Galveston Unscripted | Free. Texas History. For All.

About Galveston Unscripted | Free. Texas History. For All.

Galveston’s award winning history podcast. Listen to us transform Galveston into the world’s largest free museum. Be sure to check out the Galveston Unscripted free audio tour at galvestonunscripted.com!

Publisher

Galveston Unscripted | J.R. Shaw

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jul 2021

Latest episode

25 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

144 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jul 2025

   Eddie Janek's Century of Service

   I sit down with Eddie Janek, one of the few living WWII veterans. At just 17 years old and barely 5 feet tall, Eddie stormed the beaches of Peleliu as a beachmaster, later he witnessed atomic bomb tests from just miles away, after that he served again in the Korean War. But his story doesn’t stop with the military, he came home to coach baseball for decades, serve as a county commissioner, and raise a family rooted in service and community. Support the show Galveston Unscripted Digital...

2. 

   7 May 2025

   The Strange Little Island with James Valentino

   Lucy Parker Shaw was an early American settler who played a notable role in the development of Galveston, Texas, during the Republic of Texas era. Born in Eastport, Maine, she was the daughter of Jonathan Weston, a prominent local figure. In December 1838, Lucy, her husband Joshua Clark Shaw, and their two-year-old child relocated to Galveston, joining a group of fellow New Englanders seeking new opportunities in the burgeoning republic. James Valentino is the author of From Maine to Galvest...

3. 

   29 Dec 2024

   The Galveston Campaigns: Critical Decisions That Defined The Civil War In Texas

   Ed's New Book: Decisions of the Galveston CampaignsThe Twenty-One Critical Decisions That Defined the Operations: https://utpress.org/title/decisions-of-the-galveston-campaigns/Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/V00bBPQJcLEExploring with Ed around the Strand: https://youtu.be/gUqIEIl9UUgThe Battle of Galveston With Ed Cotham: https://youtu.be/H7vg0FeYS68Ed Cotham's Books: https://www.edcotham.com/Mr. Ed Cotham retired in 2023 as the Chief Investment Officer of the Terry Foundation, the larges...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,312,013

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

54 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

40 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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