Episodes
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
SPECIAL: Sacred Service for WWI: Ep.# 148
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
SPECIAL: Sacred Service
If you play this episode on 11/11 starting at 10:03:30 am local, the Bells of Peace will toll at 11am exactly.
Episode #148
Host: Theo Mayer
This special episode brings you the sound of World War I Armistice Day Sacred Service, a multi-denominational service honoring the Centennial of the WWI Armistice, from the WWI Centennial Commission in partnership with Washington National Cathedral.
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SPECIAL: First Man Into Germany Ep.# 147
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
SPECIAL: First Man into Germany - And He Did it on a Harley
Episode #147
SPECIAL:
First into Germany: SGT Roy Holtz - And he did it on a Harley
By author Robert Laplander
Read by Host, Theo Mayer
- Introduction | 01:55
- Part 1: Yup, That’s Me! | 03:10
- Part 2: It’s Off to War… | 08:25
- Part 3: Rolling With the Red Arrow! | 14:25
- Part 4: Oh… You’ve GOT to be kidding!? | 20:05
- Part 5: The Real Story Behind the Picture. | 27:10
- Epilog | 32:50
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
WWl Through Many Lenses - Ep.# 146
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
WWl Through Many Lenses
Host: Theo Mayer
- Bells of Peace 2019 - Host | @02:05
- The Cultural Impact of WWI - Dr. Jay Winter | @05:05
- Japan’s Impact on WWI - Dr. Frederick Dickenson | @11:55
- The Impact of WWI on the World - Sir Hugh Strachan | @19:50
- Speaking WWI: Tank - Host | @27:15
- WWI War Tech: Many lenses looking - Host | @28:55
- They Shall Not Grow Old: A vision realized - Brent Burge | @33:10
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Overtures To Peace & Baseball - Ep.#145
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Overtures To Peace & Baseball
Episode #145
Host: Theo Mayer
- Overtures to peace - Host | @01:30
- Atrocities in Syria - Mike Shuster | @08:20
- America Emerges: Sgt. Alvin York - Dr. Edward Lengel | @13:00
- Remembering Veterans: Charles Edward Dilkes - Dr. Virginia Dilkes | @20:45
- Speaking WWI: Teddy Bear Suit - Host | @28:05
- Historian’s Corner: Baseball in WWI - Jim Leeke | @31:20
- 100C/100M: Springdale PA - Mayor Jo Bertoline & Patrick Murray | @37:50
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
October 1918 & The Lost Battalion - Ep.#144
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
October 1918 & The Lost Battalion
Episode #144
Host: Theo Mayer
- October 1918 Overview Roundtable - Dr. Edward Lengel & Katherine Akey | @02:15
- Historians Corner: Lost Battalion - Ron Laplander | @18:25
- Shifting sands and hard fighting - Mike Shuster | @25:10
- Remembering Veterans: Story of John Foster - Mark Foster | @29:40
- US Army CMH WWI Website - Dr. Erik Villard | @35:00
- Spotlight On The Media 1: Dr. Edward Lengel | @40:15
- Spotlight On The Media 2: Lost Battalion Documentary - Mark Fastoso & John King | @42:50
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
FOCUS ON: The New WWI Memorial Ep.#143
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
FOCUS ON: The New WWI Memorial
Episode #143
Host - Theo Mayer
- Announcement: Bells of Peace 2019 | @ 01:10
- NCPC Design approval | @ 03:35
- Why we MUST build this - Terry Hamby | @ 06:20
- If not YOU then WHO? - Edwin Fountain | @ 08:25
- Why a Nat. Memorial in KC and DC? - Dr. Mathew Naylor | @ 11:50
- The Memorial in the Park - Edwin Fountain | @ 14:30
- The International Design Competition - Host | @ 16:40
- “And the Winner is:” - Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard | @ 18:00
- Interpretation & Education - Dr. Libby O’Connell | @ 24:20
- “A Soldier’s Journey” - Sabin Howard | @ 28:35
- Where Tradition and the Future Meet - Sabin Howard | @ 33:45
- Dizzying Parallel Tracks | @ 42:10
- “And the Bronze Metal goes to…” - Steve Maule | @ 44:20
- Final Design - APPROVED - various | @ 51:10
- The First Mile and the Last Mile: Fundraising - Edwin Fountain | @ 53:30
PODCAST NOTES
National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. Design package
http://ww1cc.org/memorial-design
Living Memorial - A Special Introduction
Episode 43 10/25/17 16:28
Episode 133 7/29/19, 17:56
Episode 43 10/25/17 18:23
Episode 105 1/11/19 - 29:50
Episode 105 1/11/19 33:08
Episode 109 2/8/19 31:27
Episode 54. 1/12/18 - 18:36
Episode 111, 2/22/19 20:19
Episode 131 7/13/19 - 15:05
Episode 43 10/25/17 23:15
Sponsors:
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission
The Doughboy Foundation
Production:
Executive Producer: Dan Dayton
Producer & Host: Theo Mayer
Line Producer: Juliette Cowall
Written by: Theo Mayer and David Kramer
Editing:
Mac Nelsen
Tim Crowe
Website support: JL Michaud
Special guests:
Commission Chairman Terry Hamby
Commission Vice-Chair Edwin Fountain
Commissioner Dr. Mathey Naylor
Joe Weishaar
Sabin Howard
Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell
Pangolin Edition Director Steve Maule
Landscape Architect David Rubin
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Dr. John Morrow: Lifetime Achievement Ep.#142
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Highlights: Dr. John Morrow: Lifetime Achievement
Episode #142
Host - Theo Mayer
- Posts raising money for Nat. WWI Memorial - Derek Sansone & David Hamon | @ 02:10
- 100 Years ago - Host | @ 08:55
- Born in the Month of September - David Kramer | @ 16:30
- Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing - Dr. John Morrow | @ 22:50
- The Buzz: Selected Posts from the Internet - Host | @ 37:15
Friday Sep 20, 2019
FOCUS ON: The Animals of WWI - Ep.#141
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
FOCUS ON: The Animals of WWI
Host - Theo Mayer
- Breaking News: CFA’s final approval of Memorial design- Host | @01:25
- Horses in WWI - Cindy Rullman & Joe Ellen Hayden | @05:05
- Pigeons in WWI - Andrew Blechman | @12:20
- Dogs and Mascots in WWI - Jacy Jenkins & Jordan Beck | @21:00
- Legless, Wingless critter serving in WWI - Leah Tams | @30:25
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
The American Worker & WWI - Ep.#140
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Highlights: The American Worker & WWI
Episode #140
Host - Theo Mayer
- Government, Industry & Labor in WWI - Host | @ 05:15
- Labor Gains & Labor Losses - Dr. Mark Robbins | @ 10:05
- A Century in the Making: Article by Traci Slatton- Host | @ 19:20
- Historian's Corner - Col. Michael Visconage, USMC (ret.) | @ 30:15
- The Buzz: Posts from the internet - Host | @ 39:05
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
FOCUS ON: Non-Combatants of WWI - Ep.#139
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
FOCUS ON: The Non-Combatants of WWI
Episode #139
Host - Theo Mayer
- Unprecedented logistics - Joe Johnson | @ 05:00
- The US Army Signal Corps - Host | @ 09:15
- The Hello Girls - Dr. Elizabeth Cobb | @ 11:30
- Medical Support Services & the AFS - Nicole Milano | @ 15:50
- The US Postal Service in WWI - Lynn Heidelbaugh | @ 22:15
- The Stars & Stripes - Robert Rheid | @ 25:40
- The Doughboy’s Sweetheart: Elsie Janis - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 28:15
- Bringing Soldiers to God and God to Soldiers - Dr. John Boyd | @ 32:05
- Donuts and Coffee - Patri O’Gan | @ 34:25
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Sunday Sep 01, 2019
War Football & the NFL - Ep.#138
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Highlights: War Football & The NFL
Episode #138
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: Woodrow Wilson’s last chapter - Host | @ 02:15
- A Century In The Making: From the Sabin Howard Sculpture Studio - Host | @ 12:15
Remembering Veterans: Camp Doughboy “4” - Kevin Fitzpatrick | @ 13:45 - Spotlight on the Media: “War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL” - Chris Serb | @ 22:30
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @ 34:50
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
American Legion Post #43 Revitalized: Ep.#137
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Highlights: American Legion Post #43: Revitalized and Relevant
Episode #137
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: Headlines last week of August 1919 - Host | @ 02:15
- Born in the Month of August- Dave Kramer | @ 09:05
- Remembering Veterans: American Legion Post 43 Revitalized - Fernando Rivero & Lester Probst | @ 14:45
- Articles & Posts: Dispatch Newsletter - Host | @ 32:55
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay - Ep.#136
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Highlights: The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
Episode #136
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: The Turning Tide - August 1918 - Host | @ 02:10
- 100 Years Ago: The Aftermath - August 1919 - Host | @ 07:20
- Remembering Veterans: The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay - Daniel J. Basta | @ 09:25
- Commission News | @ 22:05
- Spotlight on the Media: “Over There with Private Graham” - Steve Badgley, Bruce Jarvis | @ 24:55
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @ 35:55
- “Making History”: The Hello Girls Cast Album -Music Snippet | @ 42:55
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Focus ON: War in the Sky Ep.#135
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Highlights: Focus ON: War in the Sky
Episode #135
Host - Theo Mayer
SPECIAL: Focus ON: War in The Sky
- Introduction - Host | @ 01:45
- Balloonatic: James Allen Higgs Jr. - Host | @ 04:35
- Erwin Bleckley & the Lost Battalion - LtCol Doug Jacobs USA (Ret.) | @ 08:05
- WWI War Tech: Interrupter Gear - Host | @ 13:50
- PTSD in WWI Pilots - Mark Wilkins | @ 16:40
- Eddie Rickenbacker Profile - Host | @ 23:30
- Quentin Roosevelt Killed - Host | @ 26:05
- New Memorial to WWI Airmen - Michael O’neal & Robert Casperzack | @ 28:05
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
American Philanthropy & WWI - Ep.# 134
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Highlights:
American Philanthropy & WWI
Episode #134
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: American Philanthropy and WWI - Host | @ 02:00
- A Century of the Rockefeller Foundation - David Rockefeller Jr. | @ 09:20
- Commission News: Focus on the Memorial - Host | @ 17:00
- Remembering Veterans: Americans All - Nancy Gentile Ford | @ 19:10
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @ 30:40
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
WWI Remembered in KC & DC - Ep.# 133
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Highlights: WWI Remembered in KC & DC
Episode #133
Host - Theo Mayer
- How Treaties Are Created - Host | @ 02:23
- Food Sales at Post Offices - Host | @ 08:50
- National WWI Museum and Memorial in KC - Dr. Matthew Naylor | @ 10:55
- Doughboy Foundation - Dan Dayton | @ 21:20
- Born in the Month of July - Dave Kramer | @ 31:30
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @ 34:35
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Red Summer Riots - Ep.# 132
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Highlights: Red Summer Riots 1919
Episode #132
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: Red Summer Riots - Dr. Jeffrey Sammons | @02:10
- Great War Project: Retrospective - Mike Shuster | @15:15
- Introducing the A.E.F. Memorial Corps - Host | @25:15
- New Digital Download: Hello Girls Single - Host | @27:35
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @31:00
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Monumental Scale! - Ep.#131
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Highlights: Monumental Scale!
Episode #131
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago: Let Me Count The Ways - host | @02:15
- A Century In The Making - Sabin Howard | @14:40
- Education: NHD WWI History Award Winner - Tim Proskauer | @25:25
- Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @37:45
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Ike’s Big Road Trip - Ep.# 130
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Episode #130
Host - Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago This Week: Ike’s Big Road Trip - Host |@ 01:50
- Remembering Veterans: Veterans History Project - Col Karen Lloyd USA (ret.) |@ 11:15
- Spotlight On the media: Ernst Jünger Documentary - Elsa Minisini |@ 22:20
- Articles & Posts - Weekly Dispatch - Host |@ 33:55
World War I - THEN
100 Years Ago This Week
Ike’s Big Road Trip
Sources
Highway History, Federal Highway Administration, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/history.cfm
Pfeiffer, David A., “Ike’s Interstates at 50,” Prologue Magazine, The National Archives of the United States, https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/summer/interstates.html
Klein, Christopher, “The Epic Road Trip that Inspired the Interstate Highway System, https://www.history.com/news/the-epic-road-trip-that-inspired-the-interstate-highway-system
Thompson, Helen, “How a Hellish Road Trip Revolutionized America’s Highways,” Smithsonian, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1919-ike-took-hellish-road-trip-across-us-180956284/
“1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy,” https://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/368/1919-Transcontinental-Motor-Convoy
Cook, Kevin L., “Ike’s Road Trip,” American History, https://www.historynet.com/ikes-road-trip.htm
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/07/01/issue.html
World War I - NOW
Remembering Veterans
Veterans’ History Project - Gold Star Family Voices Act - Col. Karen Lloyd
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/11/new-director-appointed-to-lead-veterans-history-project/
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s3419
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/114th-congress/house-report/663
https://www.goldstarmoms.com/legislative-news.html
Spotlight on the Media
“The Red and The Gray” - Elsa Minisimi
https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/6206-the-red-and-the-gray.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Junger
https://fidmarseille.org/en/personnalite/elsa-minisini/
Articles and Posts
Highlight from the Dispatch Newsletter - Host
Sponsors:
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library
The Starr Foundation
The Doughboy Foundation
Production:
Executive Producer: Dan Dayton
Producer & Host: Theo Mayer
Line Producer: Katalin Laszlo
Line Producer in Training: Juliette Cowall
Written by: Theo Mayer and David Kramer
Interview Editing
Mac Nelsen
Tim Crowe
Research and support: JL Michaud
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
4th of July 1919 - Ep# 129
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Highlights: 4th of July, 1919
Episode #129
Host - Theo Mayer
- 4th of July, 1919 - Host |@ 02:05
- Extra Extra: The Treaty is signed - Mike Shuster |@ 08:40
- The WWrite Blog - Dr. Jennifer Orth-Veillon |@ 14:00
- Bladensburg Peace Cross - Host |@ 25:50
- Articles & Posts - Host |@ 31:15