CRAILO STATE HISTORIC SITE - Heidi Hill joins Russell Shorto to explore the history of Rensselaerswijck, Crailo’s evolution as a museum, and the legend of “Yankee Doodle” possibly being written at the historic site.

THE SCHOLARSHIP OF ALBANY'S ORIGINS - Historian Janny Venema joins Russell Shorto to discuss her decades of work with New Netherland documents, her Dutch roots, and her research on early Albany and patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer.

NEW NETHERLAND ARCHAEOLOGY - Archaeologist Paul Huey joins Russell Shorto to discuss his four-decade career, the evolution of excavation methods, and key digs at Schuyler Flatts, the Van Curler house, and Fort Orange.

SLAVERY IN NEW NETHERLAND - Scholar Jeroen Dewulf joins Russell Shorto to discuss his research on Portuguese influence over Dutch slave policy, comparing systems of forced labor in Dutch Brazil and New Netherland during the 17th century.

INTIMATE NETWORKS AND THE 17th-CENTURY ATLANTIC - Historian Susanah Romney joins Russell Shorto to discuss her research on intimate networks in the 17th-century Atlantic world, themes from New Netherland Connections, and the challenges of translating early Dutch texts.

THE NATURE OF HISTORICAL PAINTING - Len Tantillo, historical and marine artist, and Russell Shorto discuss Tantillo's distinguished career as a painter and storyteller of the early history of New York State.

NATIVES IN NEW NETHERLAND - Archaeologist James Bradley joins Russell Shorto to discuss Indigenous peoples of the American Northeast, exploring both historical and contemporary perspectives on the region’s Native communities, culture, and enduring presence.

THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW NETHERLAND - Charles Gehring, Director of the New Netherland Research Center, and Russell Shorto discuss various topics, including Dr. Gehring's forty-year career as a translator of the archives of New Netherland and the historical significance of the 17th-century Dutch colony.