Episodes

Saturday Apr 21, 2018
War In The Sky - Episode #68
Saturday Apr 21, 2018
Saturday Apr 21, 2018
Highlights - War in The Sky
- The Mystery of the USS Cyclops | @ 02:40
- Submarine Stories | @ 04:55
- Learning to command on the front - Mike Shuster | @ 07:20
- The 2nd Division: Army and Marines - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 11:40
- War In The Sky: Including the Red Baron goes down | @ 17:00
- Midway Village reenactment - Dave Fornell | @ 20:25
- Stars & Stripes newspaper - Robert H. Rheid | @ 27:25
- "The Great Forgotten" Play - Karen & Kacie Devaney | @ 34:00
- Speaking WWI: Pillbox | @ 39:25
- Education Newsletter: Issue #12 | @ 41:05
- WWI War Tech: Interrupter Gear | @ 42:05
- Dispatch Newsletter: Headline Highlights | @ 44:30
- The Centennial Buzz in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @ 47:05

Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Financing WWI - Episode #67
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Highlights
- Financing WWI - Reaching for the stars | 01:55
- The 369th hits the front lines | 08:30
- The British Struggle continues - Mike Shuster | 10:40
- The Yankee Division learns at seicheprey - Dr. Edward Lengel | 15:10
- A century In the Making - The maquettes get busy | 21:00
- “Lest We forget: The Great War” - Kenneth Clarke & Michael Robbins | 25:05
- How to teach about WWI - Dr. Ian Isherwood | 32:30
- Speaking WWI - Pilates | 38:25
- 100 Cities / 100 Memorial in Jackson, TN - Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls | 40:25
- WWI War Tech - Carrel-Dakin Antiseptic | 45:55
- The Weekly Dispatch Newsletter overview | 47:50
- The Centennial In Social Media - Katherine Akey | 50:25

Friday Apr 06, 2018
April 1918 Overview - Episode #66
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Highlights
- April 1918 Preview Roundtable - Dr. Edward Lengel & Katherine Akey | @ 02:50
- Spring Offensive on Easter - Mike Shuster | @ 14:50
- War in The Sky - Pilots and PTSD - Mark Wilkins | @ 18:30
- Basketball in WWI - Dr. Lindsay Krasnoff | @ 27:05
- 100 Cities / 100 Memorials - Round#2 awardees announced | @ 32:50
- Speaking WWI - “over the top” | @ 36:05
- WWI War Tech - The Paris Guns | @ 37:15
- Dispatch 4/3/18 highlights | @ 39:20
- Centennial Social Media - Katherine Akey | @ 41:00

Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Draftees Ship Out - Episode #65
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Highlights - Draftees Ship Out
- Update on the Spring Offensive - Mike Shuster | @02:25
- America Emerges: The Draftees Ship Out - Edward Lengel | @06:20
- Don’t send the boys “Dainties” by parcel post! | @11:40
- Remembering Veterans: The Women’s Overseas Service League - Cathleen Cordova | @16:45
- Updates from the States: Idaho Commission - K.C.Piccard and Frank Krone | @21:55
- Spotlight in the Media: Sgt. Stubby Premiere | @27:35
- 100C/100M: Glen Carbon IL - Linda Sinco | @32:45
- 100C/100M: Appleton, WI - Alexander Schultz | @38:35
- Speaking WW1: Tommy | @44:45
- WW1 War Tech: The Little Curie | @46:20
- The Dispatch Newsletter | @48:05
- The Buzz - The Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @49:25

Friday Mar 23, 2018
Spring Offensive - Episode #64
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Highlights
Spring Offensive
- Spring offensive in the media | @01:50
- Operation Michael Overview - Mike Shuster | @10:10
- 3rd Division, 6th Engineers grab a gun and go - Dr. Edward Lengel | @14:05
- ‘Women’s Voices In Letters” exhibit - Lynn Heidelbaugh | @20:10
- US Army Women’s Museum - Dr. Francoise Bonnell | @25:30
- Book “Paws of Courage” - Nancy Furstinger | @31:45
- Journey’s end director - Saul Dibb | @38:00
- NC State 100C/100M project - Thomas Skolnicki, Benny Suggs and Commissioner Jerry Hester | @44:30
- Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @53:20

Friday Mar 16, 2018
Death and Taxes - Episode #63
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Highlights
Death and Taxes
- Federal Income Tax in 1918 | @02:15
- Casualty List Controversy | @05:20
- America Emerges - 26th Yankee Division and rats - Dr. Edward Lengel | @07:35
- War In The Sky - Personal account of Paris air raids | @13:30
- US anti-war activism in 1918 - Mike Shuster | @16:10
- Euro WWI Commemoration events - Dr. Monique Seefried | @21:05
- Dog Tags reunited with Doughboy - James Shetler | @30:15
- Spotlight in the media 1: Sgt. Stubby - Jacy Jenkins | @36:45
- Spotlight in the media 2: Journey’s End - Trailer clip | @42:35
- 100C/100M in Ogden Utah, Terry Schow | @44:55
- Speaking WWI - Penguin | @51:10
- WWI Commemoration in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @52:45

Friday Mar 09, 2018
US Army Signal Corps - Episode #62
Friday Mar 09, 2018
Friday Mar 09, 2018
Highlights
The US Army Signal Corps in WW1
- The founding of the US Army Signal Corps @ |01:30
- The Signal Corps in WW1 @ |04:25
- War In The Sky - Signal Corps Connections @ |09:00
- Alvin York’s crisis of conscience w/ Dr. Edward Lengel @ |13:30
- Germany’s starts big push w/ Mike Shuster @ |20:25
- Women in the AEF w/ Dr. Susan Zeiger @ |25:15
- The Hello Girls w/ Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs @ |32:05
- 100C/100M in Worcester MA w/ Brian McCarthy @ |40:35
- Speaking WW1 - Shody @ |46:15
- Social Media Pick w/ Katherine Akey @ |48:15

Friday Mar 02, 2018
March 1918 Overview - Episode #61
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Highlights - Healers of WW1
- March Preview - Roundtable with Dr. Edward Lengel, Katherine Akey & Theo mayer | @02:15
- Spoils of War from Russia - Mike Shuster | @13:10
- Medicine in WW1 - Charles Van Way, George Thompson & Sanders Marble | @18:30
- New VSO WW1 support site @ ww1cc.org/veteran | @26:00
- African American nurses in WW1 - Dr. Marjorie DesRosier | @27:35
- 100C/100M project from Raymond WA - Gordon Aleshire | @33:25
- Women Physicians in WW1 - Eliza Chin, Keri Kukral & Mollie Marr | @36:50
- Speaking WW1 - “Archie” | @43:10
- WW1 War Tech - The Browning Machine Gun | @45:05
- WWrite Blog on Brest-Litovsk Treaty | @47:10
- American War Artist and his curator - Katherine Akey | @48:10

Friday Feb 23, 2018
Gov's Expanding Power - Episode #60
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Highlights
- The Government's Expanding Power | @10:30
- America Emerges: 1st Division learns tough lessons - Edward Lengel | @08:55
- War in the Sky: First US planes get shipped to France | @13:15
- GWP Blog: Wrapup on Tuscania - Mike Shuster | @15:30
- A Century in the Making: A busy week for the memorial project | @20:15
- Remembering Veterans: the 370th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Eugene Scott | @24:00
- Education: Poppy Program in middle school - Taylor Gibbs & Lyvia bartoli | @31:35
- Speaking WW1: Camouflage | @36:55
- WW1 War Tech: Depth Charge | @39:00
- WWrite Blog: This Colored Man Is No Slacker | @41:00
- Buzz: The flu then, the flu now - Katherine Akey | @42:05

Friday Feb 16, 2018
Wilson Vs William - Episode #59
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Highlights
- Wilson vs William | @ 01:25
- Stars and stripes launches | @ 07:30
- War in the sky - AirMail | @ 08:50
- America Emerges - 32nd Red Arrow Division - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 10:45
- Great War Project - German Homefront - Mike Shuster | @ 15:40
- Commission News - Service Medals NOW | @ 20:15
- Remembering Veterans - 371st Regiment - Sonya Grantham | @ 22:05
- Speaking WWI - Doughboy Dictionary | @ 29:50
- International Report - Brazil in WWI - Matheus Lacerda | @ 31:35
- WW1 War Tech - Synthetic Rubber | @ 38:15
- Articles & Posts - Freddie Stowers and Pyjamas | @ 39:55
- Valentine’s Special - letters, stories and music | @ 42:25
- The Buzz - Katherine Akey | @ 47:30

Friday Feb 09, 2018
Food Will Win The War - Episode #58
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Highlights
- Food Will Win The War - an overview | @01:55
- History through the lens of Food - Dr. Libby O’Connell | @05:40
- War in the sky | @10:30
- America Emerges - Dr. Edward Lengel | @11:45
- Great War Project - Mike Shuster | @17:25
- Great War Channel on Youtube - Indy Neidell & Flo Wittig | @21:05
- Family’s History - Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun | @29:25
- Remembering Veterans - Dr. Richard Slotkin | @34:30
- A Century in the Making - Maquette on Fox and Friends | @42:45
- Speaking WWI - Hooverized Recipes | @44:45
- States - Ohio web site - Amy Rohmiller | @46:10
- The Buzz - Katherine Akey | @52:25
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Friday Feb 02, 2018
February 1918 Overview - Episode #57
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Highlights
- Feb. ‘18 overview - Ed Lengel, Katherine Akey, Theo Mayer | @01:40
- War In The Sky 1918 preview - RG Head | @11:20
- Fighting in Russia - Mike Shuster | @18:20
- Harlem’s Rattlers - Dr. Jeffrey Sammons | @22:40
- A Century in the Making - The maquette arrives in DC | @30:00
- Speaking WWI - Attaboy! | @35:40
- Nurse Josephine Heffernan - Dr. Marjorie DesRosier | @37:30
- 100C/100M Beaverton Michigan - Ed Rachwitz & Scott Govitz | @43:25
- WWI War Tech - Gas Masks | @47:55
- Articles & Posts - Dazzle Camo & S.S. Tuscania sinks | @49:45
- The Buzz - WWI Social Media - Katherine Akey | @51:55

Friday Jan 26, 2018
President Woodrow Wilson - Episode #56
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Highlights
- 100 Years ago: About President Woodrow Wilson | @01:45
- Special Guest: John Milton Cooper Jr. | @07:45
- War in The Sky: Introducing General Billy Mitchell | @15:45
- American Emerges: Baseball on the Polo Grounds - Dr. Edward Lengel | @16:40
- European view of the war: Mike Shuster | @22:10
- Special Commemorative Coin and Service Medallion Collector Sets | @27:05
- A Century In The Making: Joe Weishaar | @28:25
- Speaking WWI: Acronym flips RAMC and REPS | @34:25
- Spotlight In The Media: Director Peter Jackson | @35:45
- 100C/100M: The City of Nitro, West Virginia - Rich Hively and Mayor Dave Casebolt | @38:50
- WW1 War Tech: Tankgewehr - David O’Neal | @44:45
- The Buzz: Social Media - Katherine Akey | @51:05

Friday Jan 19, 2018
Gov Shuts Down US Industries - Episode #55
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Highlights
- Government shuts down US Industries, shocking nation | @01:40
- America Emerges: Military Stories From WWI - Dr. Edward Lengel | @11:25
- Wilson’s 14 points examined - Mike Shuster | @17:05
- US Mint releases commemorative coins and service collector sets | @22:40
- A Century In The Making - Sabin Howard Part 2 | @24:50
- Speaking WWI - Conk Out! | @30:55
- Eagle Scout Memorial Project - Benjamin Woodard | @32:15
- The Sunken Gold - Joseph A. Williams | @37:25
- Erik Burro’s “Legacy of Remembrance” photo exhibit | @44:30
- The messenger birds of WW1 | @45:25
- Centennial of WW1 in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @46:30

Friday Jan 12, 2018
Wilson's 14 points - Episode #54
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Highlights
- 1917 key events in review |@ 01:30
- Wilson’s 14 points |@ 07:50
- Crisis for the allies - Mike Shuster |@ 11:45
- A Century in the Making - Sabin Howard |@ 16:45
- Speaking WW1 - Tank |@ 25:00
- The Education Program - Dr. Libby O’Connell |@ 26:30
- 100 Cities / 100 Memorials Round #2 deadline |@ 32:40
- The Chaplains Corps in WW1 - Dr. John Boyd |@ 33:15
- American Women Physicians in WW1 |@ 39:10
- PAFA at Frist |@ 40:30
- The Buzz - Katherine Akey |@ 41:15

Thursday Jan 04, 2018
2017 Favorite Stories - Part 2: Episode #53
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
2017 Favorite Stories - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our 2017 favorite stories in review!
- June 28, Episode 26 - From 100 Years ago this week : The Red Cross we know today | @ 01:05
- July 5, Episode 27 - From Events - “Ready to Serve” - a one woman show about WWI Nurses - with Ellouise Schoettler | @ 07:50
- July 12, Episode 28 - From Commission News - farewell to Former Commissioner James Nutter with Dan Dayton | @ 12:55
- July 19, episode 29 - 100 Years ago this week - A tale of combat between a merchant ship and a U-boat | @ 14:05
- July 26 Episode 30 - From the Buzz - The Kodak Vest Pocket Camera with Katherine Akey | @ 17:20
- August 30, Episode 35 - From Speaking WWI - Field Day | @ 19:35
- Sept. 27, Episode 39 - from Speaking WWI - OMG.. Really! | @ 20:55
- October 4, episode 40 - From the Great War Project - Ring of Spies in Palestine with Mike Shuster | @ 22:10
- October 18, Episode 42 - From 100 Cities / 100 Memorials the genesis and future of the program with Ken Clarke | @ 26:00
- November 1, episode 44 - From 100 Years ago this week - Living in NYC? Did a Slacker live in your apartment building 100 years Ago? | @ 31:25
- October 25, Episode 43 - From Commission News - America’s WWI Memorial in Washington DC - with Edwin Fountain | @ 33:50
- November 8 - Episode 45 - From the Great War Project - The Eastern Front Collapses - with Mike Shuster | @ 39:05
- November 15, Episode 46 - From 100 Years ago This week - The Suffragists in WWI | @ 43:00
- December 6, Episode 49 - From the WWrite Blog - German songwriter/soldier found from rediscovering his music | @ 51:25

Thursday Dec 28, 2017
2017 Favorite Stories - Part 1: Episode #52
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Favorite Stories of 2017 - Part 1
- January 4, Episode #1- our first story! | @ 01:05
- February 15, Episode #7 - "Stories of Service" and "Family Ties" introduced by Chris Christopher | @ 02:15
- March 8, Episode #10 War in the sky -The story of Baron von Zeppelin | @ 04:05
- March 29, Episode #13- Special Feature - about horses and mules serving | @ 07:50
- April 5 and April #12 - Episodes 14 and 15 - Commission News - In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace - with Ed Bilous and Chris Christopher | @ 11:20
- April 26 Episode #17 - 100 years ago this week - The selective service act of 1917 | @ 19:10
- April 26 - Episode #17 - War In the Sky - It turned into the world’s largest aerospace company | @ 21:05
- May 3, Episode #18 - Spotlight in the media - introducing Sgt. Stubby the animated film with Jordan Beck | @ 23:30
- May 3 Episode #18 From the BUZZ - Moss is mostly good with Katherine Akey | @ 28:05
- May 10, Episode #19 - 100 Years ago This week - For Mother’s day - Mothers in WW1 | @ 29:20
- June 6, Episode #23 - Commission News - A brief mission profile from Commission Executive Director - Dan Dayton | @ 35:25
- Also June 6, Episode #23 - Special Feature - George Cohan’s “Over There” turns 100 - with Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten | @ 36:50
- June 14, 2017, Episode 24 - Spotlight in the media - Three theories on why Wonder Woman is set in WW1 |@ 43:20
- June 14, Episode 24 - International Report - The Violin of Private Howard | @ 45:40

Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Christmas Truce | episode #51: A Holiday music compilation from the WWI era.
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Overview
This Special episode is a Holiday music compilation from the WWI era. It features a special homily from Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben - Chief of Navy Chaplains, with words of thanks and prayer from all of us here today - back to those who were serving in 1917, in recognition and appreciation for their service and their sacrifice in the War That Changed the World!
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Highlights
- The Role of Coal in WWI America - Dr. Sean Adams | @ 03:00
- Coming Attractions - Preview of podcasts | @ 09:50
- The Halifax Explosion - Mike Shuster | @ 11:10
- Commissioner Zoe Dunning is sworn in | @ 16 :00
- Gold Star Mothers special tour - Candy Martin | @ 16:55
- Speaking WWI - Chatting - A lousy deal | @ 23:50
- New issue “Understanding The Great War” education Newsletter | @ 25:00
- 100C/100M - Portland, Maine - Brandon Mazer | @ 25:50
- Sgt. Stubby new trailer | @ 30:40
- Horse Heroes - BrookeUSA - Jo Ellen Hayden | @ 32:25
- WWrite Blog - What if there had been no Balfour Declaration | @ 39:30
- Buzz - Signal Corp & Drip Rifles - Katherine Akey | @ 40:15
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Friday Dec 08, 2017
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Highlights
- The African American saga in WW1 @ | 01:30
- 11th Engineers Cambrai follow up @ | 08:55
- Brits capture Jerusalem from Turks - Mike Shuster @ | 09:40
- Millionaire’s Unit & Lafayette Escadrille documentary film producer - Darroch Greer @ | 13:55
- AmazonSmile for the holidays @ | 21:35
- Speaking WW1- Foxhole, Dugout and Cubbyhole @ | 22:35
- 100C/100M profile - Carmel By The Sea memorial arch - Ian Martin @ | 23:25
- The American in Paris documentary - Antony Easton @ | 30:05
- Mexican born, illegal immigrant most decorated Texan soldier in WW1 @ | 38:15
- WWrite Blog - German songwriter/soldier found from rediscovering his music @ | 39:05
- The Buzz - Katherine Akey @ | 40:20