Show overview
Civil War Talk Radio has been publishing since 2004, and across the 22 years since has built a catalogue of 701 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 640 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 25th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 52 min and 58 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 15 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Gerry Prokopowicz.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 701 episodesCivil War Talk Radio - April 29, 2026 (James A. Goecker: The Third Indiana Cavalry, East Wing)
Civil War Talk Radio - April 22, 2026 (Joseph Michael Boslet: Reassessing Little Round Top)
Civil War Talk Radio - April 15, 2026 (Kenneth Noe: Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief)
Civil War Talk Radio - April 8, 2026 (Aaron Sheehan-Dean: Fighting with the Past)
S22 Ep 23Civil War Talk Radio - April 1, 2026 (J. Mark Powell: Witness to War)
J. Mark Powell, Witness to War: The Story of the Civil War Told By Those Who Lived It
S22 Ep 22Civil War Talk Radio - March 25, 2026 (Benjamin L. Cwayna: The Invincible Twelfth SC)
Benjamin Cwayna, The Invincible Twelfth: The 12th South Carolina Infantry of the Gregg-McGowan Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
S22 Ep 21Civil War Talk Radio - March 18, 2026 (Lance J. Herdegen: Opening Manassas)
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
S22 Ep 20Civil War Talk Radio - March 4, 2026 (Edward J. Hagerty: Soldier of the South Richard Anderson)
Edward J. Hagerty, Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace.
S22 Ep 19Civil War Talk Radio - February 25, 2026 (Lindsay Rae Smith Privette: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign)
Lindsay Rae Smith Privette, The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War.
S22 Ep 18Civil War Talk Radio - February 18, 2026 (Joseph Stahl & Matthew Borders: Faces of Union Soldiers)
Joseph Stahl & Matthew Borders, Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam and Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill
S22 Ep 17Civil War Talk Radio - February 11, 2026 (John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America)
John M. Kinder & Jennifer M. Murray, eds., They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
S22 Ep 16Civil War Talk Radio - February 4, 2026 (Sarah Jones Weicksel: A Nation Unraveled)
Sarah Jones Weicksel, A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era
S22 Ep 15Civil War Talk Radio - January 28, 2026 (Rob Edwards: Defiant, The Story of Robert Smalls)
Rob Edwards, Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls
S22 Ep 14Civil War Talk Radio - January 21, 2026 (Edwin P. Rutan II: Reclaiming the Honor of the High Bounty Men)
Edwin P. Rutan II, High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor
S22 Ep 13Civil War Talk Radio - January 14, 2026 (Matthew Pinsker: Boss Lincoln)
Matthew Pinsker, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln
S22 Ep 12Civil War Talk Radio - December 10, 2025 (Jeffrey J. Harding & Jon M. Nese: Gettysburg Campaign Weather)
Jeffrey J. Harding and Jon M. Nese, The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign
S22 Ep 11Civil War Talk Radio - December 3, 2025 (Jonathan S. Jones: Opioid Slavery)
Jonathan S. Jones, Opium Slavery: The Civil War, Veterans, and America's First Opioid Crisis
S22 Ep 10Civil War Talk Radio - November 19, 2025 (Alexandre Caillot: Late to the Fight)
Alexandre Caillot, Late to the Fight: Union Soldier Combat Performance from the Wilderness to the Fall of Petersburg
S22 Ep 9Civil War Talk Radio - November 12, 2025 (Robert P. Watson: Rebels at the Gates)
Robert P. Watson, Rebels at the Gates: The Confederacy's Final Gamble and the Battle to Save Washington.
S22 Ep 8Civil War Talk Radio - October 29, 2025 (Damian Shiels: The Green and the Blue)
Damian Shiels, Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865