An Interview In History

Listen as J. Edgar Hoover talks about his upbringing, his early love of Law Enforcement and how he was chosen to spearhead and create the FBI.  He also discusses some of the major crime busting he did during his tenure as the FBI Director.

Listen as George Kelly Barnes talks about his early life and how he got involved with a life of crime.  He talks about his marriages, his jail time and what happened to him in jail.

This week we are talking with General George Patton, the historic Army Commander of World War 2.  Listen as he talks about his early life and how it led him to be the great General that he was.

Listen as the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, talks about his childhood, his schooling and how he came up with the Oz story and 13 other volumes.

Listen as we talk with Benjamin Franklin, but with 2025 views.  He'll tell you about his early life, his thoughts on politics in his time and 2025.  He speaks about his feelings of where the country is today and where he thinks we are heading.

Listen to Colonel Sanders as he talks about his childhood, parents and how he came about creating Kentucky Fried Chicken, known around the world.

Listen to Babay Face Nelson as he speaks frankly about his life of crime, his childhood and his friend and partner in crime, John Dillinger.

Listen as we talk with "The Bambino, The Sultan of Swat", Babe Ruth.  He talks about his childhood, his successes in baseball and his life after Major League Baseball.

Listen as we talk with Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independance and was the 3rd President of the United States.  He talks about his early family life and siblings, his political life and his life after the Presidency.

Listen to Jefferson Davis, the one and only President of the Confederate States.  He discusses his early life and education, marriages and his involvement in the Civil War as President of the South.

Listen to the Captain Edward John Smith as he talks about his early life, his life as a sea captain and also preparing the Titanic for its maiden voyage.

Listen to Laura Ingalls Wilder as she talks about her early life on the prairie and what brought her to write the book series The Little House on the Prairie.  This presentation uses the voice talents of Kaye Buhrig.

Listen as John Muir talks about his childhood and upbringing and his significant contributions to the environment and how he influenced the establishment of the National Parks system. 

This week's episode is with Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonnie or better known a Billy the Kid.  Listen as he talks about his early life, the loss of his mother and his life of crime.

This week's An Interview In History is with the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.  Listen as he talks about his early life, his schooling, his marriage and children and of course his time as President.

Listen to Margaret Brown as she talks about her childhood, her early life, her marriage to J.J. Brown and her trip on the RMS Titanic, where she got the name The Unsinkable Molly Brown!

This week we are talking with Thomas Edison.  Listen as he talks about his family, his marriages and children, his inventions and his friendship with Henry Ford.

Listen as Sir Winston Churchill talks about his early life, schooling, military career and his participation in both World War I and II.  He talks about his interactions with Franklin Roosevelt and his life in retirement.

This week on An Interview In History we are talking with Doc Holliday.  Listen as he talks about his early life, his schooling to be a Dentist, his friendships with the Earp Brothers and the gun battle at the OK Corral.