WW1 Centennial News: The Doughboy Podcast

CN PodcastLogo Final gray lower The Doughboy Podcast is about what happened 100 years ago during and after the War that changed the world --- and it is also about NOW - How WWI is still present in our daily lives - How it is remembered and discussed, learned and taught - but most importantly - the podcast is about why and how we will never let awareness of WWI fall back into the mists of obscurity.

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday December 6, 2017 - Episode #49

He is an ace, has lion cubs as pets, can't walk backwards with his eyes closed and is obviously way cool. Who is this? Listen to the show and find out.

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Highlight:

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

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday November 29, 2017 - Episode #48

A work-in-progress image of a Yurok Native Army soldier drawn by Rahsan Ekedal for the upcoming Graphic Novel "Soldiers Unknown" by Chag Lowry

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Highlight:

Thanksgiving reflections from 1917 @ | 01:15
Tank warfare in the battle of Cambrai - Mike Shuster @ | 11:35
Introducing WW1 Centennial Commissioner Zoe Dunning @ | 15:55
Ceremonial Coin Strike at Philly mint @ | 16:15
Trench Coat and Wristwatch - Speaking WW1 @ | 17:20
100C / 100M project in Springfield, MA @ | 19:55
WWrite Blog article by WW1CC intern Sarah Biegelsen @ | 25:15
Yurok Native Americans in WW1 - Chag Lowry & Rahsan Ekedal @ | 26:15
Memoire - An adventure in 1914 - Christopher Kelly @ | 32:00
DH4 WW1 Aircraft restoration progresses @ | 37:50
The Buzz - Katherine Akey @ | 38:30

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday November 22, 2017 - Episode #47

From the design for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park
in Washington DC

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Highlight:

Web donations: ww1cc.org/donate
Text-to-give donations: Text “wwi” to 91999
Learn more: ww1cc.org/memorial
Being Thankful | @ 00:40
Mr. Terry Hamby, Chair of the WWI Centennial Commission | @ 04:00
The Honorable Ted Poe, Congressman | @ 10:10
The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, Congressman | @ 14:30
General Mark A. Milley, 39th Chief of Staff of the Army | @ 18:00
Bob Vogel, director of the National Capital Region (NCR), National Park Service | @ 22:15
The Honorable David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs | @ 27:05
Keith Harman, Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars | @ 30:10
Denise H. Rohan, National Commander, American Legion | @ 32:20
The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington | @ 35:45
The Honorable Doug Lamborn, Congressman | @ 38:20
The Honorable Kevin Yoder, Congressman | @ 40:20

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday November 15, 2017 - Episode #46

The women's suffrage movement in WWI

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Highlight:

The Suffragists in WWI @ | 01:20
The Battle of Passchendaele ends - Mike Shuster @ | 11:45
Ceremonial Groundbreaking episode announced @ | 16:30
Meet the designer of the National WWI Memorial - Joseph Weishaar @ | 17:30
Speaking WWI - “Snapshot” @ | 24:45
100C/100M in Jackson, MO - Lawson Burgfeld @ | 26:50
“Travels with Darley” on the Western Front - Darley Newman @ | 33:25
Native American Story of Service - Nick Brokeshoulder @ | 39:00
The Buzz - Katherine Akey @ | 48:50

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday November 8, 2017 - Episode #45

Prisoners of war in a German prisoner camp

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Highlight:

POWs in WW1 | @01:30
The war on the eastern front is over - Mike Shuster | @11:15
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Gavin McIlvenna | @15:50
Speaking WW1 “Dingbat” | @22:40
100C/100M, Wheaton IL - Nancy Flannery & Rob Sperl | @24:15
The Millionaire’s Unit - Dr. Marc Wortman | @30:50
North Dakota WW1 Centennial Committee - Darrell Dorgan | @38:00
Warrior in Khaki - Native American Warriors - Michael and Ann Knudson | @44:15
WWrite Blog - Pierre Lemaitre’s, The Great Swindle | @51:20
The Buzz - Native American History Month | @52:25

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday November 1, 2017 - Episode #44

The German Submarine Drives The WWI Strategy In The Atlantic

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Highlight:

The US naval war of 1917 | @01:10
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay with Steve Bunker & Carrie Villar | @07:35
Living in NYC? Did a “Slacker” live in your apartment 100 years ago? | @14:55
The Balfour Declaration - Promise of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine with Mike Shuster | @17:15
The worldwide history of Veterans Day | @22:05
Ceremonial Groundbreaking for America’s WWI Memorial in Washington DC | @24:10
Veterans Day Events | @24:30
Speaking WWI… “Scrounge” | @28:00
100C/100M in Riverside IL with Joseph Baar Topinka | @29:30
International Report - Notre Dame Projection spectacular and documentary premiere | @36:20
Falling back to Daylight Standard Time - Blame the Kaiser | @37:35
The Buzz in Social Media | @39:35

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday October 25, 2017 - Episode #43

American troops move to the Western Front
still fresh faced and innocent

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Highlight:

US troops quietly begin deployment to the western front | @01:15
British troops near mutiny - Mike Shuster | @06:55
Zeppelin L-49 captured intact - War in The Sky | @10:50
Announcing Ceremonial groundbreaking for America’s WWI Memorial in Washington DC -Facebook Live stream coming | @15:30
All about America’s WWI Memorial in DC - Edwin Fountain | @16:15
Junior Master Gardener Poppy Program update - Lisa Whittlesey | @24:10
Speaking WWI - the word is Nark! | @29:35
100C/100M project profile - Borough of Danville, PA - Jamie Shrawder | @31:00
International Caparetto, Kobarid and Karfreit - Commemoration | @36:10
First three American combat casualties - from 16th infantry | @37:35
The Franco-American links - US Centennial Commissioner Seifried | @39 :00
About Aline Kilmer’s poetry - Peter Molin on WWRITE blog | @39:35
Buzz on Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome and selection of the Unknown Soldier | @40:45

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WW1 Centennial News for Wednesday October 18, 2017 - Episode #42

Those magnificent men and their flying machines

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Highlights

Trading With The Enemy Act |@01:15
Mata Hari is executes - Mike Shuster |@06:10
Little companies big ideas - War in the Sky |@09:50
Gilder Lehrman Institute program - Tim Bailey |@14:30
Speaking WWI: “Short Hairs” |@21:20
100 Cities / 100 Memorials genesis and future - Ken Clarke |@22:40
100 Cities / 100 Memorials profile - Memorial to US Air Service - Michael O’neal and Robert Kasprzak |@30:35
Kiwis Commemorate Passchendaele |@37:00
Michigan sign WWI Centennial Commission into law |@39:00
Madame Curie in WWI |@39:40