Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 23

Erin Ninehouser | Rustbelt Mayberry On episode 23 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Erin Ninehouser of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, photographer, community storyteller, and founder of Rustbelt Mayberry.     “Here everybody has a neighbor, everybody has a friend. Everybody has a reason to begin again…” -Bruce Springsteen Erin Ninehouser loves to …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 22

Todd DePastino | Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front     Todd DePastino says that famed cartoonist, Bill Mauldin, was “a self-described ‘desert rat’ who rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-two, capturing the world of the American combat soldier during WWII.  His cartoon, Willie and Joe, appeared in Stars and Stripes and hundreds of …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 21

Fiona Amundsen | Arsenal of Democracy On our November 2015 episode of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Fiona Amundsen about the construction and meaning of her art installation, Arsenal of Democracy.   During her residency at Pittsburgh’s Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, New Zealand’s Fiona Amundsen will produce an artistic work …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 20

John Barber, Kathy Swazuk, Melissa Marinaro | Memoir, Poetry, and Oral History On Episode 20 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we talk about writing veterans stories with author John Barber,  poet Kathie Swazuk, and oral history curator Melissa Molinaro.     On our October 2015 episode of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 19

Larry Miller | The National WWII Museum   ABOUT THIS EPISODE     ABOUT THE PODCAST   OTHER WAYS TO FIND THE PODCAST   SUPPORT LOCAL HISTORY Let’s keep local history alive for future generations!  If you like our podcast, please help us continue this great educational program–for today and tomorrow.  Show your support by making …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 17

Ian Kath | Your Story: Audio Stories of Interesting Lives   On our September 2015 episode of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Ian Kath, creator and host of Your Story: Audio Stories of Interesting Lives and Create Your Life Story. Recorded July 11, 2015.  Host: Kevin Farkas. Audiography: Kevin …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 16

Paul Zolbrod (Battle Song) | Rene Rosa (A Veteran Affair Educational Center)   On our June 2015 episode of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Paul Zolbrod (Korean War veteran and author of Battle Songs: A Story of the Korean War in Four Movements) and Rene Rosa (co-founder of A Veteran …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 15

Erin Anderson | Oral History and the Veteran Experience ABOUT THIS EPISODE On episode 15 we talk with Erin Anderson, assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts—Boston, about teaching and learning with veterans oral histories in course, Oral History and the Veteran Experience.  Dr. Anderson is also coordinator of the audio tour, South Boston Medal of Honor …