Longest War Podcast (Ep02) – Jim Yauger

Jim Yauger | Soundtrack of the Global War on Terror   On episode 2 of Longest War, the podcast of VBC’s Post-9/11 Veterans Storytelling Project, we have an in-depth conversation with Army veteran of Iraq, Jim Yauger, about the music that inspired, motivated, and comforted the troops on the front lines.  Explicit language/content.     The Global …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 28

Cyndy Carrington Miller | Iwo Jima Album   On episode 28 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Cyndy Carrington Miller, author of Iwo Jima Album: Photographs and Memories of Staff Sgt. Ralph J. Carrington, US Army Air Force, 1943-1945.  Recorded June 18, 2016. Host: Kevin Farkas.  Audiography: Kevin Farkas.     Ralph …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 05

Bayonet | Jack Watson   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Jack Watson shares a story originally told on January 7, 2015 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  This audio short story is engineered and produced by Kevin Farkas …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 04

No Such Thing | Rick Witherell   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Rick Witherell shares a story about his deployment to Iraq, chemical warfare, and the lasting effects of Gulf War Syndrome.   Rick Witherell of Tionesta, Pennsylvania served in the Army at the end …

TSVPN executive producer Kevin Farkas guests on The Podcast Engineering Show

“My guest is Kevin Farkas, founder and executive producer of Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative, and founder of The Social Voice Podcast Network (TSVPN). We discuss his podcasting equipment and workflow, including Zoom F8, RE 320, Internet Archive, digital recorders, Blubrry, Presonus V2 Tube Preamp, and more.  We also go DEEP into the …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 03

The Wedding | Kathleen Short   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Kathleen Short shares a story originally told on June 3, 2013 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This audio short story is engineered and produced by Kevin Farkas.   …