The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Civil War Generals
The latest episode of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story turns toward the human architecture of the Civil War—its generals, its illusions, and...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Coming Apart
The latest installment of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story marks a turning point in the series, stepping into one of the most...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Others (Part 2)
Black Americans stand at the center of the American story long before the Civil War begins, shaping the nation’s identity, economy, and moral contradictions...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Others (Part 1)
This episode steps away from the main political storyline of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story to examine the experiences of those who...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Industry and Revelation
The early nineteenth century was a turning point in the American story—a moment when the nation’s identity, economy, and spiritual life were all being...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Manifest Destiny
America’s westward surge in the first half of the nineteenth century wasn’t just a geographic story—it was the moment the young republic transformed its...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Myths Take Hold
Episode 20 of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story traces the moment when the young United States stepped out of its revolutionary shadow...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Revolution of 1800
The election of 1800 didn’t unfold with muskets or barricades, yet it transformed the United States more profoundly than many events that did. This...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Political Divides
The early American republic did not emerge fully formed from the Revolution—it had to be invented, argued over, and lived into by real people...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Is America A Christian Nation (Part...
America’s identity has always been wrapped in a tension between faith, history, and national myth. This episode steps back from the chronological march of...