{"podcast":{"title":"American History Hit","slug":"american-history-hit-5648990","podcast_index_feed_id":5648990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7/1661247079759-503f1e36920dca9c172c0eb16bbdc624.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":392,"summary":"Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990"},"episode":{"title":"Nat Turner's Rebellion","slug":"nat-turner-s-rebellion","published_at":"2026-04-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/nat-turner-s-rebellion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990","url":"https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit/episodes/nat-turners-rebellion","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7/e/69ce9d5b1d7024f1a7cb825f/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=Wpp54aLUp6-4sz4c7WjV4Lb6lrdKlN92ayxZdOod2fE","summary":"In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that white slave-owners had long feared. Led by an enslaved man named Nat Turner, he and his followers carried out one of the most significant slave rebellions in American history. To help us in the retelling of this event, we’re lucky to be joined by Dr. Vanessa Holden of the University of Kentucky, where she is the Associate Professor of History of African American & Africana Studies and serves as Director of the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative. Her work includes the award winning ‘ Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner’s Community. ’ Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that white sl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2460,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-history-hit-5648990/episodes/nat-turner-s-rebellion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/nat-turner-s-rebellion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}