American History Tellers | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | Lindsay Graham |
Genre | History |
Updates | Weekly |
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Original release | January 3, 2018 |
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Website | wondery |
American History Tellers is a podcast by Wondery, hosted by Lindsay Graham. [1] The show premiered at #1 on the Apple Podcast charts. [2]
The show is known to use POV narration, telling stories through perspectives of average and notable people. [3]
The show has covered the following topics to date: [4]
Season | Topic | Rough Start Date |
34 | Lost Colony Of Roanoke | 1554 |
15 | Dutch Manhattan | 1609 |
5 | Revolution | 1754 |
20 | Rebellion in the Early Republic | 1770 |
44 | Lewis & Clark | 1803 |
3 | Age of Jackson | 1814 |
17 | Kentucky Blood Feud | 1840 |
35 | Walker Affair | 1840 |
43 | Fight for Woman’s Suffrage | 1848 |
31 | Bleeding Kansas | 1850 |
48 | Civil War | 1860 |
7 | Civil Rights | 1863 |
24 | Gilded Age | 1869 |
42 | Plot to Steal Lincoln’s Body | 1870 |
29 | Great Chicago Fire | 1871 |
41 | Billy the Kid | 1875 |
36 | Fight for the First US Olympics | 1896 |
40 | Philippine-American War | 1899 |
16 | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | 1911 |
27 | Coal Wars | 1912 |
38 | Roaring Twenties | 1920 |
2 | Prohibition | 1920 |
13 | Tulsa Race Massacre | 1921 |
11 | J Edgar Hoover’s FBI | 1924 |
45 | Great Mississippi Flood | 1927 |
10 | Great Depression | 1929 |
14 | Bastard Brigade | 1939 |
21 | WWII Homefront | 1941 |
1 | The Cold War | 1947 |
4 | Space Race | 1955 |
23 | Stonewall | 1960 |
47 | Manson Murders | 1967 |
9 | 1968 Chicago Protest | 1975 |
12 | Sponsored | SKIP |
19 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
22 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
25 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
33 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
37 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
46 | SKIP/Encore of another season | SKIP |
6 | National Parks | Topical |
8 | Political Parties | Topical |
18 | California Water Wars | Topical |
26 | Supreme Court Landmarks | Topical |
28 | Presidential Inaugurations | Topical |
30 | American Monuments | Topical |
32 | Mystery of D.B. Cooper | Topical |
39 | Traitors | Topical |
The podcast has received mostly positive reviews. Many have noted the podcast's ability to go deeper into history, beyond what is taught in traditional US History classrooms. [5]
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