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Hosted by Spencer Ford · history · EN-US
A podcast that dives deep into uncomfortable history; the kinds of stories we need to learn so they’re never repeated. Each season we'll dig into a history that we've misremembered, tried not to think hard about, or even tried to erase. Through interviews with historians, scholars, artists, and people who lived the history firsthand, we'll learn with the depth each topic deserves. Season 1: “American Concentration Camps: The Story of WWII Japanese Incarceration”, launches February 19th. Sponsored by the JACL Mt Olympus Chapter, the Takahashi Family Foundation, and the JA Community Foundation.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast that dives deep into uncomfortable history; the kinds of stories we need to learn so they’re never repeated. Each season we'll dig into a history that we've misremembered, tried not to think hard about, or even tried to erase.
History for the Reckoning is hosted by Spencer Ford. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep13 - The Nisei Servicemembers with Stuart Hirai - 'They shortened the war by two years'" (3 September 2026, 76 minutes), "Ep12 - The Hawaiian Concentration Camps with Kelli Nakamura - 'The bombs had to go somewhere'" (13 August 2026, 73 minutes), and "Ep11 with a Young JAs Panel Addenda - War is Stupid" (6 August 2026, 20 minutes).
History for the Reckoning publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 23 episodes.
Booking probability for History for the Reckoning is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. History for the Reckoning requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. History for the Reckoning's contact route on record: public web form.
Spencer Ford hosts History for the Reckoning, a history podcast with 23 episodes published.
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History for the Reckoning
Historian and Stuart Hirai tells us all about what the many Nisei who served in the American Armed Forces did and experienced during the war, even as many of their families back home were confined to the camps. Follow...
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Historian and Professor Kelli Nakamura tells us about what the Japanese Americans of Hawaii experienced during WWII, including the concentration camps that some of them were confined in during the war. Follow us...
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Orli Matlow, Comedian and Podcast host of 'War is Stupid' joins us to reflect on the ways the Incarceration of 125,000+ Japanese Americans during WWII is one of the awful run-on effects the wars make possible. Follow us...
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In a first for History for the Reckoning, we have a panel coming on to share their lived experience as Japanese Americans under 30. We discuss how the Concentration Camps of WWII still affect them and their community...
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Psychologist and American Psychological Association President Debra Kawahara comes on to explain the concept of intergenerational trauma, particularly as it relates to Japanese WWII Incarceration. What can that kind of...
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<p>Legal scholars Lorraine Bannai and Peggy Nagae join us to explain the follow up to the disastrous Supreme Court cases related to Japanese Incarceration, and how a scrap of justice was finally found through an obscure...
History for the Reckoning
Legal scholars Lorraine Bannai and Peggy Nagae join us to explain the follow up to the disastrous Supreme Court cases related to Japanese Incarceration, and how a scrap of justice was finally found through an obscure...
History for the Reckoning
<p>John Tateishi, author and activist who was integral to the struggle for Redress and Reparations by Japanese Americans after WWII, comes on to tell us the whole history of the movement, that ended in incredible...
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<p>Legal scholar Lorraine Bannai comes on the show to discuss the four cases related to the Concentration Camps and the events the kicked off the Incarceration of Japanese Americans that ended up before the United...
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<p>Historian Eric Muller joins us to tell us the nuts and bolts of HOW the Incarceration happened.</p><p>Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to...
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<p>Frank Abe told us from a high level about the various ways Japanese Americans resisted the government's unconstitutional acts, and this week we'll zoom in on one story of resistance, that of Frank Emi, courtesy of...
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<p>Filmmaker, author and activist Frank Abe tells us the varied ways in which Japanese Americans resisted the US government's unconstitutional acts committed against Japanese Americans during WWII.</p><p>Follow us...
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<p>This week we take a breather, step back, and let our friends at History Daily describe the Incarceration in its entirety in under twenty minutes. They do an amazing job, and I hope the zoomed out perspective will...
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<p>As Claudia Katayanagi shared in her interview, thousands of Japanese Latinos were plucked from their homes and countries to be shipped to the United States during WWII, where they remained in concentration camps...
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<p>Filmmaker and activist Claudia Katayanagi tells us about the other camps where Japanese and Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII, run by the DOJ, which were much more secretive and also held the Japanese...
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<p>The JACL, or Japanese American Citizens League, was probably the most prominent and influential JA organization during WWII, who had a policy of cooperation with the government's acts against Japanese and Japanese...
Episode #7
<p>Activist and filmmaker Chizu Omori (speaking for personal experience as someone who was incarcerated in Arizona during the War) talks about life in the WRA concentration camps where most Japanese Americans spent...
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<p>Thank you to Emily Inouye Huey for walking us through the Japanese American experience between Pearl Harbor and Forced Removal to the camps.</p><p>In this addenda episode, we give an overview of the concentration...
Episode #5
<p>Author Emily Inouye Huey takes us from the shock of Americans nationwide heard about Pearl Harbor to the heartbreak of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans being forced from their homes and into concentration...
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<p>Huge thanks to Susan Kamei for her interview explaining the Japanese and Japanese experience Pre-WWII.</p><p>In this addenda episode, we go over some of the terms (Japanese and English) you'll hear throughout this...
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