Electoral College instead of a national popular vote? Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! Or, actually, DO tell me. To get answers, Bob calls up Peter Sagal, longtime host of NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!…
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Why Did the U.S. Army Keep Disbanding the Rangers?
August 19, 2026 · 31 minThe history of the Army Rangers isn't one continuous story, it's a cycle of creation, disbandment, and revival that stretches back before the United States even existed. In this episode of Bob calls up Brian Halstead, President of the…
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How Did the Cold War End? Reagan, Gorbachev & the Secret Summit That Changed History
August 12, 2026 · 24 minHow did the Cold War really end? Most Americans know about the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Union—but few know about the extraordinary meeting that helped make it all possible. On this episode of American History Hotline, host…
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Why Did Disease Devastate Native Americans—but Not European Colonists? | Charles C. Mann
August 5, 2026 · 33 minGuns, germs and steel. Emphasis on GERMS. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, they brought all sorts of diseases! A listener asks: Why did diseases like smallpox devastate Native American populations but not European colonists? Was…