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Send us Fan Mail Catching up with friends of the show, Melissa Winn & Dana Shoaf at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine!  It’s been a few years since their last appearances on the show, but they are back and with HUGE updates on the various historical projects they have been working on and some exciting looks ahead at what’s in store for one of the coolest museums around! 

Send us Fan Mail Author Sarah Miller is back to talk to us about another controversial figure from history, Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt!  In her first go around on The History Things Podcast, Sarah changed hearts and minds about how we viewed the gruesome Borden murders of the 1890s and the subsequent trial of the infamous Lizzie Borden! Will she do the same in this edition? Tun...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are joined by Patrick Schroeder, historian from Appomattox Court House National Park!  Patrick takes use through the final days of the Civil War in the east, as Lee’s beleaguered army surrenders to General Grant on April 9, 1865! 

Send us Fan Mail Part three of our exploration of the Irish War of Independence between 1919 - 1921.

Send us Fan Mail Part two of our exploration of the Irish War of Independence between 1919 - 1921.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we begin exploring the Irish War of Independence! In part one, host Patrick McGuire takes us through the background of Irelands long struggle to obtain its sovereign right!  This episode features music by: Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Colm McGuinness, Maria Grigoryeva, Victor Sanchez, & The Wolfe Tones.

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Miller joins us again on The History Things Podcast, this time talking about some early baseball history!  Andrew is a big baseball geek and devoted Detroit Tigers fan, and he joins us to talk about the moment Major League Baseball came of age at the turn of the 20th century!  Known as the Dead Ball Era, the period between 1900 and 1920 was a time of great change in basebal...

Send us Fan Mail Baseball season is upon us and for the first time on the podcast, we are opening the conversation about America’s past-time!  We are joined by Hall Of Fame baseball writer and ESPN Analyst Tim Kurkjian, and his son Jeff, Co-Host of The Andie Summers Show on WXTU Radio (Philadelphia) to talk about why the game is so great and to share stories from its vast history.  In this episode...

Send us Fan Mail Pat & Parker got to have a night out on the town! This past week, the fellas attended the Frederick Speakers Series and had the awesome experience of listening to famed ocean explorer and personal hero of ours, Dr. Robert Ballard, talk about his illustrious career and the future of ocean exploration and discovery.  Sitting in the same room and listening to the stories of  the...

Send us Fan Mail In 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 HistoryThingsPodcast@gm...

Send us Fan Mail Part 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 Callery and Pat McGuire...

Send us Fan Mail 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 and peace! Thanks fo...

Send us Fan Mail 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. During the wa...

Send us Fan Mail 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 years behind the m...

Send us Fan Mail 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? How do the famo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 McClellan, Wi...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Parker,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 attempts at...

Send us Fan Mail 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 some truly ma...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for another look at history through the lens of music! While not one of Matt's strong suits, Pat had brought in some backup with show producer Parker! Parker gives the guys a dive into the development and performance of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. This classic folk rock story was developed very quickly following the tragi...

Send us Fan Mail For the 162 commemoration of the Battle of Antietam Pat & Matt turned to friend of the show, Scott Hartwig, to discuss the second volume in his Maryland Campaign series. Following on the back of To Antietam Creek, Scott published last year, I Dread the Thought of the Place. This massive tome goes into detail on the specific movements of the contending armies during the Battle...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back with another shipwreck and who better to talk shipwrecks with than the host of the Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs podcast, Rich Napolitano! Rich gives us a deep dive on one of the most famous shipwrecks in both history and pop culture, the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Big Fitz was the pride of the Great Lakes, a massive ore hauler that did the run from Wisconsin down to Det...

Send us Fan Mail It's summer! For the History Things Podcast cast that means history, travel and hanging out on the beach! ⛱️ For your summer listening enjoyment Pat leads the conversation about one of his life long fascinations, the Megatsunami!  To give these, thankfully rare, events some context the guys dive into the concept of deep time. This looks at the geological and fossil record to...