Oct 16

From Horses to Cars: How Personal Mobility Changed the World

On this episode of Our American Stories, for thousands of years, human mobility depended on our own legs and the animals we could harness. By the early 20th century, millions of working horses powered American cities, hauling goods, carrying people, and creating problems of conge ... Show More

38m 16s

Oct 16

Vince Lombardi: The Coach, the Catholic, and the Man Behind the Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories, Vince Lombardi transformed the Green Bay Packers into a dynasty and helped turn football into a symbol of discipline, leadership, and the American experience. But behind the championships, the famous speeches, and the legendary Green Bay s ... Show More

38m 16s

Oct 15

Before I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball Spent Years Being Told No

On this episode of Our American Stories, few television comedies have had the lasting impact of I Love Lucy. When the show debuted in the early 1950s, Lucille Ball quickly became one of the most recognizable performers in American entertainment. Her success did not arrive quickly ... Show More

38m 17s

Aug 2020

72: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

“Sic semper tyrannis!”This is the story of deception. Conspiracy. Assassination.The handsome, 26-year-old successful actor John Wilkes Booth has sympathized with the Confederacy since the war began. So when Abraham Lincoln wins reelection as President of the United States amid se ... Show More

1h 1m

May 2023

Reconstruction Era | From the Ashes of War | 1

In the spring of 1865, the United States celebrated the end of four years of Civil War. As American soldiers laid down their weapons, four million formerly enslaved Black people in the South grappled with the daunting task of building new lives as free citizens in a nation still ... Show More

43m 7s

Aug 2025

590. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre (Part 1)

After passing the 13th amendment, in the closing weeks of the brutal American Civil War, what did president Abraham Lincoln - recently re-elected - do next to inflame his detractors? Crippled with guilt for the death and destruction of the war, was he indeed a unionist tyrant? Wh ... Show More

1h 2m

Jul 2022

203. American Civil War: Aftermath & Legacy (Part 4)

In the final episode of this 'American Civil War' series, Tom, Dominic and historian Adam Smith look at the end of the conflict, the subsequent assassination of Abraham Lincoln and how the war is viewed in modern day America. Join The Rest Is History Club for ad-free listening t ... Show More

49m 12s

Dec 2018

Political Parties - The Golden Age of the GOP | 4

As the Civil War came to a close, the government set its sights once again on the future of the United States. Working closely with a Republican President, the Republican Congress expected a swift and peaceful road to Reconstruction. But then, a mere four weeks into his second te ... Show More

47m 58s

Dec 2022

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s life reads like an American folk tale. The story of a boy born into poverty, whose drive and determination saw him become the most powerful man in the nation. But how did he navigate a path for a youthful country so deeply divided over slavery? What was his role ... Show More

1h 4m

Jun 2023

That Time Abe Lincoln Trolled His Way Into a Real-life Duel

<p>In 1842, Abraham Lincoln wrote an article clowning a guy named James Shields. Although the article was satirical, and attributed to a made-up author, Shields still didn't love the joke. Some of Abe's friends -- including his future wife -- joined in, and, eventually Shields ha ... Show More

36m 30s

May 2025

Episode 621: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part I - All The World's a Stage

<p>The boys are back for a classic historical true-crime deep dive, this time on a fascinating story that's often forgotten about in American History - This week we begin the story of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, starting with the backstory of the man who took the life o ... Show More

1h 50m

Dec 2021

129: The Lincoln Memorial

Hope you got your top-hats and are ready memorialize Lincoln, because we set up at the Lincoln Memorial! Guests include an Alaskan family who dance and slay salmon, an introspective physician, and a Peruvian woman who lives with 7 alpacas. Recorded on October 6th, 2021 in Washing ... Show More

54m 52s

Apr 2019

The Lincoln Assassination

At the close of the Civil War in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was killed by a conspiracy of Confederate sympathizers led by actor John Wilkes Booth. But some contend that the conspiracy didn't begin or end with Booth and his accomplices - someone much more powerful was pulling ... Show More

49m 8s

The Short, Happy Life of Abraham Lincoln...