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 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 10

John Bailey | Duty, Courage, Honor: The Alle-Kiski Valley Goes to War   ABOUT THIS EPISODE On Episode 10 we talk with John Bailey, documentarian , veteran interviewer, and producer of Duty, Courage, Honor: The Alle-Kiski Valley Goes to War. In 2013, New Kensington native John Bailey debuted the first volume of “Duty, Courage, Honor,” …

Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Episode 09

Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln | A Sentimental Journey   ABOUT THIS EPISODE On Episode 9 we talk with Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln, author of A Sentimental Journey, produced as an audiobook by the Vetern Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative. Interspersed with the author’s comments and historical data, Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln’s four volume audiobook recreates a vivid picture of the WWII …