Episodes
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
The Rise of Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson, pt. 1
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
This week on TENN in 20, hosts and historical enthusiasts Brad and Sarah sit down with special guest David Stumpfl to discuss the life of President Andrew Jackson!
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Disarmed: Civil War Medicine w/ Dr. James Atkinson
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
This week on the podcast, hosts Brad and Sarah interview Dr. James Atkinson, a physician and expert on Civil War medicine, about the experience soldiers had in field hospitals like Carnton.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Worst President Ever??: Andrew Johnson, pt. 2
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
This week, we are discussing the life of Andrew Johnson, a Tennessean who served in nearly every elected office possible, but who has gone down as perhaps the most controversial president our country has ever had.
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tailor-made to be President: Andrew Johnson, pt. 1
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
This week, we are discussing the life of Andrew Johnson, a Tennessean who served in nearly every elected office possible, but who has gone down as perhaps the most controversial president our country has ever had.
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
The Claptrap Called Glory: The Life of Moscow Carter, pt. 2
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Moscow Carter was a a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, and was in the cellar of the Carter House during the Battle of Franklin. After the war, he told story of the Battle to Franklin visitors, including many Civil War veterans.
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Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Branch Out: The Life of Moscow Carter, pt. 1
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
This week on TENN in 20, we are discussing a figure who is near and dear to our hearts, Moscow Branch Carter. Moscow was a member of the Carter Family, and was in the cellar of the Carter House during the Battle of Franklin. His life journey brought him through two wars, three marriages, and multiple eras of American History.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
The Volunteer State: Tennessee and the Mexican-American War
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
This week on the podcast, Brad and Sarah interview Dr. Tim Johnson from Lipscomb University, a leading scholar on the Mexican-America War.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Young Hickory: The Life and Presidency of James K. Polk
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
James K. Polk was the eleventh President of the United States, and the second President who called Tennessee home. Known as Young Hickory, Polk believed he was carrying on the mission of the founders, and of his idol, Andrew Jackson. In his one term as President, Polk quite literally reshaped the United States in ways that are still relevant, and controversial, to this day.
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
A Civil Disturbance: The Columbia Riot and the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
This week we are talking about a tragic event that took place in Columbia, TN in 1946, just after World War II, when African American veterans returned home to find that their community was still locked in an era of Jim Crow Laws and racial segregation.
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Tuesday May 21, 2019
Gone Off to War: Conversation with WWII Veteran Jimmy Gentry
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
This week on TENN in 20, Brad and Sarah visit Jimmy Gentry, a WWII veteran and lifelong Franklin resident. This is an episode we have been planning for along time!
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