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Founding Fathers: An American Dream
9 episodes
8. Hail to the Chief
Ep 8 · Jul 23, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
The USA has its first president. With George Washington leading the new nation forwards, there are high hopes. But a shocking announcement changes everything. Political parties begin to form, old friends become bitter enemies, and election campaigns turn ugly. The threat of violence grows, as a deadly duel claims the life of an American pioneer. And as a big anniversary approaches, two legendary Founding Fathers are about to meet the most poignant of ends... A Noiser Podcast Production. Narrated…
7. A New Nation in Chaos
Ep 7 · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 hr
The British are defeated and now Americans have a country to build. But quickly, trouble begins. Economic turmoil causes war veterans to rise up against the very government they helped to found. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison call for a radical response: a new constitution to reinvent the United States. Many are appalled; bitter infighting breaks out. And thus, America's first great political campaign begins...the stakes couldn't be higher... A Noiser Podcast Production. Narrated by Clarke…
6. The Spy, the Traitor and the Surrender at Yorktown
Ep 6 · Jul 9, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
George Washington is stunned when an American war hero betrays the cause and switches sides. In the dead of night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Thomas Jefferson's plantation with an urgent warning. And while the British attempt to rally support in the southern states, a decisive, climactic battle takes place in Virginia...the Siege of Yorktown. Here, a young officer named Alexander Hamilton will perform heroics... A Noiser Podcast Production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Krysten Blac…
5. The Christmas Miracle
Ep 5 · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Pummeled in New York, George Washington's army is on the brink of collapse. But when given the chance for a knockout blow, the British pull their punch. It's a decision they will regret. A fortuitous change in the weather allows the Continental Army to escape and regroup. Benjamin Franklin heads to France on a crucial mission that could turn the tide of the war. And, in a sleepy village in New Jersey, American soldiers are about to pull off a miracle... A Noiser Podcast Production. Narrated by C…
4. Independence Day
Ep 4 · Jun 25, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Throughout the colonies, war escalates. The siege of Boston comes to a dramatic end. A leader of the Mohawk people travels to London to pledge his support to King George. And in a sweltering room in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson writes a sentence that will change the world: "all men are created equal". But in 1776, some people are more equal than others... A Noiser Podcast Production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Lindsay Chervinsky, Calvin Jefferson, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Pet…
3. A Shot Heard Around the World
Ep 3 · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 hr
The colonies prepare for battle. Paul Revere rides into the New England backcountry with a warning: the redcoats are coming. In the town of Lexington, the first shot of the Revolutionary War is fired - and a teenage boy from rural Massachusetts is thrust into the centre of the vicious conflict. George Washington is chosen as commander-in-chief of the brand-new Continental Army. But how can Washington turn a ragtag group of rebels into a force capable of standing up to the might of the British Em…
2. The Massacre and the Tea Party
Ep 2 · Jun 11, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Boston is in chaos, culminating in a bloody clash between locals and redcoats. From the turmoil steps John Adams...a young lawyer who volunteers to do the least wanted job in the city: defending British soldiers accused of perpetrating a massacre. Later, Parliament comes down hard on the American colonies, introducing more taxes and suspending rights. Colonial leaders gather together to plan a response...and a tall, composed Virginian named George Washington comes to the fore... A Noiser Podcast…
1. The Great Awakening and the Growing Rebellion
Ep 1 · Jun 4, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
European superpowers battle for control of North America. A charismatic preacher takes the American colonies by storm. And the rabblerouser Samuel Adams leads protests over unfair taxation, ending in tragedy on the streets of Boston. These are the early stages of the American Revolution. The first steps on a path that will lead to all-out war with Great Britain. Heroes and villains will emerge. But our story begins in a simple townhouse in New England in 1706...as a baby boy named Benjamin Frank…
Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Trailer
Jun 1, 2026 · 1 min
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