History for the Reckoning
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.
Podcasting since 2026 • 5 episodes
History for the Reckoning
Latest Episodes
Ep1 with Susan Kamei Addenda - A Glossary of Terms
Huge thanks to Susan Kamei for her interview explaining the Japanese and Japanese experience Pre-WWII.In this addenda episode, we go over some of the terms (Japanese and English) you'll hear throughout this season that you're probably un...
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Ep1 - Pre-WWII Japanese American Experience with Susan Kamei - 'Could not become citizens'
Susan Kamei -lawyer, author and professor- shares the context of the Incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans in WWII by sharing the Japanese experience in the mainland US before Pearl Harbor: the successes they had, the racism they fac...
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Ep0 with George Takei Addenda - Democracy and the Bookseller
Addenda episodes are released between our main interviews, where we'll answer questions and share bonus content cut for time. Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes and to reach out to us ...
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