Public History with Jake and Justin Podcast
1) Emergency Pod - Removing History in Philadelphia and the History Happening in Minneapolis
In this "emergency" episode of Public History with Justin, Jake, and Molly, Jake and Molly step away from their planned programming to confront a moment happening right. This was recorded on Monday, J...Show More
2) The Pottsville Maroons and the Stolen 1925 NFL Championship with David Fleming
In this episode of Public History with Justin, Jake, and Molly, Jake hosts a conversation with sportswriter and author David Fleming about one of the most remarkable - and unjust - stories in American...Show More
3) The Patriot: When the American Revolution Became a Summer Blockbuster
In this episode, Jake finally watches The Patriot - yes, the Mel Gibson blockbuster that a whole generation absorbed as Revolutionary War "history" in the summer of 2000. Joined by Justin and Molly, t...Show More
4) Green and Blue - Irish Americans in the American Civil War with Damian Shiels
In this episode, Jake Wynn is joined by historian, archaeologist, and podcaster Damian Shiels for a wide-ranging conversation about Irish immigrants in the Civil War-era United States Army and the lon...Show More
5) The 1880s battle over Gettysburg's first Confederate monument with Codie Eash
In this episode, Jake and Justin are joined by public historian Codie Eash of the Seminary Ridge Museum for a deep dive into one of the most contentious and misunderstood chapters in Gettysburg's post...Show More
6) Rewatching It's a Wonderful Life in 2025
In this special holiday episode, Jake, Justin, and Molly gather to talk about It's a Wonderful Life - not just as a Christmas classic, but as a deeply historical film shaped by war, economic depressio...Show More
7) "Destination Freedom" with Public Historian EJ Murphy
In this episode, Jake sits down with public historian EJ Murphy of the Destination Freedom Project at the Waverly Community House to talk about abolition, the Underground Railroad, and the way slavery...Show More
8) Peshtigo - The Forgotten Story of America's Deadliest Wildfire
On the night of October 8, 1871, a wall of fire roared out of the Wisconsin woods and erased the town of Peshtigo in a matter of minutes. More than 1,200 people were killed, making it the deadliest wi...Show More
9) Previewing America 250
In this episode, we look ahead to America's 250th anniversary and ask what this milestone should mean in 2026 and beyond. The conversation ranges from the messy, decade-long road to revolution to the ...Show More
10) Death by Lightning - A Public History Podcast Review
In this episode, we dive into Netflix's Death by Lightning, the gripping new series about President James Garfield's short presidency, his assassination, and the troubled mind of his killer, Charles G...Show More