Is there a ‘Special Relationship’ between the United States and the United Kingdom? And, if there is, what actually is ‘special’ about it? Those are the two questions ...

On December 21, 1970, a man dressed in black and wearing sunglasses entered the Oval Office of the White House. He desperately wanted to bring a Colt ...

Ever thought that the United States is a more violent country than other ‘Western’ nations?  And, if so, have you ever wondered why?  On Episode 18 of American History ...

In the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, the morning of Friday July 10, 1925 was blisteringly hot. Outside the country courtroom, a crowd of around 1000 people ...

American History Too! is back for a new semester and we’re examining the Irish-American experience of the Civil War (1861-1865).  To help us delve into this vast and ...

We’re back with the second part of our discussion of President Jimmy Carter and his times.  On this episode we cast our eye beyond the United States ...

‘History’s greatest monster’ or an underrated and admirable president?  We’re back and we’re discussing President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) and his times.  Such are the amount of topics that ...

We return for the fourteenth episode of American History Too! to discuss a horrifying and shameful period in US history:  the outbreak and response to the HIV/AIDS crisis ...

On the thirteenth episode of American History Too! we embark on our very first sequel – picking up where episode six left off in our discussion ...

On the twelfth podcast of American History Too! we wade through the quagmire of the Vietnam War.  In discussing arguably the first war that the United States ...

On episode eleven of American History Too! we delve into one of the most chilling moments in US history – the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ...

On episode 10 of American History Too! we arrive at the tumultuous 1960s.  To help us better understand this controversial decade, Malcolm assumes host duties as Mark ...

On episode nine of American History Too! we turn our attention to a period in American history that has become indelibly linked to one man: the Second ...

On the eighth episode of American History Too! we delve into one of the great crisis moments in American History – the Great Depression.  We’re joined by special ...

On the seventh podcast of American History Too! we turn our attention to the most cuddily of all US Presidents – Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt.  We pull ...

On the sixth episode of American History Too! we leave the tawdry goings-on of the Gilded Age far behind and for this cheery Christmas special we examine ...

On the fifth episode of American History Too! we dive into a time period that, economic history aside, often gets lost in historical discussion – The Gilded ...

The fourth episode of American History Too! delves into the United States’ deadliest conflict to date – The American Civil War.  To help us with this mammoth task ...

This third episode of American History Too! is all about one man – the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson (1829-1837).  In particular, we debate Jackson’s ...

The second episode of American History Too! focuses on the Constitution of the United States.  To help us understand the goings-on down eighteenth century Philadelphia way, we ...

This first podcast from two tutors at the University of Edinburgh (Mark McLay and Dr Malcolm Craig) looks at the introduction of slavery to the ...