Veterans, History, and Lyrics

Veterans, History, and Lyrics

We talk about the songs that talk about history, then see how historically accurate they are!

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April 10, 2026 24 mins

No song this week, but we go over what all is going on with the podcast with some of what you will be seeing soon! And keeping with the history, I throw in 10 little tidbits of things that have all happened in April!

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For the first time, Dave and I could not narrow our song choice down to one song. So we went with the obvious answer: do both of them! Today we talk about The Vasa, a Swedish ship from 1626, that had a very interesting story to tell with it...

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March 11, 2026 56 mins

This time we cover the song Fire and Flames by the Longest Johns! The great Halifax Disaster!

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Patrick Vincent Coleman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(train_dispatcher)

Halifax explosion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

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February 26, 2026 34 mins

We ran out of time with the weather and some personal events, so we get together and just BS around a bit.

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February 11, 2026 38 mins

We welcome back Ranger Mike, and we talk about the James Taylor song Valentines Day versus the Valentines Day Massacre that occurred on 2/14/1929...

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This time we cover the Johnny Cash song The Ballad of Ira Hayes! Listen in as we go over this decorated Marine from WWII!

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I have had a lot going on with work and some other family things, so I am updating everyone on the recording studio progress! We will be putting out probably our last video from the VFW next week and will be back on schedule after that.

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This time we cover the popular Johnny Horton song The Battle of New Orleans! How accurate is the song to the actual events?

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December 24, 2025 57 mins

We cover the history behind the song The Death of Little Kathy Fiscus by Jimmie Osborne! Come listen to the events that actually happened behind the first live news coverage event!

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December 14, 2025 99 mins

Today we talk about the Mary Celeste song by J. P. Cormier! Ghost ship? Maybe, but definitely cursed in some way from her original build...

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November 19, 2025 124 mins

This time we sit down with some of our veteran brothers in order to just talk and have some fun. We share stories, talk about our time in the military, and talk on some philosophical points.

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Today we go over the song Granite Mills by Allison Kraus and Union Station. We talk about the song, and the fire that took 23 lives back in 1874.

The link for the news article: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ussnei/GraniteFire.htm

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We go over the song (which is a great workout song) The Great Molasses Disaster by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets! Even though they are a mostly H.P. Lovecraft band, this one is actually pretty accurate!

If you participated in or was in support of the battle of An Nasiriyah, we wan to hear your story! Please contact us at historyinmusic5@gmail.com

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October 15, 2025 1 min

This time we had some life events happen and were not able to get an episode out. We will be back next week however and get back on our every 2 week schedule!

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October 1, 2025 32 mins

In this episode we learn about the history behind the Johnny Horton song Sink the Bismarck! Put up your feet and listen along as we learn about the infamous German ship that just had to be sunk!

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September 17, 2025 40 mins

In this episode we talk about the history behind the Bobby Bare/Dr. Hook song Marie Laveau! Come on in and learn about the voodoo queen!

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Send us your story about the battle of An Nasiriyah here: historyinmusic5@gmail.com

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September 3, 2025 63 mins

This video is the one that we have been most looking forward to! We also have an interview with Rachel Sumner, the writer and performer of the song!

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Support Rachel's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCIvQ8cZbC8gQiu85HJxCicg

#veterans #radiumgirls #podcast #rachelsumnermusic

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In this episode we talk about the history behind the Johnny Horton song Snow Shoe Thompson! An interesting song about a mail carrier from the 1800's!

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#historyinmusic #snowshoethompson #podcast #veteran

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August 5, 2025 78 mins

We go through the history behind the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", and see how accurate it is to the actual historical events.

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#historyinmusic #edmundfitzgerald #podcast #veteran

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In this video, we explain who we are and the idea that we had about starting a podcast. We hope you enjoy the idea, and join us in our new adventure!

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