• Special 2: The Philadelphia Trip
    Jan 20 2026
    On this special episode, Cody and Steve talk about the sights seen during their November 2025 trip to Philadelphia.

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    45 mins
  • 75: Jared Ingersoll
    Jan 13 2026

    On this first episode of America's semiquincentennial year, Steve and Cody discuss the ur-lawyer and Count Dooku in disguise, Jared Ingersoll.


    Sources

    · Peters, Thom. “From the Archives…” Views from the Hill (Fall 2009). Hopkins School. . Retrieved 28 Oct 2025.

    · Wright, Robert K., MacGregor, Morris J. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987.

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    26 mins
  • 74: Richard Hutson
    Dec 30 2025

    On this final episode of 2025, Steve and Cody discuss Richard Hutson, his relationship to a ghost, and discuss what's ahead for 2026.


    Sources

    · O’Neall, John B. Biographical Sketches of the Bench and Bar in South Carolina. Charleston, SC: Courtenay & Co., 1859.

    · Hutson, William M. “The Hutson Family of South Carolina.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 9: 127-140, 1908.

    · “The Circular Graveyard.” Charleston Terrors. 17 Oct 2019. . Retrieved 21 Oct 2025.

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    29 mins
  • 73: Samuel Huntington
    Dec 16 2025

    On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the second most famous but least traitorous son of Norwich, Connecticut, Samuel Huntington, as well as the weird names of the time.


    Sources

    · Gerlach, Larry R. Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731-96. Hartford, CT: Bicentennial Commission, 1977.

    · Klos, Stanley L. President Who? Forgotten Founders. Pittsburgh, PA: Evisum, 2004.

    · Pyne, Frederick. “Samuel Huntington.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. . Retrieved 14 Oct 2025.

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    21 mins
  • 72: Charles Humphreys
    Dec 2 2025

    On this episode, Steve and Cody try to kill time because there is next to nothing on Charles Humphreys.


    Sources

    · Ashmead, Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: L.H. Everts & Co., 1884.

    · Hawk, Dave. “1780 Slave Register for Chester County, Pennsylvania.” Chester Co., PA, 2021.

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    14 mins
  • 71: William Houstoun
    Nov 18 2025

    On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss the second convention attendee who did not sign the Constitution named William Houstoun.


    Sources

    · Duncan-Johnston, Edith. The Houstouns of Georgia. Athens, GA: U. of Georgia Press, 1950.

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    23 mins
  • 70: William Churchill Houston
    Nov 4 2025

    On this episode, Cody and Steve speculate on what might have been a much more significant life, that of Professor William Churchill Houston, and debate the ethics of correcting tour guides.


    Sources

    · Glenn, Thomas A. William Churchill Houston, 1746-88. Norristown, PA: Privately printed, 1903.

    · Long, Joe O'Neal. "Houston, William Churchill." NCpedia. State Library of NC. 1988. .

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    33 mins
  • 69: Titus Hosmer
    Oct 21 2025

    On this episode, Cody and Steve try to pry loose some details about the mysterious Titus Hosmer and trying out a new theme tune for the show.


    Sources

    · "An elegy on the late Honorable Titus Hosmer, Esq; one of the counsellors of the state of Connecticut, a member of Congress, and a judge of the maritime court of appeals for the United States of America." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. . University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed 9 Sep 2025.

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    20 mins