- 1,278
- Episodes
- 103
- Transcribed
- 59
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2004
- First episode
About 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.
- Publisher
- Gerry Prokopowicz
- Category
- education · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Sept 2004
- Latest episode
- 17 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
103 of 1,278 episodes have a transcript.
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Civil War Talk Radio - October 14, 2026 (David A. Powell: The Atlanta Campaign, Volume 3)
3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Civil War Talk Radio - September 30, 2026 (Angela M. Zombek: Penitentiaries, Punishment, and Military Prisons)
26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Civil War Talk Radio - September 23, 2026 (David S. Reynolds: Jamestown, Plymouth, and the Struggle for America's Soul)
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Civil War Talk Radio - October 14, 2026 (David A. Powell: The Atlanta Campaign, Volume 3)
Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, the product shows that. It's very easy to read. a related question then this five volume set on Atlanta is covering the campaign in a matter of a few weeks at a time so it necessarily gives us a lot of detail we're looking at individual regiments in many cases hearing what individual soldiers have to say so let me ask a question I put this to Scott Patron many years ago and don't usually ask people this but I'll ask you Why do we need details like that about the Civil War? Well, my goal in writing the Atlantic campaign is a couple of things. First of all, I want to build an operational narrative of what's happening day to day, not a broad brush. […]
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- David A Powell
- Angela M Zombek
- David S Reynolds
- David A Welker
- Robert Gudmestad
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 59 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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