The podcast, America: A History has announced it will rebrand as America: The Story of the USA from today.
As the podcast expands into a broader educational platform focused on understanding the United States past, present, and future, the change reflects the show’s ambition to grow beyond podcasting and become a multi-platform learning resource for students, teachers, and lifelong learners around the world.
Alongside the rebrand, the project has confirmed a minimum two-year partnership with the British Association for American Studies, marking a collaboration between one of the UK’s leading academic bodies and one of its most popular American history podcasts.
The partnership is designed to unlock new opportunities for growth, academic input, and wider public engagement.
Hosted by Liam Heffernan and produced by the Mercury Podcast Network, the podcast has built a reputation for linking historical scholarship with modern American life.
Each episode focuses on a single question from America’s past, explored with world-leading academics, historians, journalists, and experts, with previous guests including John Sopel, Gary Younge, and Heather Thompson.
As part of its next phase, America: The Story of the USA will move from a standalone podcast into a multi-platform educational brand.
New launches include a weekly newsletter published every Thursday, featuring episode highlights and original writing, alongside a new Patreon offering exclusive previews, reflections, and bonus content.
From today, the podcast will follow a structured weekly release schedule across multiple formats.
This includes the flagship Tuesday episodes, a new weekly current affairs show America: In the Making every Thursday, and short five-minute explainers titled America: Study Notes released every Friday.
Speaking about the rebrand, Liam Heffernan said the show began as a passion project inspired by his American Studies degree but said the changing political and cultural landscape made expansion essential.
Dr Michael Collins, Chair of the British Association for American Studies, said the partnership would help bring informed, nuanced perspectives on US history and current affairs to a wider audience.
