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 79- Happy 125th Birthday Ernie!

August 3, 2025 • 12 mins
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Episode 78- Art of Leadership Patton

July 22, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author William Nester on his book "General George S. Patton and the Art of Leadership: One of America’s Greatest Ever Generals". For General George S. Patton, “Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it—but I’ll be damned if I can define it. Probably it consists in knowing what you want to do and then doing it and getting mad if anyone steps in the way. Self-confidence and leadership are twin...
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Episode 77- Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation's Michael Brainard

July 8, 2025 • 46 mins
Co Hosting for the 1st time, JLJ and Doug Hess speak with Actor/Writer/Producer and Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation Board Member Michael Brainard. He has a Substack which is compiling and archiving and releasing to the public, the Complete Works of Ernie Pyle. goto michaelbrainard.substack.com
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Episode 76- Nothing But Courage

June 17, 2025 • 22 mins
Doug Hess is the host!
Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is in Dana Indiana! 
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Episode 75- Joe's War Record

June 3, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode, I spoke with Joe Sentell and Steve Maddox regarding the movie "Joe's War Record" that Joe and Steve cowrote. Doug Hess is the host! 
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Episode 74- Tuskegee Airmen with author Samuel de Korte

May 20, 2025 • 19 mins
In this episode, I spoke with author Samuel de Korte about his book "Tuskegee Airmen: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow". During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad.
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Episode 73- Guest of Adolf with author Michael H. Zang

May 6, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode I spoke with author Michael H. Zang regarding his book "Guest of Adolf". Ernest Virgil Focht was born and brought up in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in April 1941 and assigned to the 105th Infantry Battalion (Anti-Tank). After training he participated in the Carolina Maneuvers. The National Guard unit was redesignated as the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion, being depl...
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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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