Podcast
The Unsung Podcast
Hosted by Jason McGinty · EN
Historical stories. Based takes. More context and tangents than anyone ever wanted. Deep questions of history. Singing the unsung deeds of men.
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The Warriors pt 1: Anabasis
2w ago02:26:46Tap to summarizeWhen an army of Greek mercenaries unwittingly join Cyrus the Younger’s attempt to usurp his brother Artaxerxes as the Great King of Persia, they find themselves in a situation they never bargained for.Show email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Get the Medicine Woman audiobook here.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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Audiobook Announcement: Medicine Woman, by Frank Kidd
Apr 1000:04:54Tap to summarizeGet Frank Kidd’s pulp western adventure novel Medicine Woman now in audiobook form, narrated and produced by me, on your platform of choice:* Audible* Amazon* iTunesFrank Kidd and his publications Pulp West and The Frank and Brady Show. Also check him out at frankkiddauthor.com.Show email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas Live Q&A
Jan 2603:51:01Tap to summarizeThis is a recording of a Substack Live session from January 24, 2026 at 7:30pm central time, which was a live audience Q&A for the American Guerrillas series. Wolliver was gracious enough to come on and co-host. We experienced some technical issues with the original plan and had to switch to StreamYard on the fly, which is why the original link from the show notes of Part 11 wouldn’t have worked if you tried to use it to join. Lessons learned for next time.Wolliver on Substack and his publication, Writings by WolliverAmerican Guerrillas: The Complete SeriesBorder War timelineShow email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 11: Wages of War
Jan 1504:14:22Tap to summarizeMen raised in the fires of the guerrilla war try to make their way in its chaotic aftermath. New heroes of the Missouri secessionists arise out of Reconstruction politics. Legends born out of the war transcend their origins.Frank Kidd and his publication Pulp WestThe Frank and Brady Show and my appearance on it, Episode 10 (w/ guest Jason McGinty): Forrest Carter's Heavy Metal Westerns, Gone to Texas and The Vengeance Trail of Josey WalesQ&A LivestreamAmerican Guerrillas Bibliography and AcknowledgementsSam Colt, the Man Who Won the West (referenced at 40:20)Border War timelineShow email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 10: Hell Followed with Him
Oct 2404:29:23Tap to summarizeBloody Bill Anderson & Co. carve a path of destruction across central Missouri. General Sterling Price rejoins the story and makes one last desperate bid to bring his home state to the Confederacy. And four years of brutal civil war finally come to an end—mostly.My Visit to the Site of the Centralia Massacre (referenced at 2:26:23)Photo of Bill Anderson in death, taken by Dr. Robert B. Kice (referenced at 3:38:15)Border War timelineShow email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 9: Ashes for Ashes
Aug 2103:43:30Tap to summarizeQuantrill’s raid shocks the entire nation as the seeds planted by the Emigrant Aid Society all the way back in 1854 bear their fruit. Ewing enacts brutal measures against the bushwhackers’ civilian support networks in western Missouri. Hordes of former Missouri farm boys complete their degeneration into savages.Black Ibis Social ClubMy appearance on BISCVeterans recreating the rebel yell (16:21)Reenactors recreating the rebel yell (16:59)General Order No. 11 by George Caleb Bingham (referenced at 2:11:53)Border War timelineShow email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 8: The Black Flag
Jul 304:23:34Tap to summarizeRegular Confederate generals make plays to win back control of Missouri, while Quantrill’s guerrillas wage a more personal and private war of their own. Atrocities mount on both sides as Missouri society descends into chaos. Civilians try their best to survive.Pea Ridge maps (referenced at 1:20:25):* Day 1 (March 7)* Day 2 (March 8)Border War timelineShow email: unsung.substack@gmail.comBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 7: Blood on Ice
May 17, 202503:27:40Tap to summarizeIn an extended tangent, we trace the history of a little-known part of the Transmississippi war from its roots in the deep history of the southeastern Indian tribes.Skip to 11:10 to skip the long intro.Border War timelineBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates.Thanks to my brother Zach for arranging and recording the intro music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 6: The Lane Brigade
Mar 1, 202503:19:41Tap to summarizeAfter his victory at Wilson’s Creek, Sterling Price campaigns to win Missouri for the Confederacy. Jim Lane returns to Kansas and raises a brigade of Jayhawkers. John C. Frémont scrambles to recover after the death of Nathaniel Lyon.Border War timelineBecome a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates.Thanks to my brother Zach for arranging and recording the intro music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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American Guerrillas pt 5: The Bull Run of the West
Feb 5, 202503:36:54Tap to summarizeJohn Brown’s trial and execution, and the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, solidify the sectional split and spark civil war. Unionists and secessionists in Missouri scramble for dominance. The first two great battles of the war give the nation an ugly wake-up call.Why the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan and Why it Still Matters Today by Burn These Books (referenced at 2:04:35)Become a paid subscriber at The Unsung Substack for $5/month or $50/year and get access to paid-only content, including the recently released bonus episode of the podcast.One-time donations at PayPal or Venmo.Follow @the_unsung_podcast on Instagram for updates.Thanks to my brother Zach for arranging and recording the intro music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theunsungpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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