The Railsplitter: The Abraham Lincoln Podcast

#72 Abraham Lincoln and The Press

We chat this week about Abraham Lincoln and The Press focusing on his early role as an editorialist through his relationship with newspapers as President.

#71 45 on 16

The current president has been talking about our hero.  We break it down and offer our thoughts on how this administration is wrong about Lincoln.

#70 The Lincoln Memorial

We chat all about The Lincoln Memorial this week!

#69 Railsplitter Book Club 2 Kickoff

We're starting up another Railsplitter Book Club, and we need your help choosing the book.  We talk about the options and ask for your vote.  Then there's quite a lot of chatting this week.  Enjoy!

#68 The 1864 Election Part 2

We conclude our coverage of the 1864 election by talking about the general election pitting our hero Abraham Lincoln against General George B. McClellan.

#67 Drama at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum

Whoa!  Lincoln news big enough for a whole episode!  We talk about recent developments at the ALPLM, focusing on The Hat and the dismissal of the curator.

#66 The 1864 Election Part 1

In the first of a two parter on Lincoln's re-election.  We set the stage for the election and chat about Lincoln's nomination over rivals like William Sewward and Salmon Chase.

#65 Springfield

We take you through some Lincoln and non-Lincoln sites in Springfield, provide some restaurant recs, and avoid mentioning The Simpsons.

#64 Finding Lincoln

Does anyone else look for Lincoln in every town they visit?  We chat this week on seeking out 16 and Civil War stuff in unlikely locations.  Send us your favorite Lincoln spots!

#63 Hot Takes on Abraham Lincoln

Each of us brings a question or topic to the show to get the other two Railsplitters' take on for this week's show.  We talk a little about Lincoln's empathy as it related to his rivals and a lot about Lincoln biographies.