Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Bill Bleyer. Spies played an integral role in Washington’s war effort, and the Culper ring was second to none. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Haimo Li. Showing great forethought, the state of Maryland outlawed ex post facto laws. This feature would later be added to the United States Constitution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John DeLee. During America’s earliest years, shifting priorities and changing views made the nation’s Indian policy a fluid proposition. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor George Kotlik. A naturalist and explorer, William Bartram has left enduring legacy in the state of Florida. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In the heat of the partisan conflict in North Carolina, Governor Thomas Burke was taken captive by loyalist rebels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert N. Fanelli. During the war, tempers flared and egos soared. In this instance, two British officers feuded until only one was left standing. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor David P. Ervin. The American West was as wild as ever in the Revolutionary era, and the Ohio River Valley took center stage. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mike Matheny. Disorganized and in disarray, the Continental Army was in dire need of renewal. It came in the form of a new clerical process from an unlikely source. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Jar Contributor and military intelligence officer Charles Dewey. New York was a hotbed of espionage during the American Revolution, and cast many unlikely characters into historic roles. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Phil Weaver. Although his position was of great importance, Joseph McCracken largely remains a mystery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR Contributor Eric Sterner. John Rutledge played a critical role in America’s Founding Era...in more ways than one. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor William V. Wenger. The fledgling United States needed major assistance to win its independence from Great Britain, and it came in form of essential loans from some surprising allies. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor James P. Sieradzki. While the war raged in New York and New Jersey, shopkeepers were forced to choose sides. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jonathan Bayer. While many consider “fake news” to be a modern term, it’s legacy stretches back well into the Revolutionary era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Gary Ecelbarger. While some battles have been fully vetted and clearly understood, "The Battle of the Clouds" has been surrounded by questions. One source, that of Clement Biddle, may finally give us the answers we've been looking for. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Geoff Smock. Quiet, thoughtful, and composed. While these traits often describe the adult Jefferson, his teenage years were far more emotional. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Richard J. Werther. King Gustav III of Sweden was no lover of Republican idealism, but he proved to be a vital postwar ally of the United States. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John Rees. In a stirring series of articles, John Rees details the experiences of Black veterans that history has often overlooked. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Author and JAR Contributor Todd Braisted. While the British army floundered in North America, officials turned to African Americans to fill vital roles, though not the ones we often expect. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Andrew Zellers-Frederick. The first impeachment in American history saw a US Senator in the hot seat. The results and political fallout remain prescient still today. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark Sullivan. Two brothers from upstate New York fought for both sides during the American Revolution proving once again that all politics is local. For more information visit www. allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. Over the last two centuries much of colonial Boston has stayed the same, but some has vanished. A trained a can see both. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor William W. Reynolds. In the waning years of the war, American operatives stole a book of secret signals used by the British Navy. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Louis Arthur Norton. While the Continental Army steadily found its footing during the war, the American Navy floundered. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Serena Zabin is the winner of the 2020 Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year award. In this fresh interpretation, Serena Zabin paints a stirring new picture of an event that defined the Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor George Kotlik. While Texas has a long history of revolutions, few realize its contributions to the Patriot cause. Throughout the latter years of the conflict the Spanish Empire utilized its colonial resources to aid the Americans in the their quest for independence from Britain. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Brian Gerring. During the American Revolution “the small war” proved to be a pivotal part of Britain’s war effort. On the frontiers, Indian warfare was a constant threat. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Greg Aaron. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British government was fraught with rumor and blame. At the center was Lord Dartmouth. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson. As book one of a three book trilogy, "The British Are Coming" is a long-awaited foray into the earliest years of the American Revolution. On this episode Rick Atkinson discusses the war, the young nation, its greatest leaders, and why he believes that now is the right time to revisit the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Dr. Colin Calloway, winner of the 2018 Book of the Year Award from the Journal of the American Revolution. In his new book "The Indian World of George Washington," Calloway details the life of George Washington through his interactions with the native peoples of North America. On this episode we discuss how these interactions shaped Washington's worldview and just how pivotal native leaders were to the development of early America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is award-winning author and chef Michael W. Twitty. Since their arrival in the 17th century, Africans have played an instrumental role in shaping the culture and cuisine of North America. Using food as a primary source, Michael Twitty traces the history of enslaved peoples in the New World and highlights their lasting influence over modern America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR editor and author Don N. Hagist. In his new book “Noble Volunteers” Don Hagist reveals the complex make up of the British Army and highlights the intricacies of daily life during the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Kevin A. Conn. His life was remarkable, yet his role as a loyalist agent has made James Moody a mysterious figure in Revolutionary history. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Ken Daigler. While he was considered a vital subordinate of George Washington, Nathanael Greene was also a first rate spymaster. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Joseph E. Wroblewski. After their service in the cause of liberty ended, two legendary figures met on the other side of the world. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Wiser. Cornelius Hatfield earned a reputation as a daring raider and loyal subject. As he terrorized Patriots in New York and New Jersey, he cemented his legacy as one of the most infamous Loyalist outlaws of the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks. Washington. Adams. Jefferson. Madison. First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark R. Anderson. After braving the harsh Canadian wilderness, Ethan Allen was defeated at Montreal. Two centuries later the event remains shrouded in mystery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In 1780 the Revolution tore the Carolina backcountry to pieces, and the Battle of Shallow Ford remains a forgotten flashpoint in the conflict. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John E. Happ. The life of the French diplomat Beaumarchais was one of art, business, and American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Alex White. Although he came from ordinary beginnings, the life and career of Lt. Thomas White was an extraordinary tale of patriotism and survival. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert Scott Davis. Margaret Eustace led a famed life, but a mysterious letter in Georgia has left historians baffled for over two centuries. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Jar Contributor and Youtube content creator Bridget Barbara. While Benedict Arnold’s treasonous gamble has become the stuff of legend, his conspiracy with John Andre is still readily traced. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Damien Cregeau. Washington, Hamilton, John Paul Jones. Their lives were critical in the cause of freedom, and their final resting places remind us of their sacrifices. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rand Mirante. Sitting off the runway of Philadelphia International Airport, the impressive Fort Mifflin has a two hundred and forty year history to tell. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Philip D. Weaver. Put together to fill an urgent need, the 3rd New Jersey found itself in many unique situations. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Dayne Rugh. While the Sons of Liberty were active in Boston, another branch was making waves not far away in Connecticut. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Mike Cecere. It was one of the great "what-if" moments of the American Revolution: what if Patrick Henry had followed through with his attack on Williamsburg? It was long before Lexington and Concord, and he came closer than most would ever think. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and former White House webmaster Jane Hampton Cook. The letters of John and Abigail Adams stand out as some of the most candid conversations of the Revolutionary Era. The couple was outspoken on many issues, most notably rights for women in the new republic. With the nineteenth amendment turning 100, her views are more prescient than ever. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Derrick E. Lapp. The fall of Fort Washington was a low point in the military history of the continental army. Aside from the obvious problems of such a defeat, it also stands as George Washington's greatest failure as commander-in-chief. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.