All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Confederate DESTROYS Yankee with FACTS and LOGIC

    • May 23, 2019
    • YouTube

    Episode 1 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the three or four arguments Neo-Confederates always make when they talk about the Civil War.

  • S01E02 Did Confederate Soldiers FIGHT for SLAVERY?!

    • September 20, 2019
    • YouTube

    Episode 2 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that Johnny Reb, the common Confederate soldier, didn't fight to preserve the institution of slavery.

  • S01E03 TARIFFS and TAXES: The REAL Cause of the CIVIL WAR?!

    • January 6, 2020
    • YouTube

    Episode 3 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the American Civil War was fought over taxes and protectionist tariffs. Was the South subjected to disproportionate taxation? Did the Morrill Tariff cause secession? Watch and find out, you no-account, yellow-bellied sesech!

  • S01E04 Was it REALLY the WAR of NORTHERN AGGRESSION?!?!?!

    • April 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    Episode 4 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant, that nobody in the North cared about slavery or abolitionism, and that the warmongering Union invaded the South without provocation or just cause during the Civil War. Featuring some special guest appearances from your favorite kooky historical characters!

  • S01E05 Was GENERAL SHERMAN a WAR CRIMINAL?!?!?!?!

    • August 31, 2020
    • YouTube

    Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points.

  • S01E06 Were There Really BLACK CONFEDERATES???!!!

    • December 24, 2020
    • YouTube

    Episode 6 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that tens of thousands of black men served as soldiers in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.

  • S01E07 Did the CONFEDERACY Have BETTER GENERALS?!?!?!

    • July 4, 2021
    • YouTube

    Episode 7 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking Lost Cause myths – as well as more benign common misconceptions – about the military leadership of the Civil War. Did the South really have all the best battlefield talent? Was the key to Union victory a simple strategy of overwhelming the Confederate army with numbers and resources? Who was better at their job, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee?

  • S01E08 Wasn’t it KINDA About STATES’ RIGHTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    • June 8, 2022
    • YouTube

    Episode 8 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the South seceded because of states' rights.

  • S01E09 Is Civil War History Being REWRITTEN?!?!?!?!?!

    • November 17, 2022
    • YouTube

    Episode 9 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Exploring the Lost Cause Myth's origins in the post-war histories of the white South, and tracing the evolution of Civil War memory over the centuries. Meanwhile, your favorite dimension-straddling occult archaeologist emerges from the shadows to enact his most diabolical plan yet.