February 4, 2025 • 8 mins
Guest host and CEO of JLJ Media talks about Reasons To Go to Ernie Pyle WWII Museum.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the Ernie Pile World War Two Museum podcast
here on jail J Media. I am guest host and
see of jail J Media James Lott Jr. And I've
been to the Ernie Pop Museum several times, even though
I live in Los Angeles, I've been to Data, Indiana
and shout out to all of them that are there
and who run it and work it and keep it going.
(00:23):
And I've been talking about on my episodes of the
show because our regular host Doug Hats who we love,
does it normally, but I've come and done some guest
spots over the years, and I used to talk about
the real positive effects of Ernie Pile on journalism and
you know and everything, And so I decided to make
(00:44):
this episode about why should go to the museum. I
know it's a small town. It's in Dana, Diana's it's
near the border of Illinois and Indiana. It's a small
Town's a great little restaurant in the corner that's good
that I went to recently. And it's just it's if
(01:05):
you're a journalist, if you're in the World War Two,
if you're in the war history, if you're into small towns.
I just think it's such a it's just a it's
a cute it's a cute treat if you're driving through
or going to be in that area. I don't know,
but I like it, and I think you should make
the pilgrimage because what you can do is there are
(01:28):
major cities nearby. I mean there's Terra Hoe, Indiana, Minneapolis,
Chicago's a couple hours away. So you can literally go
to one of those cities and do a lot of
sight seeing there. Of course, there see a little day
trip drive on down, just a couple of hours, drive
on down and go there. So for me, I just
want to give you six reasons to consider visiting there
(01:53):
any Pile Museum in dan In, Niana, in addition to
just be saying you should come on down. But here's
the reasons to go. I mean, if it's making it,
like I said, making it a dature making a pilgrimage,
one learn about a legendary journalist. Ernie Pile was one
of the America's most famous world coorse binders. During World
War Two. He won the Puellistur in nineteen forty four.
(02:14):
He really did report from the front lines and gave
people at home every day, sold your life, and it
was very vivid. It was very passionate, very heartfelt. So
learn about it. You can learn about it because you
really see the stuff, which includes number two exploring the
(02:37):
actual authentic artifacts. It showcases personal items, letters, those recentle letters, photographs,
wartime memorabilia related to Pile's work. It really gives you
an immersive experience in context when you're there about World
War II, when you see actually where like one of
(02:59):
the places likest like how foxhole type thing. You see
how small it is, how I had to fit in
there and talk to people. It's a trip singing in person.
It's a trip singing in person, which leads to number three,
which is you're immersing yourself in local history. So data
is is this hometown is Pile's hometown. And I actually
(03:19):
will be showing some videos of my channel channel J
Media on YouTube. I went to some of his family's
gravesites and I'll show those in there. But there's it
gives you, you know, it just gives you a glimpse.
I mean the house itself, that the that the museum
is in. It gives you a real glimpse of rural Indiana.
(03:42):
And it's two parts. So they're like there's the house
that there's like the museum. It's a museum. The house
is a museum, but also there's another part to you,
it's like home war. That's kind of how it looks,
and so that's what's kind of fun about it. But
it's very small town, uh, which leads them before which
is uh. There are many many interactive exhibits. You can
(04:06):
listen to stuff. You can there's a video they show you.
It's really quick. You watch that. It gives you just
some deeper insight into a Pile's writing process, of your writer,
the writing process, and just and it just really shows
you the impact of his of him on American public life. Five.
(04:29):
It's just very unique. It's like it's like it's like,
as you said, if you tell somebody, I went to
a world, I went to Earny Pot Museum and then Indiana,
there's a story right there, like how do you get there?
Where is it? Where's Dana, what's going on? And you
can say, what's this thing that's just like this museum
that shows that showcases the viewpoint of this on the
(04:53):
ground correspondent. The museum is set up and Ernie Pile
the way he is. U uh, it's very human. I
would say it over and all again. It's not it's
not so much a tradition. It's not this traditionally cold
military narrative or political narrative. It's very not political either.
Just you go there, but you're seeing how you grew
(05:13):
up and how he worked. This it's all it is.
And at least number six, it honors his legacy and journalism.
You know, so I say, like I said earlier, Roorq
buff history Buff. You're a journalism student. You know, just
any just you know, it carres my small town life.
I think it's I think it's just such a it's
a fun thing to do. So al Goy's six things
(05:38):
again really quick. It's to learn about learn about Repile,
He's a legend. Explore true authentic artifacts from that time period.
They just they just gained something much too long ago.
Last year they had fatiblon there. Three. Immerse yourself in
local history Dan Indiana. As I say you as a
restaurant right across the street, it's really good engaged and
(05:59):
I had the best and bacon. I'll tell you how
the best engage in your active exhibits. You can do
a few things and watch the video and stuff. Five
get a unique perspective on World War two and six
honor his legacy, and it's a legacy of journalism. I
went to college where a journalism minor, a miner in journalism.
(06:19):
I've been writing my whole life. I love writing. I
can't even imagine writing in war, during war, wartime and stuff.
I just admired that so much people can do that,
and I did again. I said it before. I did
not know who Ernie Pyle was until Duke has brought
his name to my attention. And I know they They
(06:42):
the folks that kind of laughed because I came in
there so excited to be there and see something I
would have never seen before. I love unique experiences, and
even though I'm not a war enthusiast, I do. I
do like journalism and writing. So that's so just say
for years. You don't have to be a warn enthusiast
(07:02):
either to go there. There is a lot to be
said about the about about journalism there and his style.
You learn about his style, and they sell books of
his which I bought. They saw other grandmother that thinks
this cookbook they sell stuff there not that experensive either.
I was like to me, the support. I bought a
couple of things. Uh, the supports the cause and you know,
(07:25):
book a tour, go in there, driving by and say
you're coming on down, go check it out the Ernie
Pyle Oris Museums in Dana, Indiana. Uh on a description,
I'll tell you where to actually you find all this stuff.
I'm James lot Jr. Thanks for listening to this podcast.
It's been going on for several years now and we
are on every other Tuesday, so twice about twice the
(07:49):
three times a month we're on every other Tuesday. So
when we listened to this one count to more Tuesdays
and we're back with that episode, which would which would
be episode ode sixty eight is episode sixty seven. But
every two weeks we come out and with a new episodes,
and normally it is Doug Hesse for h Goose Feed
Productions who takes care of that. But I'm James Lott Junior.
(08:13):
Thanks for listening and check out other episodes like subscribe, comment, Bye,
Welcome to the Ernie Pile World War Two Museum podcast
here on jail J Media. I am guest host and
see of jail J Media James Lott Jr. And I've
been to the Ernie Pop Museum several times, even though
I live in Los Angeles, I've been to Data, Indiana
and shout out to all of them that are there
and who run it and work it and keep it going.
(00:23):
And I've been talking about on my episodes of the
show because our regular host Doug Hats who we love,
does it normally, but I've come and done some guest
spots over the years, and I used to talk about
the real positive effects of Ernie Pile on journalism and
you know and everything, And so I decided to make
(00:44):
this episode about why should go to the museum. I
know it's a small town. It's in Dana, Diana's it's
near the border of Illinois and Indiana. It's a small
Town's a great little restaurant in the corner that's good
that I went to recently. And it's just it's if
(01:05):
you're a journalist, if you're in the World War Two,
if you're in the war history, if you're into small towns.
I just think it's such a it's just a it's
a cute it's a cute treat if you're driving through
or going to be in that area. I don't know,
but I like it, and I think you should make
the pilgrimage because what you can do is there are
(01:28):
major cities nearby. I mean there's Terra Hoe, Indiana, Minneapolis,
Chicago's a couple hours away. So you can literally go
to one of those cities and do a lot of
sight seeing there. Of course, there see a little day
trip drive on down, just a couple of hours, drive
on down and go there. So for me, I just
want to give you six reasons to consider visiting there
(01:53):
any Pile Museum in dan In, Niana, in addition to
just be saying you should come on down. But here's
the reasons to go. I mean, if it's making it,
like I said, making it a dature making a pilgrimage,
one learn about a legendary journalist. Ernie Pile was one
of the America's most famous world coorse binders. During World
War Two. He won the Puellistur in nineteen forty four.
(02:14):
He really did report from the front lines and gave
people at home every day, sold your life, and it
was very vivid. It was very passionate, very heartfelt. So
learn about it. You can learn about it because you
really see the stuff, which includes number two exploring the
(02:37):
actual authentic artifacts. It showcases personal items, letters, those recentle letters, photographs,
wartime memorabilia related to Pile's work. It really gives you
an immersive experience in context when you're there about World
War II, when you see actually where like one of
(02:59):
the places likest like how foxhole type thing. You see
how small it is, how I had to fit in
there and talk to people. It's a trip singing in person.
It's a trip singing in person, which leads to number three,
which is you're immersing yourself in local history. So data
is is this hometown is Pile's hometown. And I actually
(03:19):
will be showing some videos of my channel channel J
Media on YouTube. I went to some of his family's
gravesites and I'll show those in there. But there's it
gives you, you know, it just gives you a glimpse.
I mean the house itself, that the that the museum
is in. It gives you a real glimpse of rural Indiana.
(03:42):
And it's two parts. So they're like there's the house
that there's like the museum. It's a museum. The house
is a museum, but also there's another part to you,
it's like home war. That's kind of how it looks,
and so that's what's kind of fun about it. But
it's very small town, uh, which leads them before which
is uh. There are many many interactive exhibits. You can
(04:06):
listen to stuff. You can there's a video they show you.
It's really quick. You watch that. It gives you just
some deeper insight into a Pile's writing process, of your writer,
the writing process, and just and it just really shows
you the impact of his of him on American public life. Five.
(04:29):
It's just very unique. It's like it's like it's like,
as you said, if you tell somebody, I went to
a world, I went to Earny Pot Museum and then Indiana,
there's a story right there, like how do you get there?
Where is it? Where's Dana, what's going on? And you
can say, what's this thing that's just like this museum
that shows that showcases the viewpoint of this on the
(04:53):
ground correspondent. The museum is set up and Ernie Pile
the way he is. U uh, it's very human. I
would say it over and all again. It's not it's
not so much a tradition. It's not this traditionally cold
military narrative or political narrative. It's very not political either.
Just you go there, but you're seeing how you grew
(05:13):
up and how he worked. This it's all it is.
And at least number six, it honors his legacy and journalism.
You know, so I say, like I said earlier, Roorq
buff history Buff. You're a journalism student. You know, just
any just you know, it carres my small town life.
I think it's I think it's just such a it's
a fun thing to do. So al Goy's six things
(05:38):
again really quick. It's to learn about learn about Repile,
He's a legend. Explore true authentic artifacts from that time period.
They just they just gained something much too long ago.
Last year they had fatiblon there. Three. Immerse yourself in
local history Dan Indiana. As I say you as a
restaurant right across the street, it's really good engaged and
(05:59):
I had the best and bacon. I'll tell you how
the best engage in your active exhibits. You can do
a few things and watch the video and stuff. Five
get a unique perspective on World War two and six
honor his legacy, and it's a legacy of journalism. I
went to college where a journalism minor, a miner in journalism.
(06:19):
I've been writing my whole life. I love writing. I
can't even imagine writing in war, during war, wartime and stuff.
I just admired that so much people can do that,
and I did again. I said it before. I did
not know who Ernie Pyle was until Duke has brought
his name to my attention. And I know they They
(06:42):
the folks that kind of laughed because I came in
there so excited to be there and see something I
would have never seen before. I love unique experiences, and
even though I'm not a war enthusiast, I do. I
do like journalism and writing. So that's so just say
for years. You don't have to be a warn enthusiast
(07:02):
either to go there. There is a lot to be
said about the about about journalism there and his style.
You learn about his style, and they sell books of
his which I bought. They saw other grandmother that thinks
this cookbook they sell stuff there not that experensive either.
I was like to me, the support. I bought a
couple of things. Uh, the supports the cause and you know,
(07:25):
book a tour, go in there, driving by and say
you're coming on down, go check it out the Ernie
Pyle Oris Museums in Dana, Indiana. Uh on a description,
I'll tell you where to actually you find all this stuff.
I'm James lot Jr. Thanks for listening to this podcast.
It's been going on for several years now and we
are on every other Tuesday, so twice about twice the
(07:49):
three times a month we're on every other Tuesday. So
when we listened to this one count to more Tuesdays
and we're back with that episode, which would which would
be episode ode sixty eight is episode sixty seven. But
every two weeks we come out and with a new episodes,
and normally it is Doug Hesse for h Goose Feed
Productions who takes care of that. But I'm James Lott Junior.
(08:13):
Thanks for listening and check out other episodes like subscribe, comment, Bye,
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