# Letters from an American A podcast by Heather Cox Richardson. Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/20533.rss ## Latest episodes - [Erratic and Corrupt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/89bfda133e49) (2026-10-27, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222399267/536f7a95603feecafde4f1739b63d3a2.mp3 - [Momentum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/e87d57c9964b) (2026-10-26, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222227321/c6b7e5c020cc0c886a76c69cc182c468.mp3 - [A New Approach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/fa31a3832e66) (2026-10-25, 11 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222071791/aa2414f0c48df68b2e24a83fcdadda80.mp3 - [Oil Deals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/11fd4dc6312f) (2026-10-24, 7 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221965371/377a8f8a8d34e9424b53037024c29726.mp3 - [Out of Whack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/cf451a5c75f2) (2026-10-22, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221699591/216ffa32af3ef264ad3c58b4718ede76.mp3 - [The White House Betrays Ukraine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/642f78bfb8e7) (2026-10-21, 11 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221558306/3596e0c12566fab3bbef01dd30e5d5ae.mp3 - [Two Observations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/6528b10458b0) (2026-10-20, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221368716/b4f4ab0bd8039d39d1dc82287d72ea47.mp3 - [Things Have Changed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/9a593dcd692c) (2026-10-19, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221236920/ba7498bd64c33638b0042dcd46d0b8b5.mp3 - [No Kings: Vote Early](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/7923989cd96d) (2026-10-19, 6 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221076550/ceb80cef01e2f4ce69d11872c1b89d6f.mp3 - [Making Voices Count](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/1d8c591c3a67) (2026-10-17, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220920739/21a6fc83d046d5dc53b5ef19530da6a5.mp3 - [Corruption as a Driving Force](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/923f6e34f180) (2026-10-16, 16 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220768833/b99fec1867cf7880c42182779ddb6482.mp3 - [Taking Authoritarianism Out For a Spin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/27b48b5bb309) (2026-10-15, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220573337/ab1b6f5f66e6e76de4235e6bc977b885.mp3 - [Desperate for Distraction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/d38b74e6c4f8) (2026-10-14, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220442472/ea3a10da16cae8c9c6fb94828ba2a9db.mp3 - [Radicalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/6070d7c9fe2a) (2026-10-13, 18 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220280542/011de8700040cb9219748073f19fa552.mp3 - [How Much Longer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/3cbc2c537adb) (2026-10-11, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219928602/de9f5e2b9538cb634c2a99b114b17663.mp3 - [Smash and Grab](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/164189c3c365) (2026-10-10, 16 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219783068/40dcdb10e4699f95dba2bad3234f6163.mp3 - [Why We Remember the Great Chicago Fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/3374d4e2617a) (2026-10-10, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219668797/7944a464817742720ec5804b4789cb9a.mp3 - [I Can Do Whatever I Want](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/943a96f768ba) (2026-10-08, 4 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219472522/7da37da1675cf0476aacef2a8906e358.mp3 - [Panic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/0aae014429e0) (2026-10-07, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219347615/db08c9b58dbfeb35114814ac864d5d29.mp3 - [Undermining the Post-WWII Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/18057160110b) (2026-10-06, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219169142/7dee68afedd6d895107851e787da425f.mp3 - [A Flood of Corruption Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/02ff4843dd86) (2026-10-05, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218992675/68b5b33a56b0895eaf506847a227a724.mp3 - [Power to the People](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/b4c49c6a546c) (2026-10-04, 6 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218844341/229e7ba69a229f9451f9d0d85fa39256.mp3 - [A Seismic Political Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/51b529fdfdcd) (2026-10-03, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218708447/5e287a228115e2dda53a48351f808b18.mp3 - [An Immediate Calamity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/6ef6f8bca33f) (2026-10-03, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218584403/27a8e31c766ea31090425c26e6ab8af9.mp3 - [Withdrawal from Iraq](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/2ecad0ec3478) (2026-10-01, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218397852/202c49e82d0ccc3801db7f582bc75a0f.mp3 - [A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/908883de87a4) (2026-09-30, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218222088/91e0b8e534e95d922e956aefc1d28ca1.mp3 - [Headaches for Republican Lawmakers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/bddecf5fa944) (2026-09-29, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218091741/895e5e41da6d8f1c088801b91a464ffc.mp3 - [Bad News Plagues the Administration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/076da5ecea45) (2026-09-27, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/217717359/edfe3b32946f53b29da018f24daa14bf.mp3 - [National Lobster Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/d242b4afb614) (2026-09-26, 6 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/217580146/4abe2431fd0501b811b133c067ad8879.mp3 - [A Hard Sell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/00df1e2d1951) (2026-09-25, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/217445520/26f5e65e6a57f356403dfe90f297a9a2.mp3 - [Pay-To-Play](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/858853919681) (2026-09-24, 17 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/217293228/11e45b5b4ef16c927a7bb3476df094d7.mp3 - [Defiance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/d896ad431222) (2026-09-24, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/217163796/2c7b33bf3d8fe3ed8a6e355a11242a1e.mp3 - [A Direct Assault](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/d7da0fc04bd7) (2026-09-22, 11 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216990478/33bd5ac41cbbdea97e569bd385ab0c36.mp3 - [NATO 3.0](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/e094357a9dad) (2026-09-21, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216805421/ebd8c2d012b005d24c718bb397f3f0bd.mp3 - [Bacon’s Rebellion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/24abbad90c0b) (2026-09-20, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216642586/c886a5bdd884d6301eefbfc615f81777.mp3 - [The Media Begins to Turn Against Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/ce4f42d0352e) (2026-09-19, 15 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216505176/739b529682eb4571cac11e1f933d3dd3.mp3 - [The Supreme Law of the Land](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/60b2e8f0a0fb) (2026-09-18, 8 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216352448/39965bee6766cd7de0aba2df13613af1.mp3 - [Trump Isn’t Taking the News Well](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/9651312bfea8) (2026-09-17, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216207805/f21d5aec6c51766176215223cc776812.mp3 - [Letters from an American](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/5541ed87e630) (2026-09-16, 7 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216065830/79aac355d8f37a7175ee57cecf5d7873.mp3 - [Attempting to Establish an Authoritarian Government](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/f9fb552aa5a1) (2026-09-15, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215894383/f9d8d6f3d88f05b1258e4235f9124c22.mp3 - [Asking the U.S. Government to Regulate AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/91771ef19bf5) (2026-09-14, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215720417/5a030ac7467c5316f3618afab011eae5.mp3 - [The Writing is Already on the Wall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/a86f29007746) (2026-09-13, 11 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215553153/8e4980b8d37258c1fa9f16f375354b03.mp3 - [The Twenty-fifth Anniversary of 9/11](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/4a10f3026454) (2026-09-12, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215406141/6628ee478aeddf1180fdb1071e2740cf.mp3 - [A Chokepoint for World Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/904e475d7557) (2026-09-11, 6 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215284895/f3e9e81d0ebdf27b215a75c07f32212f.mp3 - [Self-inflicted Problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/392155e1a86d) (2026-09-10, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215110727/5e05ce346f566e9437f85fd7265b850f.mp3 - [Hell-bent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/d91a721d466f) (2026-09-09, 14 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214960964/ad195075d77b9bc10e0bc4ab8195a304.mp3 - [Trump’s Frantic Pace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/b22da6594fce) (2026-09-08, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214765428/837d2b365b412e3cf9e3497985b246b3.mp3 - [In a Nutshell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/0a632dd8bfca) (2026-09-06, 13 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214465584/af3658b6585f704fd6f32e426e61cb53.mp3 - [Labor Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/7854633ba171) (2026-09-05, 8 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214343565/7fb991bc34d26b0a9d8db8ba943e43fc.mp3 - [What Will the Midterms Bring?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730358737/3e88f29fd6a6) (2026-09-04, 10 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214210108/428323df55c459f62d5fcc68406bab43.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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