In Ronald Reagan’s episode they criticize Donald Trump for creating fake border crisis. Turns out Trump was correct yet again.

These speeches are wonderful, sonorous and important. Their history and context are invaluable. Meachum’s voice, insight and selection are fascinating. Really fine listening.

Fascinating! Too bad Dubya Shrub doesn’t have the same courage she had in denouncing our current demagogue…Orangesama bin Chaos!

Americans should embrace this message and end the current devisive behavior

Loving this podcast and if we ever needed to remember our history and it’s lessons, it’s now! Listen and share with everyone you know!

Wow! What a beautiful look at his life. Thank you Megan for sharing your love and story with us.

When you have to invoke Trump in practically every podcast we’ll then you know where the slant lies. I don’t want to know this! I want learn about great speeches without partisanship!! I am unfollowing due to this. I tried but it’s too much.

I first started listening to this podcast as a way to pass the time after someone had recommended it to me. I quickly fell in love with this series and couldn’t wait for each new episode. When the second season came out I quickly binged the whole thing. This series takes a a deep look at a wide variety of speeches from modern history, some famous and other less so, and provides a deep look at them and the events surrounding them as well as the speaker. This has allowed me to learn more about some of histories most famous speeches as well as other lesser known speeches which I found incredibly fascinating and at times empowering.

Great overall podcast. My only beef is the anti trump bias in particular. (And no, I don’t like trump either). This is a history podcast. Best to let the speech of morons “speak” for themselves.

I just wanted you to thank you, John Meacham, and your team for all of your hard work in this treasure of a podcast. In today’s coarse world, your episodes have lifted me up and often moved me near to tears (“I’m not crying. You’re crying.”) Yes, you have great material to work with, but your writing is exceptional in my view and the production quality, music, etc. is just superlative. I cannot thank you enough. It’s really made a difference for my life and helps me brace myself against the cynicism of our world and whatever dominates the news cycle du jour. Thank you all!

Excellent, teaching the listener real undistorted historical facts in context. Thank you💥💥💥

First, love you on Mirning Joe. That’s how I found this podcast. Each episode is extremely entertaining, feeling as though, I am part of the book, watching…. Thank you John!

One of my absolute favorite podcasts. Insightful, beautifully written, beautifully narrated. It’s brought me to tears and full body chills nearly every episode. Please keep the episodes coming!

I love the content and voice of this podcast, but there are a lot of adds for such short episodes.

This podcast is my new fav. I'm learning from the best. More please!

Really like your format. Please keep at it!!! Thank you.

This podcast reminded me to be even more aware of words and their impact in moments. When events and words collide like they do in the moments review here by Dr Meacham, and when there is a highlight from a historian of Dr Meacham’s caliber, transformation in my soul happens. Thank you for giving us you best and our world’s best.

Nice idea and good production…. But so biased! There is an agenda here.

Just wonderful! Wish I had more words

Horrible slant to the podcast. It’s shamelessly one sided. Steer clear here.

I’ve heard snippets of many of these speeches, but have not heard the context, history, and the way they changed the world. Thank you for these inspiring speeches and the stories behind them. Fantastic storytelling style. Love this.

After every episode I think each deserves a five star rating. Thank you.

At the end of season two episode nine of it Was Said, John states that the next episode would be about Eleanor Roosevelt. I do not see that episode anywhere. Please post it.

I was constantly searching for a podcast that have significant historical events and figures. This podcast is everything… Thank you

Mr. Meacham, this is the most important podcast I have had the joy of listening to. What a truly outstanding job you have done. Let us all pray to Our Lord that our modern day McCarthy can be stopped. I pray that all our citizens will listen and come to understand.

Jon meacham delivers this perfectly.

I urge all to listen to both seasons. Finally history as it was meant to be heard. With truth and intelligence.

At 70 years old I still have a list for learning and understanding how our USA got to where it is today. This podcast is by far one of the best. I recommend this to all. From a former May teacher.

The USA misses John McCain every day! Loved this episode even though I cried so much. Thanks

I was hesitant to add this podcast when I saw the history channel stamp because I've seen their leftist bias in their other history programs but I thought maybe there's a chance you were a true historian instead of a political hack. I was disappointed to hear your bias in the very first episode I listened to. Sure you got Churchill's speeches right but you had to take a stab at America's past by concluding "it was England's finest hour but not America's finest hour.". Your anti- American hatred shined through in spite of the hurculean efforts and sacrifices of the American people to save the world from leftist tyrants. Thanks for not hiding your true colors and wasting my time. Thanks also for finally convincing me to never trust anything affiliated with the Democrats at the history channel.

If the speeches are powerful they don’t need music under. It reminds me of Trump‘a latest attempts to manipulate his followers with music under his rantings.

So true. Music credits please - searched webpage couldn't find.

Every episode is interesting and I always learn something new. It's also fun because it’s at times, cheeky, not snarky.

Great speech. I was 18 then my first election. I voted for Jimmy Carter and would again in 1980.

One of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to and I listen to many. Historical perspective on the great speeches not just the words but the motivation and also often the contradictions of the person making the speech.

My belief, you give Reagan too much credit. He was barely a good actor in the end, he was a racist, misogynistic, homophobic, narcissist, antisemite moron comedian. We all love a good comedian. He propelled the decline of the Republican Party and worse the rise of white nationalist christofascists. And that you revere him in any way will guarantee that I will never contribute to your professional well being. Love, Thalia Martin, MD

Great way to illustrate history. Very well produced. Very moving.

What an insightful way to view history! I enjoyed Season 1 and promoted it to everyone I knew. Plus, John is such a great storyteller —I highly recommend! Looking forward to season 2!

This is amazing. I get my 13 years old son to listen to your podcast. Amazing. Our young generation needs to know and learn about history. Thank You 🙏🏽

Season 2! What took you so long! I’m learning history I was either too young to remember or not alive to witness, And I love history!

So awesome to be able to hear the speeches as they were told, the inflection and conviction, the tremolo and the trembling. More like this!

It is never to late to learn. As a student in the 70’s & 80’s, THIS is the history I was never taught.

An excellent podcast, always very interesting.

Why can’t we talk about anything at all without bringing trump into it. The left eat, sleeps and breathes trump.

This podcast has given me such insight and love for our American history and the leaders you’ve shared with s. Please continue your fantastic work as remembering our history is more important now than ever.

Great

Wonderfully, moving in such a unique way, I can’t think of words to describe.... just, Thank you. Some of us are tired.

Thank you

This is the best series I listened to across any media. I hope there will be many more episodes. Thank You !

Great history but we do not need “woke” and one sided narrators