# The Road to Now

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Official site: http://www.theroadtonow.com/
Author: Benjamin Sawyer
Episodes: 460

## Resource

Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) & Dr. Ben Sawyer (MTSU History) share conversations with great thinkers from a variety of backgrounds – historians, artists, legal scholars, political figures and more –who help us uncover the many roads that run between past and present. For more information, visit TheRoadToNow.com If you'd like to support our work, join us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheRoadToNow

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## Episodes
- [Citizen Coke: The History of Coca-Cola w/ Bartow Elmore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/citizen-coke-the-history-of-coca-cola-w-bartow-elmore) — 2026-07-06T06:14:00+00:00
- [The Declaration of Independence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/the-declaration-of-independence) — 2026-07-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [Benjamin Franklin w/ Dayton Duncan and David Schmidt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/benjamin-franklin-w-dayton-duncan-and-david-schmidt) — 2026-06-29T16:18:00+00:00
- [#372 Obstinate Daughters: Women in the American Revolution w/ Denise Kiernan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/372-obstinate-daughters-women-in-the-american-revolution-w-denise-kiernan) — 2026-06-22T15:45:00+00:00
- [#371 Been There, Done That w/ Greg Jackson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/371-been-there-done-that-w-greg-jackson) — 2026-06-15T13:48:00+00:00
- [#370 The Declaration of Independence: A Biography of America's Founding Text w/ Ted Widmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/370-the-declaration-of-independence-a-biography-of-america-s-founding-text-w-ted-widmer) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [A Forgotten History of Long Island w/ Tim Keogh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/a-forgotten-history-of-long-island-w-tim-keogh) — 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [Montgomery C. Meigs: Master Builder of the Union Army w/ Robert O'Harrow Jr.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/montgomery-c-meigs-master-builder-of-the-union-army-w-robert-o-harrow-jr) — 2026-05-25T15:04:00+00:00
- [#369 Ten Years of RTN w/ Bob Crawford & Ben Sawyer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/369-ten-years-of-rtn-w-bob-crawford-ben-sawyer) — 2026-05-17T10:06:00+00:00
- [#368 Women & the Civil War Pension System w/ Kristin Jorgensen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/368-women-the-civil-war-pension-system-w-kristin-jorgensen) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [#367 Ancient Coins w/ Dean Kinzer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/367-ancient-coins-w-dean-kinzer) — 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East w/ Eugene Rogan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/the-ottoman-empire-and-the-creation-of-the-modern-middle-east-w-eugene-rogan) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [The History of Golf w/ Tony Parker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/the-history-of-golf-w-tony-parker) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [#366 A Trip to the Hermitage w/ Ben & Bob](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/366-a-trip-to-the-hermitage-w-ben-bob) — 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [#365 Taxes: An American History w/ Vanessa S. Williamson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/365-taxes-an-american-history-w-vanessa-s-williamson) — 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [#364 Henry David Thoreau w/ Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/364-henry-david-thoreau-w-erik-ewers-christopher-loren-ewers) — 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician w/ James M Bradley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/martin-van-buren-america-s-first-politician-w-james-m-bradley) — 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [#363 What are America's Founding Principles? w/ Hans Zeiger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/363-what-are-america-s-founding-principles-w-hans-zeiger) — 2026-03-16T10:00:00+00:00
- [#362 America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams w/ Bob Crawford](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/362-america-s-founding-son-john-quincy-adams-w-bob-crawford) — 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00
- [#361 The Oscars: A History of the Academy Awards w/ Monica Sandler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/361-the-oscars-a-history-of-the-academy-awards-w-monica-sandler) — 2026-03-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [#360 The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame w/ Joe Spaulding and Casey Soward](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/360-the-folk-americana-roots-hall-of-fame-w-joe-spaulding-and-casey-soward) — 2026-02-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Stone Pony w/ Nick Corasaniti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/the-stone-pony-w-nick-corasaniti) — 2026-02-16T11:30:00+00:00
- [#359 Slippery Roads w/ Ben & Bob](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/359-slippery-roads-w-ben-bob) — 2026-02-09T11:30:00+00:00
- [Colombia, the US and the War on Drugs w/ Lina Britto](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/colombia-the-us-and-the-war-on-drugs-w-lina-britto) — 2026-02-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [#358 Storm at the Capitol w/ Mary Clare Jalonick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183/358-storm-at-the-capitol-w-mary-clare-jalonick) — 2026-01-26T11:00:00+00:00

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