Here is the first episode of one Aaron’s personal favorite audio drama, ‘1865’ from Airship & Wondery. Now more than ever, people need to listen to this show.

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President Lincoln is mortally wounded. The nation is under attack. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton takes control and tries to protect Vice President Andrew Johnson.

1865 is an Airship production. Support this show to get early, ad-free access to episodes and more.

Starring Jeremy Schwartz as Edwin Stanton

Also featuring (in order of appearance):Lindsay Graham (Abraham Lincoln)

Pam Dougherty (Actress 1)

Matthew Gray (Harry Hark)

Didi Archilla (Actress 2)

Montgomery Sutton (John Wilkes Booth)

Ian Ferguson (Major Thomas Eckert)

Taylor Harris (Soldier)

J. Michael Tatum (Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles)

Reed Birney (Senator John P. Hale)

Jessica Renee Russell (Lucy Hale)

Aaron Roberts (Marshal James McPhail)

R. Bruce Elliott (Vice President Andrew Johnson)

David Coffee (Doctor)

Created by Steven Walters and Erik Archilla

Written and directed by Steven Walters

Executive Producer: Lindsay Graham

Co-executive Producers: Erik Archilla, Robert McCollum and Steven Walters

Music and Sound Design by Lindsay Graham

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New episodes air weekly, and look for special “Inside the Episode” interviews with the writers and producers of the series to find out more about the real history behind 1865.