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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
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Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
This week our guest is JAR Contributor Elizabeth Reese. The story of Nelly Custis is a one of hope, tragedy, and grief. Raised as the granddaughter of George Washington, her life fell apart upon the President's passing. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Monday May 12, 2025
E296: Franklin D. Rausch: The Siege of Savages' Old Fields
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
This week our guest is JAR Contributor Franklin D. Rausch. In the fall of 1775, a the war in South Carolina ignited in in the Siege of Saveges' Old Fields. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Sunday Apr 27, 2025
E295: Molly Fortune: The Papers of Francis Marion
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
This week our guest is SC250 CEO Molly Fortune. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution, SC250 has recently published the first volume of the Papers of Francis Marion. To read the letters, visit www.SC250.com and for more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Monday Apr 14, 2025
E294: Mike Cecere: Colonial Militia on the Eve of Revolution
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
This week our guest is author and JAR Contributor Mike Cecere. On the eve of Revolution, America's militia's stood at the ready. In time, they would become a critical part of the war effort. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Sunday Mar 30, 2025
E293: Jude M. Pfister: The Federalist Papers
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Jude Pfister. The Federalist Papers stand amongst the most important documents from the Revolutionary era, and they are being reevaluated for a new era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
This week our guest is author Carter F. Smith. Samuel Mason was a war hero in the west, and its most famous pirate. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Monday Mar 03, 2025
E291: Andrew Lawler: Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Andrew Lawler. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Virginia Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore, shocked the colony when he began arming enslaved men. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Sunday Feb 16, 2025
E290: Robert J. Walworth: The Green Mountain Insurgency
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert J. Walworth. In the lead-up to the American Revolution, Vermont and New York tangled over territory until the Crown stepped in. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Sunday Feb 02, 2025
E289: Keith Muchowski: Richard Varick in History and In Memory
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
This week our guest is JAR contributor Keith Muchowski. From his days in the Revolution to his eventual rise to Mayor, Richard Varick was a NYC staple. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

Sunday Jan 26, 2025
E288: Jonathan Burns: Locating George Washington's Friendly Fire Incident
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
This week our guest is Archaeologist Jonathan Burns. In November of 1758, George Washington accidentally opened fire on his own men in the wilds of Western Pennsylvania. For two centuries the battlefield has been lost, and Jonathan Burns believes he's found it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.