Dec 17, 2018
Though World War II takes only a few minutes of screen time in “It's a Wonderful Life,” the film has many links to the war and wartime America. Listen to learn why the holiday classic is the topic of conversation on a podcast dedicated to screen depictions of World War II.
Dec 10, 2018
Following our discussion of “A League of Their Own,” we will hear from Virginia Hamilton (pictured) describing her WWII reporting about women taking over jobs previously held only be men, then WWII veteran and big-league pitcher Lou Brissie.
Dec 3, 2018
This week the panel tackles “A League of Their Own,” the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Founded by chewing-gum magnate Philip K. Wrigley in 1942, the league was born at a time when male ballplayers were being drafted to serve in World War II. (Photo courtesy of The History Museum...
Nov 26, 2018
Following our conversation about 1943’s “Bataan,” we hear from Lester Tenney (pictured), Robert Rosendahl, and Glenn Frazier, who experienced the harrowing Bataan Death March.
Nov 19, 2018
This week, “Service on Celluloid” examines the 1943 film "Bataan,” which focuses on the American and Filipino defensive retreat on the Bataan Peninsula in early 1942. The panel will address what this film does well and what is curiously missing.