A Little History Podcast

Bonus Episode. Interview with Rachel Hartigan

When Amelia Earhart's plane disappeared in 1937, the clues poured in, attracting wild conspiracies about her tragic fate.  Join Patrick as he sits down with the wonderful Rachel Hartigan and discuss her book: "Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life." Rachel has written about everything from the genetics of persimmon trees to the long road to women's suffrage for National Geographic, where she worked as a writer, reporter, and editor from 2012 to 2024. A former editor of the Washington Post's Book World, She also covered education and culture for U.S. News & World Report.   Rachel Hartigan info website: rachelhartiganauthor.com [http://rachelhartiganauthor.com] Instagram: rj_hartigan Threads: rj_hartigan Bluesky: rjhartigan LinkedIn: racheljhartigan

Bonus Ep.Two for Two [1] with guest Madi Gervais (Spill the Mead)

A new segment from A Little History is here!   Two For Two brings four wild stories from any point in history into an easy to listen episode. Patrick’s guest for this first episode is Madi Gervais from Spill the Mead. Join us as Patrick and Madi get stuck into:   The Battle of Halys (Battle of the Eclipse) 585 BCE Minamoto no Tametomo – 1139 AD Akhenaten – 14th Century BCE The Battle of Den Helder 1795   Get in touch if you have any ideas for topics that want us to cover!   You can check out the goings on a Spill the Mead by hitting up: https://linkpop.com/spillthemead [https://linkpop.com/spillthemead]

No Place To Fight A War (Article Read)

We're proud to announce that Patrick has recorded the article published in the Spring edition of In Command 2025. In "No Time To Fight A War," Patrick discusses the harrowing Kokoda Trail Campaign in the Pacific theatre during 1942. He focuses on the challenges that the Allied and Japanese forces faced in this extreme region of Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 This is paired with Patrick's experience of hiking this historic track personally back in 2006. Hit up the link and check this article out in In Command's 2025 Spring edition: LINK IN BIO https://www.flipsnack.com/66889EAA9F7/in-command-spring-2025/full-view.html For all other In Command publications visit: https://incommandmag.com

The 13th Warrior Movie Review

One extra goody to round out 2025! Patrick had the extreme pleasure of sitting down with Jamie (Jammy History), Madi (Spill The Mead), and TK (For The Love Of History). They took a look at the 1999 action adventure, The 13th Warrior.  The "A Little Love for Jammy & Mead" gang delve into this 90s flop, that deserved a little bit better. Join us for a lot of laughs, and a ton of fun!   And once you're done listening to this (and your love affair with Herger the Joyous), check out our guests' shows via the links below:   The Jammy History Podcast https://thejammyhistorypodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://thejammyhistorypodcast.buzzsprout.com/]   Spill the Mead https://linkpop.com/spillthemead [https://linkpop.com/spillthemead]   For the Love of History https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_historypodcast/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_historypodcast/?hl=en]   https://www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com/about [https://www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com/about]   https://youtube.com/@ForTheLoveofHistorypod [https://youtube.com/@ForTheLoveofHistorypod]   https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=1f813135bad1471c [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=1f813135bad1471c]   https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-womens/id1506003489?l=en-US [https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-womens/id1506003489?l=en-US]

Napoleon Movie Review

A Little Cloak & Jammy Movie Review is back! And we're coming for another Ridley Scott flick. This time, the much anticipated 2023 historical bio-pic, Napoleon. Staring Joaquin Phoenix & Vanessa Kirby.  Join us and laugh along as we discuss the good, and bad (there's a fair bit of that), in this missed opportunity of a film.     Oh, and obviously check out Will, Patrick (other Patrick) and Jamie's shows by following the links below:   Cloak & Dagger Podcast https://linktr.ee/cloakanddaggerpodcast [https://linktr.ee/cloakanddaggerpodcast]   The Jammy History Podcast https://thejammyhistorypodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://thejammyhistorypodcast.buzzsprout.com/]