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War Crimes in Real Time - Waging War on Refugees

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

Hamas didn't parachute into Gaza from another planet. The Islamic Resistance Movement, its leaders and militants are an organic part of a packed po...

JFK: Unsung War Hero

From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO: OCTOBER, 2015

Author William Doyle reads the first of two passages from his book, PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy.....

The Doctors of Nazi Germany (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, a number of Germa...

Bought by WCNY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WTJU, and WXDU

Veterans and Disabilities (Feature)

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

The army is scrambling to recover missing war records from Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the meantime, many veterans struggle to get their disabilit...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXDU

Evicted from the Mountains (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of those...

Bought by WJCT, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WFHB, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Evicted from the Mountains (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of those...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU

Viva Voce and Civil War Selfies (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Today when we vote, we enter a private space, secretly make our choice, and go about our day. But early voting wasn’t just public; it was a raucous...

Bought by WCNY

The Doctors of Nazi Germany (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, German physicians...

Bought by WJCT, KBYS 88.3 FM, WFHB, WTJU, WLIW and more

The Doctors of Nazi Germany (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, German physicians...

Bought by WCNY, global24radio, and WRPI

Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 19th, 1863., Credit: Library of Congress

November 19th, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It’s one of the most iconic speeches in American history, ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMMT, and WRPI

Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from 1919 Red Cross poster, “Facing the Future: Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in the service.”, Credit: Library of Congress

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created thousands of new combat veterans - but what is it like for those soldiers as they return home? How we...

Bought by WMMT, WHRV, WGCU, WLPR , KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

PROMO - Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ...

Bought by WHRV, WUFT, and WLPR

Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: “Save me from my friends!” Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898.

With President Obama making the case for military action against Syria, BackStory takes on the history of humanitarian intervention. What are the o...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, NPR Illinois, WRPI, WMMT and more

Rules of Engagement: Ethics in Warfare [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: The Gatling Gun patent drawing (1865). The gun was patented on May 9, 1865, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Army on August 21, 1866. , Credit: National Archives

Reports that chemical weapons have been used in Syria raise important questions about what is—and is not—an appropriate means of waging war. This w...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Civil War 150th: Why They Fought [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from “Field of Gettysburg” by T. Ditterline, 1863 , Credit: Library of Congress

The Battle of Gettysburg took place 150 years ago this week – the bloodiest of the Civil War. Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers were kill...

Bought by WUFT, WLPR , WOUB, WTJU, and WMMT

From Combat to College

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

With the end of the War in Iraq, tens of thousands of soldiers have returned home, and many of them are going to college. But the transition to aca...

Bought by WCNY, KVSC, WCWP, and WTJU

Civil War 150th: The Road to War [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Constitutional Union Party meeting flyer, 1860, Credit: Perkins Library, Duke University

With the 150th anniversaries of the Battle of Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg coming up, BackStory is re-airing its special series on the Civi...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WLPR , Prairie Public, WEZU and more