Radicals! (thread 19): Episode 1: Thomas Skidmore and America's First Property Revolution

This episode pulls a wild thread from early America: Thomas Skidmore in 1829 actually proposed wiping out the existing property map and giving every adult an equal share. It’s one of those stories that makes you realize radicals didn’t just arrive on some foreign ship — they grew right here.

We walk through the Working Men’s Party, the fight over inheritance, and why debates about “socialism” keep coming back. It’s short, surprising, and oddly personal — like history leaning in to whisper, "You thought this was new?"