APUSH for All

Zach Garrison, Riley Keltner, and Mike Hill
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APUSH for All is a history podcast designed for students, history enthusiasts, and anyone eager to understand the past’s impact on today. Hosted by experienced APUSH teachers, each episode explores key historical moments, connects them to current events, and makes history engaging, accessible, and relevant. Whether you’re prepping for the AP exam or just love history, this podcast is for you!

  1. 1D AGO

    28. Fear, Action, and the New Deal

    In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we explore how the optimism of the 1920s collapsed into the Great Depression and forced Americans to reconsider the role of government. The stock market crash exposed deeper problems—overproduction, speculation, weak banks, and global instability—leading to mass unemployment and widespread hardship. Herbert Hoover responded cautiously, relying on voluntary cooperation and limited federal intervention, which many Americans felt was inadequate. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election marked a turning point, introducing the New Deal’s approach of relief, recovery, and reform. Through programs, regulation, and political experimentation, the federal government expanded its role as the nation struggled to stabilize democracy and rebuild economic security.

    42 min

  2. MAR 1

    The Roaring Twenties — Modernity, Money, and Moral Panic

    The Roaring Twenties was more than jazz, parties, and prosperity—it was a decade that redefined American life. In this episode, we explore how mass production, consumer credit, and advertising fueled a new economy while leaving workers and farmers behind. We examine cultural revolutions, from flappers and radio to the Harlem Renaissance, alongside fierce backlash in Prohibition, immigration restriction, and the rebirth of the KKK. This was a nation pulled between liberation and control, optimism and anxiety. Beneath the surface of prosperity, tensions over identity, morality, and economic stability were building—setting the stage for the Great Depression and reshaping modern America forever.

    41 min

  3. FEB 22

    America and the Great War

    “The world must be made safe for democracy.” But what did that really mean? In this episode, we trace how the United States transformed from a rising industrial power into a global force through policies like the Open Door, the Panama Canal, and interventions in Latin America. We explore Wilson’s struggle to remain neutral, and why submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram pushed the nation into World War I. Finally, we examine how the war reshaped life at home—accelerating the Great Migration, intensifying debates over civil liberties, and exposing the gap between America’s democratic ideals and its reality.

    39 min

  4. FEB 16

    Progressivism Gets Political (and Complicated)

    Progressivism wasn’t just feel-good reform—it became a struggle over who controlled American democracy and modern life. In this episode, Mr. Hill, Ms. Keltner, and Dr. Garrison trace how reformers tackled city machines, pushed direct primaries, initiative/referendum/recall, and the secret ballot—while noting who these “clean elections” left out. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire becomes a turning point, showing how tragedy sparked workplace safety laws. Then we pivot to temperance and the 18th Amendment, and to Progressivism’s darker side: immigration restriction and eugenics. Finally, we follow Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson—and the era’s enduring contradictions. Along way, we ask what reform means—and for whom.

    37 min

  5. FEB 8

    Imperialism and Progressivism: Power Abroad, Reform at Home

    At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States faces a defining question: can a republic also be an empire? This episode traces how America’s long tradition of expansion moves overseas, from Manifest Destiny to warships, coaling stations, and new global markets. We explore the ideas that justified imperialism, the Spanish-American War, and the fierce debates over new territories like the Philippines. Then we pivot home to the Progressive Era, where reformers confront industrial capitalism, corruption, and inequality. Together, imperialism abroad and progressivism at home reveal a nation wrestling with power, reform, and its own contradictions.

    36 min

  6. FEB 1

    A Republic in Crisis: Corruption, Capital, and the Rise of Populism

    In this episode, we step into the turbulent 1890s, when industrial capitalism collides with democracy. As railroads, steel, and oil generate unprecedented wealth, millions of Americans face unemployment, debt, and political corruption. We explore the Panic of 1893, patronage politics, and the limits of early reform efforts like the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. From the rise of monopolies to the birth of Populism, farmers and workers organize to challenge corporate power and demand a more responsive federal government. At the heart of it all is a moral debate over money itself—free silver versus gold—culminating in William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” and a defining referendum on America’s economic future.

    30 min

  7. JAN 25

    “The City, the Worker, and the Limits of Power in the Gilded Age”

    APUSH for ALL dives into the Gilded Age from the ground up — inside factories, tenements, strike lines, and city halls. Building on America’s industrial rise, this episode asks a harder question: who did progress actually serve? We explore the daily realities of workers, the rise and limits of organized labor, and flashpoints like Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman that revealed how power operated when capital and labor collided. Along the way, we trace exploding cities, immigrant life in overcrowded tenements, reform movements like City Beautiful, and the rise of political machines. This is the Gilded Age beyond tycoons and skylines — a story of pressure, protest, and democracy under strain.

    31 min

  8. JAN 18

    Industrial Supremacy: Growth, Railroads, and Capitalism

    In this episode of APUSH for ALL, we tackle the rise of American industrial supremacy and the fierce debates it sparked in the late nineteenth century. The United States becomes an economic powerhouse through steel, railroads, oil, and mass production—but that growth comes with slums, strikes, monopolies, and deep inequality. We explore the Gilded Age as both spectacle and system, from Carnegie and Rockefeller to railroads, assembly lines, and scientific management. Just as importantly, we examine the critics—labor unions, reformers, socialists, and utopian thinkers—who asked a question that still matters: can a nation be rich without becoming unjust?

    35 min
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APUSH for All is a history podcast designed for students, history enthusiasts, and anyone eager to understand the past’s impact on today. Hosted by experienced APUSH teachers, each episode explores key historical moments, connects them to current events, and makes history engaging, accessible, and relevant. Whether you’re prepping for the AP exam or just love history, this podcast is for you!

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  • Creator
    Zach Garrison, Riley Keltner, and Mike Hill
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Zach Garrison, Riley Keltner, and Mike Hill
  • Show Website
    APUSH for All

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