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Our website is dedicated to Civil War Talk Radio (CWTR). CWTR is a weekly, hour long, intenet-based talk radio show hosted by Gerry Prokopowicz of East Carolina University. Each week, Gerry interviews leading historians, authors, enthusiasts, etc. on all things Civil War related. There are currently 225+ hours of interviews available for your listening pleasure. Use this site to view show information, download the MP3 files, listen to the MP3 files and get additional information on guests.
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Season 8 - Latest shows listed below.
Click on the Episode Title for additional information on episode, links to download or listen to episode and a transcript of Gerry's monologue.
| 822 | | Memory and Morality |
| | Thomas Sobottke | May 18, 2012 |
| | Thomas Sobottke, author of "Memory and Morality" (N&S article). |
| 821 | | Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| | Larry Kreiser | May 11, 2012 |
| | Larry Kreiser, author of "Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac" |
| 820 | | The Civil War in the West |
| | Earl Hess | April 27, 2012 |
| | Earl Hess, author of "The Civil War in the West." |
| 819 | | Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War |
| | Mark E. Neely, Jr. | April 20, 2012 |
| | Mark E. Neely, Jr., author of "Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War." |
| 818 | | The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War |
| | Donald Stoker | March 30, 2012 |
| | Donald Stoker, author of "The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War." |
| 817 | | The Revolution of 1861 |
| | Andre Fleche | March 23, 2012 |
| | Andre Fleche, author of "The Revolution of 1861: The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict." |
| 816 | | The Last Confederate General |
| | Leonard Lanier | March 16, 2012 |
| | Leonard Lanier, assistant curator at The Museum of the Albemarle, in Elizabeth City, NC, speaks to us about Confederate Major-General Bryan Grimes, the last Major-General appointed in the Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War. |
| 815 | | The Great Heart of the Republic: St. Louis and the Cultural Civil War. |
| | Adam Arenson | March 2, 2012 |
| | Adam Arenson, author of "The Great Heart of the Republic: St. Louis and the Cultural Civil War." PLEASE NOTE: The MP3 file from World Talk Radio is of poor sound quality, with major distortion of voices. Impediments of War has attempted to reduce the distortion in this alternate download --> Episode 815 by IoW. (Left-Click to listen or right-click and select "Save Link As" to download.) |
| 814 | | Diehard Rebels |
| | Jason Phillips | February 24, 2012 |
| | Jason Phillips, author of "Diehard Rebels." |
| 813 | | Michigan and the Civil War: A Great and Bloody Sacrifice |
| | Jack Dempsey | February 17, 2012 |
| | Jack Dempsey, author of "Michigan and the Civil War: A Great and Bloody Sacrifice" |
| 812 | | The Lincoln Shrine |
| | Don McCue | February 10, 2012 |
| | Don McCue, Curator at the Lincoln Shrine in Redlands, CA |
| 811 | | Go If You Think It Your Duty: A Minnesota Couple's Civil War Letters |
| | Andrea Foroughi | January 27, 2012 |
| | Andrea Foroughi, author of "Go If You Think It Your Duty: A Minnesota Couple's Civil War Letters." |
| 810 | | A Conversation with Former Chief Historian of the National Park Service |
| | Dwight Pitcaithley | January 13, 2012 |
| | Dwight Pitcaithley, Former Chief Historian, National Park Service |
| 809 | | West Pointers and the Civil War |
| | Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh | December 9, 2011 |
| | Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh, author of "West Pointers and the Civil War." |
| 808 | | The Battle of New Market Heights |
| | Jimmy Price | December 2, 2011 |
| | Jimmy Price, author of "The Battle of New Market Heights." |
| 807 | | The Civil War Air Force? |
| | Tom D. Crouch | November 18, 2011 |
| | Tom D. Crouch, Senior Curator, Division of Aeronautics, at the Smithsonian Institute National Air & Space Museum and author of "Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships." |
| 806 | | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| | Robert Kirby | November 4, 2011 |
| | Robert Kirby, National Park Service Superintendent at Gettysburg National Military Park. |
| 805 | | General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse |
| | Joseph Glatthaar | October 21, 2011 |
| | Joseph Glatthaar, author of "General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse." |
| 804 | | The Rashness of That Hour: Politics, Gettysburg, and the Downfall of Confederate Brigadier General Alfred Iverson. |
| | Robert Wynstra | October 7, 2011 |
| | Robert Wynstra, author of "The Rashness of That Hour: Politics, Gettysburg, and the Downfall of Confederate Brigadier General Alfred Iverson." |
| 803 | | Creating a Confederate Kentucky |
| | Anne Marshall | September 30, 2011 |
| | Anne Marshall, author of "Creating a Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and Civil War Memory in a Border State." |
| 802 | | Inventing Stonewall Jackson |
| | Wallace Hettle | September 9, 2011 |
| | Wallace Hettle, author of "Inventing Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Hero in History and Memory." |
| 801 | | An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments |
| | Timothy Sedore | September 2, 2011 |
| | Timothy Sedore, author of "An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments." |
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About the photo at the top of our website: The photo is of the Engineers of the 8th N.Y. State Militia, 1861, listening to Civil War Talk Radio on their Jukebox....one of the lesser known Impediments of War.
| May 11, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: Larry Kreiser, Defeating Lee |
| May 18, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: Thomas Sobottke, Memory and Morality (N&S article). |
| May 25, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: No live show, Memorial Day weekend. |
| Jun 1, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: Keith Erekson, Everybody's History. |
| Jun 8, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: Mark Dunkelman, Marching With Sherman. |
| Jun 15, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: No live show, Soc of CW Historians meeting, Lexington KY |
| Jun 22, 2012 |
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Scheduled guest: To be announced, |