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Scott Hill was born in Texas, but he is a proud Coloradan. The son of a navy pilot, he works at the birth site of George Washington in the Northern Neck of Virginia, and he’s devoted his life to public history and the National Park Service. Scott and Colin talk…

Steve Katz is a guitarist, songwriter, and author, known for his work with Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and as the producer for three Lou Reed albums. Colin and Steve talk over dinner about music, politics, and Steve’s memoir, Blood, Sweat, and My Rock ‘n’ Roll Years. They also…

Fredericksburg is a nice place to spend a day thinking about and experiencing history. It’s also a good place to get a cup of coffee. But Colin’s recent visit to Fredericksburg took place in the wake of what historians should be calling the Revolution of 2016. The Rambler discusses what…

Gary Olsen lives in Virginia, but he grew up in the Boston area, where he studied film at Emerson College. After thirty years in the Justice Department, Gary now spends his retirement days lecturing on movies. He recently concluded a monthly series at the Fredericksburg public library on great directors…

In this episode, Colin talks about three things: Foghat, his visit in September to the Antietam battlefield, and Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles. It’s his most Maryland episode yet!

      William C. Davis is one of the most prolific and prodigious of American historians. Over the past forty years, he has focused on the Civil War era and southern history, writing about everything from Jefferson Davis to the Texas Revolution to–as he shows in his newest book–a New Orleans…

Ira Berlin has been called “one of the greatest living historians of slavery in the United States.” His works include Slaves without Masters, Many Thousands Gone (which won the Bancroft Prize), and more recently, The Long Emancipation. He has taught at the University of Maryland for a half century and…

Bun and Hawk take another swipe at doing a porch podcast. Despite Bun’s difficulty staying awake, the two manage to have fun talking about renting in Richmond (including an unpleasant encounter with a rat), Halloween’s past and present, and the Trump campaign. Also, Colin manages to ask a question that…

Daniel Crofts taught at the College of New Jersey for almost forty years. He is the author of Reluctant Confederates and more recently Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery. Here, he talks with Colin about growing up in Chicago, studying under C. Vann Woodward at Yale, and his adventures teaching…

Amerikan Rambler’s first female guest is an important one: his wife! It’s also the first podcast the Rambler has done from his front porch. Listen to the soothing sounds of crickets as Sydney and Colin (aka Bun and Hawk) discuss marriage and kids, Pablo Escobar, and the high turnover rate…