American History Too!

Mark McLay and Malcolm Craig are university professors from Edinburgh, and American History Too! is what happens when two Scottish academics with a genuine love of American history start arguing about it on microphones. The show has a debate and discussion format, with McLay and Craig pulling back the curtain on the great controversies and interpretive fights that define how we understand America's past. Their outsider perspective -- similar to Totalus Rankium's British hosts -- gives the show a different angle than you'll get from American-hosted shows. They're not burdened by the same cultural assumptions, and they're willing to ask questions that American hosts might skip over. With 71 episodes produced between 2014 and 2020, the show appears to have concluded, which means you can treat it as a finite series. Notable runs include a six-part deep dive on Lyndon Johnson's America and a recurring A-Z format covering diverse topics. Episodes range from short to substantial, and the conversational chemistry between the hosts is genuine. Early episodes had some audio quality issues that were later resolved. The 4.0-star rating from 37 reviews reflects a very small audience, and the explicit rating means they don't hold back in their discussions. This is a niche recommendation for listeners who enjoy academic conversation about American history and appreciate hearing it filtered through a non-American lens. It's not polished like the big-network shows, but the intellectual content is solid.