The Ides of April with Alec Baldwin
The Ides of April is a gripping historical podcast that takes listeners inside the seventeen pivotal days that reshaped America forever: the end of the Civil War, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the largest manhunt in U.S. history.
Hosted by Alec Baldwin, this immersive series blends dramatic narration, expert insight, and archival detail to uncover the complex web of conspiracy, ambition, and vengeance that led to Lincoln’s death—and the birth of modern America.
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🎧 The Ides of April The Handshake Line: The Assassination of William McKinley Episode Two: The Strenuous Life Two shots. Eight days. A century set in motion. Episode Two begins in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt—inside the Temple of Music as chaos erupts, and follows the slow, agonizing decline of a president who, for a moment, seemed like he might survive. He didn’t. And the reasons why still raise questions more than a century later. From the failed surgical response to t...
🎧 The Ides of April The Handshake Line: The Assassination of William McKinley Episode One: The Last Gentleman On September 6th, 1901, at the height of the Pan-American Exposition, President William McKinley stood in a public receiving line, greeting ordinary citizens one handshake at a time. It was a gesture he believed in. It was also the moment that would end his life. In Episode One, we step into the final hours of McKinley’s presidency and the forces—personal, political, and psychological—t...
THE SLIPPERY The con artists think they're untouchable. The fraudsters believe their schemes are foolproof. The scammers assume they'll never be caught. They're all dead wrong. Welcome to The Slippery, where the most audacious scammers, mind-bending scandals, and elaborate schemes meet their match. Hosted by Nancy Moscatiello and Scott Eldridge—the investigative duo behind the explosive hit "Scamanda" podcast and acclaimed documentary series—this true crime podcast takes you inside the twisted m...
Episode 2: Sveavägen February 28th, 1986. 11:21 PM. Two shots. A Prime Minister down. A killer who vanishes into the night. Episode Two takes you inside one of the most exhaustive — and deeply flawed — investigations in modern history. From the chaotic crime scene to decades of dead ends, false confessions, and abandoned theories, the search for Palme’s killer becomes something larger than a case… it becomes a national obsession. More than 10,000 interviews. Hundreds of confessions. No murder we...
🎧 The Ides of April — The Last Walk Episode 1: The Most Dangerous Social Democrat in the World On a cold February night in 1986, Olof Palme walked home from the cinema without security — a decision rooted in principle… and one that would cost him his life. In Episode One, we trace the life of a man who became one of the most dangerous voices in global politics. Born into privilege, shaped by his experiences in America, and hardened by conviction, Palme rose to power — and used it to challenge t...
🎧 The Devil’s Ledger Week of April 6 🌌 Episode Overview This week, we look up. Way up. As the crew of Artemis II orbits the Moon, humanity once again pushes beyond the edge of the known world—into a place defined not just by distance, but by silence. And in that silence… We begin to ask different questions. 👁️ The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week A chilling account from the early days of the International Space Station. An astronaut, alone during an overnight cycle, notices something impossi...
🔫 Episode Two: The Parade The moment arrives. Not in secret. Not in shadow. But in broad daylight. A military parade. A national celebration. A perfectly executed illusion of control. 💥 In This Episode: The assassination of Anwar Sadat—minute by minute The role of Khaled Islambouli and the military cell behind the attack The ideological foundation of the conspiracy, including the doctrine of takfir The shocking involvement of insiders within Egyptian military intelligence The failure—or compli...
🎧 The Ides of April The Parade: The Assassination of Anwar Sadat 🏛️ Episode One: The Hero’s Welcome Cairo. October 6th, 1981. A perfect morning. A nation celebrating victory. A president at the height of his power. And a moment—just seconds long—that will change everything. Anwar Sadat stands before a cheering crowd, marking the anniversary of the October War—the defining triumph of his presidency. He is a man who has survived prison, revolution, war, and political betrayal. A man who believes...
Explore the final moments of Yitzhak Rabin's life, from a hopeful peace rally in Tel Aviv to his assassination by Yigal Amir. The episode meticulously reconstructs the shooting, examines the Shin Bet's profound security failures, and delves into documented inconsistencies in forensic evidence, including gunpowder residue and wound trajectories, along with the role of a classified informant. It concludes by reflecting on the broader implications of political violence and its lasting impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Thirty years on, many questions remain unanswered.
The episode recounts the remarkable journey of Yitzhak Rabin, a decorated military leader who, after a lifetime of war, championed the Oslo peace process. It details the seismic opposition his peace efforts faced, leading to a climate of incitement. The narrative delves into the unsettling questions surrounding his assassination, including the role of a government informant and significant intelligence failures, leaving key aspects unresolved.
🎧 The Ides of April Episode 3 — The Death of the Impossible Man In this episode, we follow the final months of Alexander the Great — from the long return from India to the glittering capital of Babylon, where the most powerful man in the world was already planning his next conquest. What begins as another banquet among generals soon turns into one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world: a sudden fever, a rapid decline, and the shocking death of a king who seemed almost impossible to kil...
🎧 The Ides of April Episode 3 — The Death of the Impossible Man In this episode, we follow the final months of Alexander the Great — from the long return from India to the glittering capital of Babylon, where the most powerful man in the world was already planning his next conquest. What begins as another banquet among generals soon turns into one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world: a sudden fever, a rapid decline, and the shocking death of a king who seemed almost impossible to kil...
Episode 2: The Man Who Became a God Victory changes the world. Absolute victory changes the conqueror. Now ruler of the largest empire on earth, Alexander begins to adopt the customs of Persian kings. Ceremony replaces familiarity. Distance replaces camaraderie. And whispers of divine favor begin to surround him. But as Alexander moves closer to godhood, the men who once fought beside him begin to wonder who their king is becoming. And soon, the strain will turn deadly. Because the greatest thre...
The Ides of April — Son of the Blade The world didn’t change slowly. It changed in a theater… during a celebration… with a single blade. In Episode One of The Ides of April, we begin the story of Alexander the Great at the moment everything became possible — and everything became dangerous. When Philip II of Macedon, the most powerful ruler in Greece, is assassinated in front of a crowd, the future of the Greek world hangs in the balance. His heir is just twenty years old. Young. Unproven. Surro...
The Ides of April – Part Two: The Blade at Aegae In Part One, Philip II of Macedon rose from the margins of the Greek world to its center — forging the army, the alliances, and the vision that would reshape history. In Part Two, his story ends. And a far more dangerous one begins. At the ancient capital of Aegae, a royal wedding is meant to celebrate unity and power. Greece is subdued. The League of Corinth stands behind Philip. The invasion of Persia is ready. The future looks inevitable. Then,...
🎙️ The Ides of April — Two-Part Series Philip of Macedon: The Father Behind the Empire Before the legend of Alexander the Great , there was the man who made his rise possible. In this two-part series of The Ides of April , we travel to the rugged northern kingdom of Macedonia to explore the life, ambition, and violent death of Philip II of Macedon — the ruler who transformed a dismissed frontier state into the dominant power of the Greek world. Part One — The King from the Edge of Greece Long b...
The Ides of April April's Shadow - Part Two: The Manhunt and the Plea The morning after an assassination is never quiet — it only looks that way from the outside. Inside a nation’s nervous system, everything is shaking. In this episode, The Ides of April follows the official investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, tracing the manhunt for James Earl Ray, his capture in London, and the guilty plea that should have brought closure… but didn’t. We explore how Ray — an ordinary...
April's Shadow : “The Balcony in Memphis” In Episode One of this two-part Ides of April event series, we step into Memphis, 1968 —not as a footnote in civil rights history, but as a pressure cooker where the fight for equality evolves into something even more threatening to power: economic justice . Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike , sparked by the horrific deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker , and fueled by a single, uncompromising demand—huma...
THE IDES OF APRILEpisode Two: The End of the Romanovs — The Night and the Myth The second episode moves from ideology to execution. From the basement of the Ipatiev House to the birth of one of history’s most enduring survival myths, this is where the Romanov story truly ends—and refuses to stay buried. CHAPTERS Chapter Four — The Basement In the early hours of July 17, 1918, the Romanov family is awakened and led downstairs. What follows is chaotic, brutal, and unfinished—at least at first. Jew...
The Devil’s Ledger — January 5, 2026 Happy New Year — and welcome back. We’re kicking off 2026 with a chilling slate across the Evio universe. We start with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week — a winter nightmare from Japan about the Yuki-onna, the mysterious “snow woman” who appears during blizzards… and quietly breathes the warmth out of anyone who helps her. Then, on The Devil Within , we open a two-part investigation into the 1955 Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter — the farmhouse siege that he...
THE IDES OF APRIL Episode One: The End of the Romanovs — Power, Abdication, and Inevitability In this first episode, we trace how the fall of the Romanov dynasty began long before gunfire echoed in a basement. From battlefield catastrophe to political collapse, this is the story of how abdication ended authority—but not danger. CHAPTERS Chapter One — The Abdication The Russian Empire collapses under the weight of war, famine, and failed leadership. Nicholas II abdicates the throne in 1917, belie...
THE IDES OF APRIL — BONUS EPISODE The Knife That Wouldn’t Stay Put: Rasputin, Provenance, and the Seduction of Artifacts What happens after an assassination? Sometimes the story doesn’t end with the body—it migrates into objects. In this bonus episode of The Ides of April, we examine the strange afterlife of a knife long rumored to have killed Grigori Rasputin—a weapon with questionable provenance, a lucrative auction history, and a surprising cameo in one of the most famous nonfiction books of ...
THE IDES OF APRIL A Christmas Assassination: The Death of Rasputin Christmas 1916. Russia is starving. The First World War is grinding the empire into dust. Faith, monarchy, and legitimacy are collapsing in real time. And inside a candlelit palace, a small group of aristocrats convinces itself that killing one man might still save the nation. In this stand-alone holiday episode of The Ides of April , we examine the assassination of Grigori Rasputin —a murder born of fear, myth, and desperation, ...
🕯 THE DEATH OF THE NEW AMERICA - PART TWO “THE FALL OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY” In Part Two, we move to Los Angeles, 1968 —a city balancing glamour with growing unrest, a fading Ambassador Hotel with a storied past, and a night when American optimism was dealt another catastrophic blow. We examine the life and radicalization of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan , a young immigrant shaped by trauma, identity fractures, and political turmoil. Through diary entries, ballistic reconstruction, eyewitness testimony, a...
🕊 THE DEATH OF THE NEW AMERICA - PART ONE “THE RISE OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY” In the first installment of this two-part series, The Ides of April traces the origins of the Kennedy dynasty—its ruthless ambition, its early tragedies, and the extraordinary forces that shaped Robert F. Kennedy into the most unlikely moral voice of the 1960s. We begin with the unvarnished story of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and the empire he built through Hollywood maneuvering, shrewd investments, insider access, and politic...
The Assassination of President James A. Garfield (Part Two) The Martyr and the Madman — Chapters 4–6In Part Two, the gunshot is only the beginning. President James Garfield survives the attack, but his greatest danger is not the bullet—it is the century’s medicine. As the White House transforms into a sickroom, Dr. Willard Bliss assumes control of the case with the fatal confidence of a man convinced error is impossible. While Garfield fights through agony, the nation holds a collective vigil. C...
PART ONE The Assassination of President James A. Garfield (Part One) The Scholar and the Madman — Chapters 1–3 In Part One of our two-episode event, we enter the final summer of the 19th century and watch the American Republic stand on the edge of transformation. President James Abram Garfield , a reluctant leader with a brilliant mind, rises from obscurity to the highest office in the nation. But as he steps into a presidency full of promise, another man — Charles Julius Guiteau , failed preach...
THE IDES OF APRIL The Dagger & The Crown: The Assassination of Francisco Pizarro Part Two — The Blade Beneath the Crown The city of Lima rises — proud, radiant, and trembling under the weight of its own ambition. Francisco Pizarro stands atop the world he carved from blood and myth, convinced that stone, cathedral bells, and royal seals will insulate him from consequence. But cities cast shadows, and in those shadows gather men who were once brothers, now sharpened into retribution. In these...
THE IDES OF APRIL The Dagger & The Crown: The Assassination of Francisco Pizarro Part One — When Gold First Sang Before there was an empire carved into the spine of the Andes, there was a boy in Extremadura shaped by hunger, illegitimacy, and the conviction that the world owed him more than soil and silence. This first half of our journey into the rise and fall of Francisco Pizarro explores the origins of a man forged by poverty, bonded by blood to ambitious brothers, and drawn into destiny ...
⛪ The Keys of Blood — Part Two Presented by the Evio Creative Podcast Network Before popes sat behind a curtain of velvet and Swiss guards… before the Church wrapped itself in ceremony and certainty… there was a Rome so fragile, a single whisper could break it. In Part Two of The Keys of Blood: The Assassination of Pope John VIII , we descend into the final hours of a papacy balancing between faith and fear. The enemies have changed — from pagan raiders on the horizon to Roman nobles at the dinn...
