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
"I Was In The Central Intelligence Agency, As An Analyst, Instructor And Supervisor For 15 Years, From 1989 To 2014"
Jim Horacek served as an analyst, supervisor, and instructor in the Central Intelligence Agency from 1999-2014. A specialist in the ethnic conflicts that broke out after the break-up of the Soviet Un…
00:51:37 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Steve Guerra on Freemasonry, The Catholic Church, and the Modern World
This is a sample of a recent episode of Steve Guerra's History of the Papacy Podcast (https://www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-the-papacy-podcast/) about Freemasonry, the Catholic Church, and the …
00:19:58 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Special Release: "September 11 2001, I Was A Sergeant In The 909 Precinct"; Former Police Officer Gives His 9/11 Experience
After his exposure to toxic debris from the collapsed twin towers, Tom Wilson, a former NYPD sergeant on 9/11, recalled his eyes and throat burning.
Wilson secured the Manhattan side of the Williamsbu…
Wilson secured the Manhattan side of the Williamsbu…
00:44:36 |
Sun 11 Sep 2022
Apple's Co-Founder Relives Glory Days With Steve Jobs & Wozniak + Reveals Why He Sold His Shares For $800
Former Apple Co-Founder Ronald Wayne and I discuss getting on the ground floor of Apple, his relationship with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, his experience creating the very first Apple logo, and so …
00:49:28 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
Bonus Episode: Listener Feedback
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00:04:00 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
Famed Boxing Announcer Gives Eyewitness Account Of Calling Some Of The Most Historic Matches
Barry Tompkins is a 48-year network television veteran. He is a play-by-play broadcaster, a four-time Emmy Award winner, and in 2006 was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his work …
01:07:56 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
World War 2 Veteran Talks Fighting In The Battle Of The Bulge, Concentration Camp Liberation, And So Much More!
This episode, I speak with Vince Speranza.
Speranza was drafted into the United States Army on October 25, 1943, and officially entered the service on November 15, 1943. He was sent to Camp Upton in …
Speranza was drafted into the United States Army on October 25, 1943, and officially entered the service on November 15, 1943. He was sent to Camp Upton in …
01:11:16 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
One Of The Surviving “Lost Airmen” Tells Us How He Fled The Nazis While Stranded Behind Enemy Lines
Encircled by Nazis and left abandoned after a team of British secret agents failed to secure their escape, eighteen U.S. airmen were left with little choice: flee or be killed. Lost Airmen: The Epic …
00:17:21 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
"The Tech Challenges Were Extraordinary"; The Inventor Of The Cell Phone Tells His Story
Martin Cooper is an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and futurist. He is
known as the “father of the cell phone.” He led the creation of the world’s first cell phone at
Motorola—and made the first pub…
known as the “father of the cell phone.” He led the creation of the world’s first cell phone at
Motorola—and made the first pub…
00:42:59 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
"The Taliban And Al Qaeda Would Just Dump Rockets Into The Base"; Author Benjamin Sledge Tells Us His War Time Experience
Benjamin Sledge is a wounded combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, serving most of his time under Special Operations (Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command). He is the recip…
00:52:07 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
"This Is An Example Where Humanity Prevailed"; A Little Known Story About 9/11
Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public affairs program "Facing South Florida."
Between 2002 a…
Between 2002 a…
00:57:17 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Bonus Episode: An Eyewitness Tells Her Story Immediately After The Kennedy Assassination
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 …
00:08:53 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
"The Confirmation Of Justice Thomas Has Stayed With Me And Out Of That Was Born A Friendship"; Eyewitness To Hearings Recounts Events
Mr. Paoletta served for a decade as Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations for the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House of Representatives. During his tenure, Mr. Paoletta manag…
01:29:46 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Former FDNY Michael O’Connell Gives His 9/11 Experience
In the crush of chaos after two planes hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Michael O’Connell raced from his home on Long Island in New York to his firehouse in Queens, where he was training…
00:36:46 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
The Radio Station Was "Bombed Off The Air Twice By The Klan"; Founder Of Underground Press Gives His Account
Thorne Dreyer, a political activist and progressive journalist most of his life, was a pioneer of the ‘60s-70s underground press. He was a founding editor of The Rag in Austin and Space City! in Hous…
00:35:56 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Bonus Episode - Vlogging Through History Announcement
Many people learn about history as a collection of names, dates, and places. History is so much more interesting than that. It is the stories of the men and women who made those places and events mat…
00:22:44 |
Mon 04 Jul 2022
The Creator Of The Vietnam Memorial Wall Tells Us How He Received His Army Commendation Medal
Mr. Scruggs is a United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and later founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., in the U…
00:47:07 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Queen's Keyboardist Talks About Freddie Mercury, His Unusual Audition Experience, and Performing At Live-Aid!
Spike Edney has numerous links to Queen, to the extent that he was often described as the fifth member. Born on 11 December 1951, he has worked with Ben E King, Edwin Starr, The Boomtown Rats, Dexy's…
00:30:22 |
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Bonus Episode: Parthenon Round Table - What Event Do You Eliminate from History?
I am very happy to present a special roundtable discussion I had with fellow members of the Parthenon podcast network.
We discuss what event from history we would delete or remove and it was pretty fa…
We discuss what event from history we would delete or remove and it was pretty fa…
01:03:39 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
"It's Exactly Why Ringo Starr Did The Rehearsals At Casino Rama"; Music PR Man Eric Alper Tells Some Stories
Eric Alper is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario. Since 2016, Alper has run a music public rela…
00:58:58 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
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