What would the modern world look like if the Americas had grown not from Spanish decline and Anglo-American ascent, but from the long legacy of a vast French Atlantic empire?

In this episode, we follow the world of French America from 1800 to 2026. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the French Empire in the Americas stands powerful but unstable—rich in trade, cities, and influence, yet already shaken by revolution, colonial tension, and the growing ambitions of its own American elites.

As the old empire fractures, new Francophone states emerge across North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Instead of one dominant United States, the Western Hemisphere develops as a complex network of French-speaking republics, federations, and postcolonial powers. The Industrial Revolution spreads through a different Atlantic world. The world war ...