American History

Learn the breakdown of the budget with all the various funds that go through the legislative process in Texas.

Learn about different types and levels of local government in Texas

The origins of the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Is traced in this podcast episode.

Learn about the Second World War and how it affected America.

Dive into the Great Depression and New Deal efforts to end it

Jazz, Gatsby, the Harlem Renaissance, flappers, and more await in this podcast all about the 1920s

Dig into the First World War and uncover America’s place within it.

Synopsis of the judicial court system and structure in Texas.

Synopsis of the Texas Executive branch

Synopsis of the Texas Legislature

Synopsis of interest groups in Texas.

Synopsis of campaigns and elections in Texas

Dive in to learn about the shifts in the political parties in Texas throughout history and what the future may tell for parties in the Lone Star State.

Learn how Texas fits in the federal system

Learn about the different constitutions Texas has had throughout its history.

Learn about what’s going on Texas and why we are the way we are down here!

Segment 1 focuses on economic policy, pt 1 & 2 of segment 2 examine social policy, while segment 3 looks at American foreign policy

Learn how the courts in America operate, how they’re organized, and how they’ve changed throughout American history

Learn about the office of the president and how the government bureaucracy in America works.

Explore the United States Congress, how it is organized, how bills become law, and how it all works.

Learn about interest groups in the U.S. and how the work to influence the policy making process.

Tune in to hear about campaigns and elections in the U.S.

Let’s talk about the history of political parties and how our current government operates using these political parties

Take a look at how voting in the U.S. varies with turnout, electoral laws, election outcomes, and barriers to voting.

Learn about the media’s role of informing the public of news and government decisions and policies.

One of my favorite time periods in American history, the Progressive Era witnessed a wave of social, economic and political reforms that impacted people of all races, gender, religion, ethnicity, and geography.

Political realignments in the U.S take place while imperialism begins to rear its ugly head abroad in Cuba and the Philippines, culminating in the Spanish-American War.

How the cities developed and the problems that plagued them during the latter decades of the 19th century

Corporations, mergers, trusts and holding companies expand big business and threaten the workers world, leading to organized unions and strikes.

Dive into public opinion and how American government stays attuned to public opinions and preferences on issues, topics, and policies.

The Jacksonian Era of American politics: the contested 1824 election, Andrew Jackson’s presidency, Indian removal, rising racial discrimination and more are covered in this episode.

Transportation, infrastructure, industrialization, economic changes, and more are covered in this episode of the American History podcast.

Examine the first decade of independence from 1776-1789

After ratification of the Constitution, upheaval in Europe between England and France threatens to upend the new Republic, which will go to war with Britain in 1812 to affirm their sovereignty.

Find out how public opinion is shaped, formed, how circumstances and events can shape or change public opinion and how we measure it in America.

Dive into history with the Second Continental Congress in 1775 all the way through the Treaty of Paris in 1783x

The first segment focuses on Civil Liberties and what your individual rights are under the Bill of Rights and the rest of the Constitution. The second segment focuses on Civil Rights and how various groups have fought for equal rights and what has been done to remedy past injustices.

A concise explanation of federalism in America

Dive into the early American republic to learn more about the founding of America and the creation of the Constitution

In this government podcast episode, the relationship between citizens and government is examined and explained to give a better understanding of what American democracy is and how it works.

The years following the Seven Years’ War were riddle with political upheaval and strife in the American colonies. Tune in to hear more about how the stage for revolution was set.

Take a look at eighteenth century America, the Enlightenment, and the Great Awakening on the eve of the Seven Years’ War aka the French and Indian War

Dive into American history with this podcast focusing on early northern and New England settlement.

Take a look at the Spanish colonization of the American Southwest and Florida and the English colonization of the Chesapeake area, Carolinas and the Caribbean.

Learn about Europe and Asia on the eve of colonization of the Americas and the early colonization experiments of Africa and Ireland.

Tune in to learn about the pre-colonial Native American cultures and societies that flourished all throughout the Americas and Caribbean prior to European contact.

Stay tuned for more episodes of American History with Professor Cheryl Boswell