Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world. The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.

Publisher

Andrew Sola and Amerikazentrum-Hamburg

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

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   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Greek Independence and the American Revolution

   Host Professor Nicholas Doumanis interviews guests about the profound connections between the Greek War of Independence and the American Revolution, revealing shared philosophical roots and mutual influences.

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   24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Vietnamese Independence and the Declaration of Independence

   Professor William J. Duiker explores how Ho Chi Minh directly referenced the American Declaration of Independence in his own 1945 declaration, revealing its profound influence on Vietnamese independence.

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   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   German Immigrants and the Declaration of Independence

   Host [Host Name] interviews historian [Guest Name] about how German immigrants engaged with and interpreted the Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution.

Inside a recent episode

Greek Independence and the American Revolution

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now, in 1776, the decade of the 1770s was, I think, the first time of prolonged crisis in A crisis that really continued really into the 1820s. And what started that crisis was what we call the Orlov affair. Orlov being the name of two leading figures in the Russo-Turkish war in which there was an attempt by an Orlov Russian officer to stoke up hatred towards the Turks and start a revolt in the Peloponnese. Now, I'm going to be talking a lot about the Peloponnese of the Moria. And what happened was that only a couple of the local nobles, Greek nobles in the region, heeded that call. The rest did not. […]

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1 ratings

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