Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. <br/><br/><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com</a>
2 episodes
Episodes
Letters from an American
Maine lobster reveals New England’s deeper history
The episode shows how fishing, Indigenous dispossession, disease, and access to Atlantic waters shaped settlement and revolutionary-era New England.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
Letters from an American
FBI probes alleged pay-to-play involving Senator Collins
The episode uses an alleged corruption investigation to examine whether weakened oversight is enabling conflicts of interest and misuse of public money.
Sep 24, 2026 · 16 min