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The Terrible Parable of the Dumbass Doyles
Send a textIn this episode, Lou revisits the story of James and Maehala Doyle of Tennessee, who devoted themselves and their family to supporting slavery and opposing antislavery and abolitionist…
John Brown, Accomplices, and the Struggle Against Systemic Racism: A Conversation with Dan Morrison
Send a textIn this episode, Lou speaks with Dan Morrison, the founder of the John Brown Project and a documentary filmmaker from Torrington, Connecticut, John Brown’s birthplace. Morrison details his…
The John Brown Lens: What would Brown Say About Contemporary Zionist Israel, the Charlie Kirk Tragedy, & Trump's War on the History of Slavery
Send a textIn this episode, Lou breaks with the regular approach of this podcast to put a John Brown lens on pressing contemporary issues. He specifically addresses three main topics, arguing why…
Echoes of Abolition: An Interview with Biographer and Cultural Historian David S. Reynolds
Send a textIn this episode, Lou interviews the preeminent cultural historian of the 19th-century USA, David S. Reynolds. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Reynolds'…
A "Secret Six" Tour: Discovering the Contemporary Origin of the Term
Send a textIn this episode, I am inviting you on a peculiar historical tour of the term, "Secret Six." While John Brown students are accustomed to seeing this term used to speak of Brown's key…
Misusing John Brown: From Luigi Mangione to Christian Nationalism
Send a textIn this episode, Lou discusses two recent online articles to illustrate how John Brown is often appropriated and misused by writers in discussing contemporary issues. The first article…
The Cat Who Went to Kansas (and Other John Brown Animals)
Send a textIn this episode, Lou discusses the animals--pets, livestock, and others who are part of the John Brown story, from the dogs of Harper's Ferry to a cat who went to Kansas. Just when you…
S6E2 Sick of Bonhoeffer? Why the USA Can Celebrate a German Martyr, But Not John Brown
Send a textDietrich Bonhoeffer was born in 1906, and was a German Lutheran pastor, a figure noted in the theological world for his neo-orthodox views, and his most popular book, The Cost of…
S6E1 Back Again!
Send a textAfter the better of two years, John Brown Today is going back in production. This is just a brief message to greet listeners and to update them a bit, and thank them for maintaining an…
S5E3 The Legend of John Brown's Baby Kiss Revisited
Send a textIn this episode, Lou does a deep dive evaluation of the legend of John Brown kissing a black baby on the day of his execution, a story that has been enshrined in poetry and paintings. …
S5E2 "From John Brown to James Brown": A Conversation with Ed Maliskas
Send a textIn this episode, Lou shares a conversation with author Ed Maliskas, a musician, clergyman, and researcher, the author of John Brown to James Brown: The Little Farm Where Liberty Budded,…
S5E1 The Sellout of Harper's Ferry Station: The Difficult Case of Heyward Shepherd
Send a textIn this episode, Lou takes on the difficult theme of Heyward Shepherd, the black porter who was mortally wounded by John Brown's men during the Harper's Ferry raid, on the night of October…
S4E10 Reaction & Reflection: David Blight on John Brown - - "John Brown Terrorist or Hero?"
Send a textAfter an extended hiatus, Lou returns with a reaction & reflection upon the YouTube video, "John Brown: Terrorist or Hero?" which features a short lecture by the eminent historian…
S4E9 What Did Blacks Really Think of John Brown? The Question of "Sambo Mistakes" (Part 2)
Send a textIn Part 2 of this two-part episode, Lou reflects upon the question of white allies, particularly in the case of John Brown's story. What did black leaders and other associates really think…
S4E8 What Did Blacks Really Think of John Brown? Kudos & Conflicts (Part 1)
Send a textIn Part 1 of "What Did Blacks Really Think of John Brown?" Lou reflects upon the question of white allies, particularly in the case of John Brown's story. What did black leaders and other…
S4E7 Questioning John Brown’s Sanity: A Historical Thread Considered
Send a textMany people in the United States, especially (but not exclusively) white people, tend to think of John Brown as someone who was "crazy." In this episode, Lou surveys what he calls a…
S4E6 John Brown’s Trial: The “Lost” Narrative of George H. Hoyt
Send a textIn this episode, Lou presents a narrative written by John Brown's young lawyer, George H. Hoyt, written only a few years after the abolitionist's hanging. Hoyt went to join John Brown in…
S4E5 Why John Brown? A Biographer's Reflections in Response to a Thoughtful Critic
Send a textIn this episode, Lou responds to the comments of a thoughtful but critical podcast listener who has well-stated reasons for asking, "why John Brown?" The question is a good one and Lou…
S4E4 Good Boy with a Gun: The Tragic Story of Will Leeman, A Harper’s Ferry Raider
Send a textIn this episode, Lou does a deep dive into the story of William Leeman, the youngest of John Brown's Harper's Ferry raiders. From his origins in Maine to Kansas and his enlistment in John…
S4E3 "John Brown Has Been Lost to His Own Church": An Interview with Louis DeCaro Jr. by Dr. Chris Dost, July 10, 2021
Send a textIn this episode, Lou is interviewed by Dr. Chris Dost, biblical scholar and pastor of the Northville Baptist Church in New Milford, Connecticut. This audio is excerpted from an interview…
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