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• Why Due Process When You Can Do Profit?

  How much do you really know about the Bill of Rights? Do you know why it was created? This week we're exploring what amendments we can find being violated long before they were ever written down. We’re also exploring the origin story of Massachusetts Bay colony royal governor, Francis Bernard. Obviously, Samuel Adams and the Sugar Act are a part of this....also a lot of debt (Not Britain's or Samuel's this time)Key Players:Loyalists:Thomas Hutchinson - Colonial born Lt Governor of Massachusetts Bay Francis Bernard - British born Royal Governor of Massachusetts BayGeorge Grenville - King George III's right hand man, prime minister of BritainPatriots:Samuel Adams - Rabble rouser, has personal beef with Hutchinson, neighbor of Bernard, hates them bothJames Otis Jr - Mega beef with Hutchinson because of Bernard, also hates them both, besties with Samuel

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• Hancock Was More Than A Signature

  Have you ever heard about how John Hancock left such a big signature on the Declaration of Independence so that "King George would be able to read it without his glasses"? Do you believe it? If so, you might also believe that the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July, and if you believe that, you probably also think that the handwritten Declaration with all 56 signatures was the first copy of it. My point is that we're all taught a whole lot of things that plainly weren't true, at no fault of our own. I'm happy to share that the real stories are far more interesting and make way more sense though. The truth is, without John Hancock, there probably couldn't have been a revolution. This episode is the origin story of John Hancock, who will continue to be near the center of many stories on the path to liberty. Without understanding where someone came from, how can we understand how they got to their destinations? Key Players:First John: John Hancock's grandfatherSecond John: John Hancock's fatherThird John: The John Hancock with the signatureThomas Hancock: Previously mentioned, signature having, John HancockWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] and let us know what you found interesting and what you want to find out next

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• Sugar Actin' Up

  The year is 1764 and news of George Grenville's Sugar Act has just reached the shores of Boston. Do the colonists care? Not at first, until a certain rabble rouser makes it his problem to make it everyone else's problem too.Key Players:Patriots:Samuel Adams- Harvard Grad turned rabble rouser; watched his family get ruined by the land bank debacleJames Otis Jr- Successful lawyer and politician, enemy of Hutchinson, besties with AdamsLoyalists:George Grenville- Prime Minister of England, creator of The American Duties Act (Sugar Act)Thomas Hutchinson- Lt governor of Massachusetts, while holding many other positions, he had a lot of enemiesFrances Bernard- Royal Governor of Massachusetts, lots of power, little patienceWe want to hear from you!  What did you find interesting? What do you want to find out next? Email us: [email protected]

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• The American Duties Act

  Is it possible that a single act of parliament could have triggered an entire revolution? Well yes, in a way. Especially when that act was the American Duties Act and specifically impacted Samuel Adams (who made that act his personal problem). Today we’re talking about George Grenville and his rivalry with Lord Bute and how that somehow changed the world because of Samuel Adams and his rabble rousing tendencies. Is there a riot? No, but with good reason, that you'll find out next time (I promise) But what even was the American Duties Act? You’ll have to tune in to find out. We want to hear from you, email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ and let us know what you found most interesting and what you want to find out next!

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• No Taxation Without Representation: The Beginning

  If you’ve never heard of Thomas Hutchinson and James Otis Jr; you probably should have. Hutchinson may have been a loyalist governor, but he’s as much of a main character as Samuel Adams was. While Samuel Adams isn’t a main character in today’s story, he does connect our main characters- enemy of Hutchinson, co-conspirator of Otis.And if you’ve only learned about early American history from Hamilton (no judgment AT ALL), Hutchinson is much like Burr, and Otis is more like Hamilton However, one of the aforementioned men is credited with popularizing the phrase we all had drilled into our heads by the 4th grade, “No taxation without representation”. But how did it all end? Well, with lightening and/or fleeing on a boat- but we’re not focusing in on how things ended, we’re diving into the beginnings. And the American Revolution, in a way, began with Thomas Hutchinson and James Otis Jr.We want to hear from you, email us at [email protected] and let us know what you found most interesting and what you want to find out next!

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