Jim Ambuske

Jim Ambuske (Grad ’16) is the creator, writer and narrator of “Worlds Turned Upside Down,” a podcast about the American Revolution. Produced by R2 Studios, the series tells the story of the revolutionary era as a transatlantic crisis and imperial civil war through the lives of the people who experienced it. The show features many current and former UVA history faculty and graduates, including Max Edelson, Patrick Griffin, Shira Lurie (Grad ’19), Scott Miller (Grad ’15, ’18), Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Hannah Tucker (Grad ’17, ’21) and more. The podcast is available on all major podcast apps and R2 Studios’ website. 

Jim Ambuske (Grad ’16) is co-creator and co-writer of the new podcast series, Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Intertwined is an eight-part docuseries that tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington,  through the lives of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, Kate, Ona Judge, Nancy Carter Quander, Edmund Parker, Caroline Branham, and the Washingtons. It is available wherever you get your favorite podcasts and at www.georgewashingtonpodcast.com