12 Years a Slave
Type: Media
As of November 2026, 12 Years a Slave has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025). Referenced as a film depiction of slavery and punishment used to illustrate historical cruelty and punishments under plantation owners.
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a Black American, who was kidnapped from Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery. He was put to work on plantations in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before being released. The first scholarly edition of David Wilson's version of Northup's story was co-edited in 1968 by Sue Eakin
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Format | 2013 film directed by Steve McQueen |
| Creator | Solomon Northup |
| Released | 1853 |
Who talks about 12 Years a Slave on podcasts?
12 Years a Slave came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.