Podcast Episodes

Daring Prison Escapes | Bastille of the Confederacy

Season 88 Episode 1

In February 1864, more than 100 Union Army officers broke out of Libby Prison, an infamous Confederate prisoner of war compound in Richmond, Virginia. It was the largest prison break of the Civil War…

Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago

FAN FAVORITE: California Gold Rush | Digging Deeper

Season 87 Episode 4

In the early 1850s, as people continued to flood West, California’s booming cities experienced rapid growth, but also turmoil. Fires regularly swept through hastily erected towns, and battles broke o…

Published on 6 days, 15 hours ago

FAN FAVORITE: California Gold Rush | Battlelines

Season 87 Episode 3

For white settlers, the Gold Rush offered a chance for fortune, but for California’s Native inhabitants, the sudden hunger for gold spelled disaster. As the numbers of miners grew, they forced Native…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

FAN FAVORITE: The Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Treason on Trial

Season 86 Episode 4

In the summer of 1807, Richmond, Virginia hosted the most sensational trial in the young nation’s history. At stake was the life of Aaron Burr, who stood accused of plotting an armed insurrection aga…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

FAN FAVORITE: California Gold Rush | The Forty Niners

Season 87 Episode 2

In early 1849, thousands of gold-hungry Americans began pouring into California from the eastern United States. But most of the so-called 49ers were wildly unprepared for the perilous journey west. O…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

FAN FAVORITE: The Insurrection of Aaron Burr | The Severance of the Union

Season 86 Episode 3

In August 1806, Aaron Burr began the final preparations for his mysterious expedition to the western frontier. As he traveled, rumors that he was plotting a dangerous conspiracy followed in his wake.…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

FAN FAVORITE: California Gold Rush | The First Strike

Season 87 Episode 1

After the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, hundreds of thousands of prospectors poured into California, hoping to strike it rich. In the early days, rather than coming from within the U.S.…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

FAN FAVORITE: The Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Gathering Forces

Season 86 Episode 2

In the summer of 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr was wanted for the murder of Alexander Hamilton. The fatal duel made him a political pariah and the target of widespread public outcry.

But as Burr’s V…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

FAN FAVORITE: The Insurrection of Aaron Burr | An Affair of Honor

Season 86 Episode 1

In July 1804, Aaron Burr faced political rival Alexander Hamilton on the cliffs of Weehawken, New Jersey, in a legendary duel that would change Burr’s life forever. 

As a young man, Burr had distingui…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Evolution on Trial | Live and Let Live

Season 85 Episode 4

The Scopes ""Monkey"" Trial was set against the backdrop of the roaring twenties, a time of both cultural upheaval and deep social tensions. While ostensibly about science versus religion, the trial …

Published on 1 month ago