We’ve all been transported into the past by a special book, place or person. On the History Author Show, host Dean Karayanis and a team of correspondents bring you the people who build the time machines.
History Author Show
Claim This Podcastby Dean Karayanis
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269 episodes
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We’ve all been transported into the past by a special book, place or person. On the History Author Show, host Dean Karayanis and a team of correspondents bring you the people who build the time machines.
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8/2/2015
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Recent Episodes
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March 16, 2026
Irene Levy Baker — Cheers to McGillin’s: Philly’s Oldest Tavern
<p><a href="http://amazon.com/gp/product/1680980688/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1680980688&linkCode=as2&tag=hisautsho-20&linkId=LSAVETW5ZEFAA4QF"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7785" src="https://historyauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/McGillins-200x.png" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><br /> <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/biFpJgj2fg8?si=uxR3FV87hiuixJyR" width="390" height="260" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>March 15, 2026</strong> – We welcome a treasure from the City of Brotherly Love, Irene Levy Baker, back into the Wayback Machine. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, she’s here to discuss <a href="http://amazon.com/gp/product/1680980688/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1680980688&linkCode=as2&tag=hisautsho-20&linkId=LSAVETW5ZEFAA4QF">“Cheers to McGillin’s: Philly’s Oldest Tavern.”</a> She previously joined us to talk about her book, <a href="https://historyauthor.com/levy-baker-100-things-philadelphia/">“100 Things To Do In Philadelphia.”</a> You can find that interview, and my 2016 conversation with the tavernkeeper, <a href="https://historyauthor.com/mcgillins-olde-ale-house-christopher-mullins/">Chris Mullins Sr.</a>, in our archives, and visit <a href="https://mcgillins.com/">McGillins.com</a> for more.</p> <p>McGillin’s, which opened in 1860 — the year President Lincoln was first elected to replace Pennsylvania’s own James Buchanan — and is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia. It survived two global pandemics, two World Wars, the Civil War, economic depressions, a fire, Disco, and 165 years of history.</p> <p>Mentioned in This Episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://historyauthor.com/mcgillins-olde-ale-house-christopher-mullins/">Chris Mullins, Sr. — McGillin’s Olde Ale House</a></li> <li><a href="https://historyauthor.com/levy-baker-100-things-philadelphia/">Irene Levy Baker – 100 Things to Do in Philadelphia Before You Die</a></li> <li><a href="https://historyauthor.com/rafe-bartholomew-two-two-mcsorleys-dad/">Rafe Bartholomew – Two and Two: McSorley’s, My Dad, and Me</a></li> <li><a href="https://historyauthor.com/the-old-76-house-robert-norden/">Robert Norden — The Old ’76 House</a></li> </ul>
February 12, 2026
Jim Logan – Of Saints and Rivers
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