Talk With History: Travel Your History Road Trip

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One filmmaker, one historian (a former Navy pilot), and your next historic road trip. 🧳 Welcome to Talk With History, the ultimate travel guide for history lovers, road trippers, and the explorer in us all. 🗺️ Join hosts Scott and Jenn as they take you behind the scenes of America's most iconic battlefields, hidden landmarks, renowned museums, and forgotten historical sites. What you’ll get every episode: 🔎 The Inside Scoop: Fascinating, deep-dive stories from expert historians and local guides. 📍 Travel-Ready Insights: Practical context to brush up on history before your next trip. 📝 Interactive Show Notes: Packed with direct map links, video resources, and site guides so you can build your own itinerary. ✓ Whether you're planning your next vacation or exploring from your couch, hit Follow or Subscribe now to start your next history adventure!

  1. 2d ago

    How to Road Trip Like a Pro: The History Underground's 28-Day Challenge Unpacked!

    🔎 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration Scott and Jenn had a blast chatting with their buddy JD from the History Underground (YouTube), who just pulled off a jaw-dropping 28-day road trip across the Lincoln Highway. Yep, you heard that right—28 days of epic adventures and daily video drops! We dive into all the juicy details of his travels, from historic stops to late-night editing marathons, and we even give a shout-out to our shiny new History or Drive app. This app is like a treasure map for history lovers, helping you find awesome spots to explore along your own road trips. So, buckle up, grab your coffee, and let’s hit the road with JD! 🎥 Video of the FULL Live Stream Conversation 📍 Check out History or Drive ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  2. Jul 20

    John Wilkes Booth’s Secret Grave: Following the Assassin to Green Mount Cemetery

    🔎 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration This episode of Talk With History follows the trail of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination to his final, quiet resting place in Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. 📍 Visit Booth's Gravesite 🎥 Video version of this podcast 00:00 Secret Midnight Burial 02:17 Why Booth Still Fascinates 05:49 Inside Green Mount Cemetery 06:51 Other Conspirators Graves 08:44 Booths Body Journey 09:29 Autopsy Evidence And Secrecy 14:08 Release And Quiet Funeral 16:34 Booth Plot and an Unmarked Grave 17:42 Escape Theories And DNA 21:56 Booth At Green Mount ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  3. Jul 13

    History of the U.S. Naval Academy: Memorial Hall, the Chapel, and Cemetery

    🔎 Start your learning adventure with Investigation Declaration This episode of Talk With History traces the origins and legacy of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, from its 1845 founding by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft at Fort Severn to its growth into a defining institution of American sea power. Scott (a 2004 Naval Academy graduate) and Jenn share why she recently visited the Yard, what it’s like to access and explore the Academy today, and highlights including Memorial Hall beneath the “Don’t Give Up the Ship” flag, the Naval Academy Chapel and John Paul Jones’s resting place, and the cemetery at Hospital Point where figures like John McCain and SEAL commander Erik Kristensen are buried. Along the way they touch on key traditions and milestones such as the Herndon Monument climb, Army–Navy rivalry, and the Academy’s evolution over time. 📍 Visit USNA and learn more 🎥 Video version of this podcast ---- 🎥 Video from USNA 🎥 Video from USNA Cemetery 🎥 Video of John Paul Jones Crypt ---- 00:00 USNA Origins 03:15 Why Jenn Visited 04:59 Scott Naval Academy Path 07:58 Plebe Summer Shock 12:25 Why the Academy was Founded 15:39 Herndon Monument 17:06 First Army Navy Football Game 17:45 Chapel and John Paul Jones 20:27 Commissioning Becomes Official 21:00 Ring Dance Tradition 22:44 Herndon Climb Challenge 26:29 Plebe Rules Explained 27:27 Women Join the Brigade 28:15 Tecumseh 30:02 Bill the Goat Rivalry 31:40 Legacy and Pride 33:57 Memorial Hall Spotlight 35:52 Cemetery and Naval Heroes 39:27 Lasting Legacy ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  4. Jul 7

    Young Washington Review by a Historian

    🔎 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 events—Washington’s 1753 mission to Fort Le Boeuf, the Jumonville encounter, the French-language surrender at Fort Necessity, and Washington’s survival at Monongahela with two horses shot out—from invented or compressed elements such as a romantic Fairfax plotline and some character substitutions. 00:00 Braddock Ambush 01:09 The Film 03:32 Washington Not a "Gentleman" 07:44 Family Roots and Mary Ball Washington 11:47 Fairfax Connections and Class 14:40 Movie Romance vs Reality 18:08 Surveying the Frontier 19:58 Washington Denied a British Commission 21:37 Ohio Valley Tensions and Fort Le Boeuf 25:16 French Snub At Fort 28:07 Jumonville Ambush Fallout 31:54 Washington's Fort Necessity Surrender 37:48 Braddock Expedition Lessons 41:28 Monongahela And Redemption 45:52 Mythmaking And Movie Changes 48:51 Facts And Final Takeaways 50:31 Failures Forge A Legend 🎥 Video version of this podcast ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  5. Jun 29

    Ultimate 4th of July History Movie Guide (What Each Film Got Right & Wrong)

    🔎 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 this podcast 00:00 Intro 02:15 Jenn # 5 05:19 Scott # 5 07:10 Jenn # 4 09:15 Scott # 4 12:51 Jenn # 3 14:49 Scott # 3 17:24 Scott # 2 20:26 Jenn # 2 23:17 Scott's #1 26:48 Jenn's #1 28:35 Scott's Honorable Mention #1 29:51 Scott's Honorable Mention #2 30:57 Jenn's Honorable Mention #1 31:53 Jenn's Honorable Mention #2 33:03 What are YOUR Top 10? ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  6. Jun 22

    The First Civil War General to Defeat Grant | The Legend of Van Dorn movie interview!

    🔎 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 1863. They discuss how Wilson discovered Van Dorn through a Spring Hill play, Meadows’ initial reservations about portraying the polarizing Forrest, and the production’s emphasis on authenticity through filming at historic sites and battlefields. For a reminder when the film releases, sign up here 00:00 205 The Legend of Van Dorn Interview 00:05 Van Dorn Murder Mystery 01:10 Meet the Film Cast 02:49 Discovering Van Dorn 05:49 David Takes on Nathan Bedford Forrest 08:25 Why These Generals Matter 10:05 Filming on Real Battlefields 13:30 Costumes and Authentic Detail 16:07 Cavalry Training and Horses 23:05 Staying in Character on Set 25:55 Playing Confederates Today 31:52 Why History Matters 32:35 Fearless Acting Choices 33:16 Motives Behind Villains 34:39 Pirates and the Moral Gray 36:42 Context Over Caricature 38:20 Real Civil War Artifacts 43:21 Graves and Childhood Sites 44:30 Forrest vs Van Dorn 47:08 Van Dorn Love Affair 50:03 If Battlefields Could Talk 51:55 Release Date and Premier 52:52 Wrap Party 🎥 Video version of this podcast ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  7. Jun 15

    The REAL Edgar Allan Poe: His Military Service, Reputation, and Mysterious Death

    🔎 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), his Army service and brief West Point stint, and his struggling writing career, including The Raven’s 1845 publication for $9 and the death of his wife/cousin Virginia in 1847. The episode details rival Rufus Wilmot Griswold’s scathing pseudonymous obituary, his acquisition of Poe’s literary rights from Maria Clemm, and forged portrayals that both damaged and amplified Poe’s fame before later rebuttals discredited Griswold. 📍 Travel to this cemetery 🎥 Video version of this podcast 00:00 Poe’s Final Mystery 00:49 Welcome to Talk with History 01:34 Why Poe Still Matters 04:39 Podcast Shout-Out Break 05:38 Orphaned Origins in Baltimore 09:10 Army Enlistment and West Point 12:59 Poems, Publishing, and Baltimore Return 14:55 Marriage, Tuberculosis, and Making Ends Meet 16:39 A Rival Writer Enters the Story - Rufus Griswold 17:59 Poe vs Longfellow 18:23 Virginia Illness and Loss 18:46 The Raven Breakthrough 19:56 Griswold Rivalry Begins 23:26 Obituary and Death Mystery 28:21 Rights Stolen and Forged Memoir 31:34 Griswold Discredited 33:37 Grave Marker and Reburial 37:09 Poe Toaster Tradition 39:01 Legacy and Final Farewell ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

  8. Jun 8

    A World Record on Route 66: The Incredible story of Aaron Moon

    🔎 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 driven by a powerful purpose: to raise awareness for veteran mental health through the Wounded Warrior Project, while showcasing his "Reborn Mindset" philosophy. Follow his incredible journey on Instagram (@oneleg87) and join in supporting his mission, knowing that real change starts with the courage to pursue the impossible. 📍 Follow Aaron and support Wounded Warriors 🎥 Video version of this podcast ------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️ TheHistoryRoadTrip.com 🧳 Plus...get free travel resources in your inbox. ------------------------------------------------------- 📧 contact: talkwithhistory@gmail.com

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One filmmaker, one historian (a former Navy pilot), and your next historic road trip. 🧳 Welcome to Talk With History, the ultimate travel guide for history lovers, road trippers, and the explorer in us all. 🗺️ Join hosts Scott and Jenn as they take you behind the scenes of America's most iconic battlefields, hidden landmarks, renowned museums, and forgotten historical sites. What you’ll get every episode: 🔎 The Inside Scoop: Fascinating, deep-dive stories from expert historians and local guides. 📍 Travel-Ready Insights: Practical context to brush up on history before your next trip. 📝 Interactive Show Notes: Packed with direct map links, video resources, and site guides so you can build your own itinerary. ✓ Whether you're planning your next vacation or exploring from your couch, hit Follow or Subscribe now to start your next history adventure!

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