American History Tellers
American History Tellers is a podcast by Wondery hosted by Lindsay Graham —not to be confused with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. Twice a week, Graham releases episodes recognized for their cinematic qualities. Through incorporating a mix of sound effects, dialogue, and narration, Graham emphasizes an immersive storytelling experience. The show premiered at #1 on the Apple Podcast charts and consistently ranks in the Top 20 U.S. history podcasts on Spotify and Apple Music.
Background
Lindsay Graham is an American podcast host best known for American History Tellers and American Scandal. Although his background is in marketing — he worked in Southern Methodist University's marketing department and later in insurance — he lost his job in 2015. With a little extra time on his hands, Graham began working on his first project, Terms, a political audio drama featuring Dallas-based actors. The production gained some traction, and in 2017, Wondery approached him to host a podcast. Podcasts were experiencing exponential growth in popularity, and CEO Hernan Lopez wanted to produce a historical series. On January 3, 2018, Wondery released Season 1: The Cold War, which was written by historian Audra Wolfe and produced by Graham. As of 2025, there have been 83 seasons and 395 episodes.Format and Production
In alignment with Wondery's character-driven storytelling, the show features a POV narration style, telling stories through the perspectives of average and notable people. The podcast alternates between Graham providing background information, setting the scene, and acting as different real and hypothetical historical figures. By doing so, Graham portrays the effects of historical events on ordinary citizens' everyday lives. Graham and his team spend about one week conducting research and writing each episode, along with an additional two weeks spent in post-production.Seasons to date
The show has covered the following topics to date:- Season One | The Cold War | January 2018
- Season Two | Prohibition | February 2018
- Season Three | The Age of Jackson | March 2018
- Season Four | The Space Race | May 2018
- Season Five | American Revolution | June 2018
- Season Six | National Parks | August 2018
- Season Seven | Civil Rights | October 2018
- Season Eight | Political Parties | November 2018
- Season Nine | The 1968 Chicago Protests | January 2019
- Season Ten | Great Depression | February 2019
- Season Eleven | J. Edgar Hoover's FBI | April 2019
- Season Twelve | American Epidemics | May 2019
- Season Thirteen | Tulsa Race Massacre | May 2019
- Season Fourteen | The Bastard Brigade | July 2019
- Season Fifteen | Dutch Manhattan | September 2019
- Season Sixteen | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | October 2019
- Season Seventeen | Kentucky Blood Feud | December 2019
- Season Eighteen | California Water Wars | January 2020
- Season Nineteen | What We Learned from the Spanish Flu | March 2020
- Season Twenty | Rebellion in the Early Republic | March 2020
- Season Twenty-One | The WWII Home Front | May 2020
- Season Twenty-Two | Encore: The Space Race | May 2020
- Season Twenty-Three | Stonewall | June 2020
- Season Twenty-Four | The Gilded Age | July 2020
- Season Twenty-Five | Encore: Political Parties | September 2020
- Season Twenty-Six | The Supreme Court | October 2020
- Season Twenty-Seven | Coal Wars | December 2020
- Season Twenty-Eight | Presidential Inaugurations: Traditions, Crisis, and Unity | January 2021
- Season Twenty-Nine | The Great Chicago Fire | January 2021
- Season Thirty | America's Monuments | February 2021
- Season Thirty-One | Bleeding Kansas | April 2021
- Season Thirty-Two | The Mystery of D.B. Cooper | May 2021
- Season Thirty-Three | Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | May 2021
- Season Thirty-Four | Lost Colony of Roanoke | June 2021
- Season Thirty-Five | The Walker Affair | June 2021
- Season Thirty-Six | The Fight For the First U.S. Olympics | July 2021
- Season Thirty-Seven | Encore: National Parks | August 2021
- Season Thirty-Eight | Roaring Twenties | September 2021
- Season Thirty-Nine | Traitors | November 2021
- Season Forty | Philippine-American War | December 2021
- Season Forty-One | Billy the Kid | January 2022
- Season Forty-Two | The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | February 2022
- Season Forty-Three | The Fight for Women's Suffrage | March 2022
- Season Forty-Four | Lewis and Clark | April 2022
- Season Forty-Five | The Great Mississippi Flood | May 2022
- Season Forty-Six | Encore: The Age of Jackson | June 2022
- Season Forty-Seven | The Manson Murders | June 2022
- Season Forty-Eight | Civil War | July 2022
- Season Forty-Nine | Encore: The Walker Affair | September 2022
- Season Fifty | The Age of Pirates | October 2022
- Season Fifty-One | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | November 2022
- Season Fifty-Two | Presidential Assassinations | December 2022
- Season Fifty-Three | California Gold Rush | January 2023
- Season Fifty-Four | Insurrection of Aaron Burr | February 2023
- Season Fifty-Five | Hawaii's Journey to Statehood | March 2023
- Season Fifty-Six | Boston Molasses Disaster | April 2023
- Season Fifty-Seven | United Farm Workers | May 2023
- Season Fifty-Eight | Reconstruction Era | May 2023
- Season Fifty-Nine | Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | July 2023
- Season Sixty | Encore: The World War II Home Front | September 2023
- Season Sixty-One | Salem Witch Trials | September 2023
- Season Sixty-Two | 1906 San Francisco Earthquake | October 2023
- Season Sixty-Three | Great American Authors | November 2023
- Season Sixty-Four | The Manhattan Project | January 2024
- Season Sixty-Five | Underground Railroad | February 2024
- Season Sixty-Six | Encore: Lewis and Clark | March 2024
- Season Sixty-Seven | World War I | April 2024
- Season Sixty-Eight | The Pinkerton Detective Agency | May 2024
- Season Sixty-Nine | The Hidden History of the White House | June 2024
- Season Seventy | Benjamin Franklin | June 2024
- Season Seventy-One | First Ladies | June 2024
- Season Seventy-Two | Encore: Presidential Assassinations | August 2024
- Season Seventy-Three | The Titanic | September 2024
- Season Seventy-Four | Jamestown | October 2024
- Season Seventy-Five | Transcontinental Railroad | November 2024
- Season Seventy-Six | FDR & Churchill | December 2024
- Season Seventy-Seven | Encore: Boston Molasses Disaster | December 2024
- Season Seventy-Eight | The Wright Brothers | January 2025
- Season Seventy-Nine | The Irish Famine Relief Mission | January 2025
- Season Eighty | Buffalo Soldiers | February 2025
- Season Eighty-One | Encore: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | March 2025
- Season Eighty-Two | The Carter Years | April 2025
- Season Eighty-Three | The Progressive Era | May 2025
- Season Eighty-Four | Typhoid Mary | June 2025
- Season Eighty-Five | Evolution on Trial | July 2025
- Season Eighty-Six | Encore: Insurrection of Aaron Burr | August 2025
- Season Eighty-Seven | Encore: California Gold Rush | August 2025
- Season Eighty-Eight | Daring prison escapes | September 2025
- Season Eighty-Nine | Shootout at the OK Corral | October 2025
- Season Ninety | The Mayflower | November 2025