Historical Controversies
History

Historical Controversies

by Chris Calton

In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences.
See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page.
See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United States (Mises.org/EC2Bib).

100 episodes
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1
Life After Shiloh: Tory Rule
0:00 May 1, 2019
2
Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana
0:00 Apr 25, 2019
3
"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh
0:00 Apr 18, 2019
4
"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh
0:00 Apr 18, 2019
5
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 4: "Tell My Mother I Died Like A Soldier"
0:00 Apr 10, 2019
6
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 3: The Hornet’s Nest
0:00 Apr 5, 2019
7
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 3: The Hornet’s Nest
0:00 Apr 5, 2019
8
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell
0:00 Mar 27, 2019
9
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 1: I "Would Fight Them If They Were A Million"
0:00 Mar 20, 2019
10
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 2: Elkhorn Tavern
0:00 Mar 13, 2019
11
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 1: Confederate Disaster at Leetown
0:00 Mar 6, 2019
12
The Emergence of Grant, Part 4: Unconditional Surrender
0:00 Feb 27, 2019
13
The Emergence of Grant, Part 3: Fort Donelson
0:00 Feb 20, 2019
14
The Emergence of Grant, Part 2: Fort Henry
0:00 Feb 13, 2019
15
The Emergence of Grant, Part 1: Finding the Gateway
0:00 Feb 6, 2019
16
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 5: Iron versus Iron
0:00 Jan 30, 2019
17
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 4: Building the Monitor
0:00 Jan 23, 2019
18
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 3: Inventing the Monitor
0:00 Jan 16, 2019
19
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 2: Wood versus Iron
0:00 Jan 9, 2019
20
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack
0:00 Jan 2, 2019
21
The Burnside Expedition
0:00 Dec 26, 2018
22
1861 in Review
0:00 Dec 19, 2018
23
Building a Blockade
0:00 Dec 12, 2018
24
The Anaconda Plan
0:00 Dec 5, 2018
25
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 3: The Trail of Blood on Ice
0:00 Nov 29, 2018
26
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 2: The Cherokee Nation
0:00 Nov 21, 2018
27
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 1: "Civilizing" The Five Nations
0:00 Nov 15, 2018
28
Union Diplomacy, Part 2: The Trent Affair
0:00 Nov 7, 2018
29
Union Diplomacy, Part 1: Fountains of Discontent
0:00 Oct 31, 2018
30
The Secessionist Witch Hunt
0:00 Oct 24, 2018
31
The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Part 2: A Little Short of Boats
0:00 Oct 17, 2018
32
The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Part 2: A Little Short of Boats
0:00 Oct 17, 2018
33
The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Part 1: A Slight Demonstration
0:00 Oct 10, 2018
34
The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Part 1: A Slight Demonstration
0:00 Oct 10, 2018
35
We Must Have Kentucky
0:00 Oct 3, 2018
36
Forming West Virginia
0:00 Sep 26, 2018
37
A Policy of Northern Oppression
0:00 Sep 19, 2018
38
Controlling Missouri, Part 6: Martial Law
0:00 Sep 12, 2018
39
Controlling Missouri, Part 5: Bloody Hill
0:00 Sep 5, 2018
40
Controlling Missouri, Part 4: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
0:00 Aug 29, 2018
41
Controlling Missouri, Part 4: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
0:00 Aug 29, 2018
42
Controlling Missouri, Part 3: Punishing the Rebels
0:00 Aug 22, 2018
43
Controlling Missouri, Part 2: This Means War
0:00 Aug 15, 2018
44
Controlling Missouri, Part 1: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
0:00 Aug 9, 2018
45
Live Question and Answer Session
0:00 Aug 8, 2018
46
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 6: Aftermath
0:00 Aug 1, 2018
47
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 5: Chinn Ridge
0:00 Jul 26, 2018
48
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 4: Henry Hill
0:00 Jul 18, 2018
49
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 3: Matthews Hill
0:00 Jul 11, 2018
50
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 2: Blackburn’s Ford
0:00 Jul 3, 2018
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