Service: Veteran Stories of Hunger & War is a community storytelling podcast co-produced by iHeart Media and Words Food Art LLC that aims to inspire listeners and educate them on some pretty deep issues of American history.

Along with creatively and technically producing this podcast, I worked with a teacher to create educational program materials, created a website to share research and other production aspects, and designed and implemented a social media strategy to expand and engage listenership.

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Episodes

Service

June 23, 2020

“Almost Instant Integration”

June 23, 2020

Executive Order 9981 officially desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces on July 26th, 1948. But racism within the integrated Air Force continued to affect pilot and engineer George Hardy’s service and sacrifice.

June 23, 2020

March 8, 2020

“So… What Did World War II Change, Really?”

March 8, 2020

How did our World War 2 veterans change history forever? And what foods came out of World War II that we still eat today? Historians Myke Cole and Anastacia Marx de Salcedo join our WW2 veterans’ voices to connect some dots.

March 8, 2020

March 1, 2020

“They Were Fond of Sweets.”

March 1, 2020

For women, World War 2 transformed service on the homefront and the frontlines. But they worked twice as hard for half the pay. Army Nurse Victoria Louise Kambic found a bag of sweets in her pocket helped.

March 1, 2020

February 24, 2020

“He Lied to Get in the Marines… Then World War II Broke Out”

February 24, 2020

The Marines are notorious for being first on the ground during wartime. What does 100-year old Norman Rubin remember about traveling the world and storming islands? (Guarding President Roosevelt! And the food!)

February 24, 2020