The History Pot

Comedian Dean Jernigan is a self-described history addict and overall blabbermouth and a voracious appetite for reading.  He's taken to the podcasting realm to spare anyone he's considers dear and close to him.  Pretty much every friend and family member is sick of hearing about the crap he reads.  So, here he is, word vomiting everything he learns to the abyss.  If you find this pod, I hope you enjoy your time. 

Episodes

Bass Reeves Pt2

Aug 30, 2026

Aug 30, 2026

1 hr 8 min

We return to Bass Reeves the baddest Marshall in US history.  We see a couple examples of frontier police work; one leaves us feeling some shade one should be a movie. Along the way we see warrants served on the craziest named cast of characters l've seen since Roger Rabbit.  Was a woman murdered because she was a state's witness? Or was it because her daughter had heard enough of her mouth? Maybe both! Ride with us this week as we talk law with marshal Reeves.  Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com. Deanjernigancomedy.com. Host Dean Jernigan

Aug 30, 2026

1 hr 8 min

Bass Reeves Pt1

Aug 15, 2026

Aug 15, 2026

52 min

We are talking the Old West today on the HP!  In particular US Marshalls in Indian Territory and the legendary Bass Reeves.  Runaway slave turned Marshall, he served his time in the most dangerous federal precinct that ever existed.  He not only survived it but he thrived, all time GOAT candidate!  DeanJerniganComedy@gmail.com, Deanjernigancomedy.com 
 
    

Aug 15, 2026

52 min

Jul 31, 2026

1 hr 8 min

We are back with Caesar again this week.  We talk his early politics and our guy becomes a war hero!  Caesar hits the law courts like Matlock.....except he loses, so NOT like Matlock.  We got College dreams and pirates bloody pirates in this action packed episode as we travel BACK to ancient Rome.  Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com, Deanjernigancomedy.com, 

Jul 31, 2026

1 hr 8 min

Jul 18, 2026

56 min

We finish up our adventures with Dr America himself, LtCol Stuart Alexander!  We find out how he solves this little problem without triggering a massive chemical exchange between warring powers.  Along the way he get's into a Facebook battle with Winston Churchill himself, and is warned he might be court martialed.  Kara from the HobbyHoeClub joins us again. You can find Kara where all the OFFICIAL hobbyhoes hangout.  Deanjernigancomedy.com , Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com 
 
Enjoy

Jul 18, 2026

56 min

Jul 3, 2026

52 min

Kara, the headmistress of the Hobby Hoe Club joins us again as we continue the story of Alexander and the incident at Bari.  In this episode we cover the terrible aftermath of the attack and the mysterious symptoms that require that expert opinion of DR AMERICA!  We also take a short side quest to learn about his formidable girlfriend Bernice "Bunny" Wilber. You can reach the show by emailing Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com. Deanjernigancomedy.com
Kara is on TikToc Kara.hobbyhoeclub  

Jul 3, 2026

52 min

Jun 17, 2026

1 hr 10 min

Host Dean Jernigan welcomes guest Kara Bultman of the Hobby Hoe Club, as he introduces a WWII medical story tied to the origins of chemotherapy, stemming from a poison-gas-related accident the government tried to conceal. The episode sets the scene in Bari, Italy, in 1943 lax blackout conditions and a party atmosphere before a surprise German air raid devastated the harbor, destroyed ships and cargo, caused thousands of casualties. Dean then profiles Lt. Col. Stuart Francis Alexander, a young physician recruited into Chemical Warfare Services, or should we say DOCTOR AMERICA!  Possibly THE most accomplished American to ever wear a uniform. DeanJernigancomedy.com , Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com
Kara Bultman TikToc Hobbyhoeclub/ insta officailhobbybhoeclub
 

Jun 17, 2026

1 hr 10 min

Jun 3, 2026

1 hr 1 min

In episode three of The History Pot, the host finishes the Jugurthine War, framing Rome’s struggle as a “Vietnam”-style guerrilla conflict. Massiva’s bid for Numidia is cut short when Jugurtha has him assassinated in Rome, leading to Jugurtha’s expulsion and renewed war. Spurius Albinus leaves his brother Aulus in command; Aulus disastrously pursues Jugurtha, is trapped, surrenders, and his army is humiliated under the yoke. Quintus Caecilius Metellus restores discipline, defeats Jugurtha in battle. Marius wins the consulship, reforms recruitment by enlisting the poor with state-supplied gear and retirement promises, campaigns harshly, and with Sulla negotiates King Bocchus’s betrayal: Jugurtha is delivered in chains, taken to Rome, paraded in triumph, and ceremonially strangled.  Host Dean Jernigan.  Deanjernigancomedy.com , Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com 

Jun 3, 2026

1 hr 1 min

May 24, 2026

1 hr 6 min

Dean Journeagan hosts episode two of The History Pot on the Jugurthine War, a North African conflict in Numidia that helped spark rivalry between Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla. He outlines Numidia’s geography and its famed light cavalry, then traces the royal succession after Massinissa: Micipsa raises his nephew Jugurtha.  Sensing a snake in the grass, he sends Juggurtha to war hopefully never to return!  When he does return, he tries to contain His famous nephew by dividing the kingdom among Jugurtha and his sons Adherbal and Hiempsal. Jugurtha murders one and sends the other on the run.  Acient family fued at it's worse!  Consul Bestia arrives but accepts Jugurtha’s surrender and a sweetheart deal, leaving Jugurtha king; the episode ends with claimant Massiva courting future consul Albinus.  Host Dean Jernigan.  Deanjernigancomedy@gmail.com 

May 24, 2026

1 hr 6 min

May 19, 2026

44 min

Comedian and self-proclaimed "not an expert" Dean Jernigan kicks off The History Pod by diving into the fascinating — and often overlooked — early years of Julius Caesar. Before Caesar became one of history's most iconic figures, he was a teenager from Rome's poorest neighborhood, navigating civil wars, political assassinations, and a priest appointment designed to derail him.

May 19, 2026

44 min

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