Uncivil

by Gimlet
4,039
History #86

America is divided, and it always has been. We're going back to the moment when that split turned into war. This is Uncivil: Gimlet Media's new history podcast, hosted by journalists Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika. We ransack the official version of the Civil War, and take on the history you grew up with. We bring you untold stories about covert operations, corruption, resistance, mutiny, counterfeiting, antebellum drones, and so much more. And we connect these forgotten struggles to the political battlefield we’re living on right now.

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  • DopeDrew03122001
    fascinating and heart wrenching
    This is a great podcast to learn about factual history about slavery and the civil war from it’s beginnings to its impacts today. Also many recountings of modern and historical black perspectives.
  • CarsonR21
    Amazing
    Really good stories, helps tell the stories that were buried.
  • dragon lord357
    Yes
    Yes just Yes
  • statedept1515
    Not so much wrong, but
    historical exaggerations are made to fit a political narrative. Many of the things they discuss did happen, but the impact and theater is dialed up to 11 in these “historical” re-enactments.
  • Mrs Kitten
    Thank You!!
    Thank you for sharing these stories! This history is so impactful and important to know. These are the versions that need to be taught and understood by all of us. It’s amazing to have access to this perspective on history, it is definitely thought provoking. Im very grateful to have stumbled across this show.
  • xrimma
    Excellent
    Get chills listening to this and should be mandatory listening in school and beyond.
  • Himnish Jindal
    Amazing Show!!!
    Just amazing
  • TampabucsFSU
    Garbage
    Awful.
  • JeffEdm
    So powerful for understanding our true history
    The power of this podcast to fully grasp the history of slavery and how intentional we as white people have been in developing and nurturing it - in our laws and our narratives - can’t be underestimated. This should be part of every students US History lessons.
  • MovieNerdette
    What you don’t know about the civil war is a lot
    But you will learn that history from a totally different perspective here. It answers a lot of questions for me about why things are the way they are today. Every day I would listen to anew episode and retell my favorite parts to my family over dinner. I crave more episodes please!
  • The Zoop
    More, please!
    This is an excellent show and I would love to listen to more episodes! Thanks for the thoughtful dives into lesser-known but vitally important history.
  • Jorge Asada
    The best! Bring it back! Now!!!
    I only just now discovered this podcast, and three episodes binged later, I’m devastated to see it’s had such a short run. How is that even possible?!
  • Marmalade Cream
    Please come back!
    This podcast is so good, so many historic truths that was previously neglected or ignored in school curriculums. Learn some truth and listen to this podcast!
  • CINJS
    Great podcast
    Love this podcast. It’s well written and produced. Sound quality and music production is top notch. The content is important and eye opening.
  • JENB8
    I love this podcast
    I have listened to it several times. It really gives a great perspective on history. You will learn a ton.
  • Dottie_demurs
    Interesting untold stories
    I really enjoyed this podcast. Such interesting stories that I had never heard. I am so glad they are giving a voice to these fascinating people from our past, as well as telling painful stories that absolutely should not be forgotten.
  • Simkha
    Important History Well-Told
    This is a super podcast presenting parts of American history that are rarely told in school. The episodes are concise, precise, and engaging. I hope they make more episodes. We need this.
  • jaegeedby
    Please more episodes!
    At least as much as I love hearing all of these untold stories I love how you present them in all of their complexity and contortedness. So often history as presented is a flattened out version of events as they unfolded, so that when we take it in it only confirms or somehow fine tunes what we already know and/or believe. The histories that you present consistently expand our perspective—one profoundly important surprise after another. So surprise us with more episodes!
  • TreeC
    Please more episodes!
    I have gobbled up each and every episode. These are a fascinating albeit heart wrenching true look into the oppression and mistreatment of Black people and present the real stories into our past. It is important for these stories to be heard. Please make more episodes!!!!
  • Ahdawnis
    Absolutely Brilliant
    I hope you guys make more episodes. I love the show and have learned so much they don’t teach school.
  • KBF123
    The best lessons
    I love this podcast. It’s the perfect way to learn history and culture through story telling. Especially, when direct descendants of the subject are also used to tell the story. Can’t wait for more!!!
  • Arty010!
    Love it!
    Love this podcast! Would love more stories like this! I will definitely share so more more people will hear these stories.
  • JAB00&78
    Best
    Fantastic podcast, would love more
  • elashley-haynes
    More!
    Best podcast!! More, more, more!
  • DaniDee_World25
    Uncivil
    Literally my most favorite podcast of all time...when will there be more episodes?
  • Trey Gilliam
    Excellent
    This podcast deserves several awards.
  • amyotters
    Exemplary Journalism
    This is the most impactful podcast I’ve ever listened to - thank you for creating this. Genuinely grateful for this.
  • squarewave
    More!
    Make more of this amazing podcast please!!
  • gingers_good4U
    More, please.
    So good, I listened to the all episodes 2x without ADHD medication.
  • popalchemy
    Should be required in history class
    This should be required for everyone including Black folks. So often we grow up knowing we’re not being told the whole truth. Something’s off but we don’t know why. This helps explain it.
  • becccaal
    If you’re white must listen
    This podcast is a great resource in learning more history than we were taught in school. Especially the episode entitled “the spin”, because let me just say we were taught incorrectly. Please give this a listen if you want to learn more.
  • indie-go-grrl
    This should be required listening
    For all white folks
  • ibbebe10
    Where is Uncivil??
    I have so enjoyed these episodes of Uncivil. I’ve listened to them over and over! I love the content and the delivery. Please bring Uncivil back! Thanks!🥰
  • citizenKahn.peterKahn
    Vital for our society
    My education had none of this information. This podcast takes apart the “lost cause” narrative piece by piece exposing it for the lie that it is. Our history and present of racism remains a cancer on our society robbing us of talent to face our challenges and needlessly harming our friends, family, and neighbors. This podcast is a start to life long activism fighting against racism and for a better society. It is also brilliantly produced and a pleasure to consume, regardless of the anger and sadness it brings up in me
  • speedeemn27
    A must listen
    So grateful for this incredible podcast. Been going between Code Switch, This American Life, and Scene-On Radio. Absolutely loving what I’m learning and I’m sharing it with my students too!
  • 456Harris123
    Engaging and important history!
    In a seminar about two episodes of this podcast one of my 11th grade students said: “Honestly, I feel like I learned more about slavery and the civil war in those two podcasts than in 11 years of school.” Educators, bring this important history to your students! Everyone else, bring this history to yourself!
  • Tuffstuff1980
    👍🏻 Fantastic!!
    Yes it is a full on binge!! Absolutely TRUE, marvelous narration! So happy I found it. Thank you!!!!!
  • ol'honky
    Please bring it back
    Amazing podcast!!! Educational and eye opening, they need to continue this podcast.
  • Snow Biscuit
    Terrific podcast!
    So glad I heard about Uncivil on another podcast. Like most of the other recent reviewers, I’m bummed it ended in 2018.
  • skelekatie
    Thank you!
    I know it’s rough out there. So many keyboard warriors want to drag down content creators for no reason but the satisfaction of being a jerk. So I want to let all the podcasts I listen to know that I love and appreciate everything you create for me (for free!) and please keep up the good work! I don’t know what my life would be like without having interesting facts, reports, and stories to listen to on my commute and at my boring desk job. Thank you!
  • Shmohney
    More!
    Stumbled on this show and liked it so much I listened to all the available episodes over a period of a couple days of driving. Will there be any episodes after November 9? I’m going into withdrawal!
  • Shelly h
    Whatever happened?
    I love listening to this podcast as it gives me a different perspective to seeing how we got to where we are today. Please make more!
  • SkAr mAker
    Great podcast!
    I love this podcast. The history and stories are engaging and interesting. My kids, 10 and 11, love listening to this podcast, too, and are really sad there haven’t been more episodes.
  • book and quill
    Captivating
    I think it asks the hard questions about America and it’s citizens and the history good bad. It also keeps the listener “listening “ it also focuses on the problems that some people are afraid to talk about like when white people are hesitant to talk about their ancestors owning slaves. And thanks for keeping the show going.🙂
  • SkylerJune
    Completely amazing.
    This podcast is perfect. Not only does it tell true history in detail, it does so in a beautiful, haunting way. This is by far my favorite podcast.
  • 2k Fam
    Unorganized
    I thought this would be awesome as I love hearing about this era. It’s just a mix of random civil war stories. Probably edit your description as this is a mess, no flow.
  • renhal1
    Bitter much
    Most of this is totally untrue. You sound like bitter race baiters.
  • blackpanther1233445
    So great
    Love it so much history is so detailed love it!!!!
  • Nike Noodle
    10 min Info, 20 min Ads
    I like the storyline & how it’s presented. The back and forth short convo skits, some being comical, and the integration of music is perfect... although most the info is not history info, it’s present time relatives & their lives.. BUT I can’t stress enough how short the actual story’s info/convos are and the rest is intro, ads, more ads after 2 min info.. then more ads, the 5 min meat of the story..followed by a preview of the already short next episode and ending with 5 min of credits and another ad.. It’s NOT good enough to have THAT MANY ads!
  • CherryBomb
    Thank You
    Please never stop being truth tellers. (That’s my way of begging for more episodes.)😬😂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️
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