The Civil War started 150 years ago

I've heard a lot of podcasts about the Civil War this last week, but Fresh Air had one of the best. This is an interview with Adam Goodheart, the author of 1861.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/12/11.

Civil War

It's the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, so the Backstory podcast is doing a 3 part series about the civil war. Episode 2 just came out, and it's fantastic. Download parts 1 or 2 on itunes.