Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution Podcast
1) E311: Geoffrey Hoerauf: Spies at Fort Detroit
This week our guest is JAR Contributor Geoffrey Hoerauf. Fort Detroit was a vital outpost of empire, but spies reigned on the frontier. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
2) E310: Stuart Lilie: Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery at Fort Ticonderoga, December 5th-7th
This week our guest is Fort Ticonderoga VP of Public History Stuart Lilie. From December 5th-7th, Fort Ticonderoga will host a celebration and reenactment of Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery. For...Show More
3) E309: Brett Bannor: Snapping the Lilliputian Cords: The Founders and Gulliver’s Travels
Our guest this week is JAR contributor Brett Bannor, discussing the Founding Generation's deep affection for Gulliver's Travels. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
4) E308: Alexander S. Burns: Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783
This week our guest is Alexander S. Burns. Dr. Burns discussed his new book "Infantry In Battle: 1733-1783," at the 2025 Braddock's Road Preservation Association Seminar at Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, ...Show More
5) E307: Shawn David McGhee: John Fenno and Philip Freneau's War of Words
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. In the early republic, newspaper editors John Fenno and Philip Freneau waged a war of words. For more information visit www.allthi...Show More
6) G. Patrick O'Brien: Alexander Thompson and Declaring Peace in the Borderlands of Western New York, 1783
This week our guest is JAR Contributor G. Patrick O'Brien. In 1783, Alexander Thompson was given a great task...making peace with the British and their Native allies in Western New York. For more info...Show More
7) E305: Patrick H. Hannum: Col. William Woodford's 1775 James River Crossing
This week our guest is JAR Contributor Patrick Hannum. In 1775, William Woodford crossed the James River to oust Governor Lord Dunmore of Virginia. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com...Show More
8) E304: Richard Gardiner: Unraveling the Mystery of George Washington’s Earliest Teacher
This week our guest is JAR contributor Rick Gardiner. For the last two centuries historians have speculated as to the identity of George Washington's first teacher. Richard Gardiner provides compellin...Show More
9) E303: Jason A. Cherry: Vandalia Colony: American Triumph or Folly?
This week our guest is author Jason Cherry. The 14th colony was a dream of many in Colonial America, but the Revolution brought it to a screeching halt. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty...Show More
10) E302: Josh Wheeler: The Complicated History of David Fanning’s Murderous 1782 Bloody Sabbath Raid
This week our guest is JAR contributor Josh Wheeler. In 1782, a North Carolina Loyalist named David Fanning went on a murderous spree to stop state elections. For more information visit www.allthingsl...Show More