[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":126},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-other-peoples-battles":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":13,"thumb":16,"excerpt":22,"content":23,"transcript":24,"transcript_file":24,"audio":25,"resources":29,"segments":30},153,"other-peoples-battles","Other People’s Battles","American Volunteer Soldiers",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},1509711553,"11.03.17","Nov 3, 2017","November 3, 2017",[14,15],"soldiers","volunteerism",{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002FAbrahamLincolnBrigade.jpg","During the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), almost forty thousand men and women from fifty-two countries, including 2,800 Americans volunteered to travel to Spain and join the International Brigades to help fight fascism. The U.S. volunteers served in various units and came to be known collectively as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Source: ALBA Digital Library is published by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA)",{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fsquare_small\u002FAbrahamLincolnBrigade.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fsquare_medium\u002FAbrahamLincolnBrigade.jpg","On this episode, Ed, Brian and Joanne explore when and why Americans signed up to fight for other countries’ causes.","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">An estimated 200 American volunteer soldiers have joined the fight against the Islamic State. They’re part of a much longer tradition of freelance fighters, like early 19th century American privateers who fought in Latin America’s wars of independence and those who participated in the Spanish Civil War. On this episode, Ed, Brian and Joanne explore when and why Americans signed up to fight for other countries’ causes.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",null,{"url":26,"duration":27,"formatted_duration":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fepisodes\u002Fother-peoples-battles.mp3","3143","00:52:23",[],[31,46,62,78,94,110],{"index":32,"title":33,"description":34,"audio":35,"tags":39,"transcript":24,"episode":41},0,"Over There","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsofrep.com\u002Fauthor\u002Fbuck-clay\u002F\">US Army veteran Buck Clay\u003C\u002Fa> tells us how he quit his day job to join the fight against the Islamic State.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FJahzzar\u002FSmoke_Factory\u002FThe_last_ones\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Last Ones by Jahzzar\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FKetsa\u002FLayers_1384\u002Fin_the_mood_master\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Mood by Ketsa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":36,"duration":37,"formatted_duration":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-01.mp3","341","00:05:41",[40,14,15],"War on Terror",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":42,"tags":43,"thumb":44},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":45},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},{"index":47,"title":48,"description":49,"audio":50,"tags":54,"transcript":24,"episode":57},1,"Our Sister Republics","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historian \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.history.northwestern.edu\u002Fpeople\u002Ffaculty\u002Fcore-faculty\u002Fcaitlin-fitz.html\">Caitlin Fitz\u003C\u002Fa> relates how several thousand of Americans rushed to aid Latin American countries in their wars for independence against Spain and Portugal in the early 19th century.  \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FKetsa\u002FFlow_and_Friction\u002FMain_Event_\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Main Event by Ketsa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":51,"duration":52,"formatted_duration":53},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-02.mp3","585","00:09:45",[55,56,14,15],"Latin America","independence",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":58,"tags":59,"thumb":60},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":61},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},{"index":63,"title":64,"description":65,"audio":66,"tags":70,"transcript":24,"episode":73},2,"Playing Both Sides","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ed, Brian, and Joanne discuss how foreign soldiers played a key role on both sides of the American Revolution, and consider why so few Americans chose to volunteer abroad in the 20th century.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FKetsa\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neo Zen by Ketsa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":67,"duration":68,"formatted_duration":69},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-03.mp3","300","00:05:00",[71,72],"American Revolution","volunteer military",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":74,"tags":75,"thumb":76},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":77},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},{"index":79,"title":80,"description":81,"audio":82,"tags":86,"transcript":24,"episode":89},3,"The San Patricios","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historian \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fclass.georgiasouthern.edu\u002Fhistory\u002Fhome\u002Ffaculty\u002Fvanwagenen\u002F\">Michael Van Wagenen\u003C\u002Fa> describes how US Army deserters fought on the side of Mexico in the Mexican-American War. Many of them were Irish immigrants, and Mexican leaders dubbed their regiment St. Patrick’s Battalion.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FPodington_Bear\u002FRhythm_and_Strings\u002FThemeinG\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theme in G by Podington Bear\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":83,"duration":84,"formatted_duration":85},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-04.mp3","620","00:10:20",[87,88,72],"Mexican-American War","immigrants",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":90,"tags":91,"thumb":92},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":93},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},{"index":95,"title":96,"description":97,"audio":98,"tags":102,"transcript":24,"episode":105},4,"Harlem in Montmartre","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reporter \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafam.vcu.edu\u002Fpeople\u002Ffaculty\u002Fianson-chioke.html\">Chioke I’Anson\u003C\u002Fa> tells the story of Eugene Bullard, the first \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">African-American fighter pilot in World War I. But he flew for France — not the United States.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FJahzzar\u002FServants\u002FFO\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">F.O. by Jahzzar\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FJahzzar\u002FServants\u002FSilver\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silver by Jahzzar \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FJahzzar\u002FServants\u002FPatience_1659\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patience by Jahzzar\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":99,"duration":100,"formatted_duration":101},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-05.mp3","375","00:06:15",[103,104,72],"Black history","World War I",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":106,"tags":107,"thumb":108},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":109},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},{"index":111,"title":112,"description":113,"audio":114,"tags":118,"transcript":24,"episode":121},5,"Fighting Fascism","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Writer \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournalism.berkeley.edu\u002Fperson\u002Fadam_hochschild\u002F\">Adam Hochschild\u003C\u002Fa> talks about the American men and women who went to Spain in the l930’s to fight the fascists in the Spanish Civil War. They served as soldiers, ambulance drivers and nurses, alongside volunteers from England, France and Canada.  \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":115,"duration":116,"formatted_duration":117},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fother-peoples-battles\u002Fother-peoples-battles-06.mp3","709","00:11:49",[119,120,72],"Spanish Civil War","fascism",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":122,"tags":123,"thumb":124},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14,15],{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":125},{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},1790963917977]