Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E312: Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.: The Deadliest Seconds of the War

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. During a naval battle off the coast of Barbados, a ship exploded killing 300 men in an instant. It was deadliest moment of the war. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E311: Geoffrey Hoerauf: Spies at Fort Detroit

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Geoffrey Hoerauf. Fort Detroit was a vital outpost of empire, but spies reigned on the frontier. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E310: Stuart Lilie: Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery at Fort Ticonderoga, December 5th-7th

This week our guest is Fort Ticonderoga VP of Public History Stuart Lilie. From December 5th-7th, Fort Ticonderoga will host a celebration and reenactment of Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E309: Brett Bannor: Snapping the Lilliputian Cords: The Founders and Gulliver’s Travels

Our guest this week is JAR contributor Brett Bannor, discussing the Founding Generation's deep affection for Gulliver's Travels. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E308: Alexander S. Burns: Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783

This week our guest is Alexander S. Burns. Dr. Burns discussed his new book "Infantry In Battle: 1733-1783," at the 2025 Braddock's Road Preservation Association Seminar at Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, PA. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E307: Shawn David McGhee: John Fenno and Philip Freneau's War of Words

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. In the early republic, newspaper editors John Fenno and Philip Freneau waged a war of words. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E306: G. Patrick O'Brien: Alexander Thompson and Declaring Peace in the Borderlands of Western New York, 1783

This week our guest is JAR Contributor G. Patrick O'Brien. In 1783, Alexander Thompson was given a great task...making peace with the British and their Native allies in Western New York. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E305: Patrick H. Hannum: Col. William Woodford's 1775 James River Crossing

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Patrick Hannum. In 1775, William Woodford crossed the James River to oust Governor Lord Dunmore of Virginia. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E304: Richard Gardiner: Unraveling the Mystery of George Washington’s Earliest Teacher

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rick Gardiner. For the last two centuries historians have speculated as to the identity of George Washington's first teacher. Richard Gardiner provides compelling new evidence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E303: Jason A. Cherry: Vandalia Colony: American Triumph or Folly?

This week our guest is author Jason Cherry. The 14th colony was a dream of many in Colonial America, but the Revolution brought it to a screeching halt. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.