Eyewitness History
What was it like to hear about the JFK assassination? Or America’s triumph over Hitler? Or seeing Queen at Live-Aid? Our past is a collection of stories that bring us to now. Welcome to the Eyewitness History podcast, where we view history through the eyes of the people that watched the events that shaped our world.
If you have a story from history that you would like to share, I would love to hear it! Please reach out to me using my Contact form at https://www.jeremystalnecker.com
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 192
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Key Battles Of American History - An Unsettled World Germany and the Allies 1918-1930
The roots of the Second World War in Europe lie within the First World War. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles formally ended the war between Germany and the western Allies, but the geopolitical situation…
00:16:57 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
"Boardwalk Empire" Author Discusses HBO Show and Clarence Darrow Making A Judge Cry
Nelson Johnson is an author and former judge, lawyer and historian, best known for his 2002 New York Times bestseller, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City. His bo…
00:33:47 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
Author Tells The Little Known Story Of The Liberty Ship SS Nathanael Greene and The Biggest Convoy Battle of World War II
Paul G. Gill, Jr., M.D. is a fifth-generation South Bostonian. He grew up in Stony Brook, New York, and attended the University of Notre Dame and the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He prac…
00:28:17 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Emmy Nominated Screenwriter and Producer Talks About The X-Files and The Craft of Screenwriting
Frank Spotnitz is an television screenwriter and executive producer, best known for his work on The X-Files and The Man in the High Castle. Spotnitz is also the chief executive officer and founder of…
00:32:08 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Podcasting Inventor Adam Curry Discusses MTV, Steve Jobs, And Spilling Tea On Paul McCartney's Carpet
Adam Curry is an podcaster, announcer, Internet entrepreneur and media personality, known for his stint as a VJ on MTV and being one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer Web s…
01:10:23 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Saturday Night Live's Cue Card Mastermind Discusses Lorne Michaels, How It Gets Done, Working Through COVID And Much More!
Chris "Wally" Feresten is a cue card handler and supervisor known for his work on Saturday Night Live. He also does cue cards for Late Night with Seth Meyers and his private business, Cue Cards by Wa…
01:07:44 |
Tue 21 Mar 2023
"The Dictator's Handbook" Author and Josh Discuss How Dictatorial Regimes Are Formed
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a political scientist, professor at New York University, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
He specializes in international relations, foreign po…
He specializes in international relations, foreign po…
00:55:28 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Neil Armstrong's Frogman Talks NASA Training, Apollo 11, and Being A Part Of The First Moon Landing Mission
John Wolfram joined the US Navy in 1967 and graduated from Underwater Demolition Training in Coronado, California in May 1968. As a Navy frogman, he was twice deployed to the war in Vietnam, where he…
00:42:39 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Pizza, Pinocchio and the Papacy Finding the Very Best and Very Worst of Italy
What do Italian unification, Pinocchio and pizza have in common? In this episode preview from History of the Papacy, host Steve Guerra dives in!
The Risorgimento was a period of political and social u…
The Risorgimento was a period of political and social u…
00:19:30 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
Visual Effects Artist Talks About Drop Dead Fred, Nightmare on Elm Street, and What It's Like Being An Imagineer
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON is film writer-director and producer, whose career began in the visual effects arena. Johnson designed and created the special make-up effects for the cult favorite DROP DEAD FRED…
00:57:17 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
"The Voice" Winner Talks Blake Shelton, Overcoming Nerves, and Newfound Fame
Blending the sounds of Country, Gospel, Worship and Classic Rock, Todd Tilghman's raspy, soulful voice, contagious enthusiasm, and tangible authenticity all definitely stand out in a crowd. Todd has …
00:37:03 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Nelson Mandela's Secret Agent Describes Apartheid, The Secret Police, and Working Undercover
Bradley Steyn is a very interesting person who after witnessing the Strijdom massacre during Apartheid (an infamous event in South Africa), joined the South African Navy. He later was recruited by Ma…
00:57:19 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Fleetwood Mac's Producer Discusses Creating "Rumors" Album and Winning A Grammy!
Ken Caillat is best known for producing and engineering the Fleetwood Mac albums Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, Live, and The Chain Box Set, along with his daughter, Colbie Caillat's albums: Coco , Breakthro…
00:41:32 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
This American President - Eisenhower
Some remember Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency as a time of peace and prosperity, but in reality, it was an era of constant global crises. In this episode preview from This American President, host …
00:21:04 |
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Homer Hickam Tells The Real Story of October Sky, Training The First Japanese Astronauts and His Time In Vietnam
Homer H. Hickam, Jr. was raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. He graduated from Big Creek High School in 1960 and from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1964 with a BS degree in Ind…
01:02:13 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Robert Redford, Streisand and... Communism?
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of “The Way We Were,” this intriguing and impeccably researched book is the first ever account of the making of the classic film starring Barbara Streisand and Ro…
00:32:37 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Writer and Director Jonathan Lynn Discusses My Cousin Vinny, Clue, and Matthew Perry
Jonathan Lynn has directed 10 feature films including the cult classic Clue (he also wrote the screenplay), Nuns on the Run (also written by Mr Lynn), My Cousin Vinny, The Distinguished Gentleman, Sg…
00:37:09 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Amazing Stories From History Everyone Should Hear: Eyewitness Accounts from Columbine, Live Aid, Apple & More
Today's episode is a roundup of top moments from the show, after 50+ episodes and more than a year of interviews!
For full links to all episodes, see below:
Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis:
Spotif…
For full links to all episodes, see below:
Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis:
Spotif…
00:34:45 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Discusses Conditions Inside Hospital Immediately After Hurricane Katrina & "Five Days at Memorial" Series
Sheri Fink is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated television producer and the author of the New York Times bestselling nonfiction book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm…
00:32:15 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
"I'm Gonna Fight For A World Championship. I'm Gonna Win"; Former World Champion Talks James Toney, Winky Wright, And More!
Bronco McKart is a former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2014 and held the WBO light middleweight title in 1996. McKart is best known for his trilogy of fights against Winky Wright.
Nick…
Nick…
00:43:18 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
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