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Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
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Remember That Game

Thomas Emerick

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The podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. Join host Thomas Emerick and a guest each episode to understand how these games shape the way we think. A RotoViz podcast.
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On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independence. They were not alone in their efforts. This bold symbolic gesture was just a small part of a much broader and longer struggle in the Northern Susquehanna River Val…
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Congregationalists--clergy and congregations—were the driving force in New England's Revolution. Interpreting liberty through their own religious framework, which included principles of autonomy, fellowship, and consensus, Congregationalists had much to say about liberty in church records, letters, and sermon literature. Kyle Roberts, Executive Dir…
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In between the abortive call from Governor Thomas Gage for the legislature to convene in Salem on the 5th of October 1774, and the formation by those same legislators of a Provincial Congress on the 7th October 1774, a terrible fire took place in Salem. The fire destroyed more than a dozen buildings and numerous homes and caused more than £20,000 i…
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Was it the embattled farmers and Sons of Liberty, or the indebted planters shouting "Give me Liberty or give me Death!" that brought on the Revolution? Who held the first Provincial Convention or Congress? Who was first to resist the Crown's troops? Join us for a debate between Robert A. Gross, author of The Minutemen and their World, and Woody Hol…
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June 14, 2025 will be the 250th anniversary of the formation of the US Army by the 2nd Continental Congress. In preparation to celebrate the Army's birthday and to comemmorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir will debut a new exhibit on April 19, 2025. Bringing together …
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A conversation with award-winning author Ray Anthony Shepard, who is introducing young readers to stories from American history focused on race. He has written on the the vaunted 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry, as well as a book about Ona Judge, a seamstress who escaped from the Washington household, and is has just finished The Forgotten:…
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The Sons of Liberty exulted over the Boston Tea Party, but they also would have been familiar with the proverb "he who dances must pay the piper." The "piper" in this case turned out to be General Thomas Gage who arrived in Boston in May of 1774 to replace Thomas Hutchinson as Royal Governor of Massachusetts. With Gage arrived several regiments of …
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Few images of the Battle of Bunker Hill are as evocative as Colonell William Prescott striding up and down the walls of the redoubt, his sword drawn, his banyan fluttering in the breeze as the British regiments marched up the hill. The stalwart defense of Prescott and his troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill established the American army as a formid…
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Thomas Jefferson contained multitudes. Like the nation he helped to create, Jefferson was a fascinating man of contradictions: a party leader who did not believe in political parties, an apostle of liberty who owned others, and a "man of the people" who lived atop a mountain. His mountaintop home, Monticello, since 1923 has been maintained by the T…
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The Mullica River in southern New Jersey was a haven for American privateers, who in the fall of 1778 had eighteen captured British vessels at anchor, their cargoes delivered to Washington's army. Sir Henry Clinton sent a raiding party from New York, which burned the ships and the town of Chestnut Neck. The town rebuilt quickly, but the wrecks lay …
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Ruthanne Paulson and Deborah Potee have created a musical, "Oh, That Dreadful Tea," designed to allow kids to experience the thrill of performing and telling the story of the Boston Tea Party through song and drama. Their musical is designed to make this pivotal event more memorable and impactful for elementary and middle school students. Find out …
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2024 marks the bicentennial of the return of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States. In 1824, President James Monroe invited Lafayette, the last surviving Major General of the Revolution, to be the guest of the nation as a way to celebrate the nation’s 50th anniversary. Lafayette's arrival in New York inspired four days and nights of continu…
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Michael Salfino (The Athletic, Topps) and host Thomas Emerick take the 7 train to Shea Stadium as Bill Walsh's upstart Niners bring an early form of the West Coast offense to New York City. Steve DeBerg is starting at quarterback, but his voice amplifier is malfunctioning and Joe Montana will have to step in a bit. Visiting a young Jets team expect…
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Since 1889 the Sons of the American Revolution have been working to preserve the memories of those who fought and supported the American Revolution. While the national headquarters is in Louisville, Kentucky, there are over 550 chapters world-wide, dedicated to commemorating the service and sacrifice of the men and women who fought to establish an …
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Peter Overzet (Deposit Kingdom, Fantasy Life, Ship Chasing) and host Thomas Emerick travel back to Pete's first Vegas high-stakes draft in 2016 — and hopefully avert danger, as there will be a weekly RotoViz column to be written about this squad. Check out his first appearance on the show when we revisited the conventional wisdom of 2013 fantasy fo…
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In the summer of 1787, 55 delegates assembled at Philadelphia to write a new Constitution for the new United States of America. The document that was finally agreed upon on September 15, 1787 was not without controversy. The completed document was filled with compromises, particularly around how representation would be calculated, and lacked a Bill…
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Rich Hribar (Sharp Football Analysis) and host Thomas Emerick catch the BART over to Candlestick in January 1999 for an all-timer. The Swami of Konami is rooting for Steve Young here, second in the league in QB rushing at age 37. Garrison Hearst is carrying that load for the Niners today. However, Jerry Rice isn't getting on the board and Terrell O…
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Agents, double-agents, spies, secret messages, codes, cyphers are the words that evoke the world of intelligence gathering, a necessary tool for the success of any army. George Washington knew better than anyone the value of knowing what your enemy's plans were and to prevent them, if at all possible, from learning your own plans. Amazingly there a…
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Jennifer Eakins (4for4) and host Thomas Emerick climb back to Mile High in September '99 where the reigning two-time champion Denver Broncos are celebrating the retired John Elway on opening night. How much does the 38-3 January playoff loss still sting for the Fins, especially since that was Dan Marino and John Elway’s final head-to-head? Jennifer…
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"Listen my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." With this one line, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ensured the legacy of 18th-century Boston silversmith, mechanic and entrepreneur, Paul Revere. The poem, published in January of 1861 in the Atlantic Monthly magazine was simply entitled "Paul Revere's Ride," and purports to…
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Alex Katson (USA Today, Patreon) and host Thomas Emerick figure out how the 2010 San Diego Chargers finished first in total offense and total defense while still missing the playoffs, through the lens of a game where they really Charger it away. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the p…
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The "Whiskey Rebellion," as Alexander Hamilton called it, was the first major test of the new government's power to control its territory. The Whiskey Tax of 1791 taxed smaller producers of whiskey, and required all stills to be registered. The response of farmers in the west--many of them veterans of the Revolution--was at times violent, and Presi…
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Ian Hartitz (Fantasy Life) and host Thomas Emerick want you to get in, because we're headin' back to Wildcat Season. Did it feel like a fever dream on rewatch? A question we'll try to answer, while the 12.5-point underdog Dolphins snap New England's 21-game regular season win streak — despite being on a 1-21 stretch(!) That all changes when Tony Sp…
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We see him as the artist who gave us the iconic imagery of our nation's founding. He saw himself as a historian. John Trumbull, soldier, spy, and artist was the son of a Connecticut Governor, a scion of the first-families of New England. Join Professor Robert Allison in conversation with award-winning author Richard Brookhiser on his book Glorious …
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RotoViz Radio executive producer Colm Kelly joins host Thomas Emerick for one of the Packers-Cowboys playoff thrillers that the 2010s gave to the world. Dak Prescott's first playoff game doesn't begin well — and Tony Romo's in pads — but the rookie rallies his team back. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers finished the regular season hot yet were still c…
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Mount Vernon's historical status was secured by George Washington's ownership, but its full history cannot be told without examining the other people who lived here. Sarah Johnson, first living enslaved at Mount Vernon and later emancipated, saw the change in Mount Vernon from family home to national treasure. We discuss this story with Scott E. Ca…
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RotoViz co-owner and podcaster Shawn Siegele joins host Thomas Emerick for a 54-51 Monday nighter that was somehow even more wild than you remember. Kansas City and Los Angeles have some of the same faces, but very different looks to these teams. Patrick Mahomes playing a style that makes us a bit wistful. The seeds planted for Jared Goff to Josh R…
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Ben and William Frank became part of the Second Rhode Island Regiment in 1777. AFter figinting in the Battle of Rhode Island, Ben switched sides, joined with the British, and wound up in Nova Scotia after the war. His descendant Shirley Green, a Toledo police officer and now director of the Toledo Police Museum, wrote about the Frank Brothers in he…
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Daniel Schmidt (Der Spiegel, This Is America) takes the train with host Thomas Emerick to Euro '96 in England for Die Mannschaft vs. The Three Lions. Frankfurt to Manchester and then Manchester to London provides plenty of time to examine the soccer balance between these countries in the century leading up to and since this UEFA European Championsh…
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As we approach our 200th episode we talk with Gordon Wood on his first book, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776 - 1787 which ranks among the most important books ever written about the American Revolutionary period and the formation of the American Republic. Join us as to hear about what the founders got right, what they got wrong, and how…
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Roland Lazenby (MAGIC: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan: The Life) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit a passing-of-the-torch NBA Finals closeout game between the Bulls and Lakers. Lazenby covered this series as well as wrote biographies on Magic, Michael, and Phil Jackson. The story doesn't end here in 1991 either. This is Remem…
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June 2024 marks the 250th Anniversary of General & Governor Thomas Gage's attempt to move the Massachusetts government to Salem. Join us as we learn how this important seaport town reacted to 2 regiments of Redcoats moving into town. Join us as we speak with Emily Murphy of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site on the impact of Gage's plan to r…
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Pittsburgh native Sigmund Bloom (Footballguys) joins host Thomas Emerick for another mid-'90s thriller. Sigmund hosts On The Couch and this episode is in part, psyche. The Steelers lost the previous year’s AFC title on the goal line, as big home favorites. Now they face down the same fate with the Cardiac Colts venturing to Three Rivers as massive …
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The Revolution 250 tag line is that these Revolutionary moments in America are "Moments that Changed the World." Within two generations of the end of the French and Indian wars, social and political hierarchies lay in ruins across the Americas and Europe and new republics rose up to take their place. Join us as we converse with award-winning author…
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Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit the record-setting and ill-fated Seattle Mariners 2001 season, propelled on a spring night in Oakland by rookie right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. They also discuss league and divisional realignment that makes more geographic sense, with an eye toward how cities linked by intercity high-speed …
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How well do we know George Washington, the man—and why have we created so many myths about him? We talk with Edward G. Lengel, award-winning author and teacher, and long-time editor-in-chief of the Washington Papers Project, about this well-known but enigmatic character. Ed Lengel has written about Washington the General, General George Washington:…
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Matthew Skic from the Museum of the American Revolution and I talk about their exhibit Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia . 9-year old James Forten heard the Declaration of Independence read in July of 1776, and never forgot its promise of liberty and equality. At the age of 14 he signed aboard a privateer, was captured, taken to New…
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A successful military campaign requires the collection of information and the denial of like information to your enemy. George Washington at the head of a nascent army, without such skills, relied heavily upon many clever and entrepreneurial men. To help us shine a light on the murky world of secret communications, Damien Cregeau, scholar and frequ…
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Do you think partisan intrigue and accusations of foreign meddling are new things? We talk with Tyson Reeder, author of Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America, about how threat of foreign influence propelled Madison's thoughts on forming a stronger union, and how Federalists and Republicans tried to secur…
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A story from the 19th century told that British soldiers marched off the surrender ground at Yorktown to the tune of "The World Turned Upside Down." Whether true or not is beside the point. The world may indeed have seemed upside down. To help us come to grips with the myriad of ways in which life in the British Atlantic world changed, we talk with…
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Returning guest Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) and host Thomas Emerick challenge you to find a more charmingly shambolic game, this late into an NFL postseason. Would Steven even imagine ranking Marc Bulger in the public sphere back in '03? Brock Purdy vibes. Also, intrigue with Kurt Warner on the St. Louis sideline while his Amsterdam Admirals backup Ja…
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Birthplace of American Independence--Ipswich, Massachusetts? In 1687, when King James II tried to take away the power of people in Massachusetts towns to govern themselves, Reverend John Wise of Ipswich lead the town into resistance--leading to his arrest, and the arrest of town leaders. But they stood together--and in an unrelated development, Par…
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Congress has bestowed on National Mall Liberty Fund DC the honor of establishing a memorial in Washington’s Monumental Core to tens of thousands of African American solders, sailors, marines, patriots and liberty seekers of the Revolutionary War. In preparation for the design and construction of such a memorial, the National Mall Liberty Fund has b…
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November 5, 1774, at Fort Gower on the Ohio River, Virginia militiamen vowed that their" Love of Liberty, and Attachment to the real Interests and just Rights of America outweigh every other Consideration," and resolved to use "every Power within us for the Defence of American Liberty, and for the Support of her just Rights and Privileges; not in a…
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South Carolina's impact on the outcome of the war as well as the founding of the new nation cannot be overstated. We turn to Walter Edgar, retired George Washington Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, host of the popular podcast, “South Carolina from A to Z.” and author of the must-read volume Partisans and Redco…
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Derrik Klassen (Bleacher Report, Reception Perception) and host Thomas Emerick revisit a brutal one in Foxborough, if you're a Ravens fan like Derrik was until that weekend. Bill Belichick deep in his bag. Tom Brady making the right decisions. Joe Flacco gripping and ripping it down the sideline in the waning moments. And an ode to Ozzie Newsome. I…
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Did you know that the generation that declared independence from Great Britain were closer to the Mayflower generation than we are to the Independence generation? 150 years after the landing of the Mayflower with 102 passengers on the tip of Cape Cod, their descendants were leading 13 Colonies in a spirited and armed defense of the rights and liber…
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Sam Monson (PFF NFL Show) and host Thomas Emerick trace the evolution of the pre-draft process from the 2014 NFL Combine. Will Aaron Donald check off those boxes? Is Mike Evans fast enough? And we re-run that year's draft, while extricating player-specific hindsight, to see if the Top 4 remains Jadeveon Clowney-Greg Robinson-Blake-Bortles-Sammy Wat…
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George Rogers Clark conquered the Northwest. Or did he? We talk with Larry Nelson, historian of Ohio, co-author (with David Curtis Skaggs) of The Sixty Years War for the Great Lakes 1754-1814, about the Northwest Territory in the Revolution, and a book about Alexander McKee. This area, larger than the existing 13 colonies, was contested by the Nati…
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She was a wife, mother, confidant, and a social and political advisor during one of the most tumultuous periods of American history. Despite never being elected to an office, in recognition of her power of influence and sagacity her portrait now hangs permanently in the Senate Chamber of the Massachusetts General Court. Few women in the period of t…
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