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Podcast: The WallBuilders Show
Episode: Hamilton, Rumors, And The Record
Description: Rumors move fast; context moves truth. We kick off with a listener question about Alexander Hamilton and follow the paper trail from a single 1976 claim to the everyday realities of 18th‑century life. Sharing beds in crowded inns, the language of friendship in an older era, and the difference between primary sources and agenda-driven readings all change how the story lands. We also revisit the Reynolds affair, weighing Hamilton’s own pamphlet, the consensus of historians, and the role of James T. Callender, a serial scandalmonger who colored early American headlines.From there, the conversation shifts to a di...