The Ides of April

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The Ides of April with Alec Baldwin The Ides of April is a gripping historical podcast that takes listeners inside the seventeen pivotal days that reshaped America forever: the end of the Civil War, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the largest manhunt in U.S. history. Hosted by Alec Baldwin, this immersive series blends dramatic narration, expert insight, and archival detail to uncover the complex web of conspiracy, ambition, and vengeance that led to Lincoln’s death—and the birth of modern America. 🎧 New episodes drop weekly. 📩 Have questions or insights? Email us at info@eviocreative.com ✅ Subscribe, rate, and review the show. Your support keeps history alive. #TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #AlecBaldwinPodcast #AmericanHistory #CivilWarPodcast #TrueHistory #PoliticalConspiracy #PresidentialAssassination

  1. 4D AGO

    The Blade at Aegae

    The Ides of April – Part Two: The Blade at Aegae In Part One, Philip II of Macedon rose from the margins of the Greek world to its center — forging the army, the alliances, and the vision that would reshape history. In Part Two, his story ends. And a far more dangerous one begins. At the ancient capital of Aegae, a royal wedding is meant to celebrate unity and power. Greece is subdued. The League of Corinth stands behind Philip. The invasion of Persia is ready. The future looks inevitable. Then, in the middle of a public procession, a trusted bodyguard steps forward. A blade flashes. Within moments, the most powerful man in Greece is dead. This episode takes you inside the chaos that followed — the panic in the theater, the unanswered questions surrounding the assassin Pausanias, and the long-debated possibilities of deeper conspiracies within the royal court. Personal grievance? Political intrigue? A family power struggle? History still argues. But the real story begins after the killing. Because in Macedonia, power cannot sit empty. Within hours, Philip’s twenty-year-old son is proclaimed king. While Greek city-states celebrate what they believe is the fall of a tyrant, the young ruler moves with ruthless speed — eliminating rivals, securing the army’s loyalty, and marching south before rebellion can take shape. The message is clear: nothing has changed. Except everything has. This episode follows the fragile moment when the conspirators believed they had stopped an empire — and explores the unintended consequence of their act. Philip’s greatest achievement was not the army he built. It was the successor he left behind. Where Philip balanced ambition with caution, his son would move faster, push farther, and carry Macedonian power beyond Greece, beyond Persia, and into the wider known world. The blade at Aegae did not end a reign. It removed the last restraint. History remembers Alexander the Great. This is the moment he was unleashed. 🎧 Call to Action If you’re drawn to the hinge points of history — the moments where everything changes in an instant: ⭐ Follow and subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes 📝 Leave a rating or review — it helps more listeners discover the show 📲 Share this episode with someone who loves the stories behind the history we think we know New episodes of The Ides of April release weekly. 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: 👉 http://www.quince.com/MISCHIEF 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: 👉 www.mintmobile.com/DEVILWITHIN 🛰️ EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: 👉 http://www.expressvpn.com/DEVILWITHIN 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off with code DEVILWITHIN: 👉 http://www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: 👉 http://www.ollie.com/IDES 💰 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. 50% off your first year: 👉 www.monarchmoney.com/IDES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    26 min

  2. FEB 9

    The King from the Edge of Greece

    🎙️ The Ides of April — Two-Part Series Philip of Macedon: The Father Behind the Empire Before the legend of Alexander the Great, there was the man who made his rise possible. In this two-part series of The Ides of April, we travel to the rugged northern kingdom of Macedonia to explore the life, ambition, and violent death of Philip II of Macedon — the ruler who transformed a dismissed frontier state into the dominant power of the Greek world. Part One — The King from the Edge of Greece Long before Macedonia commanded armies and alliances, it was considered backward by the great city-states of southern Greece. This episode traces:     •    The harsh frontier culture that shaped Philip’s early life     •    His time as a political hostage in Thebes — where he studied the future of warfare     •    The military revolution that created the Macedonian war machine     •    The rise of Philip’s power across Greece     •    The complex royal family dynamics that shaped succession     •    The early signs of greatness in his young son — including the famous taming of Bucephalus By the time Philip stands at the height of his power, Greece is unified under his leadership and a massive invasion of Persia is within reach. But success has created enemies — both abroad and within his own court. 🎧 Call to Action If you enjoyed this series: ⭐ Follow and subscribe to The Ides of April so you never miss an episode 📝 Leave a rating or review — it helps others discover the show 📲 Share this episode with someone who loves history’s turning points 🌿 And join us next time, as we continue exploring the moments when a single act changed the course of the world. 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: 👉 http://www.quince.com/MISCHIEF 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: 👉 www.mintmobile.com/DEVILWITHIN 🛰️ EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: 👉 http://www.expressvpn.com/DEVILWITHIN 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off with code DEVILWITHIN: 👉 http://www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: 👉 http://www.ollie.com/IDES 💰 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. 50% off your first year: 👉 www.monarchmoney.com/IDE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    34 min

  3. FEB 2

    April's Shadow - Part Two: The Manhunt and the Plea

    The Ides of April April's Shadow - Part Two: The Manhunt and the Plea The morning after an assassination is never quiet — it only looks that way from the outside. Inside a nation’s nervous system, everything is shaking. In this episode, The Ides of April follows the official investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, tracing the manhunt for James Earl Ray, his capture in London, and the guilty plea that should have brought closure… but didn’t.  We explore how Ray — an ordinary, drifting figure in the official record — became the center of a global pursuit, and how modern investigative tools turned grief into paperwork, evidence, and procedure. The capture of a suspect gave the country an answer, but not relief. Because justice processed through a system is not the same as a wound healed.  When Ray pleaded guilty in 1969, the legal case ended swiftly. But without a public trial, the nation never experienced the ritual of collective reckoning that might have helped it metabolize its grief. Instead, Americans were left with a statement where they needed a story — a procedural ending to an emotional earthquake.  This episode also reframes the assassination as a two-part event: the shot in Memphis, and the plea in the courtroom. One ruptured the nation. The other attempted to contain that rupture through bureaucracy. The result was not closure, but a lasting sense of unfinished history — a scar that became part of America’s emotional architecture.  We then step back to examine what changed after April 4, 1968. Dr. King’s death did more than take a life — it altered the country’s moral confidence. Progress no longer felt inevitable. Hope became fragile. Movements hardened, backlash intensified, and a nation learned that moral truth could be shot in public.  The Ides of April isn’t only about what happened. It’s about what it did — to institutions, to memory, and to the American conscience. This episode sits in the uneasy space between official narrative and emotional reality, where grief turns into history and history becomes climate.  🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOW If you’re enjoying the show, make sure you’re following the entire Evio Creative lineup wherever you get your podcasts — The Devil Within, The Ides of April, Criminal Mischief, Taboo Treasures, Finding Me with Josh Wolf, and more — so you never miss a new episode. 📺 WATCH & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE You can now watch full video episodes, clips, and exclusives from all Evio Creative shows on YouTube. 👉 Subscribe to Evio Creative on YouTube and turn on notifications so you don’t miss new drops across the network. 📲 FOLLOW ON SOCIAL Follow for updates, visuals, and behind-the-scenes content: • @thedevilwithinpod • @idesofaprilpod • @eviocreative • @findingmewithjoshwolf (Instagram, TikTok & Facebook) 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: 👉 http://www.quince.com/MISCHIEF 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: 👉 www.mintmobile.com/DEVILWITHIN 🛰️ EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: 👉 http://www.expressvpn.com/DEVILWITHIN 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off with code DEVILWITHIN: 👉 http://www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: 👉 http://www.ollie.com/IDES 💰 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. 50% off your first year: 👉 www.monarchmoney.com/IDE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    29 min

  4. JAN 26

    April's Shadow: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part One

    April's Shadow : “The Balcony in Memphis” In Episode One of this two-part Ides of April event series, we step into Memphis, 1968—not as a footnote in civil rights history, but as a pressure cooker where the fight for equality evolves into something even more threatening to power: economic justice. Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike, sparked by the horrific deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker, and fueled by a single, uncompromising demand—human dignity—carried through the streets on signs that read: I AM A MAN. As King’s mission expands from civil rights leader into a broader advocate for labor and class justice, the atmosphere darkens and the stakes intensify. Memphis becomes a mirror reflecting America’s deepest fear: that justice may require redistribution—not just of rights, but of power. The episode moves into the prophetic gravity of King’s final night. At Mason Temple, he delivers the iconic “Mountaintop” speech—part sermon, part warning—before returning to the Lorraine Motel. The next day, a moment of ordinary life becomes a national rupture: 6:01 PM on the balcony outside Room 306. And in the hour after his death, America ignites—grief spilling into unrest and reckoning—while the machinery of investigation begins turning, hunting for a suspect as the country struggles to make meaning out of the impossible. In this episode     •    Why Memphis became the inevitable battleground in 1968     •    The sanitation strike, labor, and the radical power of I AM A MAN     •    King’s evolution into a leader focused on class justice     •    The “Mountaintop” speech and the calm before catastrophe     •    The assassination, the aftermath, and the beginning of the manhunt 🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOW If you’re enjoying the show, make sure you’re following the entire Evio Creative lineup wherever you get your podcasts—The Devil Within, The Ides of April, Criminal Mischief, Taboo Treasures, Finding Me with Josh Wolf and more—so you never miss a new episode. ⭐ RATE & REVIEW Ratings and reviews genuinely help independent shows grow. If you have a moment, leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more than you think, and yes, we read them. 📺 WATCH & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE You can now watch full video episodes, clips, and exclusives from all Evio Creative shows on our YouTube channel. 👉 Subscribe to Evio Creative on YouTube and turn on notifications so you don’t miss new drops across the network. 📲 FOLLOW ON SOCIAL Follow us on Instagram for updates, visuals, and behind-the-scenes content:     •    @thedevilwithinpod     •    @idesofaprilpod     •    @eviocreative 🌐 VISIT THE NETWORK Explore all of our shows, projects, and upcoming releases at eviocreative.com ✉️ GET IN TOUCH Have a story, tip, correction, or something you think we should cover? Email us at info@eviocreative.com 🔁 SHARE THE SHOW If you know someone who loves true crime, history, horror, or stories that refuse to let go—share the episode. Word of mouth keeps this network alive. 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: www.QUINCE.com/MISCHIEF (http://www.quince.com/MISCHIEF) 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: http://www.mintmobil.com/DEVILWITHIN 🛰️ EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: www.ExpressVPN.com/DEVILWITHIN (http://www.expressvpn.com/DEVILWITHIN) 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off: http://www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: http://www.ollie.com/IDES 🔥 MONARCH  The only finance app you’ll ever need. For 50% off your first year: http://www.monarch.com/IDES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    33 min

  5. JAN 12

    Did She Survive?! The Quiet Death of an Empire - Part Two

    THE IDES OF APRILEpisode Two: The End of the Romanovs — The Night and the Myth The second episode moves from ideology to execution. From the basement of the Ipatiev House to the birth of one of history’s most enduring survival myths, this is where the Romanov story truly ends—and refuses to stay buried. CHAPTERS Chapter Four — The Basement In the early hours of July 17, 1918, the Romanov family is awakened and led downstairs. What follows is chaotic, brutal, and unfinished—at least at first. Jewels sewn into corsets deflect bullets. Panic replaces precision. History becomes physical. Chapter Five — What Their Deaths Changed The execution closes the door on restoration and hardens the revolution into permanence. The killings reshape Russia’s future, redefine political legitimacy, and introduce fear as a governing principle—while simultaneously creating uncertainty the Bolsheviks cannot control. Chapter Six — Anastasia and the Refusal to Accept the End Confusion, missing bodies, and silence give rise to the myth that one daughter survived. For decades, the world clings to the idea of Anastasia as proof that history blinked. It takes modern DNA science to finally confirm the truth: none escaped. The Romanovs were not killed because they ruled. They were killed because they represented. History does not owe us survivors. Sometimes it simply closes the door—and walks away. 🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOW Follow The Ides of April and all Evio Creative podcasts so you never miss an episode. ⭐ RATE & REVIEW Ratings help independent shows survive—and we read every review. 📺 WATCH & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE Subscribe to Evio Creative on YouTube for full video episodes, clips, and exclusives.📲 FOLLOW ON SOCIAL • @idesofaprilpod • @thedevilwithinpod • @eviocreative 🌐 VISIT THE NETWORK eviocreative.com 🔁 SHARE THE SHOW If this episode stayed with you, share it. Word of mouth keeps this network alive. 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: www.QUINCE.com/MISCHIEF 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: www.mintmobil.com/DEVILWITHIN 🛰 EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: www.ExpressVPN.com/DEVILWITHIN 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off: www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: www.ollie.com/IDES 🔥 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. For 50% off your first year: www.monarch.com/IDES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    27 min

  6. JAN 5

    The Devil's Ledger - January 5th, 2026

    The Devil’s Ledger — January 5, 2026 Happy New Year — and welcome back. We’re kicking off 2026 with a chilling slate across the Evio universe. We start with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week — a winter nightmare from Japan about the Yuki-onna, the mysterious “snow woman” who appears during blizzards… and quietly breathes the warmth out of anyone who helps her. Then, on The Devil Within, we open a two-part investigation into the 1955 Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter — the farmhouse siege that helped shape modern alien mythology. Over on The Ides of April, we begin our deep dive into the fall of Tsar Nicholas II and the brutal end of the Romanov dynasty. History turns fast — and it doesn’t look back. The guys from Taboo Treasures are still shaking off the holidays — they’ll be back next week with something wild. This week on Criminal Mischief, we examine the disappearance of Anna Walshe — a mother of three whose New Year’s Day “work emergency” unraveled into something far darker. A true can’t-miss. And in This Week in Horror, we’re talking PRIMATE — the pet-turned-predator creature feature that feels like CUJO’s unhinged cousin. 🚨 New Show Drop — TODAY Our brand-new series FINDING ME with Josh Wolf officially launches today. Honest, vulnerable, funny, and deeply human — this is one you’ll want in your feed from episode one. Follow, rate, review, and share — and we’ll see you across the Evio universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    14 min

  7. JAN 5

    The Quiet Death of an Empire - Part One

    THE IDES OF APRIL Episode One: The End of the Romanovs — Power, Abdication, and Inevitability In this first episode, we trace how the fall of the Romanov dynasty began long before gunfire echoed in a basement. From battlefield catastrophe to political collapse, this is the story of how abdication ended authority—but not danger. CHAPTERS Chapter One — The Abdication The Russian Empire collapses under the weight of war, famine, and failed leadership. Nicholas II abdicates the throne in 1917, believing surrendering power will save his family and stabilize the nation. Instead, it seals his fate. Chapter Two — Five Children and a Dynasty Behind the crown stood a family: five children, a sickly heir, and a court defined by secrecy and ritual. Fabergé Easter eggs become symbols of continuity, illusion, and imperial fragility as the Romanovs slip from rulers to prisoners. Chapter Three — Why the Bolsheviks Could Not Let Him Live As civil war erupts, the Bolsheviks confront a brutal reality: Nicholas no longer rules—but he still represents. Alive, he remains a rallying point, a bargaining chip, and a threat. The decision is not vengeance—it is preemption. Abdication ends power. It does not end meaning. And revolutions cannot tolerate symbols that still breathe. 🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOW Follow The Ides of April and the full Evio Creative lineup wherever you get your podcasts. ⭐ RATE & REVIEW Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more than you think. 📺 WATCH & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEWatch full episodes and exclusives from all Evio Creative shows. 👉 Subscribe to Evio Creative on YouTube and turn on notifications. 🌐 VISIT THE NETWORK Explore all shows and projects at ⁠eviocreative.com⁠ ✉ GET IN TOUCH Email tips, stories, or corrections to ⁠info@eviocreative.com⁠ 💼 SPONSORS 🧥 QUINCE Luxury essentials at affordable prices. Free shipping + 365-day returns: ⁠www.QUINCE.com/MISCHIEF⁠ 📱 MINT MOBILE Premium wireless for just $15/month. Switch and get free shipping: ⁠www.mintmobil.com/DEVILWITHIN⁠ 🛰 EXPRESSVPN Protect your data anywhere. Get up to 4 months free: ⁠www.ExpressVPN.com/DEVILWITHIN⁠ 🌿 MOOD CBD and THC gummies shipped nationwide. 20% off: ⁠www.mood.com/DEVILWITHIN⁠ 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: ⁠www.ollie.com/IDES⁠ 🔥 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. For 50% off your first year: ⁠www.monarch.com/IDES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    24 min

  8. 12/29/2025 · BONUS

    BONUS: The Dagger that Killed Rasputin?

    THE IDES OF APRIL — BONUS EPISODE The Knife That Wouldn’t Stay Put: Rasputin, Provenance, and the Seduction of Artifacts What happens after an assassination? Sometimes the story doesn’t end with the body—it migrates into objects. In this bonus episode of The Ides of April, we examine the strange afterlife of a knife long rumored to have killed Grigori Rasputin—a weapon with questionable provenance, a lucrative auction history, and a surprising cameo in one of the most famous nonfiction books of the late 20th century. This is a story not about what can be proven—but about what people want to believe. 🗡 IN THIS EPISODE Cold Open — Objects That Want History Some artifacts carry history. Others acquire it. We begin with the unsettling question of how objects tied to violence become more powerful than the violence itself. Chapter One — Did a Knife Even Kill Rasputin? We return to the historical record: gunshots, blunt force trauma, drowning—and the notable absence of reliable forensic evidence that a knife played a decisive role at all. Why blades appear in later retellings, and what that says about how assassination stories evolve. Chapter Two — Provenance by Repetition How a weapon with no firm documentation becomes the knife through repetition, auction language, and carefully hedged claims. A look at how phrases like “attributed to” and “traditionally believed” manufacture legitimacy without proof. Chapter Three — Savannah, Storytelling, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilThe Rasputin knife enters American pop culture through Savannah, Georgia, and the world of curated eccentricity captured by John Berendt. Why the knife fits perfectly into a city—and a book—where objects operate as social currency rather than evidence. Chapter Four — Auctions, Aftermarkets, and the Price of Belief What auction houses actually sell when they sell history. Why price can substitute for proof, how ownership becomes evidence, and why assassination artifacts gain value even as certainty evaporates. Chapter Five — Why We Keep the Knife A deeper look at why audiences crave singular objects: knives, bullets, relics. How they simplify chaos, localize guilt, and allow us to believe violence can be contained—when history suggests otherwise. ❄ CLOSING THOUGHT Artifacts don’t prove history. They negotiate with it. The knife attributed to Rasputin’s death survives not because it’s verifiable—but because it’s useful. It gives shape to uncertainty. It flatters belief. It offers closure history never promised. 🎧 THE USUAL EVIO CREATIVE CTAs LISTEN & FOLLOW Follow The Ides of April and the entire Evio Creative lineup wherever you get your podcasts. ⭐ RATE & REVIEW If you enjoy these deep-dive episodes, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps independent shows survive—and we read every one. 📺 WATCH & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEWatch full episodes, clips, and exclusives from all Evio Creative shows. 👉 Subscribe to Evio Creative on YouTube and turn on notifications. 🌐 VISIT THE NETWORK Explore all shows and upcoming projects at eviocreative.com ✉ GET IN TOUCH Have a historical object, myth, or claim you think deserves scrutiny? Email info@eviocreative.com 🔁 SHARE THE SHOW If this episode made you reconsider how history is packaged and sold, share it. Word of mouth keeps this network alive. 🐶 OLLIE DOG FOOD Real, fresh, human-grade meals for your dog. 60% off your first box: www.ollie.com/IDES 🔥 MONARCH The only finance app you’ll ever need. For 50% off your first year: www.monarch.com/IDES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Ides of April with Alec Baldwin The Ides of April is a gripping historical podcast that takes listeners inside the seventeen pivotal days that reshaped America forever: the end of the Civil War, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the largest manhunt in U.S. history. Hosted by Alec Baldwin, this immersive series blends dramatic narration, expert insight, and archival detail to uncover the complex web of conspiracy, ambition, and vengeance that led to Lincoln’s death—and the birth of modern America. 🎧 New episodes drop weekly. 📩 Have questions or insights? Email us at info@eviocreative.com ✅ Subscribe, rate, and review the show. Your support keeps history alive. #TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #AlecBaldwinPodcast #AmericanHistory #CivilWarPodcast #TrueHistory #PoliticalConspiracy #PresidentialAssassination

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    EVIO Creative
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
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