Episodes
Friday Mar 27, 2020
#121 Abraham Lincoln Children's Books
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Looking for something to do with your kids? Here's a few book recommendations if you're stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
#120 Railsplitter Book Club: Round #3
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Social distancing can be tough and unfortunately it is absolutely necessary right now. We have something that can help foster a sense of community and that is the Railsplitter Book Club! We share our picks and just need our listeners to vote.
Friday Mar 13, 2020
#119 The Vicksburg Campaign Part 1
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
This week we begin our discussion of the Vicksburg Campaign. We talk about the importance of this fortified city as well as the early struggles by the Union to secure it.
Friday Mar 06, 2020
#118 A "Lost" Trailer & Found Sketches
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
This week we discuss the trailer for a Grant documentary that has disappeared from YouTube as well as some sketches of Lincoln by cartoonist, Thomas Nast, that were discovered.
Friday Feb 21, 2020
#117 Happy Birthday Lincoln and General Sherman
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
In this episode we talk about General Sherman's bi-centennial and Lincoln's birthday - what presents would we get him?
Friday Feb 07, 2020
#116 Photographing Lincoln...Statues
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
This week we are joined by Lincoln aficionado and photographer, Dave Weigers! He has managed to combine his two hobbies and in this episode we talk about photographing Lincoln statues.
Friday Jan 31, 2020
#115 Civil War Reenactment
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
This week we welcome Ben Frail, who is a Civil War reenactor, to the show. We talk reenacting, the history of the 2nd Rhode Island as well as bringing history to the younger generation.
Friday Jan 17, 2020
#114 Impeachment
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
In this episode, we tie in the modern day as well as looking at the historical - the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
Friday Jan 10, 2020
#113 We're Back and So is the Hat (& Books!)
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
We are back with our first episode of 2020! The famous hat makes a reappearance and we discuss books we read in 2019 and ones we want to read this year.
Friday Dec 27, 2019
#112 A Conversation About Presidential Photography with Pete Souza
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Friday Dec 27, 2019
In our second episode about photography we are joined by former White House photographer, Pete Souza, as he chats with us about Presidential photography, the White House, and much more. Enjoy!