Civil War Talk Radio

Since October 2004, host Gerry Prokopowicz (East Carolina University history professor) has held weekly in-depth conversations about Civil War history with various historians, authors, curators, artists and other people whose work is of interest to students of the Civil War era. Guests have included James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gary Gallagher, Caroline Janney, Peter Carmichael, Carol Reardon, and many others. Although the show is named "talk radio," it has little in common with traditional talk radio, in that the guests do most of the talking, on subjects of their choosing. There's no ranting by the host, and no callers. Lists and links to all previous episodes can be found at www.impedimentsofwar.org, along with titles of upcoming episodes.

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Civil War Talk Radio - October 24, 2018

10-24

56:38

Civil War Talk Radio - December 3, 2025 (Jonathan S. Jones: Opioid Slavery)

Jonathan S. Jones, Opium Slavery: The Civil War, Veterans, and America's First Opioid Crisis

12-06

58:31

Civil War Talk Radio - November 19, 2025 (Alexandre Caillot: Late to the Fight)

Alexandre Caillot, Late to the Fight: Union Soldier Combat Performance from the Wilderness to the Fall of Petersburg

11-22

01:00:27

Civil War Talk Radio - November 12, 2025 (Robert P. Watson: Rebels at the Gates)

Robert P. Watson, Rebels at the Gates: The Confederacy's Final Gamble and the Battle to Save Washington.

11-15

58:43

Civil War Talk Radio - October 29, 2025 (Damian Shiels: The Green and the Blue)

Damian Shiels, Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865

11-01

58:54

Civil War Talk Radio - October 22, 2025 (Nigel Lambert: The Battle of Hatcher's Run)

Nigel Lambert, www.HatchersRunBattle.com.

10-25

58:47

Civil War Talk Radio - October 8, 2025 (James Marten: Biography of the 6th Wisconsin)

James Marten, The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment

10-11

01:00:53

Civil War Talk Radio - October 1, 2025 (Scott Ellsworth: Midnight on the Potomac)

Scott Ellsworth, Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America

10-04

01:00:26

Civil War Talk Radio - September 17, 2025 (Jerilyn James Lee: Stories of the USCT)

Jerilyn James Lee, The Kinship of War: Stories of the United States Colored Troops. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182460225500764

09-20

01:00:01

Civil War Talk Radio - September 10, 2025 (Jonathan White & Lucas Morel: F. Douglass on A. Lincoln)

Jonathan White and Lucas Morel, Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln

09-13

01:00:26

Civil War Talk Radio - September 3, 2025 (Ryan Quint: Battle of Dranesville)

Ryan Quint, Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town in the Crossfire of a Forgotten Battle, December 20, 1861

09-06

59:30

Civil War Talk Radio - August 27, 2025 (A. Wilson Greene: Petersburg Trilogy, vol. 2)

A. Wilson Greene, A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Vol. 2: From the Crater's Aftermath to the Battle of Burgess Mill

08-30

59:29

Civil War Talk Radio - June 11, 2025 (Michael Hardy: Feeding Lee's Army)

Michael C. Hardy, Feeding Lee's Army of Northern Virginia

06-13

01:01:25

Civil War Talk Radio - June 4, 2025 (KT Shively and Peter C. Luebke: The Second Manassas Campaign)

Editor KT Shively and essay contributor Peter C. Luebke discuss The Second Manassas Campaign, edited by Kathryn J. Shively and Caroline E. Janney.

06-06

01:00:31

Civil War Talk Radio - May 28, 2025 (Matthew Locke: Charleston's Castle Pinckney)

Matthew Locke (co-author with Cliff Roberts), Holding Charleston by the Bridle: Castle Pinckney and the Civil War

05-31

01:03:26

Civil War Talk Radio - May 21, 2025 (James Robbins Jewell and Eugene S. Van Sickle: Memoir from the 54th)

James Robbins Jewell and Eugene S. Van Sickle, eds., Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts: The Civil War Memoir of John W. M. Appleton

05-24

01:02:27

Civil War Talk Radio - April 30, 2025 (Michael deGruccio: George Cole's Strange and Tragic Wounds)

Michael deGruccio, The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole's America: A Tale of Manhood, Sex, and Ambition in the Civil War Era

05-03

01:01:22

Civil War Talk Radio - April 23, 2025 (Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown: Zouave Theaters)

Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown, Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance

05-01

01:00:49

Civil War Talk Radio - April 16, 2025 (Lesley Gordon: Cowardice and Combat in the Civil War)

Lesley Gordon, Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War

04-19

01:03:28

Civil War Talk Radio - April 9, 2025 (Stuart W. Sanders: Anatomy of a Duel)

Stuart W. Sanders, Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence

04-12

01:01:21

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Tom Macoy

terrible podcast. total BS. AVOID

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