Longest War Podcast (Ep04) – Michaela Diallo

Michaela Diallo | Pennsylvania Air National Guard   On episode 4 of Longest War, the podcast of VBC’s Post-9/11 Veterans Storytelling Project, we have an in-depth conversation with Michaela Diallo of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, about joining the Reserves, deploying to Manas AFB in Kyrgyzstan, helping veterans through PA Serves, racism, and being a mom in …

Alle-Kiski Chronicle (Ep05) – Kevin Farkas

Kevin Farkas | Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative   On episode 5 of the podcast, curator Jamie Stoner of the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum talks with Kevin Farkas, founder and executive producer of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative–a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to capture, preserve, and …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 14

The Guys on the Hill | Bernie Pular   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, Korean War veteran Bernie Pular shares a story about receiving the Silver Star medal, as originally told in March 2014 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in Tionesta, …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 31

Herschel Luckinbill | Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club On episode 31 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Vietnam navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club about his growing program sharing veterans stories and giving back to the veterans community.     Madam Speaker, I rise …

Longest War Podcast (Ep03) – Ryan Ahl

Ryan Ahl | Pennsylvania National Guard   On episode 3 of Longest War, the podcast of VBC’s Post-9/11 Veterans Storytelling Project, we have an in-depth conversation with Pa National Guard veteran, Ryan Ahl, about deploying to Iraq as an infantryman, post-traumatic stress, commissioning as an officer, and helping fellow veterans though the VA’s community-based Vet Centers. …

Alle-Kiski Chronicle (Ep04) – Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo

Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo | Tour-Ed Coal Mine and Museum   On episode 4 of the podcast, curator Jamie Stoner of the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum talks with Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo, former coal miners turned public historians and tour guides at Tour-Ed Coal Mine and Museum in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 30

Alex Mena & Fiona Hall | Crew 713: The Men Who Flew The Irishman’s Shanty On episode 30 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with documentary filmmakers Alex Mena and Fiona Hall, producers of Crew 713: The Men Who Flew “The Irishman’s Shanty.”     In May 1944, The Irishman’s Shanty was …

TSVPN guest-produces The Buzz

Kevin Farkas recently guest produced two episodes of “The Buzz,” a weekly entertainment podcast hosted by Scott Tady and Megan Miller of The Beaver County Times.