EVIO Creative Presents: The Ides of April: Episode 4 - ...to the Ages

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

3.3 • 176 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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EPISODE 4: “...To the Ages” April 14, 1865. A shot rings out—and a nation holds its breath. The Ides of April chronicles the moments after Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre. From Dr. Charles Leale’s desperate efforts to save the President to Booth’s narrow escape across the Navy Yard Bridge, this is the night history changed forever. 🎧 Step inside the chaos, grief, and fury of that fateful evening. 📩 Share your thoughts: info@eviocreative.com ✅ Follow, rate, and review The Ides of April. 📲 Follow us on IG: @idesofaprilpod #TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #FordTheatre #AmericanHistoryPodcast #TrueHistory #PresidentialAssassination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.3	Dr. Charles Leal was a 23-year-old Union Army surgeon on the night that President Lincoln was assassinated.
0:45.3	He had bought himself a ticket to our American cousin not to see the play, but to catch a glimpse of the President.
0:53.3	Dr. Leal was a great admirer of Lincoln and had attended
0:57.2	his final speech from the White House balcony three days earlier. When it was announced that Lincoln
1:03.8	would be in attendance at Ford's Theater on the evening of the 14th, the young doctor jumped
1:09.0	at the chance to simply be in the same room as the president.
1:14.3	Leal was aware, as many were, that he was living in times of incredible historical significance.
1:21.0	Little did he know of the role he would play in making history that evening at the theater.
1:29.3	Welcome back to the aides of April. I'm Alec Baldwin.
1:35.3	Episode 4 To the Ages.
1:39.3	By the time Dr. Leal arrived at the box office, the pickings were rather slim.
1:47.0	Mostly obstructed view seating was left for purchase. On this particular evening, however, the obstructed view seat actually provided an advantage for the doctor.
1:54.0	The ticket allowed an unfettered view of the presidential box.
1:59.0	He was able to watch Lincoln as Lincoln watched the play.
2:04.2	Dr. Leal was snapped out of his reverie the moment he heard the shot, an ensuing commotion.
2:10.7	He watched in horror with the rest of the stunned audience as Booth landed on the stage,
2:17.0	brandishing a bloody dagger before running off. The screams of the stunned audience as Booth landed on the stage, brandishing a bloody dagger before running off.
2:20.3	The screams of the First Lady summoned Dr. Leal immediately to the second floor of the theater,
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