Video Podcasts

Who Decides What the American Revolution Means?

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Michael Hattem, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of "The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History", a book we discuss in this interview. Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Introduction In this interview: “The memory of the Revolution has often done more to divide Americans than to unite them.” Watch this segment in the video below (00:27:30) Most Americans think the meaning of the American Revolution has always been obvious. But has it? Did Americans always celebrate the Declaration of Independence the way we […]

1776: Seven Months That Changed America

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Edward Larson, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of Dr. Larson's recent book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters". Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Introduction In this interview: “1776 witnesses the drafting of the first written constitutions in the history of the world. Those were those new state constitutions that Congress called for in May of 1776. So that’s why this year was not a rebellion. That’s why this year was a revolutionary transformation in government…” Watch this segment […]