American History Tellers
American History Tellers is a podcast by Wondery, hosted by Lindsay Graham.[1] The show premiered at #1 on the Apple Podcast charts.[2]
| American History Tellers | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Lindsay Graham |
| Genre | History |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Publication | |
| Original release | January 3, 2018 |
| Related | |
| Website | wondery |
Format
The show is known to use POV narration, telling stories through perspectives of average and notable people.[3]
Seasons to date
The show has covered the following topics to date:[4]
- Season One | The Cold War. January 2018.
- Season Two | Prohibition. February 2018.
- Season Three | The Age of Jackson. March 2018.
- Season Four | The Space Race. May 2018.
- Season Five | Revolution. June 2018.
- Season Six | National Parks August 2018.
- Season Seven | Civil Rights October 2018.
- Season Eight | Political Parties November 2018.
- Season Nine | The 1968 Chicago Protests January 2019
- Season Ten | Great Depression February 2019
- Season Eleven | J. Edgar Hoover's FBI April 2019
- Season Twelve| Tulsa Race Massacre May 2019
- Season Thirteen | The Bastard Brigade July 2019
- Season Fourteen | Dutch Manhattan September 2019
- Season Fifteen | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire October 2019
- Season Sixteen | Kentucky Blood Feud December 2019
- Season Seventeen | California Water Wars January 2020
- Season Eighteen | Rebellion in the Early Republic March 2020
- Season Nineteen | The WWII Home Front May 2020
- Season Twenty | Stonewall June 2020
- Season Twenty-One | The Gilded Age July 2020
- Season Twenty-Two | Supreme Court Landmarks October 2020
- Season Twenty-Three | Coal Wars December 2020
- Season Twenty-Four | Great Chicago Fire January 2021
- Season Twenty-Five | America's Monuments February 2021
- Season Twenty-Six | Bleeding Kansas April 2021
- Season Twenty-Seven | The Mystery of D.B. Cooper May 2021
- Season Twenty-Eight | Lost Colony of Roanoke June 2021
- Season Twenty-Nine | The Walker Affair June 2021
- Season Thirty | The Fight For the First U.S. Olympics July 2021
- Season Thirty-One | Roaring Twenties September 2021
- Season Thirty-Two | Traitors November 2021
- Season Thirty-Three | Philippine-American War December 2021
- Season Thirty-Four | Billy the Kid January 2022
- Season Thirty-Five | The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body February 2022
- Season Thirty-Six | The Fight for Women's Suffrage March 2022
- Season Thirty-Seven | Lewis and Clark April 2022
- Season Thirty-Eight | The Great Mississippi Flood May 2022
- Season Thirty-Nine | The Manson Murders June 2022
- Season Forty | The Civil War July 2022
- Season Forty-One | The Walker Affair September 2022
- Season Forty-Two | The Age of Pirates October 2022
- Season Forty-Three | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 November 2022
- Season Forty-Four | Presidential Assassinations December 2022
- Season Forty-Five | California Gold Rush January 2023
- Season Forty-Six | Insurrection of Aaron Burr February 2023
- Season Forty-Seven | Hawai'i's Journey to Statehood March 2023
- Season Forty-Eight | Boston Molasses Disaster April 2023
- Season Forty-Nine | United Farm Workers May 2023
Seasons Listed in Rough Chronological Order/Topical Seasons
| 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 |
Reception
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]
See also
References
- Mallenbaum, Carly. "History buffs, listen up: Wondery's 'American History Tellers' podcast is for you". USA Today. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- Gavis, Karen. "The Creator of the New No. 1 Podcast Is an Administrator at SMU". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "American History Tellers: Revolution, A Must Listen Podcast for this Fourth of July". The American Spectator. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "Wondery - Feel The Story American History Tellers". Wondery – Feel The Story. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- "Should I listen to this?: American History Tellers podcast". The Comeback. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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