Hope, Through History is a history podcast. Jon Meacham is famous for his expertise in both history and journalism. He hosts this limited-episode series. The show details some of the moments that tested America's resilience as a nation. The series started in 2020.

Meacham is a good voice for this podcast. Not only does he have a strong vocal style, but he knows how to tell a compelling story. He also interviews fellow historians to get their perspectives. Hope, Through History starts with "FDR and the Great Depression." Meacham talks with Doris Kearns Goodwin and David M. Kennedy. Both are historians with expertise on that era. The episode discusses Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's partnership. The Roosevelts helped change the world, even if their marriage was falling apart.

Other Hope, Through History episodes include Winston Churchill's role in winning World War II. It also details the friendship between FDR and Churchill. The show also talks about the Battle of Gettysburg. The podcast recounts Abraham Lincoln's famous speech at the anniversary of the battle. Another episode explains the sinking of the Lusitania ship. The podcast explains how this led to the US joining the First World War. Alabama's Bloody Sunday protest gets an episode as well. Less-familiar topics also get discussed on this podcast. One episode is about the AIDS relief plan during President George W. Bush's administration.

The crises in Hope, Through History challenged Americans. But, as per the title, they also gave hope that human ingenuity can save people from any abyss. That is, if they get combined with reason and character. As Churchill once said, "The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope." Listeners may get hope from the stories retold on this podcast.