{"podcast":{"title":"American Revolution Podcast","slug":"american-revolution-podcast-1005421","podcast_index_feed_id":1005421,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML2838039229","website_url":"https://blog.amrevpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0320dbe6-6858-11ee-bf24-6f86d7a93f2d/image/ARP-Logo.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Michael Troy","episode_count":525,"summary":"American Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week's episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-revolution-podcast-1005421"},"episode":{"title":"Rev250-072 Dorchester Heights","slug":"rev250-072-dorchester-heights","published_at":"2026-03-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-revolution-podcast-1005421/rev250-072-dorchester-heights","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-revolution-podcast-1005421","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2824008690.mp3?updated=1772577524","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2824008690.mp3?updated=1772577524","summary":"On the night of March 4, 1776, Continentals build defenses on Dorchester Heights, south of Boston. The work is so fast that it amazes the British. Gen. Howe decides they must evacuate Boston after the occupation. Howe's decision not to attack Dorchester, also means Washington does not execute a plan to storm Boston via a water landing that probably would have destroyed the Continental Army. For more context on this story, listen to Episode 85 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-085-dorchester-heights.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On the night of March 4, 1776, Continentals build defenses on Dorchester Heights, south of Boston. The work is so fast that it amazes the British. Gen. Ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":572,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-revolution-podcast-1005421/episodes/rev250-072-dorchester-heights/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-revolution-podcast-1005421/rev250-072-dorchester-heights.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}