Host Craig Wall tells the stories of the events that, historically, have made April what T.S. Eliot called "the cruelest month"
Weekly episodes begin Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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The Awful April Podcast Episode 11 April 20, 2010: The Deepwater Horizon Explosion
A human tragedy and an ecological disaster. Today we explore the events of April 20, 2010: The Deepwater Horizon Explosion.
14 Oct 2026
The Awful April Podcast. Episode 11 Preview
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Episode 11 The Deepwater Horizon Explosion will be available NEXT Wednesday, October 21.
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30 Sept 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 10 April 17, 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Part 3
TRINIDAD becomes ZAPATA and a failed invasion puts the world's two Superpowers on a course towards nuclear war. Join host Craig Wall for the final installment of April 17, 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion.
16 Sept 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 9 April 17, 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Part 2
What do Elvis, the Beatles and Fidel Castro have in common? As it turns out...Ed Sullivan--just one of the strange but true facts of this week's Awful April Podcast.
2 Sept 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 8 April 17, 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Part 1
Join host Craig Wall as we explore what is generally considered the worst foreign policy failure in U.S. history--The Bay of Pigs Invasion
19 Aug 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 7 April 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Join host Craig Wall as we hear the story of one of the worst disasters in American history through the eyes of those who witnessed it--April 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake.
5 Aug 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 6 The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Boston Marathon Bombing
Two Awful April dates joined together by history and tragedy. Join host Craig Wall as we look at the events of April 19, 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord and April 15, 2013: The Boston Marathon Bombing.
22 Jul 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 5 April 14, 1865 Part 3
Shootings, hangings, conspiracies, curses, ghosts and TV game shows! It's a jam packed edition as we wrap up our series on April 14, 1865: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
15 Jul 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 4 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part 2
A single gunshot would change the course of American History. But that moment in Ford's Theater was only the beginning. Find out what happened next.
Join host Craig Wall as the story of April 14, 1865 continues.
8 Jul 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 3 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part 1
What should have been a joyous, relaxing night at the theater instead turned tragic and would change the course of American History.
Relive the final day of Abraham Lincoln's life in Part 1 of April 14, 1865: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
4 Jul 2026
The Awful April Podcast Special Edition Happy Birthday America
It is unquestionably one of the most important documents in American History and an argument could be made that it is one of the most important documents in World History. The Declaration of Independence. You might be familiar with some of it, but have you heard all of it? Let's celebrate 250 by doing just that!
1 Jul 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 2 The Attack on Fort Sumter Conclusion
The first shots have been fired, what happens next? Find out as we wrap up our first series on April 12, 1861: The Attack on Fort Sumter.
24 Jun 2026
The Awful April Podcast Episode 1 The Attack on Fort Sumter Part 1
"Somehow, our men had got the idea that South Carolina was the cause of all our troubles; her people were the first to fire on Fort Sumter, had been in a great hurry to precipitate the country into civil war..."
William Tecumseh Sherman
At 4:30am on April 12, 1861 Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter beginning what would become the deadliest conflict in American History. How had the country reached that point?
Join host Craig Wall as he examines the origins of the rift that eventually exploded into war and meet the men who stood on the precipice of disaster.
9 Jun 2026
Episode 0: Welcome to the Awful April Podcast
Host Craig Wall tells the stories that have, historically, made April what T.S. Eliot called "the cruelest month."
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