Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

Doug Hess and James Lott Jr tag team to share with you pieces of Ernie Pyle’s life from his humble beginning on an Indiana farm to becoming a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II.

Episodes

Episode 72-The Mighty A with Author David F. Winkler

April 22, 2025 • 20 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author David F. Winkler regarding his book "The Mighty A: The Mighty A: The Short, Heroic Life of the USS Atlanta (CL-51): America's First Warship Commissioned After Pearl Harbor". Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy’s leadership discovered that the surface fleet was highly vulnerable to air attack, thanks to the introduction of drone aircraft that could simulate attacks on its ...
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Episode 71B- The 80th Anniversary of Ernie Pyles Death

April 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Ernie Pyle died APril 18, 1945 and CEO of JLJ Media, James Lott Jr has a few words to say.
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Episode 71- Pilots and Painted Ladies with Lawrence V. Drake

April 8, 2025 • 23 mins
In this epiosde, I spoke with Lawrence V. Drake regarding his latest book "Pilots and Painted Ladies: 493rd Bomb Squadron and the Air War in the CBI". Raised on a farm in Montana, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the spring of 1942. Assigned to the 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group of the 10th Air Force stationed in India, he piloted B-24 bombers into Burma in a fight to prevent the Japanese from advancing north to C...
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Episode 70- About Ernie's Hometown

March 25, 2025 • 7 mins
Guest host James Lott JR talks about Dana Indiana! 
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Episode 69- Other War Correspondents Like Ernie Pyle

March 11, 2025 • 7 mins
CEO of JLJ media guest hosts, James Lott Jr and talks about collegues of Ernie Pyle! 
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Episode 68- The Army That Never Was with Taylor Downing

February 25, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode I spoke with Taylor Downing about his latest book " The Army that Never Was: George S. Patton and the Deception of Operation Fortitude ".On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast of England to the men of the U.S. Army where he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans.
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Episode 67- 6 Reasons To Go to Ernie Pyle WWII Museum

February 4, 2025 • 8 mins
Guest host and CEO of JLJ Media talks about Reasons To Go to Ernie Pyle WWII Museum.
erniepyle.org
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Episode 66- Publishing History books with Ted Savas

January 28, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode we spoke with Ted Savas (Managing Director) of Savas and Beatie (https://www.savasbeatie.com/).  Ted spoke to us today regarding what it takes to pitch a idea regarding a history subject matter.
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Episode 65- 5 Ways Ernie Pyle Changed The Journalism World

December 10, 2024 • 10 mins
Guest Host James Lott Jr, CEO of JLJ Media,  talks about the 5 Ways Ernie Pyle Changed The Journalism World.
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Episode 64- MacArthur Reconsidered with author James Ellman

November 19, 2024 • 21 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author James Ellman about his book "MacArthur Reconsidered". One of America's most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur’s rise through the U.S. Army’s ranks was meteoric. 
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Episode 63- Washington's Marines with Major General Jason Q. Bohm

November 11, 2024 • 20 mins
In this episode, I spoke with Major General Jason Q. Bohm regarding his book "Washington's Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution 1775-1777".  The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps’ humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution.
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Episode 62- Why Ernie Pyle with Guest Host James Lott Jr

October 22, 2024 • 8 mins
Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about Ernie Pyle and his discovery of him and his work. erniepye.org
Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is 120 W. Briarwood Ave.
Dana, Indiana 47847
Phone: 765-665-3633
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Episode 61- Inferno with Author Joe Pappalardo

October 8, 2024 • 25 mins
In this episode I spoke with author Joe Pappalardo's regarding his book Inferno tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of World War II, and an unlikely hero who received the Medal of Honor in the midst of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history.
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Episode 60- When The Sea Came Alive

September 24, 2024 • 24 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author Garrett M. Graff about his book "When The Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day".  June 6, 1944—known to us all as D-Day—is one of history’s greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted a little over two months, the surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is one of the most consequential days o...
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Episode 59- When A Californian Goes To The Museum

September 10, 2024 • 10 mins
On this special episode, CEO of JLJ Media travels to Dana Indiana and goes to the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum and he shares his experience.
www.erniepyle.org
765-665-3633
Maple Street, Dana IN 47847
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Episode 58- Short Snorter

August 26, 2024 • 25 mins
In this episode, Museum President Steve Key joins us to discuss the latest item that was donated to the museum.
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Episode 57- Mr Churchill In The White House with Author Robert Schmuhl

August 13, 2024 • 31 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author Robert Schmuhl about his latest book "Mr. Churchill In The White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents." Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depic...
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Episode 56 - The Light of Battle

July 30, 2024 • 26 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author Michel Paradis about his book " The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower". A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history.
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Episode 55- Churchill's D-Day

July 16, 2024 • 23 mins
In this episode, I spoke with Allen Packwood regarding his book "Churchill's D-Day: The British Bulldog's Fateful Hours During The Normandy Invasion". From the world’s greatest collection of his papers comes the genesis, execution, and aftermath of D-Day through the eyes of Winston Churchill himself.
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Episode 54- Worrybird

July 2, 2024 • 24 mins
Utilizing the voices of the B-24 Liberator “Worrybird” and her crew, the heroic and costly story of the air war over Europe unfolds.
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