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History for the Reckoning

History for the Reckoning

By: Spencer Ford
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Summary

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.

© 2026 History for the Reckoning World
Episodes
  • Ep5 - The Resisters with Frank Abe - 'Stand up to unjust authority'

    Ep5 - The Resisters with Frank Abe - 'Stand up to unjust authority'
    May 7 2026

    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.

    Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to reach out to us with questions or comments.

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    50 mins
  • Guest Episode - The Incarceration Story by History Daily

    Guest Episode - The Incarceration Story by History Daily
    Apr 30 2026

    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 help us keep in mind the beginning from the end before we dive into more of the in-depth work we've been doing.

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    18 mins
  • Ep4 - with Claudia Katayanagi Addenda - A Peruvian-Japanese Story

    Ep4 - with Claudia Katayanagi Addenda - A Peruvian-Japanese Story
    Apr 23 2026

    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 often until several years after the war had ended. In this addenda, we'll hear one of those who survived the experience tell her story.

    Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to reach out to us with questions or comments.

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    19 mins
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