{"podcast":{"title":"Short History Of...","slug":"short-history-of-4127141","podcast_index_feed_id":4127141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR8236478683","website_url":"https://www.noiser.com/short-history-of","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bdec0bea-ef1e-11eb-bd37-9f6488638e15/image/b04d1dd8ba7cb039298c75b4e863e42c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Noiser","episode_count":271,"summary":"History is full of the extraordinary. Each week, we'll transport you back in time to witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people. New episodes Mondays, or a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. With Noiser+ you'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions ⁠A Short History of Ancient Rome⁠ - the debut book from the Noiser Network is out now! Discover the epic rise and fall of Rome like never before. Pick up your copy now at your local bookstore or visit ⁠⁠noiser.com/books⁠⁠ to learn more. For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T22:20:28.762185+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-history-of-4127141"},"episode":{"title":"The American Civil War (Part Two of Two)","slug":"the-american-civil-war-part-two-of-two","published_at":"2026-04-12T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-history-of-4127141/the-american-civil-war-part-two-of-two","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-history-of-4127141","url":"https://www.noiser.com/short-history-of","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9618720535.mp3?updated=1773239551","summary":"In the decades since the United States declared their independence from Britain, the question of slavery had become increasingly divisive. As the nation expanded, fragile political agreements over the issue failed, and the frontier became a battleground. When Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, seven Southern states chose secession from the Union over accepting limits on slavery. War followed. Eventually, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and transformed the war from a fight to preserve the Union into a struggle over freedom itself. But far from being the end of the story, emancipation marked the beginning of a new and far more dangerous phase of the war. So what happened when Black Americans were finally allowed to fight for the Union? What would it take to resolve the bloodiest conflict ever fought on American soil? This is a Short History Of the American Civil War, Part Two of Two. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. With thanks to Caroline Janney, Professor of History of the American Civil War and Director of the John L. Nau Centre for Civil War History. Written by Sean Coleman | Produced by Kate Simants | Production Assistant: Chris McDonald | Exec produced by Katrina Hughes | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly edit by Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw Unlock the next two episodes of Short History Of… right now by subscribing to Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening and early access to shows across the Noiser podcast network, including Real Survival Stories and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed, or head to www.noiser.com/subscriptions to get started. ⁠A Short History o…","meta_description":"In the decades since the United States declared their independence from Britain, the question of slavery had become increasingly divisive. As the nation e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3547,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/short-history-of-4127141/episodes/the-american-civil-war-part-two-of-two/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-history-of-4127141/the-american-civil-war-part-two-of-two.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}