The History Things Podcast

Jan 26 2025 92 ep. 128 mins 11
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A conversational approach to interpreting history. Hosts Patrick and Matt aim to connect you to some of your favorite stories from the past as well as ones you might not have ever heard before! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast

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HTP EP 89: Historical Podcasting & Everything Else w/Matt Callery Pt. 2

Jan 26 2025 88 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode, Pat & Parker wrap up their conversation with “Addressing Gettysburg,” host Matt Callery about what his experience has been like hosting a historical podcast over the years! - This episode is recommended for an audience over 13 years old - Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast! Send us an email at HistoryTh

HTP EP 88: Historical Podcasting & The “Truth” About “Jennie” Wade w/Matt Callery Pt. 1

Jan 19 2025 76 mins  
Send us a textPart one of a two-part conversation with “Addressing Gettysburg,” host Matt Callery about what it is like to host a podcast focused on historical subjects! This episode features a behind the scenes look at how the “Addressing Gettysburg Podcast,” came to life and how it has evolved over the years! Also in this episode, because it’s always a riot when Matt Ca

HTP EP 88: Meet Parker Russell & Looking Ahead!

Jan 05 2025 37 mins  
Send us a text We kick off Season 6 with a short chat with our new Co-Host Parker Russell and by taking a brief look ahead to what’s in store for this year! We are very excited about some of the projects we’re working on for the show this season and 2025 is looking like it’s going to be one for the record books! So Happy New Year everyone! May your 2025 bring you happiness an

HTP EP 87: *SUPRISE* Christmas Truce 1914 w/Matt Borders

Dec 22 2024 94 mins  
Send us a text Surprise! The ACTUAL swans song! Our friend Matt Borders has departed the show… As a parting treat though, he dishes up one last story that ties into the spirit of the holidays. The Christmas Truce of 1914, a shred of humanity during the darkening days of the First World War. The Truce has become so steeped in legend that it takes on an almost mythical perspective.

HTP EP 88: 2024 Year End/Matt’s Swan Song

Dec 19 2024 78 mins  
Send us a text It’s the end of the year again, which means it’s the end of the season… our 5th season! And while it is customary for us to take a look back at the years work we have put out, this year we will also be looking back at 5 years of doing the podcast, because this years edition of our Year In Review, will also be the last time Co-Host Matt Borders joins us. After 5

HTP EP 85: The Romney Expedition 1861/62 Pt. Two w/Rob Ambrose

Dec 08 2024 191 mins  
Send us a text Thought the guys were done with the Bath-Romney Campaign? Not on your life! Once again, join Pat, Matt and their guest, Rob Ambrose, as they discuss one of the lesser known campaigns of the war. Rob picks up the tale right at the beginning of 1862, and runs the guys through the mud, snow and sleet of this campaign. How do these conditions wear on the men involved? Ho

HTP EP 84: The Romney Expedition 1861/62 Pt. One w/Rob Ambrose

Dec 02 2024 144 mins  
Send us a text The guys have Rob Ambrose back in studio! This time we are getting a two part episode about the early years of the Civil War out in Rob's neck of the woods, the Bath Romney Campaign! This often overlooked campaign in the winter of 1861-1862 saw some of the already rising stars of both the United States and Confederate armies, including Thomas J. Jackson, George McCle

HTP EP 83: **LIVE - 24hrs On The Ridge** Gettysburg 1869 w/Codie East

Nov 28 2024 86 mins  
Send us a text Now for something completely different! The guys are back in Gettysburg with friend of the show Codie Eash, but this time, for the first time, they recorded the show live! That's right, as part of the Seminary Ridge Museum's 24 Hours on the Ridge fundraiser event, the History Things Podcast was invited to host a live recording! Through the great work or Producer Park

HTP EP 82: USCT’s In The Department Of The South w/Rich Condon

Nov 03 2024 127 mins  
Send us a text Joining Pat and Matt in the War Department Studio is former Reconstruction National Historic site ranger, Rich Condon! Rich is a brilliant researcher and storyteller who has studied the Department of the South, and specifically it's United States Colored Troops in depth. Rich shares his research with the guys on the formation of the Department of the South, early att

HTP EP 81: A Quest For Bones: Macabre Souvenirs Of The American Civil War w/Dr. JimBroomall

Oct 27 2024 115 mins  
Send us a text Happy Halloween from the History Things Podcast! For this Halloween special the guys have brought in friend of the show and former director of the George Tyler Moore Civil War Center at Shepherd University, Dr. James Broomall! Dr. Broomall specializes in the lives and material culture of the people of the Civil War era. For this spooky season he has brought the guys