Coming Home (Part 1)

Reflections on Season 1

In this episode, Jason M. Kelly and Ray Haberski sit down and reflect on the first season of the podcast. They consider the theme of Justice and War as well as the future of the humanities.  Audio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr

Coming Home (Part 2)

Host: Ray Haberski Guests: Cliff Morlan and Jennifer Manning Audio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr * Vietnam Echoes | Coming Home. PBS, 2017. https://www.pbs.org/video/coming-home-fpwmje/ [https://www.pbs.org/video/coming-home-fpwmje/]. * Nguyen, Viet Thanh. Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979840 [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979840]

Coming Home (Part 1)

In this first half of a two-part episode, Ray chats with Todd Shelton and Jordan Hansen whose reflections on their military service shed light on the experience of coming home.  Host: Ray Haberski Guests: Todd Shelton and Jordan Hansen Audio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr * Vietnam Echoes | Coming Home. PBS, 2017. https://www.pbs.org/video/coming-home-fpwmje/ [https://www.pbs.org/video/coming-home-fpwmje/]. * Nguyen, Viet Thanh. Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979840 [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979840]

Race, Justice, and the Experience of War

In this episode, we discuss the intersection of racism and the experience of war. We look at the history of empire, DEI efforts in the military, and the ways that Critical Race Theory offers insights for understanding the history of institutional racism.  Guests: Leah Nahmias and Cleveland Hayes Audio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr * Du Bois, W. E. B. “Credo [https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b227-i010 [https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b227-i010]].” In Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. * King Jr., Martin Luther King. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” Riverside Church [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhgXKGldUk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhgXKGldUk]], New York City, April 4, 1967. Transcription at American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank (https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm [https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm]) * Ture, Kwame [born Stokely Carmichael]. "Black Power Speech at University of California, Berkeley [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifH5X9dYzG8&t=2s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifH5X9dYzG8&t=2s]]." 29 October 1966. Transcription at the US Oratory Project (https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/carmichael-black-power-speech-text/ [https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/carmichael-black-power-speech-text/]).

The Family Readiness Program

Host: Jason M. Kelly Guests: Leah Nahmias and Elliott Nowacky Audio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr In this bonus episode, Jason talks with Elliott Nowacky and Leah Nahmias about Elliott's experience in the Family Readiness Program, which is a system that supports military families during deployment.