The Antietam and Beyond Podcast
Hosted by John Banks and Tom McMillan · Tom McMillan and John Banks
4.7from 77 ratings
- 67
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 77
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Antietam and Beyond Podcast
Authors John Banks and Tom McMillan dive deep into the Battle of Antietam — September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day in American history — as well as into the 1862 Maryland Campaign and other Civil War topics. Join these longtime journalists, who, along with their guests, share stories, knowledge and much more about the battle and the most compelling period in American history.
- Publisher
- Tom McMillan and John Banks
- Category
- education · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 21 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 67 episodes have a transcript.
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Travel the National Road, a Civil War artery, with author Brady Crytzer
30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Gettysburg Campaign's final fight: George Franks on Falling Waters
10 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Guide Scott Kenepp explores Antietam photos, monuments and battlefield history
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Travel the National Road, a Civil War artery, with author Brady Crytzer
Published 21 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then people rediscover the National Road up in the mountains. Oh, there's this highway we forgot about. It's overgrown. There's snakes and bears. And they repave the National Road one more time. And it becomes Route 40, as we know it today. And it's been there ever since. But It did get lost in that railroad boom period from the Civil War, really, until about 1910. The book is The National Road, and in it, Brady Kreitzer writes about a man named William Henry Riding, who in November of 1878 sets out, to write a book on what happened to the National Pike. The old National Pike was the name of the story for Harper's New Monthly Magazine. […]
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- Brady Crytzer
- George Franks
- Scott Kenepp
- Tom Clemens
- Sarah Kay Bierle
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 51 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 26 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 82
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts The Antietam and Beyond Podcast?
John Banks and Tom McMillan host the show. Published by Tom McMillan and John Banks.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Antietam and Beyond Podcast take guests?
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