John Brown Today
Hosted by Lou · Louis DeCaro Jr.
4.9from 52 ratings
- 61
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 52
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About John Brown Today
John Brown Today is a podcast devoted to historical and contemporary themes relating to the abolitionist John Brown (1800-59), the controversial antislavery and antiracist freedom fighter. John Brown Today is hosted by Louis A. DeCaro Jr., a Brown biographer and researcher, the most prolific author on the John Brown theme since the abolitionist's death in 1859. John Brown Today engages a range of themes from history and biography to popular culture and other contemporary themes.
- Publisher
- Louis DeCaro Jr.
- Category
- education · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 61 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026
The Harper's Ferry Raid: Interview with Jim Silvia, Part 2
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Harper's Ferry Raid: Interview with Jim Silvia, Part 1
12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Teddy Roosevelt Screwed Over John Brown's Legacy
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The Harper's Ferry Raid: Interview with Jim Silvia, Part 1
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But he had men back in Maryland, five miles across the river. He sent men into Charlestown, the next town over, to take some key white hostages. So at one point, he is managing men over a 10-mile span. So this is a logistical effort that he's managing while he's in town. He took over at one point 32 buildings in that 10 mile area. So this is not one man and 21 followers in one building that got captured by Robert E. Lee. This is a logistical effort, a multifaceted effort. That's amazing. I mean, I really appreciate how you present that. It really does make us appreciate because, I mean, a lot of times what you get to from even biographers is this sort of Don Quixote idea that, you know, he was a senile old man running up against a windmill thinking that he was going to put an end to slavery. […]
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- Jim Silvia
- Ed Maliskas
- David Blight
- Lou DeCaro
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 42 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 10 ratings
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- 24
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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Lou host the show. Published by Louis DeCaro Jr..
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