The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show!   The summer of 1858 in Illinois was one of the hottest on record. Yet, the weather paled in comparison to the rising political temperatures. What should have been a routine U.S. Senate campaign turned into a profound turning point in American history. Abraham Lincoln, a former four-term Illinois assemblyman, mounted a challenge against the powerful incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas. The upstart Lincoln called for a series of seven debates across the state, and much to his surprise, Douglas accepted. Learn more about the Lincoln-Douglas debates and how they changed the country on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED * TrueWerk * Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com with code everything * DripDrop * Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The summer of 1858 in Illinois was one of the hottest on record, yet the weather paled in
0:05.2	comparison to the rising political temperatures in the state. What should have been a routine
0:10.1	U.S. Senate campaign turned into a profound turning point in American history. Abraham Lincoln,
0:16.8	a former four-term state assemblyman mounted a challenge against the powerful incumbent
0:21.3	Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
0:23.4	The upstart Lincoln called for a series
0:25.2	of seven debates across the state,
0:27.2	and much to his surprise, Douglas accepted.
0:30.6	Learn more about the Lincoln Douglas debates
0:33.2	and how they changed the course of the country
0:35.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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