The Last Best Hope?
Adam Smith
History · Ongoing · ~43 min
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy history podcast: slow-burning and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Abraham Lincoln called the United States “the last best hope of Earth.” In this podcast, we ask whether that claim still holds — and whether it ever did. Each episode takes a figure, idea, or moment in American political history and asks what it tells us about the country’s understanding of itself,…
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- Publisher
- Adam Smith
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 43 minutes
- Latest episode
- 5 November 2026
- Categories
- History, Arts
- Taste scores
- How we score
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