The Railsplitter: The Abraham Lincoln Podcast

#24 Portraying Lincoln: Peculiar Inspirations

We chat with Ro Serio, playwright of Peculiar Inspirations, a play featuring the characters Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd, Robert Todd, Billy Herndon, and many more.  We talk about the joys and challenges of bringing the Lincolns to life.  We were lucky to be joined by three actors from the show.  Join our Facebook group or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @railsplitterpod to join in on the conversation.

#23 Analyzing The Civil War From 2017

This week we talk about the legacy of The Civil War and about how we look at it through a 2017 lens.  Enjoy! Please rate and review on iTunes and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @railsplitterpod.

#22 Abraham Lincoln Trivia

It's a Trivia showdown!  We welcome Lee DiGeorge from the Something, Something Birds podcast and AJ Mass from Beat My Guest.  Lee hosts as Nick and Jeremy go up against Mary and AJ in a Lincoln trivia battle.  Keep your score along at home and see how you fare against the Railsplitters!

#21 Abraham Lincoln and Mental Health

We talk about Lincoln's depression and how it shaped who he was as an individual and as a leader.  We also talk about the stigma surrounding mental health and how learning about history can help foster an informed discussion of it and destigmatize it.

#20 Music Inspired by Abraham Lincoln

We each talk about and play for you two songs that we feel have echoes of Lincoln in them.  None of them are overtly about AL, but all of them conjure his spirit in different and interesting ways.  This was a fun one to record!

#19 Abraham Lincoln Artifacts

This week we talk about our favorite Abraham Lincoln artifacts and what they've meant to us.  We also appease Ncik's desire to continually joke about his nemesis, POTUS13.

#17 A Friend of Mr. Lincoln with Stephen Harrigan

For our very special 16th episode, we decided to feature the most important aspect of the show, the listeners! We interviewed four of ya'll. Each call led to a fun and enlightening conversation about our hero, Abraham Lincoln. I think all of our listeners will have fun with this one. We are still a young show, but #16 is very special to us and so are our listeners.

#16 We Love Our Listeners; Our Listeners Love Lincoln!

For our very special 16th episode, we decided to feature the most important aspect of the show, the listeners! We interviewed four of ya'll. Each call led to a fun and enlightening conversation about our hero, Abraham Lincoln. I think all of our listeners will have fun with this one. We are still a young show, but #16 is very special to us and so are our listeners.

#15 Ken Burns

We talk about our opportunity to hear Ken Burns and Lynn Novick speak, their upcoming Vietnam War project, and what The Civil War docuseries meant to each of the Three Railsplitters. Feel free to slowly pan across images of Abraham Lincoln or The Railsplitters to get in the Ken Burns mood.

#14 Captain Lincoln and The Blackhawk War

The Three Railsplitters take you on a tour of Abraham Lincoln's brief but significant military experience. He served three tours during the Black Hawk War of 1832.