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Our website is dedicated to Civil War Talk Radio (CWTR). CWTR is a weekly, hour long, intenet-based talk radio show hosted by Gerry Prokopowicz of East Carolina University. Each week, Gerry interviews leading historians, authors, enthusiasts, etc. on all things Civil War related. There are currently 265+ hours of interviews available for your listening pleasure. Use this site to view show information, download the MP3 files, listen to the MP3 files and get additional information on guests.
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Season 9 - Latest shows listed below.
Click on the Episode Title for additional information on episode, links to download or listen to episode and a transcript of Gerry's monologue.
| 928 | | Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War |
| | Megan Kate Nelson | June 7, 2013 |
| | Megan Kate Nelson, author of "Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War." |
| 927 | | A House Divided: The Civil War and Nineteenth Century America |
| | Jonathan Wells | May 31, 2013 |
| | Jonathan Wells, author of "A House Divided: The Civil War and Nineteenth Century America." |
| 926 | | Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt and the Coming of the Civil War |
| | Bland Simpson | May 24, 2013 |
| | Bland Simpson, author of "Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt and the Coming of the Civil War." |
| 925 | | Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg |
| | Chris Mackowski | May 17, 2013 |
| | Chris Mackowski, author of "Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg" |
| 924 | | The Civil War Monitor Magazine |
| | Terry Johnston | May 3, 2013 |
| | Terry Johnston, creator/editor of the magazine "The Civil War Monitor." |
| 923 | | Grant at Vicksburg: The General and the Siege |
| | Michael B. Ballard | April 26, 2013 |
| | Michael B. Ballard, author of "Grant at Vicksburg: The General and the Siege" |
| 922 | | New Bedford's Civil War |
| | Earl Mulderink III | April 19, 2013 |
| | Earl Mulderink III, author of "New Bedford's Civil War." |
| 921 | | The Prairie Boys Go To War: The Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 |
| | Rhonda Kohl | April 12, 2013 |
| | Rhonda Kohl, author of "The Prairie Boys Go To War: The Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865" |
| 920 | | Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory |
| | Brian Jordan | April 5, 2013 |
| | Brian Jordan, author of "Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory." |
| 919 | | The End of the War in Central North Carolina |
| | Ernest Dollar | March 8, 2013 |
| | Ernest Dollar, Director, City of Raleigh Museum, on The End of the War in Central North Carolina. |
| 918 | | General D.H. Hill, in Person |
| | Doug Batson | March 1, 2013 |
| | Doug Batson, a General D.H. Hill Presenter, pays Gerry a visit. |
| 917 | | Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War |
| | Tony Horowitz | February 22, 2013 |
| | Tony Horowitz, author of "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War." |
| 916 | | The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic |
| | Barbara Gannon | February 15, 2013 |
| | Barbara Gannon, author of "The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic." |
| 915 | | Abraham Lincoln and White America |
| | Brian Dirck | February 8, 2013 |
| | Brian Dirck, author of "Abraham Lincoln and White America." |
| 914 | | The Last Battle of the Civil War, United States Versus Lee |
| | Anthony Gaughan | February 1, 2013 |
| | Anthony Gaughan, author of "The Last Battle of the Civil War, United States Versus Lee, 1861-1883" |
| 913 | | The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide |
| | Michael Weeks | January 11, 2013 |
| | Michael Weeks, author of "The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: 10 Weekend Tours and More than 400 Sites, from Antietam to Zagonyi's Charge" |
| 912 | | The "North and South" Trilogy |
| | John Jakes | December 7, 2012 |
| | John Jakes, auhtor of the "North and South" Trilogy. |
| 911 | | Writing with Scissors: Scrapbooks from the Civil War |
| | Ellen Gruber Garvey | November 30, 2012 |
| | Ellen Gruber Garvey, author of "Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance." |
| 910 | | Civil War Era Music |
| | Bobby Horton | November 16, 2012 |
| | Bobby Horton, multi-instrumentalist and composer of Civil War era music. |
| 909 | | Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War |
| | Gail Stephens | November 9, 2012 |
| | Gail Stephens, author of "Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War." |
| 908 | | George Henry Thomas: As True As Steel |
| | Brian S. Wills | October 26, 2012 |
| | Brian S. Wills, author of "George Henry Thomas: As True As Steel." |
| 907 | | Year of Meteors, the 1860 election |
| | Douglas Egerton | October 19, 2012 |
| | Douglas Egerton, auhtor of "Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War." |
| 906 | | Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, & Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina |
| | David Silkenat | October 12, 2012 |
| | David Silkenat, authot of "Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, & Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina." |
| 905 | | The Bravest of the Brave |
| | George Kundahl | October 5, 2012 |
| | George Kundahl, author of "The Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur" |
| 904 | | Remembering the Battle of the Crater |
| | Kevin Levin | September 28, 2012 |
| | Kevin Levin, author of "Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War as Murder." |
| 903 | | Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War |
| | Christian McWhirter | September 21, 2012 |
| | Christian McWhirter, author of "Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War" |
| 902 | | Antietam and South Mountain. |
| | John Michael Priest | September 7, 2012 |
| | John Michael Priest, on Antietam and South Mountain. |
| 901 | | Everything Lincoln |
| | Harold Holzer | August 31, 2012 |
| | Harold Holzer on everything Lincoln |
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Impediments of War
About the photo at the top of our website: The photo is of the Engineers of the 8th N.Y. State Militia, 1861, listening to Civil War Talk Radio on their Jukebox....one of the lesser known Impediments of War.
| May 31, 2013 |
| Scheduled guest: Jonathan Wells, "A House Divided: The Civil War and Nineteenth Century America_", |
| Jun 7, 2013 |
| Scheduled guest: Megan Kate Nelson, "Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War", |
| Jun 14, 2013 |
| Scheduled guest: no live show, Gerry wil be guest historian for Matterhorn Travel "This Hallowed Ground" tour, June 9-16, |
| Jun 21, 2013 |
| Scheduled guest: Jake Boritt, filmmaker, "The Gettysburg Story," w/possible appearance by Gabor Boritt, "The Gettysburg Gospel", |