Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – The Social Voice Project

Veteran Voices Podcast (Ep 45): Devin Gallagher

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast March 17, 2022March 18, 2022Comments are Disabled

Veteran Voices Podcast (Ep 45): Devin Gallagher <h2>Sentimental Journey</h2> <img width=”950″ height=”950″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/COVER-VVOHP45-DEVON-GALLAGHER-14kSQ-1024×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> On Episode 45 of <em>Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast</em>, we talk with Pittsburgh-native Devin Gallagher about capturing, preserving, and sharing his grandfather’s WWII experience through audio storytelling. “Sentimental Journey” is the the story of PFC John Frain …

Veteran Voices Podcast (Ep 44): James Van Keuren

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast May 25, 2021March 17, 2022Comments are Disabled

Veteran Voices Podcast (Ep 44): James Van Keuren <h2 style=”text-align: center;”>The School Poisoning Tragedy in Caledonia, Ohio </h2> ABOUT THIS EPISODE On episode 44 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we talk with James Van Keuren about his book, The School Poisoning Tragedy in Caledonia, Ohio, and the tragic but little known story of what …

Black History Month 2021

by TSVPPublic History Matters, TSVP, Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast February 11, 2021February 21, 2021Comments are Disabled

This special sampling from our veterans oral history archive presents the voices, images, and accounts of African-American veterans and others with a Western Pennsylvania connection.

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection (Ep30): Julia Parsons – Top Secret

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast, Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast September 20, 2020June 25, 2021Comments are Disabled

Julia Parsons Top Secret In this episode of the podcast, WWII Navy (WAVES) veteran Julia Parsons of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks about her experiences as a top secret codebreaker during WWII and for decades later until the program was declassified in 1997. Julia Parsons volunteered for the Navy WAVES—“Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service”—in 1942 after …

Argot: Audio Short Story Collection (Ep29): Paul Hanna: There Was Nothing There

by TSVPArgot: Audio Short Stories Podcast, Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast August 6, 2020December 24, 2020Comments are Disabled

Paul Hanna There Was Nothing There In this episode of the podcast, WWII Army veteran Paul Hanna of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks about visiting Hiroshima shortly after the atomic bomb destroyed the city in 1945. Paul Hanna is among the very few Americans to have personally witnessed the atomic aftermath at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Like …

Veteran Voices Podcast (Ep 43): James Van Keuren

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast March 27, 2020March 28, 2020Comments are Disabled

Dr. James Van Keuren WWII POW Camps in Ohio ABOUT THIS EPISODE On episode 43 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we talk with James Van Keuren about his book, World War II POW Camps in Ohio. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents, as well as archival research, Dr. …

Combat Chaplain

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast January 10, 2020February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

Rev. Joseph R. Grosko: In My Own Words By his own admission, the Rev. Joseph R. Grosko of Braddock, Pennsylvania was always breaking the rules and looking for adventure. That’s why his ordination as a Catholic Priest in 1959 and commission as a Navy Chaplain during the Vietnam War were such peculiar life choices …

On Veterans Day: Listen to Their Stories

by TSVPVeteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast November 8, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

On Veterans Day Listen to Their Stories Local Veterans Oral History Recordings Argot: Audio Short Stories Podcast Argot: Audio Short Stories Podcast is a collection of creative story vignettes adapted from The Social Voice Project’s oral history archive. These audio short stories are inspired by actual events. Argot represents some of the most heartfelt …