Service: Veteran Stories of Hunger & War
In the war and food podcast Service: Veteran Stores of Hunger and War, veterans take us from their hometowns to the frontlines and back again in sound-immersive first-person storytelling narratives.
A co-production with iHeartMedia from 2019-the Covid Collapse of 2020, we are currently looking for collaboration to produce our next Korean War season. Interested? email Jacqueline@WordsFoodArt.com
Educators!
We have common-core aligned lesson plans available for 4 episodes. Learn more here.
All Episodes
“Almost Instant Integration”
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.
“Dad, I Can't Talk About It."
In this very special two-part episode, we explore how veterans from WW2 through today seek healing after their traumatic wartime experiences. And how civilians are using food to help. (Free history lesson plans for this episode!)
“Food Service Within the Service”
What did it take for an African American sailor to achieve rank in WW2? Navy veteran William Walker shares hardships and triumphs in his rise to Chief Petty Officer 1st Class, how soldiers, sailors, and civilians were fed in the Pacific, and how his Service was received on the homefront after the war ended. (Get free World War II history lesson plans for this episode, too!)
“Airmen Flew High”
What was it like to be one of the first Black Air Corp pilots in history? George Hardy takes us from segregated training camps in the U.S. to escorting bomber planes in Europe, sharing food stories, hard memories, and high times alone the way.