Ep. 118 Charles McGee

It's time for another trip to old Nippon, dear listeners. But this time we're talking about some Japanese stuff we haven't done yet, the Yakuza. Kazuo Taoka was known as "the Godfather of Godfathers," and looks the way he did, which is basically straight out of central casting fo ...  Show more

Friends, Romans, lend me your ears! Or something like that anyway. Today we're headed back to good ol' proto Italy to talk about Marcus Licinius Crassus, a dude that did a lot of shit but wound up overshadowed anyways. Also, he was kind of a dickhead so I don't feel too bad about ...  Show more

Today I chat with award-winning journalist and historian, Carl Molesworth. We discuss the story of Bill Reed a fighter ace with flew with the legendary Flying Tigers in China during WWII.Support the show and visit our sponsor www.legacy-collectibles.com Legacy Collectibles on You ...  Show more

January 11, 2022. Lt. Col. James Harvey arrives at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada for the first time in 73 years. He’s there to accept a plaque celebrating the last time he was there—for the Air Force’s first ever weapons competition. Back then, Harvey and the other Tuskegee Air ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard “Dick” Bong was a hero in an era of heroes. Here’s the History Guy with the story. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener f ...  Show more

0:00:00 - Opening 

0:05:09 - Jim Kunkle.  WWII Army Air Forces Fighter Pilot.

0:50:19 - Capt. Charlie Plumb. 

0:59:03 - Jim Kunkle gets shot down.

1:10:52 - Jim's recovery and aftermath.

1:37:51 - Jim and Charlie Link up.

1:46:05 - ...