Detailed podcasts
BBC Radio "In Our Time"
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Real player) - In 1774 a tobacco farmer from Virginia with nice manners and a quiet lifestyle was moved to put himself forward as the military leader of the most massive rebellion the British Empire had ever suffered. George Washington had been a stout upholder of the status quo, regularly lending money to his ne’r-do-well neighbour simply to keep him in the plantation to which he had become accustomed. He even wrote a book on how to behave properly in polite society.
Talking History
- His Excellency George Washington - This week Joseph Ellis and host Bryan Le Beau discuss the life of George Washington and offer new insights into what shaped the man behind the myth. Joseph Ellis is an award winning historian and author of His Excellency: George Washington. Airdate: May 22, 2006.
- Washington’s Slaves - his week Talking History’s Fred Nielsen discussed the complex story of George Washington, and his action of granting freedom to his slaves, with Henry Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. Wiencek’s previous book, The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White, received the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1999.
T H E J O H N M . O L I N O N L I N E L E C T U R E L I B R A R Y
- The Legacy of George Washington in a Post Modern Age
Gary L. Gregg II, Director, Mitch McConnell Center for Political Leadership
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
12/13/2002 - George Washington: Father of His Country
Richard Brookhiser, Author, America's First Dynasty; Founding Father; and Alexander Hamilton, American
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
12/13/2001 - The Forgotten Character of George Washington
Richard Brookhiser, Author, America's First Dynasty; Founding Father; and Alexander Hamilton, American
ISI National Honors Fellows Conference, Washington D.C.
6/12/1999
Authors on tour
His excellency George Washington - No I didn't mess up, this is another recording of Joseph Ellis talking about his book.
Tonight at the Pritzker Military Library
Dave R. Palmer Retired Army Lieutenant General Dave Palmer discusses the American Revolution, and his new book, George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots. Originally aired 03/15/07.
American Conservative University Podcasts
- Show 83 1776 by David McCullough audio segment from book The Battle for Trenton-Washington crosses the Deleware
- Show 82 1776 by David McCullough audio segment from book. Battle of Brooklyn.
Lighter podcasts
Cato Daily Podcast
The Legacy of George Washington nice, informative podcast.
iHistory Radio
iHISTORY RADIO: George Washington After the Revolution, George Washington had to make a choice between France and England... This is a slightly weird podcast, which is presented as a radio show taking place at the time.
