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Bonus: Ghost Tours and Reader Research
This bonus episode accompanies episode 8.3, "Is the house haunted?" Michele Hanks told us which ghost tours she's seen handle the subject carefully, and Ben Alderson-Day let us know how folks can…
S8E3 Is the house haunted?
For this episode, we're thinking through a question from visitors who've felt something extra at the Cottage. Along the way we explore the science of mysterious presences, the intersection of doubt…
S8 Bonus: Douglass and Johnson
This bonus episode accompanies episode 8.2, "Weren't they friends?" Lucas Morel and Jon White told us about the surprises they discovered in researching their book about Lincoln and Douglass, and…
Weren't they friends?
For this episode, we're looking into a question about the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Along the way we learn how they talked about each other, what we know about what…
S8 Bonus: Christmas Decor and Chimney Flues
This bonus episode accompanies episode 8.1, "Which chimney did Santa come down?" Ken Turino highlighted a few differences in Victorian Christmases, and Jeff Larry shared his adventures taking care…
S8E1 Which chimney did Santa come down?
For this episode, we're exploring a question from a young person surprised to see another fireplace on their tour of the Cottage. Along the way we check out the origins of Christmas trees, how to…
S7 LIVE: Was Willie's death preventable?
During this week in 1862, the Lincolns moved out to the Cottage for the first time. Part of their reason for coming was to find solace in the wake of their son Willie's death earlier that year. To…
S7E3 Would Lincoln have been a social democrat?
For this episode, we're talking about a question asked by a college student hoping to make contemporary political connections. Along the way we learn the difference between agrarian, republican,…
S7 Bonus: Running Hot and Cold
This episode accompanies episode 7.2, "Was it this hot when Lincoln was around?" Jason Samenow described the craziest DC weather he's ever experienced, and Jason Hauser told us about some……
S7E2 Was it this hot when Lincoln was around?
For this episode, we're discussing a question from a slightly desperate visitor to the Cottage this past summer. Along the way we meet the Capital Weather Gang, find out the surprising cultural…
S7 Bonus: Vampire AV Club
This episode accompanies episode 7.1, "Have you seen Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?" Elizabeth Richmond-Garza told us why the director of the movie might have been particularly suited to this…
S7E1 Have you seen Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?
For this episode, we're addressing a question from a teenage student curious about how seriously we take ourselves. Along the way we talk about what vampire archetypes can mean for society, history…
S6 Bonus: Dr. Bennett on Covid
This bonus episode accompanies episode 6.3, "When was DC its unhealthiest?" While we were talking to the inimitable Dr. Ayanna Bennett, she was very clear that the Covid experience was a moment where…
S6E3 When was DC its unhealthiest?
For this episode, we're talking about a question we got after telling the story of Willie Lincoln's death from typhoid. Along the way we talk about the sanitary revolution - try washing your dishes!,…
S6 Bonus: Frederick, is God dead?
This bonus episode accompanies episode 6.2, "Did Lincoln ever go to church?" John O'Brien shared more stories about the Lincoln family's life at New York Ave Presbyterian, and Dr. Corey Walker…
S6E2 Did Lincoln ever go to church?
For this episode, we're talking about a question we often get from visitors with a strong faith practice. On the way we talk about Mrs. Lincoln's Sunday best, the intersection of religion and…
S6 Bonus: Checks, Balances, and Trains
This bonus episode accompanies episode 6.1, "Does anybody know what Lincoln's next big idea was?" Kate Masur explained more about Lincoln's willingness to collaborate with Congress, and Shannon…
S6E1 Does anybody know what Lincoln's next big idea was?
For this episode, we're talking about a question we got from a supporter of the Cottage who was thinking about what Lincoln would have done with more time. On the way we talk about what political…
S5 Bonus: The Derringer
This bonus episode accompanies episode 5.3, "Why would Maryland do that?" Terry Alford told us more about Booth's weapon, and Alex Wood encouraged us to think deeper about place(s) of memory.…
S5E3 Why would Maryland do that?
For this episode, we're talking about a question we got from a student trying to understand the reasons behind Lincoln's assassination. Along the way we'll encounter a troubling relationship to cats,…
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