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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 by Clarke Peters. Featuring Lindsay Chervinsky, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor. Special thanks to Dr Andrew Davenport of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Freddy Sledge at The Soundhouse Studios. Written and Produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Peters. Featuring Carol Berkin, Krysten Blackstone, Lindsay Chervinsky, Julius Jefferson, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor. Written and Produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham | Additional voice performed by Ben Plumb. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Blackstone, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Caroline Stanley, Alan Taylor. For more on the surrender at Yorktown and the founding of the USA, see special event: ‘Dinners of Diplomacy’, 29th-30th October, 2026, Knowsley Hall in England. Hosted by the Countess of Derby and featuring expert scholars.  https://knowsleyhall.co.uk/event/dinners-of-diplomacy-american-revolution/⁠⁠https://knowsleyhall.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/76875?catID=72250& Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Recording Engineer: Gerry O’Riordan at The Soundhouse Studios | Additional voice performed by Francesca Thakorlal. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Clarke Peters. Featuring Carol Berkin, Krysten Blackstone, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Jim Philbrick, Alan Taylor. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Recording Engineer: Gerry O’Riordan at The Soundhouse Studios. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor. Abigail Adams letter read by Kylie Hinze. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Empire? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Krysten Blackstone, Peter Kastor, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Jim Philbrick, Ray Raphael. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Tony Onuchukwu & Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay & Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham | Recording Engineer: Charlotte Sewter at The Soundhouse Studios. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 to plan a response… and a tall, composed Virginian named George Washington comes to the fore… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Benjamin Carp, Lindsay Chervinsky, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Ray Raphael. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay & Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham | Recording Engineer: Charlotte Sewter at The Soundhouse Studios. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

European superpowers battle for control of North America. A charismatic preacher takes the American colonies by storm. And the rabble-rouser 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 Franklin is born… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Carol Berkin, Lindsay Chervinsky, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Jim Philbrick, Ray Raphael, Alan Taylor. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Tom Pink | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay & Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording Engineer: Charlotte Sewter at The Soundhouse Studios. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

250 years ago, the United States of America was born. But how did people in America rise up, overthrow British rule and go on to create a radical new nation? Join host Clarke Peters to find out. Follow George Washington as he leads patriots into battle. Travel with Benjamin Franklin on crucial missions overseas. Sit alongside Thomas Jefferson as he writes the Declaration of Independence. Beyond these famous men, the tale of American independence also features a cast of millions - men and women, enslaved and free, indigenous and colonial. What are the lesser-known stories in this immense fight for liberty? And who lost out along the way? Featuring contributions from leading historians and descendants of those involved. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First Officer Murdoch takes evasive action, attempting to swerve around the iceberg. As Titanic sustains multiple hull breaches, water starts flooding in. As chaos engulfs the engine room, Jimmy McGann and his pals do their best to shut down the engines. And the two wireless operators broadcast their first ever SOS… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Stephanie Barczewski, Julian Fellowes, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Susie Millar. Special thanks to Southampton Archives, Culture and Tourism for the use of the Eva Hart archive. Visit SeaCity Museum for an interactive experience of the Titanic story (seacitymuseum.co.uk) Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Tom Pink | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A retirement party is held in Captain Smith’s honour. But as ice warnings come in over the radio, he must decide what to do about them. The richest man on board and his mistress do their best to dodge scandal. Titanic’s engines are put through their paces, as passengers place bets on how fast the ship can go. And at 11.39pm, on Sunday April 14th, something large is spotted, dead ahead… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Stephanie Barczewski, Jerome Chertkoff, Julian Fellowes, Veronica Hinke, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Susie Millar. Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Tom Pink | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Titanic stops off in France and Ireland to pick up more passengers, and wine. Economic migrants from Sweden and the Middle East come on board, setting out for a new life in America. Dinner is served, as Titanic’s very own ‘ice man’ helps out with cocktails and desserts. And the passengers settle down to their first night at sea. But one woman - wracked with dread - has no intention of sleeping… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Josyann Abisaab, Stephanie Barczewski, Ray Hanania, Veronica Hinke, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Claes-Göran Wetterholm. Special thanks to Southampton Archives, Culture and Tourism for the use of the Eva Hart archive. Visit SeaCity Museum for an interactive experience of the Titanic story (seacitymuseum.co.uk) Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Titanic is cleared for departure, but no one tells the inspector that a fire is raging in one of the coal bunkers. Extra lifeboats are proposed then rejected, as the first and only lifeboat drill takes place. White Star boss J. Bruce Ismay makes himself at home in his deluxe suite, as Titanic’s first-class facilities are unveiled in all their glory. And on the way out of Southampton Harbour there’s a nail-biting near miss. One that almost scuppers the maiden voyage before it’s begun… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Stephanie Barczewski, Julian Fellowes, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Susie Millar. Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At a dinner party in London’s Belgrave Square, two men discuss plans for a luxury ocean liner like nothing ever seen. The finest designers and craftsmen begin work in Belfast. A soon to be retired Captain Smith steps on board to take command. But a pair of binoculars goes missing in the process. Liverpool lad Jimmy McGann wangles a job in Titanic’s engine room. A passenger called Esther Hart has a terrifying premonition. And the gargantuan ship claims her first victim - before even touching water… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Josyann Abisaab, Stephanie Barczewski, Jerome Chertkoff, Julian Fellowes, Veronica Hinke, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Susie Millar, Claes-Göran Wetterholm. Special thanks to Southampton Archives, Culture and Tourism for the use of the Eva Hart archive. Visit SeaCity Museum for an interactive experience of the Titanic story (seacitymuseum.co.uk) Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound design & audio editing by Tom Pink | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most infamous ship in history. You’ll be right there on board. Mingling with the first-class passengers in their opulent surrounds. Rubbing shoulders with the passengers down in steerage. Setting sail from Southampton, chugging across the Atlantic. Striking the iceberg and sinking into the icy depths… We’ll hear the harrowing tales of the victims and the testimonies of the lucky survivors. And Paul explores his own family story, following his great uncle Jimmy McGann - a trimmer down in Titanic’s engine room. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices