Streamed live on November 18, 2024 We are privileged to welcome Le Ly Hayslip, whose memoir, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, was the first to bring the story of a former Viet Cong and Vietnam refugee to American readers. Oliver Stone later made the book into a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee

Streamed live on November 14, 2024 In June 1944, the U.S. Army deployed an unusual and highly secretive unit to Normandy. Known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, this 1,100-man team went by a nickname: the Ghost Army. Their mission wasn’t to fight the enemy with traditional weapons but to deceive them using inflatable

Streamed live on November 11, 2024 Veterans Day Open Conversation ranges far and wide settling on this first opening question: is it right and proper to wish a veteran a "Happy Veterans Day." The consensus among our veterans is that it isn't, though Todd offers a tepid dissent. In the course of the conversation,

Streamed live on November 7, 2024 In a world before GPS and predecessor technology, how in the world did fleets of Allied bombers make their way across vast distances, hit their targets, and return home? Tonight, we talk about how navigation worked in World War II from experts who’ve studied it and one who

Streamed live on November 4, 2024 Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty leads our Open Conversation with a discussion of his 32 years service, first in the Marine Corps and then as part of the California National Guard. The discussion launched comments from our veterans about the differences between active and reserve duty and about

Streamed live on October 29, 2024 Renowned historian Sir Richard Evans talks about his new book, Hitler’s People: The Faces of the Third Reich, which delves into the complex factors that led to the widespread support for Hitler’s regime in Germany. Evans argues that a combination of political opportunism, ideological manipulation, and a deep-seated