Argot: Audio Short Story Collection – Episode 13

I Have the Original Story | Jack Rominger   On this episode of Argot: Audio Short Stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection, we hear a Japanese story.  Jack Rominger shares a story originally told on June 19, 2011 to the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative in O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania.  This audio …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 29

Joe Todd | Oklahoma Veterans Oral History   On episode 29 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with veterans oral historian Joe Todd.  Recorded July 16, 2016. Host: Kevin Farkas.  Audiography: Kevin Farkas.     Joe Todd of Bartlesville, Oklahoma has been carefully recording and preserving the stories of veterans for …

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 …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 27

Bob Rivers WWII Reenactor and Living Historian   On episode 27 of  Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with WWII reenactor and living historian, Bob Rivers of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.  Recorded May 11, 2016. Host: Kevin Farkas, with Bryan Chemini. Audiography: Kevin Farkas.     Bob Rivers is a civilian, but he …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 26

Lou Baczewski Louch: A Simple Man’s True Story of War, Survival, Life, and Legacy   On episode 26 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Lou Baczewski, author of Louch: A Simple Man’s True Story of War, Survival, Life, and Legacy. Recorded April 16, 2016. Hosts: Kevin Farkas, Todd DePastino, with Bryan …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 25

Valerie DeFazio-Vacula The Italian Campaign: The Forgotten War On episode 25 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we have a conversation with Valerie DeFazio-Vacula, author of The Italian Campaign: The Forgotten War – a true-life account of the experiences of Pittsburgh WWII veteran, Albert DeFazio.  Recorded March 19, 2016. Hosts: Kevin Farkas, Todd DePastino, with Bryan …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 24

Brad Hoopes | World War II Veterans Memories  On Episode 24 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast,  we have a conversation with Brad Hoopes, award-winning author, oral historian, and founder of the Northern Colorado Veteran History Project.   Brad Hoopes lives in northern Colorado.  He’s just an ordinary guy, he admits.  But he’s on an …

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 …