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
Acclaimed Director Nicholas Meyer Talks Influencing The Nuclear Forces Treaty & "The Highest Rated Television Movie Of All Time"
Nicholas Meyer is an award-winning author, screenwriter and director. His body of creative work in publishing, film and television spans more than five decades.
Meyer’s most recent Sherlock Holmes no…
Meyer’s most recent Sherlock Holmes no…
00:52:26 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Vlogging Through History: Military Executions During The Great War
Over 300 men were executed by the British Army for desertion and cowardice during the first World War. In this episode preview from Vlogging Through History, host Chris Mowery explores the process fo…
00:12:59 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Renowned FBI Special Agent and Lex Fridman Interviewee Talks Silk Road, Training, and Cybercrime
A former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell specializes in cyber investigations and incident response. As a case agent with the FBI’s preeminent cybercrime squad in New York, he led some of the most gr…
00:40:08 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Showtime And ESPN Boxing Analyst Talks Tyson, Ali, "No Mas", And More
Steve Farhood has been around the Sweet Science for 34 years, most of which have been spent as editor-in-chief of “The Ring”
and “KO” magazines.
Farhood works as an on-air analyst for Showtime’s “ShoBo…
and “KO” magazines.
Farhood works as an on-air analyst for Showtime’s “ShoBo…
00:39:36 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Bonus Episode: Happy New Year, Listener Feedback, and A Request
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See omnystudio.com/listener fo…
00:04:37 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
"When I Was There, Another Plane Hit, And By The Time We Got There..."; Retired EMS Tells Us The Conditions At Ground Zero
This episode, I speak with former FDNY EMT Ivonne Sanchez.
Ivonne is a retired FDNY 911 first responder. She's also a cancer survivor and member of the FealGood Foundation. She tells an amazing story …
Ivonne is a retired FDNY 911 first responder. She's also a cancer survivor and member of the FealGood Foundation. She tells an amazing story …
00:50:21 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
Teenage Dirtbag Songwriter Tells Us The Origins Of The Song, The Controversy It Created, And Gives Us A Special Performance!
It's hard to believe it's been over 20 years since Wheatus released their debut album and still ubiquitous single "Teenage Dirtbag.” Yes, that’s right - Dirtbag is no longer a teenager. In honor of t…
00:40:10 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
History Unplugged: Alexander's Postwar Plans
If Alexander The Great Hadn’t Died, He Might Have Conquered Europe, Circumnavigated Africa, and Built His Own Silk Road
“And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.” That’s a quote…
“And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.” That’s a quote…
00:16:43 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
"Sort Of Unwittingly, It Was Preparation for 9/11"; Charles Stanley Jr Helped Direct Response Teams
Charles E. Stanley Jr. is the author of the book, Lost Airmen: The Epic Rescue of WWII U.S. Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines. He spent 22 years researching and writing the book and has interv…
00:43:08 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
"I Kind Of Broke Through The Glass Ceiling For Females"; Boxing's Most Successful Female Manager Tells Her Story
Jackie Kallen is one of boxing's first and most successful female managers. Her life was the inspiration for the 2004 film Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as Kallen, in which she had a brief spe…
00:40:36 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
"Our Infantry Battalion Breached The Berm And Secured The Southern Objective In Iraq"; We Hear From Podcast Host Jeremy Stalnecker
Jeremy Stalnecker is the CEO of the Mighty Oaks Foundation. The Mighty Oaks Foundation is dedicated to helping America’s military warriors and their families who are suffering from the unseen wounds …
00:42:51 |
Tue 29 Nov 2022
On The 59th Anniversary of The Kennedy Assassination, An Eyewitness Tells Her Story
Dallas native Jenyce Gush was only 14 years old when President John F. Kennedy was killed. Although she was too young to vote, she was nonetheless an admirer of the handsome, young president and his …
00:09:20 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Parthenon Podcast Roundtable Discussion - Who Were The Most Underrated People in History?
Today’s episode is a roundtable of the podcasters who make up the Parthenon Podcast Network (Steve Guerra from Beyond the Big Screen; Josh Cohen from Eyewitness History, Richard Lim from This America…
00:46:03 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Ronald Reagan's Executive Assistant Recalls Meeting The President for The First Time & Landing Her Dream Job
President Ronald Reagan chose Peggy Grande to work at his side for 10 years, and together they created a powerful partnership. Serving as his post-presidency Executive Assistant, Peggy was the liaiso…
00:46:52 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
George Carlin's Daughter Talks About The Famed Comedian, What He Was Really Like, and Judd Apatow Documentary
Kelly Carlin is a thinker, writer, talker and doodler. She’s funny, serious, silly and deep. Sometimes she wishes she were Carol Burnett, other days it’s Patti Smith, but mostly it’s Oprah Winfrey. I…
00:29:57 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
TV's First Female, Woman of Color Network Talk Show Host Talks Career, Late Night Wars, And More
As a television personality, Cynthia launched her career with MTV Networks and became the face of sister channel VH1, hosting everything from LIVE events and awards shows, including the GRAMMYs, Bill…
00:46:47 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
"Once Those Bullets Start Flying, And Mortars Are Landing Around You...Nothing Can Prepare You"; Military Doctor Talks Fallujah
Donnelly Wilkes, M.D. is a California native. He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Wilkes obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of California Irvine, and h…
00:43:47 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
"Nixon Had Fallen Flat On His Face"; James Reston Jr. Gives His First Hand Account Of The Frost/Nixon Interviews
In 1976–1977, Reston was David Frost's Watergate adviser for the historic Nixon interviews which forced ex-President Nixon to apologize for his Watergate crimes and remains the most-watched public af…
00:26:02 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
"We Were Constantly Hung Out To Dry"; An Interview with Former Gawker Editor Emily Gould
Emily Gould is an American author. She is the co-owner, with Ruth Curry, of the indie e-bookstore Emily Books, and the former co-editor of Gawker.com.
Gould began her blogging career as one-half of Th…
Gould began her blogging career as one-half of Th…
00:31:20 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Legendary SNL Writer Discusses Working With Chris Farley, Norm MacDonald, and David Spade
During his tenure as a writer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live alongside Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Norm MacDonald, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan, Fink not only earned a reputation for his fearless lampoon…
00:30:50 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
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