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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 698 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 22 - 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.
| 2225 | | Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend: Reconsidering Lincoln as Commander in Chief |
| | Kenneth Noe | April 15, 2026 |
| | Kenneth Noe, author of "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend: Reconsidering Lincoln as Commander in Chief." |
| 2224 | | Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War |
| | Aaron Sheehan-Dean | April 8, 2026 |
| | Aaron Sheehan-Dean, author of "Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War." |
| 2223 | | Witness to War: The Story of the Civil War Told By Those Who Lived It |
| | J. Mark Powell | April 1, 2026 |
| | J. Mark Powell, author of "Witness to War: The Story of the Civil War Told By Those Who Lived It." |
| 2222 | | The Invincible Twelfth: The 12th South Carolina Infantry of the Gregg-McGowan Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia |
| | Benjamin Cwayna | March 25, 2026 |
| | Benjamin Cwayna, author of "The Invincible Twelfth: The 12th South Carolina Infantry of the Gregg-McGowan Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia." |
| 2221 | | Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862 |
| | Lance Herdegen | March 18, 2026 |
| | Lance Herdegen, author of "Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862." |
| 2220 | | Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace |
| | Edward J. Hagerty | March 4, 2026 |
| | Edward J. Hagerty, author of "Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace." |
| 2219 | | The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War |
| | Lindsay Rae Smith Privette | February 25, 2026 |
| | Lindsay Rae Smith Privette, author of "The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War." |
| 2218 | | Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam and Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp’s Hill |
| | Joseph Stahl and Matthew Borders | February 18, 2026 |
| | Joseph Stahl and Matthew Borders, authors of "Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam and Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp’s Hill." |
| 2217 | | They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America. |
| | John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray | February 11, 2026 |
| | John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray, editors of "They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America." |
| 2216 | | A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era. |
| | Sarah Jones Weicksel | February 4, 2026 |
| | Sarah Jones Weicksel, author of "A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era." |
| 2215 | | Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls |
| | Rob Edwards | January 28, 2026 |
| | Rob Edwards, author of "Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls." |
| 2214 | | High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor |
| | Edwin P. Rutan II | January 21, 2026 |
| | Edwin P. Rutan II, author of "High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor." |
| 2213 | | Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln |
| | Matthew Pinsker | January 14, 2026 |
| | Matthew Pinsker, author of "Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln." |
| 2212 | | The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign |
| | Jeffrey J. Harding and Jon M. Nese | December 10, 2025 |
| | Jeffrey J. Harding and Jon M. Nese, authors of "The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign" |
| 2211 | | Opium Slavery: The Civil War, Veterans, and America’s First Opioid Crisis |
| | Jonathan Jones | December 3, 2025 |
| | Jonathan Jones, author of "Opium Slavery: The Civil War, Veterans, and America’s First Opioid Crisis" |
| 2210 | | Late to the Fight: Union Soldier Combat Performance from the Wilderness to the Fall of Petersburg |
| | Alexandre Caillot | November 19, 2025 |
| | Alexandre Caillot, author of "Late to the Fight: Union Soldier Combat Performance from the Wilderness to the Fall of Petersburg" |
| 2209 | | Rebels at the Gates: The Confederacy's Final Gamble and the Battle to Save Washington |
| | Robert P. Watson | November 12, 2025 |
| | Robert P. Watson, author of "Rebels at the Gates: The Confederacy's Final Gamble and the Battle to Save Washington" |
| 2208 | | Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 |
| | Damian Shiels | October 29, 2025 |
| | Damian Shiels, author of "Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865." |
| 2207 | | “Hatcher’s Run” |
| | Nigel Lambert | October 22, 2025 |
| | Nigel Lambert, “Hatcher’s Run” |
| 2206 | | The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment |
| | James Marten | October 8, 2025 |
| | James Marten, author of "The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment." |
| 2205 | | Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America |
| | Scott Ellsworth | October 1, 2025 |
| | Scott Ellsworth, author of "Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America" |
| 2204 | | The Kinship of War: Stories of the United States Colored Troops |
| | Jerilyn Lee | September 17, 2025 |
| | Jerilyn Lee, author of "The Kinship of War: Stories of the United States Colored Troops" |
| 2203 | | Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln |
| | Jonathan White and Lucas Morel | September 10, 2025 |
| | Jonathan White and Lucas Morel, authors of "Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln" |
| 2202 | | Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town in the Crossfire of a Forgotten Battle, December 20, 1861 |
| | Ryan Quint | September 3, 2025 |
| | Ryan Quint, author of "Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town in the Crossfire of a Forgotten Battle, December 20, 1861" |
| 2201 | | A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Vol. 2: From the Crater’s Aftermath to the Battle of Burgess Mill |
| | A. Wilson Greene | August 27, 2025 |
| | A. Wilson Greene, author of "A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Vol. 2: From the Crater’s Aftermath to the Battle of Burgess Mill" |
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| Apr 15, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: Kenneth Noe, Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend: Reconsidering Lincoln as Commander in Chief (#698) |
| Apr 22, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: Joseph Michael Boslet, Little Round Top at Gettysburg: A Reassessment of July 2, 1863 (#699) |
| Apr 29, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: James A. Goecker, Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines: A History of the Third Indiana Cavalry, East Wing (#700!?!) |
| May 6, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: No show (ECU final exams) |
| May 13, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: No show (This Hallowed Ground bus tour) |
| May 20, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: W. Fitzhugh Brundage, A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War (#701) |
| May 27, 2026 |
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Scheduled guest: Jared Peatman, A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine (#702) |