Heroes Behind Headlines
Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.
Podcasting since 2022 • 171 episodes
Heroes Behind Headlines
Latest Episodes
Truman vs. MacArthur: The Media Battle Behind The Korean War
Oxford Professor in International History Steve Casey lays out the fascinating media history of the Korean War. He explains how the Truman administration promoted their case for participating in the Korean conflict to a nation fatigued fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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1:20:37
Helo Pilot Roger Lockshier At The Height Of The War In Vietnam (PART TWO)
Part two of this terrific interview:One of HBH’s favorite guests is back, sharing more stories from his time on a Huey gunship helicopter as a Crew Chief and Door Gunner. As part of the 101st Airborne and a Black Angel, Roger Lockshier a...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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53:30
Helo Pilot Roger Lockshier At The Height Of The War In Vietnam
One of HBH’s favorite guests is back, sharing more stories from his time on a Huey gunship helicopter as a Crew Chief and Door Gunner. As part of the 101st Airborne and a Black Angel, Roger Lockshier and his crew were routinely tasked with extr...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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53:13
Medal of Honor Winner Describes Founding of Special Forces
A living national treasure, Col. Paris Davis was one of the first sixteen U.S. Marine officers–and the only African-American–recruited to help form the Special Forces division–the inspired brainchild of JFK, who himself had seen the limits of m...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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1:21:01
Oswald’s Girlfriend & Cancer Research Prodigy in the Summer of ’63
Judyth Vary Baker was a teenage science prodigy who caught the attention of the top cancer researchers in the country, including Dr. Alton Ochsner – past president of the American Cancer Society and head of the prestigious Ochsner Clinic in New...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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1:31:41
