Becoming Lincoln
A podcast on the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his ancestors to his afterlife.
Podcasting since 2019 • 36 episodes
Becoming Lincoln
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The Common Right of Humanity
Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful closing argument at the final Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Republicans triumphed in contests around the country. But then the Illinois Senate race got an October surprise. Blumenthal, Sidney: All...
June 26, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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35:23
The Moral Lights
As Stephen Douglas staggered under alcohol, illness and the repetition of old ideas, Abraham Lincoln found the clear distinction between them in their debates -- and hammered his opponent pitilessly over his indifference to slavery. Sou...
June 19, 2024
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29:08
An Assumption of Superiority
In an attempt to respond to Stephen Douglas' relentless race-baiting, Abraham Lincoln reaches the moral nadir of his political life. But from the depths of this disaster he starts finding an argument that he will wield with far more effectivene...
June 12, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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32:17
Fire in Flight
The Lincoln-Douglas debates had some eloquence, lots of repetition and much in the way of grubby politicking. Stephen Douglas hit hard at Abraham Lincoln in the first contest in Ottawa, and Lincoln hit back at the second in Freeport. So...
June 05, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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33:09