
32 episodes

Q & Abe President Lincoln's Cottage
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 25 Ratings
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Come on down the rabbit hole with us as we answer real questions from visitors to President Lincoln’s Cottage that we wish we could spend a half hour answering. We always start with Lincoln and the Cottage, but we often end up in unexpected places…
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Bonus: Resonance Then and Now
This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.3, "Did Lincoln ever play basketball?"
Curtis Harris told us a little more about how the aftermath of the Civil War affected the ideologies behind the invention of basketball, and Len Elmore spoke to us about how he tries to share the long arc of history with his students.
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Did Lincoln ever play basketball?
For this episode, we're answering a question from a young person impressed by Lincoln's height. Along the way we talk about the peach basket story, Lincoln's wrestling bouts, whether he would've been able to keep up in the NBA, and the intersection of sports and activism. Come along with us!
Guests:
Curtis Harris
Tamika Dudley
Len Elmore
Lee Roy Smith
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Bonus: Furniture Details
This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.2, "Where's all the furniture?"
Erin Carlson Mast explains how the interpretation team made the decision that it was going to be ok for visitors to sit on the antique furniture in the house, and tells the story of how the Cottage acquired some objects from when Lincoln was in residence.
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Where's all the furniture?
For this episode, we're exploring one of our all-time top questions at the Cottage. Along the way we'll stop by the White House records, historical cooties, measuring authenticity, and defining what a museum even is, anyway. Come along with us!
Guests:
Matt Costello
Erin Carlson Mast
Rainey Tisdale
Michael Atwood Mason
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Bonus: Aftermath of Emancipation
This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.1, "Was Lincoln a racist?"
Richard Blackett told us about one of the obstacles folks promoting emancipation in the US faced before the Civil War, and Seth Levi told us about a project he’s working on to help support voting rights in communities descended from the formerly enslaved, among others.
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Was Lincoln a racist?
In this episode, we're talking through a question we've gotten from older visitors, documentarians, and teen students alike. Along the way we pass through the Lincoln-Douglas debates, monumental controversies, the power of anger, and lost historical perspectives. Come along with us!
Guests:
Richard Blackett
Brian Dirck
Gwen Westerman
Seth Levi
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Customer Reviews
Just found this great podcast!
Q&Abe is a tremendous Lincoln resource. We run our own podcast (A Place in Time) and needed to learn as much as possible about Abraham Lincoln’s Civil War life & times. Q&Abe helped us fill in the gaps! Plus we really enjoyed the episodes where they focus on questions asked to them by museum guests. “Who did Lincoln trust the most?,” was a particular favorite. Well done!
Answers all my burning questions about Lincoln
I came across Q and Abe after listening to an interview on the A Place in Time podcast. These vignettes are stimulating, clearly well researched, and compelling. Excited to subscribe and hear more!
Had no idea
Had no idea this was a podcast until I got an email today. I loved Lincoln’s cottage when I visited and can’t wait to dive into this. I already know this is going to be 5 stars