Gerry Prokopowicz

Civil War Talk Radio

History EN ↓ 705 episodes

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 n...

Author

Gerry Prokopowicz

Category

History

Podcast website

www.impedimentsofwar.org

Latest episode

Jun 27, 2026

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Episodes

Civil War Talk Radio - August 30, 2023 (Angela Esco Elder: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss) 30.08.2023

Angela Esco Elder,  Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss

Civil War Talk Radio - June 21, 2023 (Ty Seidule: Robert E. Lee and Me) 21.06.2023

Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

Civil War Talk Radio - June 14, 2023 (Live from the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College) 14.06.2023

Gerry's Almost Live Show from Civil War Institute, Gettysburg, PA. Apologies for the poor sound quality in parts of the segments. Recording outside of CWTR World HQ was not yet well developed when this show was made. 

Civil War Talk Radio - June 7, 2023 (Allison M. Johnson: The Left-Armed Corps) 07.06.2023

Allison M. Johnson, The Left-Armed Corps: Writings by Amputee Civil War Veterans

Civil War Talk Radio - May 31, 2023 (Peter McCord: Reassessing the Union Blockade) 31.05.2023

Peter McCord, The Union Blockade in the American Civil War: A Reassessment

Civil War Talk Radio - May 24, 2023 (Julie L. Holcomb: Exploring the American Civil War through 50 Historic Treasures) 24.05.2023

Julie L. Holcomb, Exploring the American Civil War through 50 Historic Treasures

Civil War Talk Radio - May 3, 2023 (John Avlon: Lincoln and the Fight for Peace) 03.05.2023

John Avlon, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace

Civil War Talk Radio - April 26, 2023 (Jessica Ziparo: Women in the Civil War Federal Workforce) 26.04.2023

Jessica Ziparo, This Grand Experiment: When Women Entered the Federal Workforce in Civil War–Era Washington, D.C.

Civil War Talk Radio - April 19, 2023 (Harold Holzer: Lincoln and FDR) 19.04.2023

Our 600th Show!! Harold Holzer, author/ co-author/ editor of over fifty(!) books on Lincoln and the Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - April 12, 2023 (Fay Yarbrough: Choctaw Confederates) 12.04.2023

Fay Yarbrough, Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country

Civil War Talk Radio - April 5, 2023 (Bruce Chadwick: An Oral History of the Civil War) 05.04.2023

Bruce Chadwick, The Cannons Roar: Fort Sumter and the Start of the Civil War, An Oral History

Civil War Talk Radio - March 29, 2023 (John M. Sacher: Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers) 29.03.2023

John M. Sacher, Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

Civil War Talk Radio - March 22, 2023 (Dillon Carroll: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers) 22.03.2023

Dillon Carroll, Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers

Civil War Talk Radio - March 15, 2023 (Chris Bagley: The Horse at Gettysburg) 15.03.2023

Chris Bagley, The Horse at Gettysburg: Prepared for the Day of Battle

Civil War Talk Radio - February 22, 2023 (Rebecca Plant and Frances Clarke: Boy Soldiers in the Civil War Era) 22.02.2023

Rebecca Plant and Frances Clarke,  Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era

Civil War Talk Radio - February 15, 2023 15.02.2023

Gary Gallagher, editor of Bruce Cattons "Army of the Potomac" trilogy

Civil War Talk Radio - February 8, 2023 08.02.2023

Ed Achorn, author of The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History

Civil War Talk Radio - February 1, 2023 01.02.2023

Eric Michael Burke, author of Soldiers from Experience: The Forging of Shermans Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862-1863

Civil War Talk Radio - January 25, 2023 25.01.2023

Hampton Newsome, author of Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond

Civil War Talk Radio - January 18, 2023 18.01.2023

Steven Cowie, author of When Hell Came to Sharpsburg: The Battle of Antietam and its Impact on the Civilians Who Called it Home

Civil War Talk Radio - January 11, 2023 11.01.2023

James Scythes, author of Letters to Lizzie: The Story of Sixteen Men in the Civil War and the One Woman Who Connected Them All

Civil War Talk Radio December 14, 2022 14.12.2022

Gerry Prokopowicz talks about bad Civil War history books!

Civil War Talk Radio - December 7, 2022 07.12.2022

Donna McCreary, author of Mary Lincoln Demystified

Civil War Talk Radio - November 30, 2022 30.11.2022

Bradley Gottfried, author of Lee Invades the North: A Comparison of the Antietam and Gettysburg Campaigns

Civil War Talk Radio - November 16, 2022 16.11.2022

David. K. Thomson, author of Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union

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