Season 4 Finale Audience Q&A with Jon Parshall - Episode 442

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.8 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

This is the last episode for Season 4, and as such, we wanted to do a Q&A to wrap up another great run of episodes. Seth and Bill are joined by good buddies Jon Parshall and Shawn Bergstrom as the foursome goes through some of your questions to wrap up the season. Radar directed naval gunfire, Admiral Ernest King, oral histories, racism in the Pacific war, the American Home Front and much more are talked about this week in the lively discussion. It's always fun when you mix friends and a little bit of booze, as well as repeated appearances by Seth's German Shepherd Gunther. Check it out as we get ready for Season 5...oh...and we do a big reveal. Shhhhh. #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 442 of the unauthorized History of the Pacific War podcast.
0:22.3	My name is Seth Pyrton, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:26.2	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toaddy,
0:29.6	former skipper of the Fast Sucetex submarine U.S.S. Indianapolis, Commonwealth,
0:32.4	Commonwealth, Southern Marines, Warden 3 in Pearl Harbor, and many others, how are you this Friday at 1541 bill it's 1641 where
0:41.2	i am set in the east coast and i want to i'm doing fine and i want to push my friend michelle
0:47.2	assad's new book getting off the ex michelle and her husband were both CIA agents cia agents
0:53.6	and this book is about making sure that you're not
0:57.0	at the place where the bomb blows up. And it's a fascinating story. They worked in Iraq for a long time.
1:06.0	And if you want to read a good book, this is the one to get about nothing to do with the World War II, Seth,
1:11.8	but modern day anti-terrorist operations is one of the best.
1:15.4	Sounds cool to me. Sounds cool to me.
1:17.7	With us as usual is our good buddy,
1:20.4	John Partial, historian John Partial. How are you this fine
1:23.3	Friday afternoon, John?
1:25.3	I'm well.
1:26.7	You're better now.
1:30.4	You don't sound well, John.
1:34.0	It's going to be fine.
1:35.1	It's all going to be fine.
1:36.3	It's going to get better.
1:37.7	It's all gravy, baby.
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