America: A History Podcast
Hosted by Liam and Liam Heffernan · Liam Heffernan | A Mercury Podcast
4.0from 21 ratings
- 299
- Episodes
- 145
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About America: A History Podcast
SOTUS is your deep‑dive guide to how the United States became what it is today. From George Washington to Donald Trump, we unpack the people, places and events that shaped, and continue to shape, the nation’s identity. Designed for curious listeners, students, educators, and lifelong learners, this series blends accessible storytelling with historically grounded insight to help you understand not just what happened in America’s past, but why it still matters now. If you want a clear, compelling, and richly narrated journey through U.S. history, this is the podcast that brings the American story to life. Made in partnership with the British Association for American Studies. . JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://sotus.beehiiv.com/community GET THE NEWSLETTER: https://sotus.beehiiv.com/ BRANDS & ADVERTISING: liam@mercurypodcasts.com . America: A History is a part of the Mercury Podcast Network, hosted by your resident US expert Liam Heffernan, in partnership with The British Association for American Studies: baas.ac.uk . rex-verify-zkitiaihtdgv
- Publisher
- Liam Heffernan | A Mercury Podcast
- Category
- history · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
145 of 299 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Owns Democracy?
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Study Notes: The Presidents - Zachary Taylor (1849–1850)
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
In the Making: The Pope, Katie Zacharia, and America’s Silent Killer
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Who Owns Democracy?
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, that doesn't align with the premise of our Declaration of Independence, that all men are endowed with certain inalienable rights. And among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So the founders understood that governing is about the orderly distribution of power, to achieve what's in the common good without leaving an individual or certain minority groups powerless. And that's all about the system they designed that recognized and attempted to support this. It's a very elegant and imperfect system. yeah and they clearly were learning lessons or or at least trying to learn lessons from the monarchy that they were separating from in that there was they were trying to sort of find this hard balance weren't they between making sure that there was enough executive power so that things could actually get done without giving too much power to any one individual or branch of government and that's something that that i guess America is still wrestling with today, right? […]
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- Ira Chaleff
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- Daniel Cox
- Liz Covart
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- 3.7 / 5
- 7 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 14 ratings
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 84
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Liam and Liam Heffernan host the show. Published by Liam Heffernan | A Mercury Podcast.
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