{"id":617484,"date":"2026-02-26T12:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/617484\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:26:16","slug":"dallas-podcaster-whose-fans-include-george-clooney-ryan-reynolds-is-hitting-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/617484\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas podcaster whose fans include George Clooney, Ryan Reynolds is hitting the stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the hands of podcaster Lindsay Graham, historical events aren\u2019t relics of the past; they\u2019re a lens into humanity\u2019s triumphs and tribulations in the present. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone should pay attention to history, because the weird thing is we have not changed much since we humans started,\u201d says Graham, a Dallas-based entrepreneur. \u201cOur struggles are the same. Our relation to dangerous threats is the same. Our joys and delights are the same. [Author and historian] David McCullough said it succinctly: \u2018History is human. Even if you\u2019re not trying, you\u2019ll reflect the present in almost any historical story.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n

Graham has been doing just that through no less than three successful podcasts: American Scandal, American History Teller and History Daily. The latter was picked up this year by the AudioBoom network in an exclusive global partnership agreement. <\/p>\n

Stuart Last, the CEO of the global audio publisher, says he was drawn to Lindsay\u2019s ability to make history accessible. \u201cWhat makes Lindsay and History Daily especially compelling is that the podcast has cultivated a ritual for its audience. Lindsay gives people a moment they can look forward to each day, where they can learn and be inspired.\u201d <\/p>\n

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An accidental entrepreneur, Graham developed his fascination with the subject organically. While attending St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas in Dallas, he was inspired by a favorite teacher who brought the typically dusty subject to life through engaging narration. <\/p>\n

The narration was \u201cmade very exciting by really focusing on the people instead of the dates and places,\u201d recalls Graham, now 52. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just memorization for me; it was story time.\u201d<\/p>\n

While attending the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, Graham initially envisioned a career in history, ultimately pivoting to business because it \u201cseemed like a more obtainable goal.\u201d As he was also passionate about music, he developed a post-graduation side hustle as a musician and audio engineer, gaining experience in sound production and design. While balancing corporate gigs, Graham launched a short-lived audiobook company before creating the political thriller podcast Terms, which caught the ear of Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Wondery, one of the biggest podcast publishers in the United States. <\/p>\n

Lopez hired Graham to write and read ads for the cult hit Dirty John before asking <\/b>him to create American History Tellers, which shot to the top of the Podcast charts and earned a 2019 Webby Award for Science and Education. Graham\u2019s lively way of blending in original music and sound design caught the ears of laymen and celebrities alike \u2014 he was floored to hear that George Clooney was a fan on an episode of SmartLess, a podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. <\/p>\n

Finally able to quit his day job and devote himself to podcasting full-time, Graham formed Airship, a podcast company with five employees, which he runs out of his parents\u2019 backyard in the Junius Heights neighborhood of East Dallas. <\/p>\n

At the urging of the U.K. network Noiser\u2019s CEO, Pascal Hughes, Graham spun off his historical passion into yet another show in 2021: the bite-sized History Daily, which takes on everything from The Simpsons to the Siege of Leningrad. Actor Ryan Reynolds even slid into Graham\u2019s DMs on Twitter, ultimately hosting History Daily\u2019s annual April Fool\u2019s shows in 2023.<\/p>\n

Now with more than 1,000 episodes and 70 million downloads, History Daily is both the newest addition to AudioBoom\u2019s stable and the impetus for Graham\u2019s \u201cThe Days That Made America Tour,\u201d a lively stage show he\u2019ll unveil at the Granada Theater on March 6 before taking it on an East Coast tour.<\/p>\n

Backed by a soundtrack from members of the local bands Pleasant Grove and Motorcade, the tour aims to inspire and educate future history buffs by bringing Graham\u2019s \u201caudio-first\u201d philosophy into three dimensions with a \u201cfun variety show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited but also super anxious,\u201d Graham says. \u201cI\u2019m trying to take the spectacle of all of my history podcasts and combine them. We\u2019ll discuss six days that made America, and it\u2019s not all July the Fourth. All of this is such a surprise and a fantastic delight, but I\u2019d love to reach more people, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m experimenting with a live show.\u201d <\/p>\n

Details<\/p>\n

\u201cLindsay Graham: The Days that Made America Tour\u201d comes to the Granada Theater in Dallas on March 6 at 8 p.m. $46.51-$58.41. A VIP add-on with a preshow Q-and-A session with Graham is $60.29. prekindle.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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