Talk With History: Discover Your History Road Trip

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn Bennie review the historical drama “Young Washington” (dir. Josh Irwin), which portrays George Washington’s early career in the French and Indian War from Fort Necessity (1754) to the Braddock Expedition and Battle of the Monongahela (1755). Jenn separates accurate...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn share an “Ultimate 4th of July History Movie Guide,” each ranking five patriotic, history-leaning films and discussing what each gets right and wrong while separating history from Hollywood. What are YOUR top 5 history movies for 4th of July? 🎥 Video version of thi...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration This episode of Talk With History features an interview with screenwriter/lead actor Lee Wilson (as Confederate cavalry commander Earl Van Dorn) and actor David B. Meadows (as Nathan Bedford Forrest) about the feature film The Legend of Van Dorn, set in Middle Tennessee in spring...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Hosts Scott and Jenn, discuss Edgar Allan Poe while visiting Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, covering the mysterious circumstances of his 1849 death after being found delirious in the streets. They trace Poe’s early life (orphaned, taken in by the Allan family),...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration In our latest Talk With History episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Aaron Moon, a former British Royal Marine Commando who survived a catastrophic IED explosion in Afghanistan and is now set to cycle the entirety of Route 66 in 22 days, all on one leg. Aaron's journey is...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn of Talk With History visit the Traveling Titanic Exhibition, an immersive experience that recreates spaces like the grand staircase, bridge, dining rooms, and pool while displaying artifacts from the ship and items connected to the film, including a life vest worn b...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn recount Commodore John Paul Jones’s rise from a Scottish sailor who began at sea at 13 to a celebrated Continental Navy officer known for taking the fight to Britain, including the 1779 Bonhomme Richard battle with HMS Serapis that produced his famous refusal to sur...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration For our 200th episode...we inerview Professor Greg Jackson—host of the podcast History That Doesn’t Suck! He talks about his upcoming book 'Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome'. Greg argues today’s hyper-partisan media, gridlock, and political violenc...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Jenn visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor two World War II legacies: General James Doolittle, who led the April 1942 Doolittle Raid; and the five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo, Iowa, who enlisted into the Navy together. 00:00 Doolittle and the Sullivan brothers 00:02 Arlin...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Announcing History or Drive: A Map-Based App for Finding History Videos Near You. Scott and Jenn announce the release of their new app, History or Drive, a web-based “portable web app” available at Historyordrive.com that shows nearby Walk With History videos and Talk With History...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration The episode revisits July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard—one of the battle’s deadliest spots—and highlights Anna Etheridge (“Gentle Annie”), a rare woman on the front lines in skirts, armed with pistols, riding a horse with medical supplies, and tending the wounded under fi...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration At the Gettysburg Film Festival, Scott and Jenn interview director Bo Brinkman (Gettysburg, 1993; upcoming Gettysburg 1863) and actor Samuel Roukin (Turn: Washington’s Spies) about portraying the Battle of Gettysburg through the experiences of civilians—especially women and childr...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and historian Jenn recap their Easter weekend 2026 trip to the Gettysburg Film Festival, describing Gettysburg’s high-energy atmosphere, panels, and meetups with the history community. They organized a Thursday-night gathering of 10–15 content creators at The Gettys Burger,...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration We just got back from the Gettysburg Film Festival, where Chris was one of the featured guests, and we couldn’t resist revisiting our past chat with hi...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration We host Chris Mowery of YouTube’s Vlogging Through History on Talk With History, discussing his path from history major to youth ministry, then pivoting during COVID to popular reaction videos and full-time content creation. Chris shares how his genealogy background led to a 500-p...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn dive into the inspiring story of Annie Sullivan, the woman who opened up the world for Helen Keller. Imagine living in complete silence and darkness—yikes, right? But then, bam! Annie shows up and changes everything with her teaching magic. We chat about our visit t...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration We're diving into the electric vibes of 1970 Vegas, where the King himself, Elvis Presley, is shaking things up on stage. Picture this: a smoky showroom, a captivated crowd, and a spotlight that cuts through the darkness to reveal the man in a dazzling jumpsuit. For a solid hour,...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn revisit St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island, where Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953, in a spectacle likened to America’s “Camelot” moment. 🎥 Video from the church 📍 Google Maps to St Mary's 🎥 Video version of this po...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration We’re diving into a wild, untold story about the 1811 slave revolt along the Mississippi River. This wasn’t just any uprising; it was the largest in American history, and it’s time we shine a light on it! Picture this: it’s a steamy January night in Louisiana, and while the planta...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and historian Jen explore the history and meaning of Mardi Gras—from early celebrations in the Louisiana Territory (with Mobile claiming the oldest tradition) to today’s massive New Orleans spectacle. The episode frames Mardi Gras as a resilient tradition—shifting from rusti...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Join us as we delve into the intricate tapestry of love and war in episodes 3 and 4 of the classic 1985 mini-series, North and South. Hosted by Matt Callery and featuring history enthusiasts, Scott and Jen, this episode explores the growing tensions and relationships within the se...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Join us for a detailed discussion on episodes 3 and 4 of the mini-series 'North and South' featuring Patrick Swayze. In this episode, we delve into the love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War era, highlighting key historical points like the Fugitive Slave Act and abol...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn dive deep into the captivating world of the 1985 miniseries "North and South" with Matt from the Addressing Gettysburg podcast. Right from the get-go, we explore how this epic tale, set in the years leading up to the Civil War, is not just about historical battles b...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration This episode of 'Talk With History' delves into the rich history of the Arcade Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosts Scott and Jen explore how Spiros Zapatos, a Greek immigrant, founded the diner in 1919 and how it evolved into a cultural cornerstone over the next century. The r...

Celebrate America's aviation heroes: 📖 Aeromasters 🇺🇸 🎮 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration The episode takes listeners back to July 30th, 1954, in Memphis, Tennessee, where a young and nervous Elvis Presley takes the stage at Overton Park Shell for the first time. Hosts Scott and Jen Bennie dive into the history of this iconic night that marked the beginning of Elvis's...