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4.4

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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.

Podcast episodes

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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

Civil War Talk Radio - March 25, 2026 (Benjamin L. Cwayna: The Invincible Twelfth SC)

2026/03/28

Benjamin Cwayna, The Invincible Twelfth: The 12th South Carolina Infantry of the Gregg-McGowan Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia

Civil War Talk Radio - March 18, 2026 (Lance J. Herdegen: Opening Manassas)

2026/03/21

Lance J. Herdegen, co-author (with Bill Backus), Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner's Farm, August 28, 1862

Civil War Talk Radio - March 4, 2026 (Edward J. Hagerty: Soldier of the South Richard Anderson)

2026/03/07

Edward J. Hagerty, Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace.

Civil War Talk Radio - February 25, 2026 (Lindsay Rae Smith Privette: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign)

2026/02/28

Lindsay Rae Smith Privette, The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War.

Civil War Talk Radio - February 18, 2026 (Joseph Stahl & Matthew Borders: Faces of Union Soldiers)

2026/02/21

Joseph Stahl & Matthew Borders, Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam and Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill

Civil War Talk Radio - February 11, 2026 (John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America)

2026/02/14

John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray, eds., They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America

Civil War Talk Radio - February 4, 2026 (Sarah Jones Weicksel: A Nation Unraveled)

2026/02/07

Sarah Jones Weicksel, A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era

Civil War Talk Radio - January 28, 2026 (Rob Edwards: Defiant, The Story of Robert Smalls)

2026/01/31

Rob Edwards, Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls

Civil War Talk Radio - January 21, 2026 (Edwin P. Rutan II: Reclaiming the Honor of the High Bounty Men)

2026/01/24

Edwin P. Rutan II, High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor

Civil War Talk Radio - January 14, 2026 (Matthew Pinsker: Boss Lincoln)

2026/01/17

Matthew Pinsker, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln

Civil War Talk Radio - December 10, 2025 (Jeffrey J. Harding & Jon M. Nese: Gettysburg Campaign Weather)

2025/12/13

Jeffrey J. Harding and Jon M. Nese, The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign

Civil War Talk Radio - December 3, 2025 (Jonathan S. Jones: Opioid Slavery)

2025/12/06

Jonathan S. Jones, Opium Slavery: The Civil War, Veterans, and America's First Opioid Crisis

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4.4 out of 5

58 reviews

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.

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 ...

Townsendvol 2017/10/10

Best Civil war podcast

Great guests great host and great topics. Love it.

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