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September 20, 2019 36 mins
FOCUS ON: The Animals of WWI

Host - Theo Mayer

  • Breaking News: CFA’s final approval of Memorial design- Host | @01:25
  • Horses in WWI - Cindy Rullman & Joe Ellen Hayden | @05:05
  • Pigeons in WWI - Andrew Blechman | @12:20
  • Dogs and Mascots in WWI - Jacy Jenkins & Jordan Beck | @21:00
  • Legless, Wingless critter serving in WWI - Leah Tams  | @30:25 ----more---- 
PODCAST NOTES Download approved Memorial Design 

http://ww1cc.org/memorial-design 

 

Brooke USA web site

http://ww1cc.org/horses 

 

Sources

Nalewicki, Jennifer, “The Animals that Helped Win World War I,” Smithsonian, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/animals-that-helped-win-world-war-I-180963042/

 

Tams, Leah, “How Did Animals (Even Slugs) Serve in World War I?” National Museum of American History, https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/how-did-animals-even-slugs-serve-world-war-i

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 13

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/weekly-sync-call/2106-ww1-centennial-news-episode-13-3-29-2017.html

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 50

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/weekly-sync-call/3851-ww1-centennial-news-episode-50-12-15-2017.html

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 94

https://www.wo...-19-2018.html

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 63

https://www.wo...-16-2018.html

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 52

https://www.wo...-29-2017.html

 

World War One Centennial Commission Episode 120

https://www.wo...04-26-19.html

Sponsors:

The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission

The Doughboy Foundation

Production:

Executive Producer: Dan Dayton

Producer & Host: Theo Mayer

Line Producer: Juliette Cowall

Written by: David Kramer & Theo Mayer

Editing:

Mac Nelsen Tim Crowe

Website support: JL Michaud

Special guests:

Cindy Rullman and Jo Ellen Hayden from Brooke USA

Journalist and Author Andrew Blechman

Jacy Jenkins and Jordan Beck from Fun Academy Motion Pictures

Leah Tams from the University of Mary Washington

Mark as Played

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