Podcasts about director peter jackson

KING KONG (1933)—a daring filmmaker and crew discover Skull Island, home to the colossal ape Kong. Capturing the beast for exhibition in New York, Kong escapes, creating chaos and tragic allure. A pioneering classic, the film combines groundbreaking effects with an unforgettable tale of beauty and the beast. KING KONG (2005)—Director Peter Jackson pays homage … Continue reading Ep. 06-33: King Kong (1933 & 2005) →

"The Fellowship of the Ring" is a fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, released in 2001. It is the first installment in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, based on the novel of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film follows the journey of a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins, who is tasked with destroying a powerful ring that could bring about the end of the world if it falls into the hands of the dark lord Sauron. Frodo is accompanied by a fellowship of various characters from different races in Middle-earth, including humans, elves, dwarves, and other hobbits. The fellowship's quest takes them across the vast and dangerous landscapes of Middle-earth as they face numerous challenges and adversaries in their quest to destroy the ring and defeat Sauron.Director Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel is widely praised for its faithfulness to the source material while also making necessary changes for the cinematic medium. The film showcases stunning visual effects, breathtaking landscapes, and meticulously crafted sets, bringing the world of Middle-earth to life in a way that captivates audiences. It tells an epic and engaging story of friendship, heroism, and the struggle between good and evil, resonating with audiences of all ages. "The Fellowship of the Ring" features well-developed characters with depth and complexity, allowing viewers to become emotionally invested in their journeys and relationships. Boasting a talented ensemble cast, the film delivers compelling performances that bring authenticity and depth to the characters. Howard Shore's iconic musical score enhances the film's emotional impact, adding depth and grandeur to key moments. With Peter Jackson's direction and Andrew Lesnie's cinematography, the film creates a visually stunning and immersive experience through dynamic camera work and beautiful compositions. Its significant cultural impact has influenced subsequent fantasy films and popular culture as a whole. As the first installment of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring" set the standard for epic fantasy filmmaking and remains a beloved classic in cinematic history, paving the way for the subsequent films and renewing interest in Tolkien's works.

On this episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, we speak with Peter Jackson and his longtime collaborator, editor Jabez Olssen about their work distilling hundreds of hours of audio, dozens of hours of video, and 40 years of mythology about the Beatles' Get Back sessions into a documentary that tries, going day by day, to lay out the experience of the sessions that led to the Beatles' last live performance. Jackson and Olssen discuss what putting visuals to familiar audio changed, how they found ways around seemingly inaudible or unusable material, and why they set out to make a documentary that wasn't a Beatles break up story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been nearly two years, but historian and music expert Court Carney, a professor at Stepehen F. Austin State University, returns to talk about the recent Beatles documentary Get Back. Director Peter Jackson's long-awaited film attempts to put the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be sessions in the best possible light. Does he succeeed? And how do we judge the film based on what we have known about the Beatles for fifty years? The Beatles began recording what would become the band's last album, Let It Be, in January 1969. It was a few months after the release of the White Album, the product of frutiful but contentious sessions in the summer of 1968. Let It Be wouldn't be released until the spring of 1970, by which time the Beatles had broken up. The film and album Let It Be--initially to be called Get Back--featured the Beatles trying to get back to a more live and rock and roll sound. The sessions culminated in the famous rooftop concert in London. The Fab Four got in trouble with the cops, but not before recording tracks that made it to the final album. However difficult the process might have been, in roughy a month, the Beatles had written and recorded an album and rehearsed enough material to begin another (what became Abbey Road). So, what are we to make of Peter Jackson's revisionism? Has be presented a happier band than we knew? Or is he merely documenting the inevitable breakup of the bestselling and most prolific band of all time? Court and Colin have some thoughts. 

Braindead: Secuelas: NA. Presupuesto: $3 millones de USD. Recaudación: $242,623 USD. Año: 1992. Director: Peter Jackson. Actores: Timothy Balme (Lionel Cosgove), Diana Pelakver (Paquita María Sánchez) y Elizabeth Moody (Vera Cosgove). “Braindead”, también conocida como “Dead Alive”, “Muertos de miedo” en Latinoamérica o “Tu madre se ha comido a mi perro” en España, es una de las primeras películas del ya reconocido director Peter Jackson y considerada uno de los filmes más sangrientos de la historia (en su estreno muchas escenas tuvieron que ser eliminadas por su contenido gore). Influenciado por otras películas como “Evil Dead”, “Re-Animator” o “Night Of The Living Dead”, creó este clásico combinando los géneros de comedia y horror.¿De qué trata la película?La historia se ubica en 1957, Lionel, el protagonista, vive bajo el yugo de su posesiva madre, la señora Vera Cosgove. No obstante, el joven conoce a Paquita y en una de sus citas en el zoológico, su madre (quien los estaba espiando) es mordida por un mono-rata de Sumatra, el cual fue extraído de la isla Calavera como espécimen raro. La señora Vera se convertirá en un zombi o muerto viviente. Tras esto, Lionel intenta controlar la situación, pero poco a poco se le saldrá de las manos y personas del vecindario se infectarán hasta crear un ejército de zombis.La producción:Hablando un poco de Peter Jackson, es un director muy versátil, comenzó en el cine con una trilogía, después dirigió “Criaturas celestiales” basada en un hecho real, y la también graciosa “The Frighteners”. Luego vendrían las grandes producciones de corte fantástico como “El señor de los anillos” y “El hobbit”, así como una adaptación del clásico “King King” (donde le hace un tributo a Braindead), y el documental “Get Back” de The Beatles. La película salió en Nueva Zelanda y la BBFC la encontró tan cómica, a pesar de la gran cantidad de sangre que muestra, que la clasificaron como B15. Sin embargo, recapacitaron y decidieron ponerla como C, pues no querían enviar señales mixtas a los chicos por tanta “violencia cómica”.¿Qué tanta sangre se usó? Es catalogada como la película más sangrienta en la historia del cine de horror, no por la sangre que aparece en pantalla, sino por la cantidad de sangre falsa que utilizaron para filmarla, como en la escena de la podadora, usaron trescientos litros. Si fuera agua, como equivalencia, es lo que tomaría una persona promedio en cuatro meses.La película fue terminada con menos dinero del presupuestado, con ese extra, Peter Jackson filmó la escena del bebé en el picnic. Hoy en día, dice que es su escena favorita.Efectos especiales:Weta Digital, fundada por Jackson para la filmación de “Heavenly Creatures” fue evolucionando al punto de llegar a tener más de seis mil computadoras. Sin embargo, no se enfocaron solo en la parte digital, también en prostéticos, accesorios, muñecos/disfraces, efectos y todo lo que se requiere para crear un zombi. Para Peter Jackson esa es una de las partes más divertidas de filmar, todo lo que hay detrás de los efectos especiales.Actualizaciones:Peter Jackson dijo que ha pensado en sacar una versión con mejor calidad.Contexto del género horror-comedia:Uno de los factores que platicábamos sobre el género horror-comedia es cómo parte de un evento terrible, escala y de pronto lo que sucede se vuelve tan exagerado que se torna cómico. Esta película es un monumento al género. La fórmula la vemos aplicada repetidas veces en las múltiples escenas: Hay un estado natural en un ambiente de riesgo (por ejemplo, cuando están en la isla calavera escapando con el mono) y se siente tensión porque los nativos los están persiguiendo y al mismo tiempo el mono es superagresivo y araña al explorador. Luego está la escena donde este dice “oye, me atacó el mono”, enfocan un rasguño en la mano y sin preguntar ni avisar, le dan el machetazo (escala rápidamente). En seguida encuentran otro arañazo y vuelven a cortarlo, por último, muestran el arañazo en la cabeza y ahí es donde llega lo ridículo, sabes lo que le espera al explorador. Una escena similar sucede con la madre, cuando está espiando a Lionel en el zoológico, está tranquilo, pero existe la tensión de “van a cachar a la mamá espiando y se le va a armar”, No obstante, la muerde el mono y la escena se vuelve más intensa durante el escape, hasta que lo matan. En ese momento, la parte ridícula es la reacción de la mamá, o sea, recibió una mordida espeluznante y apenas pone carita de sufrimiento: “¡Ay, Lionel, ayúdame, me mordieron, pobre de mí!”. Sin embargo, no hay reacción del sufrimiento que una herida de ese nivel podría causar. En conjunto, te da risa la forma en la que finge la señora. También se presenta en los momentos románticos, cuando Paquita está enamorada y luego vienen las premoniciones de las cartas o las cosas que dice la abuela. Hay un constante contraste entre estos dos tipos de escenas que te llevan a la exageración, pero producen risa.  La parte grotesca siempre está vinculándose con lo ridículo, por ejemplo, las escenas de la comida con los parientes. La señora secreta pus y cae en la sopa; hay un acercamiento a la cucharada y cómo la introduce para degustar el platillo. Si bien, el personaje está disfrutando, uno como audiencia tiene información extra que provoca repulsión. En la secuencia de “desgarrarse la piel y tratar de arreglarlo con pegamento”, la situación llega a niveles inverosímiles. Estas mezclas se vuelven una experiencia surreal, convirtiendo la película en una delicia grotesca. Creo que Peter Jackson logra asombrarnos cada dos o tres minutos. Justo cuando piensas que ya no puede ser peor, se viene una ocurrencia mayor. Es lo que convierte en una joya a la película. Otro aspecto que vuelve cómica a la obra, pero hace sentir cómoda a la audiencia. es la velocidad en que se desencadena la enfermedad. En un par de horas la señora Vera empieza con pus, se le cae la piel, camina con dificultad y pierde la motricidad.  ¿Qué te gustó de la película?Hay varios aspectos interesantes y que si estás familiarizado con otros clásicos del horror, reconocerás con facilidad, por ejemplo: La relación de Lionel y su madre Vera. Es del estilo “Psycho”, pero en un nivel desesperante ante la actitud de la madre y el comportamiento obediente de Lionel. Además, al final de la película, Lionel inspira una actitud similar a la de Ash, de “Evil Dead”, realizando una masacre con una podadora y se ve bañado de sangre.  Temas que abordanEl manejo de la secrecía:Un factor muy importante en la película es “el secreto”. “Oye, ¿por qué no vas con las autoridades? ¿Por qué no llevas a tu mamá al hospital?”, La respuesta es que el ritmo de la película hace que las cosas se salgan de control tan rápidamente que, tanto el protagonista como la audiencia, sabemos que ya llegó a un punto de no retorno: hay demasiados infectados y si se sabe allá fuera, los van a matar. Por lo tanto, mejor mantener el secreto. Esto es un twist común en otras películas de zombis donde terminan matando a los contagiados conforme se van convirtiendo. Aquí tenemos a un protagonista codependiente, inútil, que no puede matar a nadie por la empatía que les tiene y menos a su madre, por más muerta que se encuentre. Es una bomba de tiempo. Para poder sobrevivir Lionel se ve forzado a tomar decisiones difíciles.Medio muertos, pero humanos:La cinta muestra a dos personajes en su estado zombi sintiendo atracción y desencadenando una relación sexual. Todo con tonos que te hacen retorcer por lo absurdo. Pero las cosas no paran ahí, en el mundo que nos presenta Jackson, donde el virus acelera el funcionamiento humano, ocurre también una concepción y posterior alumbramiento. Es increíble cómo la película está llena de creatividad y pensar que va a salir el bebé zombi es algo que uno empieza a anticipar.Cuidar de las personas mayores:La escena con los zombis nos pone en perspectiva sobre cuidar de los adultos mayores y/o los enfermos. Es una situación difícil y estresante para muchos. Lionel no solo tiene que atender a su madre moribunda, sino también a varios otros que se encuentran en estado disfuncional. Como dicen, de todos no se hace uno. Es a partir de la incertidumbre de cada personaje que está comiendo en la cena, donde uno puede entender el problema y la imposibilidad de controlar todo.Romance:Otra parte esencial en la película es el romance entre Lionel y Paquita. Por un lado, Lionel ha estado solo, dependiendo de su madre y ya es un adulto, no se ve para cuándo vaya a independizarse. De hecho, se nota que es un poco torpe para entender las normas sociales en cuanto al cortejo porque se encuentra aislado. En la película nos muestran cómo Paquita le ayuda a ganar atributos positivos y disminuir sus debilidades: falta de confianza, problemas para socializar, imposibilidad de intimar con otra persona fuera de su núcleo y dificultad para tomar decisiones complejas o desprenderse de la madre. Es como si Lionel pasara de ser un niño a un adulto y para ello tuvo que soltar la represión que tenía a nivel emocional y sexual, y explotar en una máquina podadora junto con litros de sangre. Ese es el momento en que se da cuenta de que tiene el poder de hacer lo que se le antoje y ya no depende de terceros.Cosas extrañas y chistosas:¿Por qué el sacerdote sabía Kung Fu? Es algo rándom que le da un toque especial, no sé por qué, pero me gusta, jajaja. “I kick ass for the Lord”.Créditos:Radio Horror es producido por Caro Arriaga y Rael Aguilar.Edición por Matías Beltrando desde Destek Soporte.Música:Closing Theme Hounds of Love por Dan Luscombe (Intro), Insiders por Joe Crotty (Intro), Patchwork por Patchworker f.k.a. [friendzoned] (Spoilers) y Nightlong por FSM Team (Outro).★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alexis and Kenny discuss Get Back: The Beatles documentary on Disney Plus. Director Peter Jackson whittled down 60 hours of footage to create this 3 part series. Each episode is 2 hours, but worth it. This documentary is a raw look at how they worked together, most of the time in creative harmony. The documentary gives a lot of insights the public hasn't seen before.

A three-part documentary plunges viewers into the creative process as The Beatles record their final studio album and prepare for an iconic rooftop performance. "Get Back" has seen director Peter Jackson applauded for handling the sort of archive material that has gone down in pop history.

This Cyber Monday, consider shopping at one of the small businesses profiled on Late Show's #ColbertSmallBizBump, like Redmon's Popcorn run by Zack Redmon in New Hope, Minnesota. How good is Zack's luxury popcorn? Just ask Redmon's official commercial spokesperson, Nick Offerman. And while 146 new Christmas movies were released this year, 2021 was set to give us zero Hanukkah movies until The Late Show stepped in with a slate of brand new holiday classics with titles like, “Home for the Challah-days,” “Casino Dreidel,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rabbi.” In part two of his conversation with Stephen, Director Peter Jackson examines the mindset of The Beatles as they prepared for a rooftop concert profiled in the new Disney+ documentary, “The Beatles: Get Back,” and sheds light on why the band suppressed the footage for decades. Jackson also mentions a chat between George Harrison and John Lennon that might have changed the direction of the band had they ever shared the details with Paul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Sundaram discusses vaccine hesitancy among some parents now that kids under the age of 12 are eligible for the COVID vaccine; Who would have thought giving workers a raise would cause controversy? Chapman's in Grey County is giving employees who are double-vaxxed a one dollar per hour pay raise. But now the ice cream maker is the target of abuse from anti-vaxxers. Ashley Chapman tells us about the situation; Leila Sarangi is with the group Campaign 2000 that was created to raise awareness and support for the resolution by the House of Commons to end child poverty. She outlines their recent report that shows that some 1.3 million children still live in poverty; Our books columnist, Tara Henley shares her conversation with author Elaine Dewar about her new book "On the Origin of the Deadliest Pandemic in 100 Years."; Anthony Frisina of the Ontario Disability Coalition explains some of the difficulties some people have had in accessing government services; Director Peter Jackson's docuseries 'The Beatles: Get Back' will soon be available for streaming. We talk with Holly Tessler who teaches "The Beatles: Music Industry and Heritage" at the University of Liverpool about the influence and legacy of the Fab Four.

Director Peter Jackson had to fight Disney to get all the Beatles' swearing into his "Get Back" doc...Jay Leno will portray Ed Sullivan in a doc about Brian Epstein...and "American Pie" is no longer the longest #1 song in history!

Acclaimed director Peter Jackson sat down with WGN entertainment reporter Dean Richards to talk about the process of making his brand new documentary “Get Back” featuring never before seen footage.

It's Patreon pick time again, and Mr. Blake Byles has a lot to answer for! Bad Taste (1987) is a labor of love project by acclaimed Director Peter Jackson and starring, well, Peter Jackson and a bunch of his mates. This New Zealand science-fiction comedy horror film is like no other we've reviewed to date. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Derek and his friends must investigate the missing people in a small village. Then they find out its human formed aliens that are really big headed monsters that used all the people in the small village into their snack burgers. Now, Derek must save the day and the world with his chainsaw before the meat eaters strikes the whole planet. Will Derek kill all the aliens? thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thevhsstrikesback/support

Director Peter Jackson rose to prominence directing horror-comedies, but it was his 1994 film Heavenly Creatures that earned him international recognition and his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay with his partner, Fran Walsh. Retelling the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand, forty years prior, the film introduced Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey to the screen and featured immeresive fantasy elements that foreshadow Jackson’s work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Legends Podcast is spending the whole month exploring gay and lesbian cinema in what we’re calling Gaypril - and we’re starting out with strangest tourism ad in New Zealand’s history! For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com   You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com

In 1992, Director Peter Jackson - yes, the SAME Peter Jackson from The Lord of The Rings - created a horror classic, Dead Alive. In 2020, Andy and Lucas spent 3 hours talking about Dead Alive, and you get to hear ALL of this in this episode! A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors. Also released as "Brain Dead," pretty much everywhere else in the world!Special thanks to Ash St. John for the theme music. Find more about Ash through his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AshStJohnMusic/ and his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashstjohn/. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com. Original music used is copyright protected by owner.The views expressed herein are the independent opinions of the authors of this podcast.

In our 36th episode, we'll be starting our 3-part series on Director Peter Jackson’s Award winning adaptation of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy! To kick things off, we will be starting with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the origin of the trilogy that earned 4 Oscar Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. Our topics for include: 1) Sauron and Nihilism, 2) Film Score Storytelling, 3) The Ring and Temptation -- Twitter: @tvtreypodcast Facebook: @tvtreypodcast Instagram: @tvtreypodcast

Director Peter Jackson's new Beatles documentary culled from 55 hours of previously unreleased footage for the Let It Be sessions gets a release date, a surprise from a Danish band that overtakes U2 on a key sales record, and we have a preview of the new Killers tune featuring Lindsay Buckingham.

Director Peter Jackson's new Beatles documentary culled from 55 hours of previously unreleased footage for the Let It Be sessions gets a release date, a surprise from a Danish band that overtakes U2 on a key sales record, and we have a preview of the new Killers tune featuring Lindsay Buckingham.

Director Peter Jackson runs through his career highlights from The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit to Mortal Engines, plus the time he strapped Ed Sheeran to a bi-plane

Director Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings”) has taken old WWI film footage and given it a high-tech restoration for the documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old.” The resulting movie […] The post Take Two: “They Shall Not Grow Old” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Hey everyone and welcome back to Brutally Honest Reviews, only on The Brutally Honest Network. Mortal Engines was supposed to be the next epic, franchise starting pilot feature film from Director Peter Jackson. Unfortunately this was a literally and figuratively clunky movie with a lot of moving parts that the movie never explained. The characters with real weight in the film couldn't stand up to the bigger picture and that's why this entire living city came crashing down. Check out what we thought and remember to always keep it Brutally Honest! Watch On Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mxz_GjWq…&feature=youtu.be Listen On iTunes: The Brutally Honest Network: Brutally Honest Reviews Listen On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-198787686/mission-impossible-fallout-2018-that-tom-cruise-can-run-really-fast Listen On Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/evan-sch…views?refid=stpr Find Us On Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrutallyHonestNe…k/?ref=bookmarks Find Us On Twitter: twitter.com/BrutallyNetwork Find Us On Instagram: www.instagram.com/brutallyhonestnetwork/ Cinematography, Recording, Editing & VFX: Hop Top Films (www.HopTopFilms.com) Studio: Hop Top Films Studios | Find Out How To Host Your Podcast Today!(evan@hoptopfilms.com)

Peter, Mike, and Antonio sit behind the mics to discuss this phenomenal documentary from Director Peter Jackson. They explore the experiences of what life must've been like in the trenches of WWI Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE. Support the community that is Facts Not Included.  Check us out at:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/factsnotincluded Twitter https://twitter.com/FactsNotIncld Email factsnotincluded@gmail.com

Welcome to a new pod short monthly series – Director on Director. Writer / Director Phil Stubbs (Last Chancers) will be joining us to talk about some of his favourite directors. For this first edition we talk to Phil about director Peter Jackson. From Bad Taste to They Shall Not Grow Old, we discuss in depth the career of New Zealand’s most successful film director.

At 24m:50s we discuss - 'Jacksonville' How much property does movie director Peter Jackson own? Hard to find houses to buy and rent, where do people go when they move out of a house and then can't get in anywhere else? Sub-letting - when can tenant legally sub-let? Featured Track: Gladys Knight and the Pips - Landlord

Highlights 100 Years ago: About President Woodrow Wilson | @01:45 Special Guest: John Milton Cooper Jr. | @07:45 War in The Sky: Introducing General Billy Mitchell | @15:45 American Emerges: Baseball on the Polo Grounds - Dr. Edward Lengel | @16:40 European view of the war: Mike Shuster | @22:10 Special Commemorative Coin and Service Medallion Collector Sets | @27:05 A Century In The Making: Joe Weishaar | @28:25 Speaking WWI: Acronym flips RAMC and REPS | @34:25 Spotlight In The Media: Director Peter Jackson | @35:45 100C/100M: The City of Nitro, West Virginia - Rich Hively and Mayor Dave Casebolt | @38:50 WW1 War Tech: Tankgewehr - David O’Neal | @44:45 The Buzz: Social Media - Katherine Akey | @51:05 ----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #56 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. Today is January 26th, 2018 and our guests for this week include: John Milton Cooper Jr. giving deeper insight into President Woodrow Wilson Dr. Ed Lengel, with our new segment: America Emerges - Military stories from WWI Mike Shuster, from the great war project blog looking at growing discontent in Europe Joe Weishaar in our “A century in the Making” - an Eagle Scout’s perspective Rich Hively and Mayor Dave Casebolt from the WW1 memorial restoration effort in Nitro, West Virginia David O’Neal and the restoration of a WW1 anti-tank gun And Katherine Akey, with some selections from the centennial of WWI in social media All that and more --- this week -- on WW1 Centennial News -- which is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show. [MUSIC] Preface [MUSIC] Woodrow Wilson - an academic and learned man, president of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910 - a progressive Democrat seeking and winning the governorship of New Jersey - then running for and being elected to his first term as president of the United states in 1912 - two years before war broke out in Europe… His progressive agenda and accomplishments in his first term are near legendary. His personal life is equally dynamic, losing his first wife to illness in 1914, and barely more than a year later - re-marrying while still in office. By his second term campaign in 1916 - the war in Europe was in full swing, the Germans had sunk the Lusitania, and Wilson ran for office on a platforms of “America First” - and “He kept us out of the war”. Within months of being sworn in to a second term, he leads the nation to war and into an unprecedented transformation, politically, legally, economically, socially and  Internationally. Wilson takes broad powers and wields sledge hammer transformations, nationalizes industries, quashes freedoms, and when congress does not do his bidding, used executive orders to move the nation into the war effort. Earlier this month 100 years ago, Wilson presents an agenda for a new international world order - instantly thrusting America into a new role as a world leader. With that as an overview, let’s jump into our wayback machine and go back 100 years to the third week of January 1918 in the war that changed the world! World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [MUSIC SOUND EFFECT TRANSITION] It is mid-january 1918. With the Wilson administration ruling as much as governing - some seek to depose his power. Once such incident takes place this week.   [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: January 20, 1918 A headline in the New York Times reads: War Cabinet Bill Ready For Senate; To give control to council of three… Backing Chamberlain’s Stand - Senate Military Committee Demands Reorganization of War work… This is what is happening…. Oregon’s Democratic Senator George Earle Chamberlain, who serves on the Senate Military Affairs Committee,  makes a speech in New York and states: “the military establishment of America has fallen down because of inefficiency in every bureau and department of the government of the United States... “ And he introduces a bill into the Senate that would retake the powers of the executive and the cabinet back into the legislative branch - specifically the Senate. The White House and the Wilson Administration fires back... [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: January 22, 1918 From the headline of the Official Bulletin  - The government’s war gazette published by George Creel at the order of the President. President Wilson Answers Criticism by Senator Chamberlain Concerning Departmental Management of War - Claims he was not consulted on proposed legislation And the story includes: "When the President's attention was called to the speech made by Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon in New York on Saturday, he immediately inquired of Senator Chamberlain whether he had been correctly reported, and upon ascertaining from the Senator that he had been, the President felt it his duty to make the following statement:" [WILSON] Senator Chamberlain's statement as to the present inaction and ineffectiveness of the Government is an astonishing and absolutely unjustifiable distortion of the truth. As a matter of fact, the War Department has performed a task of unparallelled magnitude and difficulty with extraordinary promptness and efficiency. There have been delays and disappointments and partial miscarriages of plans, all of which have been drawn into the foreground and exaggerated by the investigations which have been in progress since the Congress assembled-investigators --- these drew indispensable officials of the department constantly away from their work and officers from their commands and contributed a great deal to such delay and confusion as had inevitably arisen. But, by comparison with what has been accomplished, these things, much as they were to be regretted, were Insignificant, and no mistake has been made which has been repeated. President Wilson closes with: My association and constant conference with the secretary of War have tought me to regard him as one of the ablest public officials I have ever known. It will soon be learned whether HE or his critics understand the business at hand. To say, as Senator Chamberlain did, that there is inefficiency in every department and bureau of the Government is to show such ignorance of actual conditions as to make it impossible to attach any importance to his statement. I am bound to infer that the statement sprang out of opposition to the administration's whole policy rather than out of any serious intention to reform its practice. John cooper interview President Woodrow Wilson is truly one of the most remarkable leaders this nation has had. In order to help us get to know him better we have invited John Milton Cooper Jr, an American historian, author, educator, and Former Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center to speak with us today. Welcome, John! [greetings] [Q1: John, Woodrow Wilson is considered one of the greatest American President ever - Was he? And why? ] [Q2: setup John.. Wilson seems like a bundles of contrasting ideas - He campaigns to keep America out of war - but then leads a declaration of war and fields on of the most intense war build ups and efforts in our history. He wants America to fight for freedom and liberty as he nationalized industries, gags dissent and attacks freedom of speech. ============= Q: How do all these contrasting ideas reconcile? ==============] [Q3: This is a man who had a huge effect on the nation and indeed on the world - what would you say his most remarkable achievement was as a President?] [Q4: As we hear the ongoing story of WWI on this podcast, what else should be understand about Wilson to help us keep it all --- and him in context?] [goodbyes] John Milton Cooper Jr is an American historian, author, and educator. Links to his biography of President Wilson and to the Wilson Center are in the podcast notes. Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/john-milton-cooper https://www.amazon.com/Woodrow-Wilson-John-Milton-Cooper/dp/0307277909 http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0CEED7133FE433A25752C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F02E2D6133FE433A25751C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B02E3DF103FE433A25757C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950CEEDF103FE433A25756C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9505E1D8143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E02E1D8143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A07E4D7143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF War in the Sky This week in War in the sky - we want to introduce you to General Billy Mitchell… a pretty extraordinary man. As World War 1 broke out, Billy Mitchell recognized the importance of aviation.  So in 1916, he learned to fly on his own nickel.  Heading to Europe, On January 20, 1918, Mitchell, now a Colonel - was promoted to Chief of the Air Service of the First Army. Colonel Mitchell found himself in command of more than 1,500 British, French and American aircraft - the largest "air force" ever assembled.   We will learn more about this leader and flyer over the coming months - a man who became the chief of air services this month 100 years ago in the war in the sky. See the podcast notes to learn more. Link: http://www.mitchellgallery.org/gen-mitchell/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-billy-mitchell-court-martial-136828592/ https://www.army.mil/article/33680/william_billy_mitchell_the_father_of_the_united_states_air_force America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1 Welcome to the second installment of our new series: America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI --- with Military Historian, author and storyteller, Dr. Edward Lengel. Hi Ed [Exchange greeting] Ed - Your story this weeks rolls us back to September 1917 when America celebrated National Draft Day - the draft not being the most popular new law of the land - In New York there was a baseball game. We look forward to hearing the story! [ED LENGEL] Ed.. What are you going to tell us about next week? [ED LENGEL] Ed Lengel is an American military historian, author, and our new segment host for America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI. There are links in the podcast notes to Ed’s post about baseball? and his website as an author. Links:http://www.edwardlengel.com/doughboys-baseball-classic-game-polo-grounds-1917/ https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/ http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/ [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Mike: Your story this week is about how the war is being considered in Europe as we roll into 1918. What is the headline? [MIKE POST] Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK: http://greatwarproject.org/2018/01/21/americans-now-in-german-gun-sites/ [SOUND EFFECT] The Great War Channel For videos on WWI go see our friends at  “The Great War Channel” on Youtube. This week’s new episodes include Assassination attempt on Lenin Central powers occupation of Italy British Pistols of WW1 And finally - Road Trips 2018 Next month, we have invited the host of The Great Wall Channel, Indy Neidell to join us and talk about how hosting this youtube channel for the past 4+ years has affected him… Meanwhile - Follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar World War One NOW It is time to fast forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - [SOUND EFFECT] this section is not about history, but rather - it explores what is happening NOW to commemorate the centennial of the War that changed the world! Commission News: Collective Sets In commission news: As we mentioned last week, the US mint has released a special 2018 WWI commemorative silver dollar - but also -- they created WWI service medallions commemorating the five military branches that fought in WWI - The Army, the Navy, The Marine Corps, the brand new Air Corps - later to become the Airforce, and the Coast Guard. These five special collector sets of Commemorative Silver Dollar and Service  medallions are being minted in very limited quantities and the only time in history - ever - that you will be able to buy them is between RIGHT NOW and February 20th, 2018… So you have less than a month to snag a piece of history with a collectors set - get one, get all five, but get them now. Go to WW1CC.org/coin that is / c o i n… or click on the link in the podcast notes. If you are listening to this podcast, clearly you already have some interest or connection to the centennial of WWI - this is the remembrance of this centennial you will want to keep and pass on to the next generation. But you have to do it NOW. link:www.ww1cc.org/Coin https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/commemoratives/ A century in the making - America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC It’s time for our new 2018 segment: A century in the making - America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. As our regular listeners know, we are building a national WWI Memorial at Pershing Park in the nation’s capitol. It’s a big project. It’s complicated. It’s hard. It’s been a long time coming. So in this segment we are bringing you along on an insider’s journey that explores this grand undertaking, the adventure, and the people behind it. Joe Weishaar - is our brilliant young visionary, who won the international design competition for this memorial -- He is also an Eagle Scout… a designation that just predates WWI. In fact, it turns out that the first Eagle Scout award was given to scout Arthur Rose Eldred in 1912. Now - Eldred actually goes on to join the Navy during WW1. He serves on convoys in the Atlantic and on a submarine chaser in the Mediterranean, surviving both a sinking ship and the Spanish Flu. Last week, Joe spoke at the Boy Scout’s annual midwest regional fundraiser. As an Eagle Scout himself, Joe helps us continue to strengthen the connection between the Boy Scouts and WW1. Welcome, Joe! [greetings] [Joe: when you spoke at the event last week - was it scouts, scout leadership or others? Who was the audience?] [How were you and your story received? [Joe: Do you think that your scouting experience influenced you or prepared you in entering and ultimately prevailing and winning the international design competition for the National WWI Memorial?] [Do you think the scouts are aware of the connections of scouting and WWI?] Something interesting came up this week in our research about WWI 100 years ago… Let me read you an excerpt from the January 21st, 1918 issue of the New York Times… The headline reads: WAR TASK FOR BOY SCOUTS Will Be Dispatch Bearers for Public Information Committee And the story reads: President Wilson has sent the following letter to Colin H. Livingstone, President of the Scout’s National Council: My Dear Mr. Livingstone: I desire to entrust the Boy Scouts of America with a new and important commission - to make them the government dispatch bearers in carrying to the homes of their community the pamphlets on the war prepared by the committee for Public Information. The excellent services performed by the Boy Scouts in the past encourages me to believe that this new task will be cheerfully and faithfully discharged. Your sincerely, President Woodrow Wilson http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801E7D6133FE433A25752C2A9679C946996D6CF [Joe - any thoughts or comments on the story?] [goodbyes] Joe Weishaar is the winning designer of the international design competition for National WW1 Memorial in DC - The design lead for the project …. and an Eagle Scout! We are going to continue to bring you an insider’s view with stories about the epic undertaking to create America’s WWI memorial in our nation’s capital. Learn more at ww1cc.org/memorial Link: www.ww1cc.org/memorial http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/3968-designer-of-national-wwi-memorial-visits-joplin-for-scouting-event.html [SOUND EFFECT] Speaking WW1 And now for our feature “Speaking World War 1” - Where we explore the words & phrases that are rooted in the war  --- Soldiers in war treasure the personal effects they carry with them into battle-- photographs of loved ones, letters from home, trench art they spent hours creating, cigarettes, and souvenirs found on the battlefield. It’s their precious connection to the OTHER reality…. In the heat of battle, it’s easy to misplace or lose your trinkets, especially when a soldier is wounded and gets moved from the front by stretcher bearers and other men of the medical services.   For the British in WWI, with typical english wrye humor - they renamed their Royal Army Medical Corps - the RAMC to -  Rob All My Comrades! They gave a similar treatment to their mail services - the Royal Engineers Postal Services - the REPS - they got recast as postal pilferers with REPS - Rob Every Poor Soldier. Trench humor... Rob All My Comrades - and Rob Every Poor Soldier - recast acronyms from the trenches of WWI and this week’s speaking WWI phrases - See the podcast notes to learn more! link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_of_British_Army_regiments [SOUND EFFECT] Spotlight in the Media For our Spotlight in The Media section we have an exciting story this week. England’s Imperial War Museum has teamed up with famed Director Peter Jackson and asked him how he would tell the story of WWI. The director of the Lord of The Rings trilogy took on the challenge and announced the new project this week. Here is Peter Jackson speaking about telling the WWI story in a new and innovative way. [Peter Jackson interview] Follow the link in the podcast notes to see some sample footage of what Peter Jackson was talking about and to learn more about the project. Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxpbDmykD4 https://www.facebook.com/iwm.london/videos/10155880426025479/ http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/peter-jackson-world-war-one-film-ww1-1202670953/ [SOUND EFFECT] 100 Cities/100 Memorials Moving on to our 100 Cities / 100 Memorials segment about the $200,000 matching grant challenge to rescue and focus on our local WWI memorials. This week we are profiling the Living Memorial to WW1 in Nitro, West Virginia  -- This project is in the 2nd round of grant application now being reviewed. With us tell us about their city and their WWI project is Rich Hively, president of the Nitro Historic Commission and Dave Casebolt, Mayor of the City of Nitro Welcome gentlemen! [greetings] [Mayor Casebolt, why do you call the city of Nitro a “Living Memorial to WW1” and where does the name Nitro come from?] [Rich, what are you proposing for the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program?] [It sounds like a fascinating place - If I come to the city of Nitro - what will my experience be? ] [Thank you so much for being with us today!] [goodbyes] Rich Hively is president of Nitro Historic Commission and Dave Casebolt is Mayor of the city of Nitro, West Virginia. Learn more about the 100 Cities/100 Memorials project, and the Living WW1 Memorial in Nitro, by visiting the link at the podcast notes. Link: www.ww1cc.org/100memorials https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/nitro-to-build-world-war-i-memorial-park/article_5123ba42-d88e-55a7-aeb6-76ad82b248a1.html http://historyofnitro.com/ http://wchsnetwork.com/city-of-nitro-installs-wwi-doughboy-statue-at-new-living-memorial-park/ Link: www.ww1cc.org/100cities WW1 War Tech This week we starting another new segment for 2018, WW1 War Tech. We so frequently come across technology from the war that is utterly fascinating, and we look forward to sharing some of these technological curiosities with you -- not just weapons but also medical, communications and other tech that sprang up at that time. But today - it’s all about a “bigger than an elephant gun” shoulder fired german behemoth designed to … shoot tanks! With us is David L. O’Neal, creator of the “WWI Preservation Collection”, who very recently finished restoring this 1918 Tankgewehr, or Tank Gun! Welcome, David! [greetings] [To start, Before we get to this mean Mauser - how did you get into restoring WW1 era machines?] [Tell us about the 1918 Mauser -- how did you come across the one that you restored, and what makes this a unique and special tech of the era?] [On your website, you can see many images of the gun at every stage of repair and rebuild -- tell us about the process? Did you use any high tech to restore the WWI tech?] [Audience appeal to the restoration] [What happens to the Mauser now?] [Last quick question - What is your next project? ] [goodbyes] David L. O’Neal is the creator of the WWI Preservation Collection. Learn more about the Collection, and view images from the Tankgewehr restoration, by following the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.ww1history.com/parking-lot.html The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts And that brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine, what do you have for us this week? Hi Theo! Atlas Obscura Both of our stories this week take us down into the trenches. First, we’ll head over to Atlas Obscura to an article about a rare example of a well preserved World War One trench.  The trench is part of the British lines in Sanctuary Wood, also known as Hill 62. The Belgian Farmer who once owned the land returned to it after the war and chose to leave the trenches as he found them. Sanctuary Wood now operates as a memorial and museum. When you visit you can climb down into the ruins of the original trenches, and the museum includes many items the farmer found and collected over the years on the property: rifles encrusted with mud, German steel helmets riddled with bullet holes, and a collection of period stereoscope photographs of the battlefield. See images of the trenches, dugouts and shell holes by visiting the link in the podcast notes. link:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sanctuary-wood-museum School Maneuvers Lastly for the week, we’ll head to Kent, Ohio, where school children recently got a very hands-on lesson about WW1. Armed with homemade cardboard pistols, rifles and machine guns, (and a few snowballs here and there), ninth-grade students of Theodore Roosevelt High School waged a mock battle complete with generals barking orders and medics running over to attend to the “wounded”, dragging them away from the battle on sleds over the snow. This exercise was a first for the school, involving 50 advanced world history students divided into French and German forces. Each student received a card with their role and tasks to execute during the simulation--and after. Generals who designed battle plans and fortifications would have to write condolence letters for lost troops. Soldiers would pen journals and medics would record their cases and actions, while journalists would assemble a newspaper account of the action and interviews. After the battle, the students enjoyed hot chocolate and genuine Army MREs -- meals-ready-to-eat. Read more about this unique project by following the link in the podcast notes. That’s it this week for the Buzz! link:http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/cold_lessons_of_trench_warfare.html Outro Thank you for listening to another episode of WW1 Centennial News. We also want to thank our guests... John Milton Cooper Jr, author, educator and historian Ed Lengel, military historian, author and storyteller Mike Shuster curator for the Great War Project Blog Joe Weishaar, architect and National WW1 Memorial designer Rich Hively from the WW1 Living memorial in Nitro, West Virginia David O’Neal, creator of the WWI Preservation Collection Katherine Akey, the shows line producer and the commission's social media director… And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; this podcast is a part of that…. Thank you! We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News, and on Amazon Echo or other Alexa enabled devices. Just say: Alexa: Play W W One Centennial News Podcast. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thank you for joining us. And don’t forget to share the stories you are hearing here today about the war that changed the world! [music] REPS -  Royal Engineers Postal Service --- OR Really Exceptions Podcast Stories! I love acronyms! So long!

The special GIC meeting at City Council is happening right now in regards to whether HSR or LRT should be running the LRT system. More than 15 speakers are scheduled for the meeting. One of them, Sarah Warry Poljanski, joins us.  Guest - Sarah Warry-Poljanski, founder of Hamiltonians Against High Hydro What do we know about the case of the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman? The couple was found Friday morning by a real estate agent in their mansion. There was no forced entry and no note. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com The aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story continues as Mira Sorvino says he derailed her career. Director Peter Jackson publicized his suspicion of a blacklist after he had cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino for his Lord of the Rings franchise but it was contended when Weinstein stepped in. He says Miramax, part of Weinstein's company, said they were nightmares to work with and to avoid. ALSO: Brooklyn Nine Nine actor Terry Crews has been tweeting about his safety concerns after revealing his sexual assault story. ALSO: Twitter will put warnings on hate images on their site, rolling out stricter content rules.   Guest - Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

The aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story continues as Mira Sorvino says he derailed her career. Director Peter Jackson publicized his suspicion of a blacklist after he had cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino for his Lord of the Rings franchise but it was contended when Weinstein stepped in. He says Miramax, part of Weinstein's company, said they were nightmares to work with and to avoid   Guest - Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and William Thrasher talks about The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the middle film in the popular live-action trilogy. Director Peter Jackson only covers two thirds of the novel here, keeping himself busy with juggling three different storylines involving humans, hobbits, orcs, and Ents. Fans at the time criticized Jackson for making a liberal adaptation of the book, but for many this is the best film in the trilogy. Although it takes a bit to find its footing, things get a grand pay off with the Battle of Helm's Deep towards the end of the flick.  Mat plays a brief clip from a live panel at Rose City Comic Con 2017 in Portland, Oregon in which he asks a question to Star Trek: The Next Generation actor John de Lancie. Thrasher feels mixed on Charlotte, a horror anthology film featuring a weird wraparound story about a woman being turned into a doll. Mat found some laughs in Bad Santa 2 and really enjoyed the new horror smash hit IT Chapter One.   Listen to this episode while enjoying afternoon tea for maximum enjoyment. Support Sequelcast 2 on Patreon Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Like our Sequelcast 2 Facebook Page The theme song to the Sequelcast is written and performed by Marc with a C. Sequelcast 2 is a proud member of the Battleship Pretension Podcast Fleet. Listen to other great movie and TV podcasts here! If you like Thrasher on Sequelcast 2, watch his tabletop RPG video show d-infinity Live!.

Highlights Civil rights march in NYC 100 years ago |@ 01:15 Draft dodging, bobbing and weaving |@ 03:15 Passchendaele the battle of the  MUD |@ 08:45 “The Song of Mud” by Mary Borden |@ 12:40 The Storyteller and the Historian |@ 17:00 On being an intern at the US WW1 Centennial Commission |@ 23:00 Event Picks of the week |@ 27:00 100C/100M Profile - Memorial Park in Mobile Alabama |@ 29:00 Motorcycles and Memorials |@ 34:15 Working on America’s WW1 Memorial |@ 41:30 Dazzle Camouflage and Peach Pits |@ 42:40 And more...----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 News NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. Today is August 2nd, 2017 and this week we joined by Mike Shuster from the great war project blog, The Storyteller and the Historian, Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten  - Paul Bergholzer a sociology student from Catholic university Cammie Israel, from the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project in Mobile, Alabama - and Lamar Veatch, Retired State Librarian at the Georgia Public Library Service. WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host. World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [SOUND TRANSITION] Our wayback machine has transported us back 100 year and It’s the week of July 29rd, 1917 The Silent Protest Parade Earlier this month July 2, 1917 simmering labor tensions between white and black workers explodes in St Louis. For 24 hours, white mobs indiscriminately stab, shoot and lynch anyone with black skin. Men, women, the elderly, the disabled even children – horrifyingly --- no one is spared. Homes are torched and occupants shot down as they attempt to flee. Police and White militiamen stand idly by as the carnage unfolds. The death toll is as high as 200 and the city’s surviving 6,000 black residents become refugees. In protest, the NAACP the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organizes a large demonstration in New York City. This week, 26 days later, during the saturday afternoon of July 28, nearly 10,000 African-Americans march down Fifth Avenue, in silence, protesting racial violence and white supremacy in the United States. [SOUND EFFECT] The only sounds are those of muffled drums, the shuffling of feet and the gentle sobs of some of the estimated 20,000 onlookers. The women and children are all wearing white. The men are dressed in black. New York City, and the nation, has never before witnessed such a remarkable scene. The “Silent Protest Parade,” as it come to be known, is the first mass African-American demonstration of its kind and marks a watershed moment in the history of the upcoming civil rights movement.  Just one generation after the end of slavery, this somber and powerful event conveys both a mournful dignity and stern determination for the black community to stand up for the rights of its citizens. For those who always believed that the birth of the civil rights movement was in 60’s - it’s foundation was actually forged 100 years ago this week during the war that changed the world!   Links: https://theconversation.com/100-years-ago-african-americans-marched-down-5th-avenue-to-declare-that-black-lives-matter-81427   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/heres-weve-learned-mass-protests-100-years-silent-parade/   http://time.com/4828991/east-saint-louis-riots-1917/ Official Bulletin - Draft dodging [sound effect transition to the morse code] This week from the Official Bulletin…. the government war gazette published by George Creel, President Wilson’s Propaganda Chief > The pages seem to be buzzing with articles about who is, who did, who must, and who didn’t respond to the call to arms known as the American Selective Service Act. [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Monday July 30, 1917 Headline: NATION-WIDE SEARCH IS ORDERED FOR MEN WHO FAILED TO REGISTER; VIGOROUS CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THOSE DETECTED TO BE MADE! The Attorney General Gives Directions for Sweeping Investigation He declares that  “Those Apprehended Will Not Escape the Draft.”   [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Also Monday July 30, 1917 Headline: PRESIDENT DIRECTS DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO EXERCISE THE GREATEST CARE IN PROVIDING AFFIDAVITS TO EXEMPT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES The story goes on to explain that although certain Federal Employees may be exempt from the draft, such as postal workers, workmen in armories, arsenals and navy yards their supervisor’s affidavits will be under close scrutiny and review. [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Wednesday August 1, 1917 Headline: Exemption Claims of Men Married Since July 20 Will Be Scrutinized Closely “Mary… Let’s get hitched so I don’t have to go to France!” Well - maybe not…. Apparently there is a rapidly spreading belief that if are married your family is dependent on you, and therefore you can claim an exemption to be discharged from the draft.   Although there is language in the law that creates an exemption for men whose families are depending on them, the government effectively argues that this NOT VALID in many cases!   Provost Marshal General Crowder - the head of the draft - sends the following telegram to governors of all States explaining his ruling concerning dependency on the grounds of marriage….   “ I direct you to please call the attention of local boards to the fact that a soldier's pay is not less than $30 a month and that all clothing, subsistence, medical treatment, and housing are furnished him. Under the law he may allot any portion of his pay to a dependent. Many soldiers receiving $30 a month are easily able to allot $25 monthly to the support of their dependents. “ In case of death-in-the-line-of-duty the Government will pay to the beneficiary designated by the soldier -- presumably his dependents - six months’ pay. The discretion of local boards may well take - the facts recited above - into consideration in deciding claims for discharge due to dependency with a view to determining whether, as a matter of fact, the person claiming such exemption will not be in as good or better position to support his dependents after selection for military service than he was before. If such is the case, of course, the discharge should not be granted. [SOUND EFFECT] In other related headlines this week: RESIGNATIONS FROM THE SELECTIVE SERVICE PERMITTED ONLY FOR MOST URGENT REASONS.. Passports Issued by State Department to Persons Subject to Draft Only When Application is Accompanied by Permit From Provost Marshal General to Leave the Country Service In Red Cross Is Not Valid Claim for Exemption DRAFTED MEN FAILING T0 APPEAR FOR' PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WILL BE REPORTED TO U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Balance Must Be Struck and Kept Between Military and Industrial Needs of the Nation, Asserts General Crowder—Necessary Sacrifice Must Be Distributed With Scientific Accuracy.   And in a final an article that shows the other side of the massive “sign em up and get ‘em in” mentality is a slight concern that perhaps not everyone getting swept up in the big net may be desirable… [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Friday August 3, 1917 Headline: SPECIALISTS WILL WEED OUT MEN NERVOUSLY OR MENTALLY UNFIT FOR SERVICE IN ARMY --- SEVERE EXAMINATIONS ARE PLANNED... A Group of I50 Neurologists and Psychiatrists Have Been Organized for the Work. They Will Be Sent to The Cantonments and Later to France to examine cases.   Now… Having now followed the Official bulletin since it’s launch in mid May, the editorial team here at WW1 Centennial News has been struck by how we can feel the issues of the week as thematic drumbeats in the bulletin. This week - with nearly 10 articles on the subject of managing the implementation of the draft,  the evasion and exemption issues are on the government’s mind 100 years ago this week.   You too can read every issue of the Official Bulletin on the centennial anniversary of its original publish date by going to ww1cc.org/bulletin.   More and more historians, students, teachers and folks just plain interested are discover this amazing resource, which is an exclusive feature on the commission’s web site. Check it out - but be careful - it’s addictive. ww1cc.org/bulletin [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Now we are joined by Mike shuster, former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War Project blog. Today Mike’s post takes a look at another three letter horror of the trench war - last week GAS this week - MUDIf you were a trench warrior 100 years ago - MUD was no joke… Welcome Mike [Mike Shuster] LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/07/30/drowning-in-mud/   Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. The Song of Mud We are going to punctuate Mike’s post with a poem written in 1917 by Mary Borden and read by Blake Edwards, Joe Kopyt, and Ambre Shoneff, MFA acting students at The Ohio State University - This is “The Song of Mud”: [RUN THE SONG OF MUD AUDIO] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57329/at-the-somme-the-song-of-the-mud [SOUND EFFECT] The Great War Channel For videos about WW1, we invite you to check out the Great War Channel on Youtube -  they offer great videos about the great war from a more European perspective.. This week’s new episodes include: Burial and Identification Of The Dead in WW1 Three years of WW1 - an overview retrospective US Preparation - Alien Enemies Act - Franco-Prussian War Follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar The Storyteller and the Historian To wrap up our history segment of WW1 Centennial News, our intrepid duo - the storyteller and the historian Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten are going to explore the federalization of shipping industry in 1917 [RUN SEGMENT] That was - the StoryTeller - Richard Rubin and The Historian - Jonathan Bratten The Storyteller and the Historian is now a full hour long monthly podcast. The july issue is now out on iTunes and libsyn look for it there or follow the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://storytellerandhistorian.libsyn.com World War One NOW [SOUND EFFECT] We have moved forward into the present with  WW1 Centennial News NOW  - News about the centennial and the commemoration. Commission News Interview with Paul Burgholzer, Intern In Commission news - As I mentioned last week we were blessed with an amazing intern team this summer here at the commission. There were 16 of them in total and we thought you might enjoy meeting one of them and learning a little more about what our interns do and experience. With us is Paul Bergholzer a sociology student from Catholic university - and a member of our summer of 2017 intern team - Welcome Paul. [Exchange Greetings] [Paul - what year are you in your studies and do you have any specific plans after graduating?] [Paul] [What made you decide to apply to the WW1 Centennial Commission for an internship?] [Paul] [This is a very important question - what was the funniest thing that happened to you during the internship?] [Paul] [What kind of advice would you give to someone considering applying for an internship with us?] [Paul] [My last question for you Paul - If you imagine yourself 10 years from now - what do you think you will remember most about your intern experience this summer.] [Paul] Thanks Paul - and thank to the whole team for the great job y’all did for the centennial commission this past summer. If there are any listeners who would like to apply for an internship at the commission - follow the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/participate/individuals/internships.html Activities and Events [SOUND EFFECT] Paducah Next for our Activities and Events Section, we are going profile 2 events -  selected from the U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register at WW1CC.org/events where are compiling and recording the WW1 Commemoration events from around the country- not just from major metros but also local events from the heart of the country- showing how the WW1 Centennial Commemoration is playing out everywhere. Our local event is from Paducah, in the Blue Grass state of Kentucky   The The McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department has an exhibit on view through 2017 called “Paducah During World War 1”. The exhibit highlights the Paducahn WW1 experience, using photographs and excerpts pulled from their The Paducah Evening Sun which was published from 1906 to 1929. As a small local paper, it’s archives are ideal to highlight the enlisted men from McCracken County and to tell the story of local residents and their life in wartime. The link in the podcast notes will lead you to more information about this great local event. Smithsonian postal museum For our major metro event, we want to profile the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington DC - which currently has the exhibit “My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I”. The exhibit is on view through November 2018 and highlights the personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, illuminating the human emotions and thoughts of soldiers, mothers, generals and everyone in between. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing. The museum is located right next to Union Station, in the nation’s capital. The event link is in the podcast notes. link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/event-map-system/eventdetail/30397/my-fellow-soldiers-letters-from-world-war-i.html https://postalmuseum.si.edu/MyFellowSoldiers/index.html link:http://ww1cc.org/events http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/event-map-system/eventdetail/11919/paducah-during-world-war-1.html 100 Cities/100 Memorials [SOUND EFFECT] Memorial Park - Mobile Alabama Every week we are going to profile one of the many amazing projects that are participating in our 100 Cities / 100 Memorials national matching grant challenge. This week we introduce you to a group called the Stewards of Memorial Park from Mobile Alabama. They are renovating a local landmark known as Memorial Park. We’re joined by Cammie Israel, the Patriotic Service Chairman for the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America(NSCDA). Welcome Cammie! [exchange greetings] [Cammie - For starters, could you tell us a little bit about the Memorial Park and its history?] [Cammie - your team formed an organization to do that park restoration - when did you do that and do you think it helped in advocating for the project?] [How did you learn about the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program?] [Cammie - for others who are considering a restoration project like this - what has been the biggest challenge?] Thank you for coming on and sharing your project with us! Congratulations on putting all this together - you are doing a great thing here! [say goodbye] That was Cammie Israel on the Memorial Park restoration project in  Mobile Alabama - We will continue to profile the submitting teams and their projects weekly on the show over the coming months and you can learn more about the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program at ww1cc.org/100memorials or follow the link in the podcast notes.   Link: www.ww1cc.org/100memorials https://www.facebook.com/pages/Memorial-Park/478491675506380 http://local15tv.com/news/local/mobile-to-restore-wwi-monument-at-memorial-park Updates From The States Interview with Lamar Veatch [SOUND EFFECT] Lamar Veatch, is the Retired State Librarian for the Georgia Public Library Service - Among other things… Lamar is with us today to talk to us about two of his great passions: WW1 and motorcycles! [Hi Lamar!] Lamar - how did you get involved with the WW1 centennial? [Lamar replies] OK I want to switch the topic to memorials and motorcycles - Lamar - I am going to take a minute to explain to the audience - as a part of the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program, we realized that no-one knows where all the WW1 Memorials in America are. There are thousands of them and we have less than 2000 of them catalogued. So we created the memorials hunters club - there is this national register map you can look at if you go to ww1cc.org/hunter and if the memorial you found isn’t on it - you get to register it AND include a selfie - So when we launched the Memorial Hunters Club I started getting these great entries of these memorials with selfies of this very cool, beautiful, white, three wheeled motorcycle - from you Lamar --- Tell us about that! [Lamar replies] As a motorcycle-enthusiast and a historical librarian, what do you think is the most interesting thing about motorcycles and WW1? Thanks for coming on Lamar Good hunting my friend - That was Lamar Veatch -Retired State Librarian for the Georgia Public Library Service - motorcyclist - and intrepid Memorial Hunter! Link: www.ww1cc.org/georgia www.worldwar1centennial.com/hunter [SOUND EFFECT] Wisconsin This week for our updates from the states - We go to the Badger state - Wisconsin! And incidentally - the home of Harley Davidson!! The Wisconsin Veterans Museum opened an online exhibit called “The Roses of No Man’s Land”, honoring and commemorating nurses from Wisconsin that served during the Great War. They are using photos, letters, and personal writing logs, to tell the story. The exhibit focuses specifically on the experiences of two volunteers who dedicated their lives to help the war effort. Read more about this exhibit honoring Wisconsin nurses who served during the Great War by following the links in the podcast notes or by visiting the Wisconsin WW1 Centennial Site at ww1cc.org/wisconsin link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/wisconsin http://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/exhibitions/online/no_mans_land/ http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2958-roses-of-no-man-s-land-online-exhibit-honors-wisconsin-nurses-who-served-in-great-war.html America’s WW1 Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington DC It is time for an update on America’s WW1 Memorial at Pershing Park in our nation’s capital... Sabin Howard advances WWI memorial sculpture in Weta Workshop sessions This week in our articles and posts  section we want to feature a great article called “Sabin Howard advances WWI memorial sculpture in Weta Workshop sessions” With the unanimous design-concept approval by the U.S. Commission of Fine Art and by the National Capital Planning Commission, in recent weeks, our development of the new National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington DC is in high-gear. Our sculptor for the memorials Bas-relief sculpture that tell the story of WWI , Sabin Howard has taken the design artwork to New Zealand, to work with the incredibly talented artists at the high-tech sculpting studio, Weta Workshop - the incredible craft center created by Director Peter Jackson for the Lord of The Ring film series. Sabin took some time to talk to us, and to show us what they are creating, and how the sculptural development process works. Read about the high tech take on an ancient artistic process and see some amazing images of that process by following the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2931-sabin-howard-update-on-national-wwi-memorial-sculpture.html www.ww1cc.org/news The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week? Dazzle Camouflage Some battleships in WW1 got very special paint jobs. link:http://didyouknowfacts.com/battleships-like-tripped-zebras/ Peach Pit Party The Red Cross lead a nationwide drive for a life-saving necessity… peach pits! link:https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.290566277785344.1073741829.185589304949709/814497215392245/?type=3&theater https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/02/what-america-looked-like-collecting-peach-pits-for-wwi-gas-masks/252294/ Thank you Katherine.   Closing And that’s it for WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening! When we post each episode we also post a notice on our facebook page at facebook.com/ww1centennial. We invite you come by and comment on the current week’s episode. Let us know what you think about what we presented and what you’d like us to also talk about. We want to thank our guests: Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog and his post about MUD, and the Passchendaele battle Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten and their StoryTeller and the Historian segment on the nationalization of the shipping industry in 1917 Paul Burgholzer speaking with us about his experience as an intern with the WW1 Centennial Commission Cammie Israel for her profile on the Memorial Park restoration project in Mobile, Alabama Lamar Veatch talking to us about hunting memorials on his motorcycle Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; This program is a part of that…. We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. If you like the work we are doing, please support it with a tax deductible donation at ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case Or if you are on your smart phone text  the word: WW1 to 41444. that's the letters ww the number 1 texted to 41444. Any amount is appreciated.   We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to share the stories you are hearing here with someone about the war that changed the world! [music] So long!

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