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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 no ranting by the host, and no callers. Lists and links to all previous episodes can be found at www.impedimentsofwar.org, along with titles of upcoming episodes.

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Civil War Talk Radio - September 30, 2026 (Angela M. Zombek: Penitentiaries, Punishment, and Military Prisons)

2026/10/03

Angela M. Zombek, Penitentiaries, Punishment, and Military Prisons: Familiar Responses to an Extraordinary Crisis during the American Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - September 23, 2026 (David S. Reynolds: Jamestown, Plymouth, and the Struggle for America's Soul)

2026/09/26

David S. Reynolds, Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America

Civil War Talk Radio - September 16, 2026 (David A. Welker: The Invalid Corps)

2026/09/19

David A. Welker, "Now I'm With the Invalids": The Veteran Reserve Corps in America's Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - September 9, 2026 (Robert Gudmestad: The United States Mississippi River Squadron

2026/09/12

Robert Gudmestad, The Devil's Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - September 2, 2026 (Anne Sarah Rubin: Sherman's March and America)

2026/09/05

Anne Sarah Rubin, Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman's March and America

Civil War Talk Radio - August 26, 2026 (Paul Quigley: The Man Behind the Cane)

2026/08/29

Paul Quigley, The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - June 24, 2026 (M. Chris Bryan and Theodore Savas: The Chancellorsville Papers)

2026/06/27

M. Chris Bryan, compiler, and Theodore Savas, publisher, discuss the first two volumes of The Chancellorsville Campaign Papers and other collections of primary sources.

Civil War Talk Radio - June 3, 2026 (Steve Gowler: The Burning Thoughts of William Goodell)

2026/06/06

Steve Gowler, Thoughts That Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery

Civil War Talk Radio - May 27, 2026 (Jared Peatman: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine )

2026/05/30

Jared Peatman, A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine

Civil War Talk Radio - May 20, 2026 (W. Fitzhugh Brundage: A Fate Worse Than Hell)

2026/05/23

W. Fitzhugh Brundage, A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - April 29, 2026 (James A. Goecker: The Third Indiana Cavalry, East Wing)

2026/05/02

James A. Goecker, Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines: A History of the Third Indiana Cavalry, East Wing

Civil War Talk Radio - April 22, 2026 (Joseph Michael Boslet: Reassessing Little Round Top)

2026/04/25

Joseph Michael Boslet, Little Round Top at Gettysburg: A Reassessment of July 2, 1863

Civil War Talk Radio - April 15, 2026 (Kenneth Noe: Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief)

2026/04/18

Kenneth Noe, Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend: Reconsidering Lincoln as Commander in Chief

Civil War Talk Radio - April 8, 2026 (Aaron Sheehan-Dean: Fighting with the Past)

2026/04/11

Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War

Civil War Talk Radio - April 1, 2026 (J. Mark Powell: Witness to War)

2026/04/04

J. Mark Powell, Witness to War: The Story of the Civil War Told By Those Who Lived It

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4.4 out of 5

59 reviews

★★★★★

Matthew.podcadtlistener 2026/05/30

Great

Love this civil war talk radio. Definitely recommend

★★★☆☆

LibertyV76 2024/10/04

Takes too long

If only this podcast didn’t spend so much time talking about everything other than the civil war. Get to it!

★☆☆☆☆

And hid 2024/09/06

Can’t get through the background music blare

Why oh why have the background music blaring over the narrative ? I made it a few minutes in and turned it off. Not even sure if the content is good b...

★★★★★

dmclark3 2023/11/19

“Biased towards the Union view”? (Critique of a critique ; )

Just read another review, with above title, and what a disturbing take. Yes, their is an inherent bias towards “the Union side these days” because tha...

★★★☆☆

senor pantalones caliente 2023/10/19

The opening

I fast forward the first 10 minutes in order to enjoy the interview.

★★★★★

orwinlaw 2021/08/01

Thoughtful

Nice, thoughtful presentations

★★★☆☆

minuteman 2 2021/02/04

Too much

I have to advance every podcast to about the 8:45 minute mark to avoid the humdrum banalities of the professor. I am not interested in the events at ...

★★★★★

Hubby daddy 2018/10/13

Civil War ramblings

Outstanding! I’m a truck driver so I’m behind the wheel constantly & Mr. Prokopowicz & his array of guests are fantastic. I grew up very interested n ...

★★★★☆

Clevefan55 2018/07/22

Why the confusing double listings?

Other then that , find it well done and interesting. Although slightly biased toward the union point of view. That can be expected this day and age.

★★★★★

Townsendvol 2017/10/10

Best Civil war podcast

Great guests great host and great topics. Love it.

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