Dec 24, 2016
This is a transcript of a short radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1941. The dramatic timing of the speech was that it was aired live just two weeks after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Perhaps words from Sir Winston Churchill can help us understand how we can pause to celebrate the birth...
Dec 24, 2016
In this podcast episode, we feature a rebroadcast of a radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1941. The dramatic timing of the speech was that it was aired live just two weeks after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
As I record this podcast episode a few days before Christmas Eve, I am mindful of...
Dec 22, 2016
Bob Hope: The USO’s One-Man Morale Machine
By Ann Oldenburg. Ann Oldenburg is a Washington area-based freelance writer and former Washington Post and USA Today writer. This story appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of On Patrol, the magazine of the USO. Thursday, Feb 4, 2016
— Original version of the article can be...
Dec 22, 2016
In this podcast episode, we feature a rebroadcast of a USO Show led by Bob Hope for our U.S. soldiers on station in West Berlin in December 1948. The dramatic timing of this event was that West Berlin was under siege by the East German and Russian troops. Food, medicine, and the basics for life were being stalled by...
Dec 18, 2016
Attached is a document that lists the history podcasts that I subscribe through iTunes. With more than a quarter-million podcasts available through the iTunes podcast directory alone, it can be difficult to navigate the choices. The document provides a short description of each with a direct URL for their website as...