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For the Ages: A History Podcast

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  • Abraham Lincoln: His Life and Times

    July 27, 2026 · 44 min

    Few people know Abraham Lincoln as intimately as Harold Holzer. The author, co-author, or editor of over 50 books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era, Holzer has explored everything from Lincoln’s election to his assassination, his…

  • Viva la revolución: Spain's Role in American Military Conflicts

    July 13, 2026 · 27 min

    Spain’s involvement in early American history might feel limited, but Spanish people and their descendants have been involved in American military conflicts, both through direct fighting and the supply of weapons and funds, since the…

  • The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

    June 29, 2026 · 27 min

    By winter 1777, the Continental Army was exhausted, having barely escaped annihilation by the world’s most formidable fighting force. Two years into the war, King George, determined as ever to bring the rebellious American colonies to…

  • Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

    June 15, 2026 · 27 min

    For many Americans, Harriet Tubman can seem more like a character out of myth than a flesh-and-blood historical figure. Many know of Tubman’s escape from slavery and her brave work on the Underground Railroad, but little more about her…

  • Mark Twain

    June 1, 2026 · 27 min

    Mark Twain was America’s first literary celebrity, a master of his craft whose legacy hangs over our literary tradition. Twain’s words captured the nation’s imagination because the life he led touched on so many aspects of the American…

  • Baseball's Past and Present

    May 18, 2026 · 27 min

    Known as “America’s pastime,” baseball is much more than a game in the United States. Both a source of national pride and symbol of our identity, the sport is also a window into our past. Born out of alleys and vacant lots and now played…

  • An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

    May 4, 2026 · 27 min

    It’s been said that if you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t really there, but when Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her late husband, Dick, started to go through his papers from his time as one of the men behind…

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About the show

Explore the rich and complex history of the United States and beyond. Produced by The New York Historical, host David M. Rubenstein engages the nation’s foremost historians and creative thinkers on a wide range of topics, including presidential biography, the nation’s founding, and the people who have shaped the American story. Learn more at nyhistory.org.