Inside the Episode: S2E05

1865

Airship / Wondery

Fiction, Drama, Government, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, History

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 5, President Grant pushes Congress for the power to protect the Freedmen's right to vote and to help install Joseph Rainey, the first black man elected to the House. Grant gets help from a black militia leader named Captain Jim Williams.

In this Inside the Episode bonus feature, hear co-executive producer Robert McCollum interview creators Steven Walters and Erik Archilla about the true history behind the podcast, with special guest Dr Raymond Christian.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Inside the Episode 1865.
0:12.7	I am one of the producers and directors Rob McCollum.
0:14.9	Joining us is always our creative team Stephen Walters and Eric Archila.
0:18.6	Guys, welcome.
0:19.6	Hey Rob, glad to be here.
0:21.1	Thanks Rob.
0:22.1	So it is great to be into this episode now.
0:24.2	We are finally in full board on the season and Grant is taking charge and the decisions
0:29.7	that he is making is having some repercussions across the political landscape.
0:34.5	So one of the things that starts off this episode is we get to hear a familiar voice from
0:39.1	season one, The Voice of Langston voiced by Will Harper, who is a fan favorite as well
0:44.7	as one of our favorites.
0:46.0	Yeah, Will Harper, who is one of my favorite actors and one of my favorite humans and John
0:51.6	Mercer Langston is going to be a big part of season two and potentially the story that's
0:56.3	going to follow.
0:57.3	We were so happy that our buddy Will got nominated for an Emmy in the last and Rob, I say,
1:04.1	robbed, robbed completely.
1:06.0	Yeah.
1:07.0	His portrayal of cheating in good place.
1:08.6	It's just amazing.
1:10.1	For those folks who are TV fans, Will's work on camera is just as good as his work on
1:14.2	the mic and on stage.
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