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How We Got Here

A look at Virginia's rich history, one week at a time.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Episode 1: June 3-9

Episode 1: June 3-9

In this episode of How We Got Here, we introduce you to the Paul Revere of the South, one of Ulysses S. Grant's biggest ... Read more

3 Jun 2019

23mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 1: Nov. 18-24

Episode 1: Nov. 18-24

In this episode of How We Got Here, how one of the greatest speeches in American history - The Gettysburg Address - was ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

40mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 2: Nov. 25 - Dec. 1

Episode 2: Nov. 25 - Dec. 1

In this episode of How We Got Here, we relive the fiery death of the oldest electric streetcar system in America. We als... Read more

25 Nov 2019

48mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 5: Dec. 16-22

Episode 5: Dec. 16-22

In this episode of How We Got Here, how a Virginia newspaper got the Wright Brother’s first flight oh so wrong. Plus—a b... Read more

16 Dec 2019

36mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 4: Dec. 9-15

Episode 4: Dec. 9-15

In this episode of How We Got Here, George Washington’s final moments after a torturous night of medical care. And it en... Read more

9 Dec 2019

45mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 2: June 10-16

Episode 2: June 10-16

In this episode of How We Got Here, we explain how the Civil War's Siege of Petersburg could have lasted two days instea... Read more

10 Jun 2019

22mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 4: June 24-30

Episode 4: June 24-30

In this episode of How We Got Here: The derecho that devastated Central Virginia, and Aaron Burr’s ties to Richmond that... Read more

24 Jun 2019

31mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 3: Dec. 2-8

Episode 3: Dec. 2-8

In this episode of How We Got Here, the newly uncovered tale of a 16-year-old heroine from Hopewell, Virginia, who rode ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

44mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 6: July 8-14

Episode 6: July 8-14

In this episode of How We Got Here: Richmond’s role in the domestic slave trade, brought to light by the uncovering of a... Read more

8 Jul 2019

43mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 3: June 17-23

Episode 3: June 17-23

In this episode of How We Got Here: The devastating path of Hurricane Agnes that paralyzed Richmond, and Virginia’s ties... Read more

17 Jun 2019

24mins

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