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 March 22, 2019 - Episode #115
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Highlights - Congressional Medals & Donuts
Episode #115
Host: Theo Mayer
- 100 Years Ago This Week - Host | @ 02:10
- Mandates? Colonies by Another Name - Mike Shuster | @ 11:05
- Donuts & the YMCA Volunteers - Patri O’Gan | @ 15:00
- Suffragette Turned WWI Gov. Agent - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 21:20
- Valor Medal Review Task Force - Zachary Austin | @ 27:00
- Congressional Gold Medal for the Hello Girls - Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs | @ 33:00
- National Medal of Honor Day 3/25 - Host | @ 41:20
- Dispatch Newsletter Highlights - Host | @ 43:55
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WW1 Centennial News for March 15, 2019 - Episode #114
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Highlights - The Great War / Great Depression Connection
Host: Theo Mayer
Episode #114
- 100 Years Ago This Week - Host | @ 02:00
- Imperialism at the Peace Conference - Mike Shuster | @ 10:55
- The Great War and the Great Depression Connection - Prof. Maury Klein | @ 15:15
- A Pioneering American Woman Doctor in WWI - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 22:30
- No Seat at the Table: Ireland - Host | @ 26:55
- “Official Bulletin” Back Online - Host | @ 30:05
- Cantata: And Crimson Roses Once Again Be Fair - Alejandro Valdez & Joseph Turrin | @ 32:55
- Winner: 2019 Canine Hero of the Year - Host | @ 41:15
- Speaking WWI: Dog Fight | @ 42:35
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WW1 Centennial News for March 8, 2019 - Episode #113
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Highlights - Women's Diverse Roles
Host: Theo Mayer
Episode #113
- 100 Years Ago This Week - Host | @02:15
- Getting to a League Of Nations Draft - Mike Shuster | @10:35
- Being Hospitalized in France - Dr. Edward Lengel | @14:30
- “Digital Technology and the Sculptor’s Art” Part 2 - Host | @20:50
Courtesy of the author: Traci Slatton - K9 Veterans Day and Our Poll | @35:15
- Women’s Diverse Roles in WWI - Elizabeth Foxwell | @37:15
- Hello Girls Documentary Update - Jim Theres | @45:05
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WW1 Centennial News for March 1, 2019 - Episode #112
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Highlights - The Sculptor's Art
Host: Theo Mayer
Episode #112
- 100 Years Ago This Week - Host | @02:10
- Mission to Moscow - Mike Shuster | @09:35
- A “Y” girl sets up a library - Dr. Edward Lengel | @13:20
- Announcing WWI Themed “Fleet Week” in NYC - Host | @20:20
- “Digital Technology and the Sculptor’s Art” Part 1 - Host | @21:10
Courtesy of the author: Traci Slatton - Historians Corner: Women’s Suffrage in the UK - Dr. Patricia Fara | @27:35
- Remembering Veterans: Choctaw Code talkers in WWI - Sarah Sawyer | @34:55
- Speaking WWI: Scrounge - Host | @42:50
- Dispatch Newsletter Highlights - Host | @44:50
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WW1 Centennial News for February 22, 2019 - Episode #111
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Highlights - War, Pandemic, Now Famine
Episode #111
Host: Theo Mayer
- In The Headlines This Week - Host | @02:10
- War Caused Famine Spreads - Mike Shuster | @07:50
- “Y” Girls Serving in War-Torn France - Dr. Edward Lengel | @12:05
- 100 Years in The Making: Pangolin Editions Foundry - Steve Maury | @18:40
- Remembering Veterans: 369th Experience Band Concert - From Video | @25:55
- Historians Corner: African American Nurses - Dr. Charissa Threat | @36:20
- Speaking WWI: Barnstorming - Host | @44:10
- Highlights from the Dispatch Newsletter - Host | @49:00
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WW1 Centennial News for February 15, 2019 - Episode #110
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Highlights - The League of Nations
Episode #110
Host: Theo Mayer
- Wilson Explains The League of Nations - Host | @02:10
- A Seat at the Table: Japan - Host | @14:55
- Turmoil at the Conference - Mike Shuster | @18:45
- Formation of the American Legion - David Rehbein | @23:25
- James Reese Europe - Jason Moran | @30:05
- Fort Des Moines & Black Medical Officer Training - Doug Fisher | @35:55
- Speaking WWI: GI - Host | @43:10
- Articles & Posts: The Dispatch - Host | @45:20
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WW1 Centennial News for February 08, 2019 - Episode #109
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Highlights: Fort Des Moines, Iowa
Episode #109
Host: Theo Mayer
- From a Civil War, to a World War and Beyond - Host | @02:20
With Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun & Dan Dayton - Wilson’s Push for a League of Nations - Mike Shuster | @10:35
- First into Germany: Sgt. Roy Holtz Part 5 - Host | @14:40
(Courtesy of Robert Laplander) - The Neglected Disabled Doughboys - Dr. Edward Lengel | @23:10
- A Century in the Making: Interpretive Elements - Dr. Libby O’Connell | @30:20
- Remembering Veterans: Fort Des Moines, IA - Dr. Hal Chase | @35:50
- Education e-Newsletter - Liesl Christman Agan | @43:20
- Articles & Posts: Dispatch Highlights - Host | @47:15
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WW1 Centennial News for February 01, 2019 - Episode #108
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Highlights: WWI & the African American Community
Episode #108
Host: Theo Mayer
- The Effect of WWI on the African American Community - Dr. Jennifer Keene | @02:05
- The Dynamics of the Paris Peace Negotiations - Mike Shuster | @10:10
- First into Germany: Sgt. Roy Holtz Part 4 - Host | @14:30
(Courtesy of Robert Laplander) - The Story of Nurse Sarah Sand - Dr. Edward Lengel | @22:30
- The Elements of the WWI Memorial Park - Dr. Libby O’Connell | @27:50
- A Teacher on Teaching WWI - Michael Sandstrom | @36:50
- “Speaking WWI”: Airport - Host | @45:45
- “Articles & Posts”: Weekly Dispatch - Host | @48:00
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WW1 Centennial News for January 25, 2019 - Episode #107
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Highlights: New Nations, New World
Episode #107
Host: Theo Mayer
- The News 100 Year Ago in the Official Bulletin - Host | @02:05
- Tempestuous Voyage Home - Dr. Edward Lengel | @15:55
- A Seat At The Table: Yugoslavia - Host | @19:25
- Communist Revolution in Germany - Mike Shuster | @22:40
- First into German: Sgt. Roy Holtz - Host | @26:40
(Courtesy of Robert Laplander) - The Next Step for the Sculpture - Sabin Howard | @34:10
- National History Day WWI Education - Cathy Gorn | @41:45
- Speaking WWI: Cup ‘O Joe - Host | @49:45
- Hello Girls Musical Cast Album - Host | @51:35
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WW1 Centennial News for January 18, 2019 - Episode #106
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Highlights: Welcome Home, it’s Prohibition!
Episode #106
Host: Theo Mayer
- The Headlines 100 Years Ago - Host | @02:00
- The 308th Regiment’s Journey Home - Dr. Edward Lengel | @12:00
- Wilson Goes to Rome - Mike Shuster | @19:10
- First Into Germany: SGT Roy Holtz - And he did it on a Harley - Host | @23:15
(Courtesy of author Robert Laplander) - A Century in the Making: The Winning Team Part 2 - Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard | @30:50
- Introducing Phil Mazzara - Host | @40:00
- The Story of a Memorial Hunter - Bob Shay | @42:30
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WW1 Centennial News for January 11 2019 - Episode #105
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Looking ahead at 1919!
Episode #105
Host: Theo Mayer
- 1919 Overview Roundtable - Dr. Edward Lengel, Katherine Akey, Host | @02:00
- Wilson’s Great Challenge - Mike Shuster | @17:40
- First into Germany: SGT Roy Holtz - And he did it on a Harley - Host | @22:00
(Courtesy of author Robert Laplander) - A Century in the Making: The Winning Team - Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard | @29:00
- “American Indians in WWI”: New Website - Erin Fehr | @39:30
- New showings of Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” - Host | @46:40
- WWI in education: Memorializing The Fallen - Host | @49:00


































