"We have only been making a little salt-water tea."This is the story of the Boston Tea Party. The East India Company and the needs of the global British Empire are intertwined, and Parliament wants the American colonies to help foot the bill by drinking the company's tea. The East India Company sends its tea to America on seven ships. Four head to Boston. Th ... Show More
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211: Pacific Theater Epilogue with Capt. Mac Caldwell
Professor Greg Jackson and co-host Riley Neubauer are joined by returning guest Captain Mac Caldwell, a Marine veteran, to dive deeper into the Pacific Theater of early World War II. The conversation reaps key wartime conferences, unpacks the strategic tensions between MacArthur ... Show More
54m 43s
Aug 10
210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot
“If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.”As Operation Cartwheel neutralizes Japanese forces on Rabaul, American and British leaders meet with “Forgotten Allies” in Cairo—namely China’s nationalist leader C ... Show More
58m 34s
Jul 27
209: The Pacific War 1943: Operation Cartwheel, Tarawa, & Eleanor Roosevelt's Pacific Tour
“The ultimate defeat of Japan [will] be accomplished by blockade, bombing, and assault.”This is the story of American island hopping—or should we say leapfrogging?—through Pacific waters. By 1943, the Japanese are settled in for the long haul, no matter what it may cost. America ... Show More
57m 6s
Jul 2023
348: The Boston Tea Party (Part 2)
“Last night three cargos of tea were emptied into the sea. This morning a man of war sails. This is the most magnificent movement of all. There is a dignity, a majesty, a sublimity, in this last effort of the patriots, that I greatly admire.”
The Boston Tea Party occurs amid the ... Show More
57m 34s
Nov 2023
154 - Expression: My Cup of Tea
This lesson has two parts. In part one, you'll learn the common English expression "my cup of tea" you'll hear a joke and you'll do some pronunciation exercises. In part two (which will be posted shortly), you'll learn about one of the most iconic events in U.S. history, the Bost ... Show More
18m 18s
Oct 2024
Boston Tea Party: How One Night Changed History
Explore the Boston Tea Party, a key moment in American history where colonists protested British taxes by dumping tea into Boston Harbor. We’ll break down what led to this bold act, who was involved, and how it helped spark the American Revolution. Join us as we dive into this re ... Show More
7m 56s
Dec 2023
Boston Tea Party | 2. The Sons of Liberty
The Boston Tea Party is often invoked as a symbol of non-violent protest, but how true is that picture? In episode two, we meet the Sons of Liberty – an organisation which, in combatting the rising taxes levied from the American colonists, sometimes turned to brutal and intimidat ... Show More
30m 53s