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
“When You Look Like the Enemy...”
Japanese American citizens were prisoners of war in the U.S. during WW2. The Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd “Purple Heart Battalion” are the most decorated outfit in military history to this day. Lawson Ichiro Sakai shares a gripping story covering it all. (Free history lesson plans for this episode!
“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!)
“I Came Off in Waist-Deep Water."
Army Veteran John Bistrica barely made it past the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. His food supplies? Soaking wet! Hear how John got there, what he ate, and how he made it home.
"We Gave Them the Food From Our Mess Kits."
What did soldiers eat in WW2? Army veteran Pat D’Ambrosio takes us from Pearl Harbor through the draft and into the Pacific theater, and home again. (Get free World War II history lesson plans for this episode, too!)