Episodes

  • Episode 99- Ike and Winston

    Episode 99- Ike and Winston
    Jun 16 2026
    In this episode, I spoke with Jonathan W. Jordan about his "Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and An Extraordinary Friendship". One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 98- G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War

    Episode 98- G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War
    Jun 2 2026
    In this episode I spoke with Paul Dickson about his book "G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War". The language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940. Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's fascination with occupational slang.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 97- "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force".

    Episode 97- "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force".
    May 19 2026
    In this episode I spoke with author Jeff Weiss about his book "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force". Fighting Back is the story of Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who became one of the first fighter pilots in the history of the Israeli Air Force.
    The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana, Indiana!
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    21 mins
  • Episode 96- World War II Indiana Landmarks with Ron May

    Episode 96- World War II Indiana Landmarks with Ron May
    May 5 2026
    In this episode I spoke with Ron May about his book "World War II Indiana Landmarks". World War II Indiana Landmarks features places throughout the state that played significant roles during World War II. Many of these locations memorialize those who fought as well as those who contributed to the war effort.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 95-We Chose Resistance with Margie Bucheit

    Episode 95-We Chose Resistance with Margie Bucheit
    Apr 21 2026
    In this episode I spoke with Margie Bucheit about her book "We Chose Resistance". We Chose Resistance takes readers into the heart of rural France during wartime, where a courageous and poorly armed volunteer "army" stubbornly defies the occupying enemy each day to win back France
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    22 mins
  • Ep 94-The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America

    Ep 94-The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America
    Apr 7 2026
    In this episode, I spoke with author Christopher C. Gorham about his book "The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America". For readers of A Woman of No Importance and Eleanor: A Life, the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and whose influence on American history, from the New Deal to the Cold War and beyond, has never before been told.
    Ernie Pyle museum is located in Dana, IN!
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    21 mins
  • Episode 93- Ernie Pyle's Special Drink

    Episode 93- Ernie Pyle's Special Drink
    Mar 24 2026
    In this episode I spoke with David Chrisinger (author of The Soldier's Truth) about Ernie special drink simple called "44". David explains the story behind the drink.
    Ernie Pyle Museum is located in Dana, IN!
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    35 mins
  • EP 92- Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth

    EP 92- Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
    Mar 10 2026
    In this episode I spoke with Steve Snyder regarding his book "Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth". SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author's father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgian border on February 8,1944.
    Ernie Pyle Museum is in Dana, IN!
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    20 mins