Pod4Ham

Pod4Ham is a podcast that’s all about the musical “Hamilton.” Every episode features different groups of interesting people talking about a single track from the Original Broadway Cast Recording. In 2016 we covered every single track, week by week!

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July 12, 2020

46b Disney+ Descriptive Audio

Host Kathy Campbell

Good TV and film productions offer a descriptive audio track. The Disney+ version of “Hamilton” has one, but it doesn’t want to step on the dialogue, so it’s extremely limited. Our Kathy Campbell has created a more descriptive descriptive audio track, so if you want some insight about what’s happening on screen during “Hamilton,” you can play this audio track back while playing the film.
December 28, 2016 “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”

46 It’s Only a Matter of Time

Host David J. Loehr with Elsa S. Henry, Deborah Stanish, and Michael B. Johnson

What comes next?
December 20, 2016 “The World Was Wide Enough”

45 Now I’m the Villain in Your History

Host Monty Ashley with Andy Ihnatko and Casey Barber

Hamilton and Burr duel to the death.
December 13, 2016 “Best of Wives and Best of Women.”

44 This Meeting’s at Dawn

Host Jason Snell with Rachel Donner, Aleen Simms, and David J. Loehr

Eliza asks Alexander to come back to bed, but he’s too busy writing a goodbye letter in the event he is killed in his duel with Aaron Burr.
December 8, 2016 “Your Obedient Servant”

43 Weehawken, Dawn. Guns Drawn.

Host Lex Friedman with David J. Loehr, Shannon Sudderth, and David Sparks

Hamilton refuses to apologize for not endorsing Burr. The two agree to meet for a duel.
December 1, 2016 “The Election of 1800”

42 Jefferson Has Beliefs, Burr Has None

Host Chip Sudderth with Elsa S. Henry, Kathleen Schowalter, Scott Knaster, and Alyssa Franke

It’s time for the election of 1800, in which Thomas Jefferson faces off against Aaron Burr—and Hamilton has to choose who to endorse.
November 22, 2016 “It’s Quiet Uptown”

41 The Unimaginable

Host David J. Loehr with Travis Bedard, Shannon Sudderth, and Paul Smith

Alexander and Eliza cope with the death of their son. (Get out the tissues.)
November 19, 2016 “Stay Alive (reprise)”

40 I Did Exactly As You Said

Host Monty Ashley with Elsa S. Henry and Emily Nahmanson

Philip Hamilton is grievously wounded and is near death.
November 16, 2016 “Blow Us All Away”

39 See You on the Dueling Grounds

Host Chip Sudderth with Rachel Donner, Monty Ashley, and Casey Barber

Philip Hamilton challenges one of his father’s detractors to a duel, and Alexander gives him advice and support.
November 8, 2016 “Burn.”

38 I’m Erasing Myself from the Narrative

Host Andy Ihnatko with Elsa S. Henry, Shannon Sudderth, and Aleen Simms

In the wake of the Reynolds Pamphlet, Eliza ponders Alexander’s betrayal and burns their letters.
November 3, 2016 Outtakes from “The Reynolds Pamphlet”

37b Consulting the Hamiltome

Host David J. Loehr with Jaleh Fazelian, Deborah Stanish, and Shannon Sudderth

A bonus discussion from the middle of the recording of our “Reynolds Pamphlet” episode.

November 2, 2016 “The Reynolds Pamphlet”

37 I Hope You’re Satisfied

Host David J. Loehr with Alison Baker, Deborah Stanish, Shannon Sudderth, and Jaleh Fazelian

In an attempt to salvage his professional dignity, Hamilton publishes an admission of guilt that will ruin his personal reputation.
October 27, 2016 “Hurricane”

36 I Wrote My Way Out

Host Chip Sudderth with Casey Barber, Monty Ashley, and Rachel Donner

Hamilton, his professional and personal life on the precipice, recalls his childhood in the Carribean.
October 18, 2016 “We Know”

35 I Have Reasons for Shame

Host Andy Ihnatko with Chip Sudderth, Elsa S. Henry, and Aleen Simms

Madison, Jefferson, and Burr confront Hamilton over evidence of a career-ruining event that isn’t quite the one they were expecting to find.
October 12, 2016 “The Adams Administration”

34 Say What?!

Host Monty Ashley with Elsa S. Henry and Emily Nahmanson

In which John Adams gets confined to one term.
October 6, 2016 “I Know Him”

33 Good Luck!

Host David J. Loehr with Shannon Sudderth, Deborah Stanish, Jaleh Fazelian, and Alison Baker

King George returns to discover that George Washington is leaving the scene and John Adams is replacing him.
September 27, 2016 “One Last Time”

32 At Home in This Nation We’ve Made

Host Chip Sudderth with Travis Bedard, Rachel Donner, and David J. Loehr

George Washington refuses to run for a third term as President and asks Hamilton to craft his farewell address.
September 22, 2016 “Washington on Your Side”

31 Follow the Money and See Where it Goes

Host Shannon Sudderth with Christina Grace, Casey Barber, and Elissa Goetschius

Jefferson, Madison, and Burr resent Hamilton’s relationship with the president and vow to find a way to disgrace him.
September 15, 2016 “Cabinet Battle #2”

30 I’m Super Dead

Host Monty Ashley with David Sparks

It’s Jefferson versus Hamilton in another cabinet battle, this one over supporting France.
September 6, 2016 “Schuyler Defeated”

29 They Don’t Like You

Host David J. Loehr with Monty Ashley, Aleen Simms, and David Sparks

Aaron Burr stops waiting and makes his move.
August 29, 2016 “The Room Where It Happens”

28 How the Sausage Gets Made

Host Serenity Caldwell with Kamille Washington, Alison Baker, and Michael B. Johnson

Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson plot the future of the United States as Aaron Burr looks on from the outside.
August 20, 2016 “Say No To This”

27 Nobody Needs to Know

Host David J. Loehr with Sophie Brookover, Tara Anderson, and Christina Grace

Alexander Hamilton’s alone in New York. Maria Reynolds is there, too. And when they meet, Hamilton’s future begins to unravel.
August 9, 2016 “Take a Break”

26 There’s a Lake I Know

Host Jason Snell with Kathleen Schowalter, Orli Nativ, and Aryeh Cohen-Wade

Philip Hamilton shows off for his dad. Angelica writes Alexander a letter. Eliza beseeches her husband to take a summer vacation.
August 4, 2016 “Cabinet Battle #1”

25 A Civics Lesson from a Slaver

Host Lex Friedman with Kamille Washington, Kathleen Schowalter, and Christina Grace

George Washington convenes a cabinet meeting, which becomes a battle of ideas and egos between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
July 26, 2016 “What’d I Miss”

24 Thomas Jefferson’s Coming Home

Host Deborah Stanish with Michael B. Johnson and Casey Barber

Act Two begins with the return of Thomas Jefferson to the United States.
July 12, 2016 The experience of seeing “Hamilton” live

23b Intermission

Host Chip Sudderth with Shannon Sudderth, Kathleen Schowalter, and Rachel Donner

With Lin-Manuel Miranda and several other cast members having departed the Broadway run of “Hamilton,” and with us having reached our intermission break, we decided to take an episode to discuss the experience of seeing “Hamilton” with the original cast, live on Broadway at the Richard Rogers Theatre.
July 6, 2016 “Non-Stop”

23 Like You’re Running Out of Time

Host Serenity Caldwell with Brian Hamilton and Scott Knaster

Hamilton and Burr cope with life after the war, leading Hamilton to a decision to join the new American government as the show’s first act concludes.
June 30, 2016 “Dear Theodosia”

22 You’ll Blow Us All Away

Host David J. Loehr with Rachel Donner, Tara Anderson, and Travis Bedard

In the aftermath of war, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton talk to their children.
June 23, 2016 “What Comes Next”

21 Awesome, Wow!

Host Chip Sudderth with Andy Ihnatko, Orli Nativ, and Sophie Brookover

King George is back, and he is not happy with the results of the war in America.
June 14, 2016 Tony Awards

20b Tony Awards special

Host David J. Loehr with Shannon Sudderth and Andy Ihnatko

We watched the Tonys and wanted to talk about it. So here’s a special bonus episode.
June 12, 2016 “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)”

20 Immigrants, We Get the Job Done

Host Monty Ashley with Brian Hamilton, Elsa S. Henry, and Paul Smith

Hamilton reconnects with Lafayette as they prepare for the Battle of Yorktown, the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War.

(Posted early in honor of the Tony Awards.)
June 9, 2016 “History Has Its Eyes On You”

19 When I Was Young and Dreamed of Glory

Host Moisés Chiullán with Andy Ihnatko and Kamille Washington

Before battle, George Washington speaks to Hamilton.
June 2, 2016 “Guns and Ships”

18 America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman

Host Monty Ashley with Cecily Walker, Alison Baker, and Christina Grace

Lafayette brings aid from France to help defeat the British at Yorktown, and Hamilton is finally given a chance to lead in battle.
May 26, 2016 “That Would Be Enough”

17 Let Me Be a Part of the Narrative

Host Chip Sudderth with Andy Ihnatko, Orli Nativ, and Sophie Brookover

Alexander returns home to Eliza, who is pregnant, and asks him not to go back to the war.
May 19, 2016 “Meet Me Inside”

16 Call Me Son One More Time

Host Jason Snell with Elsa S. Henry, Brian Hamilton, and Kathleen Schowalter

The duel is over, but George Washington’s arrival means that Hamilton’s trouble is just beginning.
May 13, 2016 “Ten Duel Commandments”

15 Pray That Hell or Heaven Lets You In

Host Moisés Chiullán with Shannon Sudderth, Rachel Donner, David J. Loehr, and Windy Bowlsby

This episode tries to set the record straight with an analysis of the codes of dueling. We hope this will provide you with the satisfaction you demand.
May 5, 2016 “Stay Alive”

14 I’m a General. Whee!!!!

Host Andy Ihnatko with Marko Savic, Ashlee Clark Thompson, Casey Barber, and Scott Knaster

Things are getting tough in the Revolution, and General Charles Lee becomes a problem.
April 28, 2016 “Wait For It”

13 I Am Inimitable

Host Serenity Caldwell with David J. Loehr, Rachel Donner, and Michael B. Johnson

Aaron Burr takes center stage and narrates his own story, for a little while.
April 22, 2016 “The Story of Tonight (reprise)”

12 You Are the Worst, Burr

Host Monty Ashley with Elsa S. Henry, Lex Friedman, and Andy Ihnatko

They’re just doing the same song again! Is that cheating, or what?
April 14, 2016 “Satisfied”

11 She’d Be Lying

Host Shannon Sudderth with Moisés Chiullán, Cecily Walker, and Orli Nativ

Angelica rewinds to the first meeting of Alexander and Eliza and shows it from a very different perspective. (And be sure to listen past our own rewind for a discussion of parallels between “Hamilton” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.”)
April 7, 2016 “Helpless”

10 At a Revel with Some Rebels

Host Brian Hamilton with Rachel Donner, Elsa S. Henry, and Michael B. Johnson

Eliza meets Alexander, and the sky’s the limit.
March 30, 2016 “A Winter’s Ball”

9 Ladies!

Host Andy Ihnatko with Casey Barber, Ashlee Clark Thompson, Scott Knaster, and Marko Savic

1780, a winter’s ball, and Burr and Hamilton are boasting about their reliability with the ladies.
March 24, 2016 “Right Hand Man”

8 Outgunned, Outmanned, Outnumbered, Outplanned

Host Chip Sudderth with Andy Ihnatko, Monty Ashley, Deborah Stanish, and Lex Friedman

Here comes the General! Hamilton meets George Washington, and a long relationship is formed.
March 16, 2016 “You’ll Be Back”

7 Oceans Rise, Empires Fall

Host Jason Snell with Serenity Caldwell, Monty Ashley, and David J. Loehr

A message from the King! George III makes an appearance to remind the colonies of what they risk if they go it alone.
March 9, 2016 “Farmer Refuted”

6 Is He In Jersey?

Host Monty Ashley with Andy Ihnatko, Elsa S. Henry, and Lex Friedman

A loyalist broadside is rigorously refuted by Alexander Hamilton, who would rather be divisive than indecisive.
March 2, 2016 “The Schuyler Sisters”

5 The Greatest City in the World

Host Shannon Sudderth with Moisés Chiullán, Cecily Walker, and Orli Nativ

Introducing the Schuyler sisters: Angelica, Eliza… and Peggy. Aaron Burr isn’t going to get in their way.
February 24, 2016 “The Story of Tonight”

4 Raise a Glass to Freedom

Hosts Serenity Caldwell and David J. Loehr with Michael B. Johnson and Rachel Donner

A drinking song sung by comrades in a revolution, with a tip of the hat to “Les MisÃ©rables.”
February 18, 2016 “My Shot”

3 Young, Scrappy, and Hungry

Host Jason Snell with Serenity Caldwell, David J. Loehr, and Monty Ashley

In contrast to Aaron Burr’s talk-less-smile-more approach, Alexander Hamilton gets overexcited and shoots off at the mouth.
February 11, 2016 “Aaron Burr, Sir”

2 Talk Less, Smile More

Host Brian Hamilton with Rachel Donner, Michael B. Johnson, and Elsa S. Henry

Alexander Hamilton arrives in New York and meets Aaron Burr, Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, and John Laurens.
February 4, 2016 “Alexander Hamilton”

1 Just You Wait

Host Chip Sudderth with Lex Friedman, Deborah Stanish, Monty Ashley, and Andy Ihnatko

The start of it all. How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman end up as the ten-dollar founding father?

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