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History: Beyond the Textbook examines American history through the experiences of those who lived it! Each 12-episode season, high school history teacher Alex Mattke covers a separate era of American history and features perspectives on well-known events and lesser-known experiences of famous historical figures. Season Three, covering "America's Crucial Years," returns on October 8 with new episodes every Tuesday up until the finale on December 24! Catch up on Seasons One (America's Colonial Era) and Two (America's Revolution) wherever you listen to podcasts. Feel free to contact us with feedback and other questions at: hbttpodcast@gmail.com.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHistory: Beyond the Textbook examines American history through the experiences of those who lived it! Each 12-episode season, high school history teacher Alex Mattke covers a separate era of American history and features perspectives on well-known events and lesser-known experiences of famous historical figures.
History: Beyond the Textbook is hosted by Alex Mattke. The show has published 48 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "4.12: The Conscious Campaigner: Aaron Burr and the “Revolutionary” Election of 1800" (13 May 2026, 29 minutes), "4.11: Benjamin Franklin Bache and Thomas Jefferson: The Republican Renegades of the Alien and Sedition Acts" (5 May 2026, 27 minutes), and "4.10: Elbridge Gerry and Dr. George Logan: Polarizing Politicians of the XYZ Affair" (28 April 2026, 30 minutes).
History: Beyond the Textbook publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 48 episodes.
Booking probability for History: Beyond the Textbook is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. History: Beyond the Textbook requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. History: Beyond the Textbook's contact route on record: verified email.
Alex Mattke hosts History: Beyond the Textbook, a history podcast with 48 episodes published.
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Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail Every four years, the United States holds a presidential election, and the Electoral College selects the next president. 1800 was no different, although the result certainly was different than the...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail There are a few moments in American history where it appeared at the time, and even more so in hindsight, where laws were passed that stunted individual American rights in the name of national security...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail As John Adams claimed the presidency, “France” was the nation that lay on the minds of most Americans, and these problems would lead to hostile actions towards American shipping and an event known as...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail The idea of immediately ending slavery was viewed as unconstitutional since it was never explicitly mentioned in the document that came out of the Philadelphia Convention, and the legal ramifications...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in the 1790’s, and the previously laborious process of separating cotton seeds by hand was now mechanized, and thus, more efficient. Admittedly, the previous...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail Yellow fever devastated the nation’s capital of Philadelphia in 1793… hardly a center known for its tropical climate, but the disease nevertheless proved deadly. Our focus today is placed on one...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail The struggles of Haiti go back talking hundreds of years, from when French colonization and their participation in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade reshaped the fabric of the western half of the island on...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail Unfortunately, in your typical U.S History course, Hawai’i probably enters the narrative during a unit on imperialism, where Queen Lili’uokalani was forced into surrendering the throne and James Dole’s...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail Conflict between Indigenous tribes and nations and European, and later, American, settlers, is a consistent theme throughout American history, and we’ve certainly covered our fair share on the podcast...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail One was the preeminent politician of his time who helped shape that America we have today, well-versed in history, philosophy, and political theory. The other is mainly known as a painter, but an...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail It was an event that we as a nation helped inspire and was seen as an extension, maybe even a culmination , of the application of Enlightenment ideals to an entire nation. But while the American...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail Borrowing a host of ideas from his elder financier Robert Morris, Alexander Hamilton would accept the position of Secretary of the Treasury and metaphorically hit the ground running. He issued four...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail It was a decision that came about during a dinner party…allegedly. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson invited Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, along with Congressman James Madison, to his...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello was his home, his castle, and in a way, his personal fiefdom: he had legal control over the happenings at this place, over the lives of its inhabitants. This included the...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail “Culture.” It’s a word that means something different depending on who you ask; to some, it means an element that is “popular” and can serve as a common frame of reference for a large group of people...
History: Beyond the Textbook
Send us Fan Mail It’s tough to say what most history classrooms emphasize when they cover Constitutional ratification, but our focus will be on its opponents ...those individuals who heard about, and often read the...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail The first formal meeting to reassess the Articles of Confederation was held in Annapolis, Maryland in September 1786, at about the same time as Shays’ Rebellion. Only five states bothered to send any...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail What became known as “Shays' Rebellion” was put down by force, but it opened the eyes of many to the reality that the current government was not working, and it has been used as an anecdote for why the...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail We’ll focus on the American Midwest with this episode: specifically, the areas affected by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. These fertile lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail The Peace of Paris would certainly anger and frustrate the many nations who held the lands that were supposedly now in American possession, and one of the most prominent was the Creek. The Creek stand...
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