{"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":407,"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":"2026-07-20T16:18:28.435680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990"},"episode":{"title":"What Made America? Victory in the Civil War","slug":"what-made-america-victory-in-the-civil-war","published_at":"2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/what-made-america-victory-in-the-civil-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990","url":"https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit/episodes/what-made-america-victory-in-the-civil-war","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7/e/6a3504ebf1612f1c699d4613/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=TOJLvUNIVBr71DqGyMrep2M7X-KNznTfPXtygk1McKk","summary":"Was the Civil War a 'Second American Revolution', or was it a continued evolution of the nation set out by the Founding Fathers? How did Lincoln see it? We've asked some of our favourite historians for their most important moment in these 250 years of the United States' History. In this episode, Aaron Sheehan-Dean returns to discuss how winning the Civil War fits into the growth of American identity. Aaron is the Fred C. Freyer Professor of Southern Studies at Louisiana State University. He is author of several books, including ‘Reckoning With Rebellion: War and Sovereignty in the Nineteenth Century’. Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Sophie Gee. 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":"Was the Civil War a 'Second American Revolution', or was it a continued evolution of the nation set out by the Founding Fathers? How did Lincoln see it? W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2205,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-history-hit-5648990/episodes/what-made-america-victory-in-the-civil-war/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/what-made-america-victory-in-the-civil-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}