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Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments
An educational resource leading listeners through important milestones in history and providing a greater understanding of civilizations. Topics are tailored to the needs of IB high school students, teachers, and life-long learners.
An educational resource leading listeners through important milestones in history and providing a greater understanding of civilizations. Topics are tailored to the needs of IB high school students, teachers, and life-long learners.
Episodes
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This is the third in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on the American Colonization Societies longstanding goal for repatriation to Africa. The idea of 'a return' simmered throughout American history, from pre-civil war advocates like the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay, to early civil rights movement leaders such as Marcus Garvey. Still others presented an different view of America, one that was built upon the sweat, tears and blood of African Americans. An American that was worth fighting for.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Whom to Serve Part II: The Revolution will not be Televised
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
This is the second in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on the role that African Americans played in the American Revolution. Special attention is paid to Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, the loyalist Ethiopian Regiment, and the Rhode Island First.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Whom to Serve Part I: In God We Trust
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
This is the first in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on Christianity, which was forcibly introduced in order to justify slavery (curse of ham, plantation bible etc) but was instead used to spread the liberation philosophy that was co-opted by men like Nat Turner and Denmark Vessey. The episode goes further to identify the role that the Black church has played through key moments of African American history, including the modern day Civil Rights Movement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part VIII: His Legacy
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
This is the eighth and final episode in a series regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. It covers the remainder of Jackson's life as well as the legacy left behind by the men who followed in his aftermath: James Polk, Martin Van Buren, Roger Taney, and Abraham Lincoln.
Clip of Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, a broadway musical (NSFW - language) - https://youtu.be/gzs0CLXiqA8?si=sBb66s6hdF1hS_Ll
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part VII - The Fight to the Finish
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
This is the seventh in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. It covers the remainder of Jackson's time in public office with a focus on the Bank War, Indian Removal, and the Nullification Crisis.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part VI: A Gov't at War with itself
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
This is the sixth in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. Old Hickory had already proven himself to be as tough as they come, but even he was unprepared for the real housewives of DC. This episode covers his attempt at governing Washington while his Veep schemed behind his back. The spoils system, Kitchen Cabinet, and the seeds of Indian Removal are all covered in this episode.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part V: Tyranny of the Majority
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
This is the fifth in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. Feeling as though he had been robed unfairly of the Presidency, Jackson plots his revenge in 1828. Maintaining his political machinery in the aftermath of the Corrupt Bargain, Jackson spends the next 4 years campaigning against the sitting president. It set the stage for the nastiest election in American history.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part IV: The Corrupt Bargain
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
This is the fourth in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. Having "saved" the nation at New Orleans, Jackson parlays his newfound hero-status into the territorial governorship of Florida, a seat in the Senate representing Tennessee, and a candidate in the 1824 election to replace James Monroe. But with victory in his grasp, John Quincy Adams, with the aid of two of America's 'monsters,' John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, conspire to play kingmaker in what would become known (in Jackson's circles) as the Corrupt Bargain.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part III: The "Hero" of New Orleans
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
This is the third in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. This episode explores the origins of Old Hickory's hero status via the hero's journey. Picking up the events at the end of the Creek war, Jackson is summoned to fight his old Revolutionary foe, the British in the War of 1812. In addition, to Jackson's success at the Battle of New Orleans, we dive into the causes and major events in the second war of Independence.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Andrew Jackson Part II: Blood on the Frontier
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
This is the second in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. This episode explores the making of 'Old Hickory,' as he will jump from a duel (with the bullets still residing inside of him) to the Creek War. It is here, besides his Cherokee allies, that the legend of Andrew Jackson goes mainstream. It is also here where starvation, war crimes, and the British threaten to unravel his hopes and dreams for his young nation.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound









