American History Tellers
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of History, American Innovations and more.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 446
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Civil Rights - On The March | 5
As the Civil Rights movement entered the landmark years of 1963 and 1964, activists had faced many challenges - but had also won many victories. Now, they sought to launch new campaigns in Alabama an…
00:46:29 |
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Civil Rights - Prairie Fire | 4
As the Civil Rights movement entered the Sixties, a new generation of activists took the fore. Frustrated by the pace of progress but emboldened by strides made in the previous decade, students embra…
00:38:17 |
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Civil Rights - Jim Crow Fights Back | 3
After the Brown V. Board of Education ruling, civil rights activists had legal standing to desegregate schools. But doing so proved dangerous. The first black students to step into newly integrated s…
00:38:40 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Civil Rights - Strides Towards Freedom | 2
In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal, on a “separate but equal” basis. But for more than five decades, life for black and white Americans was seldom equal, but always sepa…
00:35:53 |
Wed 10 Oct 2018
Civil Rights - New World A’Comin | 1
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in much of the South. But the road to freedom—true freedom—would take generations longer for most…
00:38:05 |
Wed 03 Oct 2018
National Parks - Interview with Parks Superintendent Greg Dudgeon | 7
In 1980, Jimmy Carter signed into law the The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, or ANILCA. That act remains controversial even today, as it set aside 43,585,000 acres of new national p…
00:38:36 |
Wed 26 Sep 2018
National Parks - Fire and Ice | 6
Alaska: big, open, frozen and wild. In 1867, the acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire was widely derided as “folly.” Early explorers like John Muir saw its potential though, and clamored for…
00:42:46 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
National Parks - Playgrounds of the People | 5
In 1914, America’s National Parks had a problem: no one was using them. And those few that were faced unmaintained roads, trails strewn with garbage, and a lack of amenities that made it hard for the…
00:37:08 |
Wed 12 Sep 2018
National Parks - The Great Disaster | 4
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the city of San Francisco was torn apart by a huge earthquake–but it was the subsequent fires that did the most damage. As the city sought to …
00:40:23 |
Wed 05 Sep 2018
National Parks - Rough Rider | 3
Put out to pasture, thinking his political career over, Theodore Roosevelt was atop a mountain when he heard the news: an assassin’s bullet would likely take President McKinley’s life, and make Roose…
00:37:36 |
Wed 29 Aug 2018
National Parks - Calling In The Cavalry | 2
Yellowstone was our nation’s first national park. Its strange, wondrous landscapes were perfect for exploration - and exploitation. Upon Yellowstone’s discovery by white Americans, two races began: o…
00:38:02 |
Wed 22 Aug 2018
National Parks - The Business of Nature | 1
America's greatest National Parks are truly one of our country's greatest treasures. But many beautiful landmarks have ugly histories. Over the next few episodes, we’ll learn how good intentions some…
00:40:39 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
Revolution | Interview with Author Russell Shorto | 7
We've come to the end of our series on the American Revolution, but we can't say goodbye without saying hello to Russell Shorto. Russell adapted his book, Revolution Song, for this series on American…
00:37:04 |
Wed 08 Aug 2018
Revolution | The Populist | 6
Millions immigrated to the United States after its founding, entranced with the promise of a better life. But the country they found was rough and tumble, less developed than the land they left, and …
00:37:28 |
Wed 01 Aug 2018
Revolution | The Free Man | 5
The Revolution was fought for freedom, at least in name. Calls for freedom filled the air. No taxation without representation! Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!
The Marquis de Lafayette, w…
00:35:57 |
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Revolution | The Independent Woman | 4
In 1788, the hot gossip in posh British circles was all about France and America. For their friends across the channel, the popular uprising against King Louis XVI seems to be heading toward Revoluti…
00:37:10 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
Revolution | The Iroquois Diplomat | 3
It’s 1786. For two years the city of Philadelphia has been celebrating its independence. For citizens of this brand new country, life is parties, meetings, debates and festivals - sometimes all blend…
00:34:56 |
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Revolution | The Empire Builder | 2
In 1776, the British Under Secretary of State for the American Colonies was giddy. The Americans needed to be punished like children for their bad behavior. “Roman severity,” he called it, and then w…
00:38:45 |
Wed 04 Jul 2018
Revolution | The Virginia Planter | 1
It’s 1754, and the British had developed thirteen colonies along the eastern seaboard of the American continent. You may be familiar with them. But what you may not know is that a skirmish between th…
00:35:16 |
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Hearst vs Pulitzer | The Headless Torso | 2
If you lived in an American city at the turn of the century, you got all of your news from a single source: the daily newspapers. No where was that more true than New York City; in the City, two pape…
00:38:30 |
Wed 20 Jun 2018
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