The Battle of the Crater was one of the strangest and most heartbreaking of Civil War battles. It began with the largest explosion to date in the Western Hemisphere and ended with a massacre. Host Brendan Wolfe and producer Miranda Bennett also interview Emmanuel Dabney, of the National Park Service, who talks about what happened at the battle’s anniversary reunion. Read more here: https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Crater_Battle_of_the

A Monstrous Tongue of Flame

Not Even Past is produced by Encyclopedia Virginia, an authoritative online resource about Virginia history published by Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Hosted by the encyclopedia’s editor, Brendan Wolfe, it will be for history lovers but also for people who just love a good story. In each episode, Wolfe combs through the encyclopedia looking for the most interesting people and the most provocative questions.  This podcast is produced by Miranda Bennett.