The Road to Now

Bob Crawford and Benjamin Sawyer make The Road to Now podcast because they believe that studying history revolutionizes the way you understand yourself and the
world you inhabit. Since May of 2016, we’ve worked to share the value of history
by bringing our listeners conversations with some amazing individuals who have
illuminated the often-unseen parts of our historical map. Along the way, we’ve
traveled quite a few roads of our own, creating more than 60 episodes recorded
in dozens of cities across the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. 
 
When we recorded our first episode, we did it
because we love those around us, are grateful for what we have, and wanted to
channel our passion for history to empower our fellow citizens in this
democratic experiment called the United States. We hoped people would join us
on this road, and we are grateful and humbled that thousands of people have.
The incredible wave of support that listeners have shown to our podcast has
inspired us to invest hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars into producing
content that fulfills our mission and inspires the listeners who inspire the
RTN team to keep working. 

 

We’re launching this patreon
campaign because we want to take our podcast to the next level, and everything
we’ve seen from our fans suggests that a lot of you want to help us make this
happen. Our vision for The Road to Now is
vast, but is well beyond our current logistical capacity. In an incredible show
of support, several of you have already written to us to ask how you could
financially support RTN. So we want to bring you in on what we’re doing and
offer you some pretty cool extras for helping us expand our reach. 

 

We’re so thankful for the
support you’ve all shown us in the last year. The Road to Now has been one of the most rewarding projects we’ve
embarked upon, and we couldn’t do it without you. 

 

With Gratitude, 

 

Ben Sawyer and Bob Crawford 

The Road to Now

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Lafayette Tier

As a Van Buren tier member, you’ll get access to our patreon feed, all previously published episodes, patreon-only extended versions of regular episodes and "Catching Up" episodes with Bob and Ben.

Van Buren Tier

As a member of the Hamilton Tier, you'll get
everything from the Van Buren Tier, plus access to join us for our live zoom episode recordings (when available). We'll also add your name on the sponsors page of our
website and put your questions on the priority list for any future Q&amp;A episodes
of The Road to Now.

Hamilton Tier

As a Lincoln Tier member, you'll get everything from the Hamilton Tier plus priority access to tickets for live events and a limited edition Road to Now mug. We'll also thank you personally on the credits of one episode of The Road to Now.

Lincoln Tier

As a Washingtonian you'll get everything from the Lincoln Tier plus the limited edition Road to Now t-shirt! We'll also thank you by name in the credits for all episodes while you're at this tier.

Washington Tier

As a Trump level member, we’ll let you fire one member of The Road to Now each month in front of a
live audience. We’ll also attend one rally in your honor twice a year.

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