How We Got Here Podcast
1) Bonus Episode: Lincoln's Visit to Richmond
In this bonus episode of How We Got Here, we take a look back at the day President Abraham Lincoln visited Richmond. On April 4, 1865, just two days after Confederate troops evacuated the city, Presid...Show More
2) Season 6 Behind the Sounds
In this bonus episode of How We Got Here - we go behind the sounds with Host Rachel DePompa, Executive Producer Colten Weekley and Digital Director Kate Albright to dive deep into how we made this sea...Show More
3) Episode 6: April 11-17
In this episode of How We Got Here - the early days of Thomas Jefferson. While much of the focus on Jeffersonâs life turns to his later years, we dive into what is known about juvenile Jefferson and h...Show More
4) Episode 5: April 4-10
In this episode of How We Got Here - Leeâs surrender at Appomattox. What you donât know about the 90-minute meeting that signaled the end of the Civil War. Plus â born enslaved in Virginia, Booker T. ...Show More
5) Episode 4: March 28 - April 3
In this episode of How We Got Here - the burning of Richmond. Confederates fleeing the city aimed to set fire to warehouses, but Mother Nature had different plans that April day in 1865. Plus â how th...Show More
6) Episode 3: March 21-27
In this episode of How We Got Here - the famous plea for independence that Patrick Henry gave from a pew inside a church that still stands today. Plus, how an enslaved man in Richmond hid as cargo to ...Show More
7) Episode 2: March 14-20
In this episode of How We Got Here - The birth of James Madison. Learn how the father of the Constitution was shaped by his early years at Montpelier and his contemporaries that included fellow Virgin...Show More
8) Episode 1: March 7-13
In this episode of How We Got Here - the birth of the ironclad. From the depths of the Chesapeake Bay rose a former Union warship that the Confederacy would craft into a juggernaut, unlike anything th...Show More
9) Season 6 Trailer
Season 6 launches on Monday, March 7. How We Got Here, presented by NBC12 in Richmond, Virginia, is a podcast highlighting Virginiaâs rich history, one week at a time.
10) Season 5 Behind the Sounds
In this bonus episode of How We Got Here - we go behind the sounds with Host Rachel DePompa, Executive Producer Colten Weekley and Digital Director Kate Albright to dive deep into how we made this sea...Show More