1865 Presents American Criminal | The Murder of Medgar Evers
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was gunned down in front of his family home by white sup...
Introducing 'History Daily' From Host Lindsay Graham
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'History Daily' is a new podcast from host Lindsay Graham which does history, daily. Every weekday b...
Inside the Episode: S2E10
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the season finale, Grant’s decision to testify for Orville Babcock has disastrous consequences ...
Cincinnatus | 10
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this season finale, Grant’s decision to testify for Orville Babcock has disastrous consequences...
Inside the Episode: S2E09
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9, Grant’s presidency is imperiled when his newly appointed special prosecutor launches...
Loyalty | 9
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grant’s presidency is imperiled when his newly appointed special prosecutor launches an investigat...
Inside the Episode: S2E08
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8, Grant launches a crusade to root out corruption. But his fight for good government is ...
The Enemy Within | 8
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the heels of the election of 1872, Grant launches a crusade to root out corruption. But his fight...
1865 Presents American Elections: Wicked Game | Greeley vs Grant: Progress Under Siege
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of episode seven, President Ulysses S. Grant declares martial law and wages war against t...
Inside the Episode: S2E07
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7, when the situation below the Mason Dixon takes a turn for the worst, President Grant d...
Justice | 7
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the situation below the Mason Dixon takes a turn for the worst, President Grant declares martia...
Inside the Episode: S2E06
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6, after Captain Williams’ murder, President Grant sends the K Troop cavalry to investi...
In Plain Sight | 6
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of Captain Williams’ murder, President Grant sends the K Troop cavalry to investigate ...
Inside the Episode: S2E05
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, President Grant pushes Congress for the power to protect the Freedmen's right to vote ...
Enforcement | 5
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
President Grant pushes congress for the power to protect the Freedmen's right to vote and to help in...
Inside the Episode: S2E04
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Edwin Stanton fights for his place at the table, as President Grant strives to keep th...
The Peaceful Transfer | 4
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listener note: this episode contains offensive racial language. Please be advised.In the wake of a f...
1865 Presents American Elections: Wicked Game
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of episode three, Ulysses S. Grant decided to run as the Republican nominee for president...
Inside the Episode: S2E03
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the last of our three prologue episodes, Stanton sets out to convince Grant to stand as a candida...
Prologue 3: The Second Front | 3
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listener note: this episode contains offensive racial language. Please be advised.Stanton convinces ...
Inside the Episode: S2E02
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our three prologue episodes, we meet General Grant, who finds himself ensnared in t...
Prologue 2: Directing the Whirlwind | 2
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
General Ulysses S Grant finds himself caught in the middle of the struggle between Stanton and Johns...
Inside the Episode: S2E01
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our three prologue episodes, we flashback to the events leading up to President Andr...
Prologue 1: The Man from Foggy Town | 1
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Stanton sits down with a famous scribe to tell the story of the events that led to Johnson’s...
Introducing 1865: Season 2
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton returns in Season Two, still fighting to carry forward President Linc...
Bonus: In Their Own Words
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s New Year’s Eve, 2019, and the entire team behind 1865 wants to wish you a happy new year, w...
Totalus Rankium | 17
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, 1865 writers and co-creators Steve Walters and Erik Archilla spoke with the hosts of the ...
Booth: A Hideous Dream | 16
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the finale of the three-part bonus series on the John Wilkes Booth story, with the surrender of R...
Inside the Episode: S1E16
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the last of the three-part bonus series on the John Wilkes Booth story, with the surrender of Rob...
Inside the Episode: S1E15
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of three John Wilkes Booth special episodes, John and his co-conspirators tried to tur...
Booth: All Honorable Men | 15
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Please note, this episode contains contains adult themes, sexual content, and strong language. Liste...
Interview With Professor Greg Jackson
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1865 is an Airship production. You can support this show at Patreon.com/1865podcast to get early, ad...
Inside the Episode: S1E14
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of three John Wilkes Booth special episodes, the country - and the Booth family - was t...
Booth: Obey Necessity | 14
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Please note, this episode contains contains adult themes, sexual content, and strong language. Liste...
Inside the Episode: S1E13
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the series finale, Stanton faced termination and Johnson faced impeachment. Neither was wil...
Thus Always to Tyrants | 13
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this series finale, Stanton faces termination and Johnson faces impeachment. Neither is willing t...
Inside the Episode: S1E12
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12, eager to be rid of each other, Stanton and Johnson plotted each other’s political d...
Barricade | 12
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eager to be rid of each other, Stanton and Johnson plot each other’s political demise, as the coun...
Inside the Episode: S1E11
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11, with the trial over, Stanton struggled to press on and continue the fight..In this In...
Fight, Dig and Die | 11
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The trial over, Stanton struggles to press on and continue the fight.Listen early and ad free with W...
Inside the Episode: S1E10
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10, while Mary Surratt’s life hangs in the balance, Stanton struggled to find her son a...
A Cost In Blood | 10
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While Mary Surratt’s life hangs in the balance, Stanton struggles to find her son and prove his co...
Inside the Episode: S1E9
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9, we learn the investigation into Booth’s conspirators left Stanton with a new challen...
Trials and Tribulations | 9
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The investigation into Booth’s conspirators leaves Stanton with a new challenge: prove the Rebels ...
Inside the Episode: S1E8
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8, Secretary Seward finally awakens, but Stanton’s old friend and ally proves to be a t...
Little Stanton | 8
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Secretary Seward is finally awake. Stanton’s old friend and ally proves to be a thorn in Stanton’...
Inside the Episode: S1E7
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7, we hear Stanton and Langston go to the mats with Johnson and Welles over the issue of ...
A Very Devil | 7
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stanton and Langston go to the mats with Johnson and Welles over the issue of reconstruction and the...
Twenty Thousand Hertz Interview
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, executive producer and sound designer for 1865 Lindsay Graham sits down with ...
Inside the Episode: S1E6
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6, we learn of a startling revelation about Lucy Hale that forces Stanton into a corner. ...
Skulduggery | 6
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A startling revelation about Lucy Hale forces Stanton into a corner. The only way out is to convince...
Inside the Episode: S1E5
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, as the hunt for Booth continues, we discover Stanton has another problem on his hands:...
Author and Finisher | 5
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As the hunt for Booth continues, Stanton has another problem on his hands: the last of the Rebel Gen...
Inside the Episode: S1E4
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Stanton sets out to learn the truth about Lucy Hale, and finds opportunity in adversit...
The Senator’s Daughter | 4
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stanton sets out to learn the truth about Lucy Hale, and finds opportunity in adversity.1865 is an A...
Inside the Episode: S1E3
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3, with the manhunt for Booth underway and martial law secure, Stanton strikes a compromi...
Mars and Neptune | 3
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With the manhunt for Booth underway and martial law secure, Stanton strikes a compromise to preserve...
Inside the Episode: S1E2
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2, we follow Stanton’s hunt for the truth after the discovery of a mysterious note from...
The Star of Washington City | 2
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After the discovery of a mysterious note from Booth to Johnson, Stanton goes on a hunt for the truth...
Inside the Episode: S1E1
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1, we learn President Lincoln is mortally wounded and the nation is under attack. Secreta...
Sic Semper Tyrannis | 1
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Lincoln is mortally wounded. The nation is under attack. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton...
Introducing 1865
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1865 premieres June 18th.April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secre...