{"title":"VDAY Medved","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"conflict-in-korea-remembering-the-forgotten-war","title":"Conflict in Korea: Remembering the Forgotten War","description":"\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/Conflict%20in%20Korea%20clip.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans know next to nothing about the Korean War, despite the heroic service of the courageous troops who fought there. In three years of intense suffering and sacrifice, that mixed soaring victories with hideous reverses, the United States endured more than 50,000 deaths (on the battlefield, from illness, and in POW camps) with over 100,000 soldiers seriously wounded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the most vivid personalities in world history played decisive roles in the Korean conflict: Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill; on the Communist side, the brutal dictators Josef Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Kim Il Sung. Despite the fact that all of these titanic figures acknowledged the epic significance of the struggle, contemporary Americans mostly ignore the war because it's so hard to classify. It was neither a global, noble victory like World War II, nor a bitter and divisive failure like Vietnam. The tide of battle at first recalled the daring maneuvers and colorful leadership of the Civil War, but later settled into a punishing stalemate and war of attrition reminiscent of the trench warfare in World War I. Meanwhile, the most crucial and dramatic confrontation of the whole struggle didn't pit Americans against the enemy, but brought a legendary and incomparably charismatic commander into direct conflict with a determined, chronically under-rated president of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All of this gripping history deserves recollection, especially in view of ongoing threats from the mad, bad regime in North Korea that the conflict of sixty years ago never conclusively resolved. This spell-binding account by Michael Medved mixes the actual voices of Truman, MacArthur and Ike with hit music from the era\"”including #1 hits honoring a Korean War commander, or crooned by a draftee and PFC who became a Hollywood heartthrob. From the baseball immortal who flew 37 Korean combat missions, to the small town priest who died in a POW camp and is on his way to Catholic sainthood, CONFLICT IN KOREA helps bring to life the indelible personalities, decisive judgments and worldwide stakes of the nation's most misunderstood conflict and assists Americans in REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN WAR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time:  1hr, 47min\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822922039582,"sku":"MHS_MMA135-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822922072350,"sku":"MHS_MMA135-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/Korea_grande__30493__32167.1732660524.1280.1280.png?v=1775755327"},{"product_id":"connecting-the-continent-the-golden-spike-and-its-miraculous-moment","title":"Connecting The Continent: The Golden Spike and its Miraculous Moment","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompletion of the first-ever transcontinental railroad in May of 1869 struck nineteenth century Americans as an open miracle, a development of profound spiritual significance and not just a mechanical achievement. Contemporaries described it as \"the great event of the world\" and \"the most magnificent project ever conceived.\" Its completion brought national delirium and celebrations in every big city and country village in the country featured blaring brass bands, massed choirs singing hosannas, marches, fireworks, free flowing liquor and dancing in the streets. For the first time, the bustling cities of the east coast and Midwest connected directly to the remote settlements in California and Oregon. Economic planners understood that the rising American colossus that had already begun to dominate the Atlantic Ocean would now be empowered to take command in the Pacific and to lead the way in trading with Asia. Some of the most influential voices behind the \"great iron road\" also saw it as a way to unite the whole world in faith and to spread the gospel of Christianity. Walt Whitman wrote a soaring poem hailing the development's cosmic significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how did the nation do it, shortly after four devastating and destructive years of Civil War? As it happened, the same figure who guided the Union to battlefield victory also provided the driving force behind connecting the continent: Abraham Lincoln had been preaching for a Pacific Railway since he first entered politics at 23, and a time when he hadn't yet even seen a train. In addition to the president (who pushed his railway bill through Congress in 1862), a Union General who survived three devastating battle-field wounds also played a crucial role, as did a dreamer in California who became so manically obsessed with the dream of building the cross-country railroad that he earned the contemptuous nickname \"Crazy\" Judah. While such august figures provided the vision and the dreams that made the railroad possible, the hard work came from three ill-assorted groups of outcast workers: Chinese \"Coolies\" who could barely speak English, but refused to surrender to danger or exhaustion; Irish-American veterans of both the Union and the Confederacy, whose evening relaxation provided the American idiom with the strange phrase \"hell on wheels\"; and pious Mormon pioneers who toiled by the thousands at the direction of their leader Brigham Young, an early promoter of, and investor in, the transcontinental railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese characters and many more play roles in the dramatic story that unfolds in Michael Medved's latest history program, CONNECTING THE CONTINENT: THE GOLDEN SPIKE AND ITS MIRACULOUS MOMENT. This spell-binding but often forgotten chapter in our history has important lessons for today, with its reminder of a time when America felt confident in great undertakings, and government and business collaborated, rather than collided, on huge projects. The story also shows the way that the railroad seemed magical and supernatural to those who marveled at its successful construction, and helped restore post-war faith in the nation's divinely directed destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 1 Hour 53 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822922203422,"sku":"MHS_CTC-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822922236190,"sku":"MHS_CTC-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/connectingthecontinent_300x250_productpage__77549__31559.1732660525.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755339"},{"product_id":"five-middle-eastern-wars","title":"Five Middle Eastern Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Medved continues with the history of the Arab\/Israeli struggle. When the nation of Israel was established in 1948 the Arab world reacted by sending armies against the new Jewish state. The 1948-49 \u003cstrong\u003eIsraeli War of Independence \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the first of the five major wars that have rocked the Middle East during the last half century. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Suez Campaign \u003c\/strong\u003eof 1956 erupted when Gamal Abdel Nasser sent the army of Egypt across the Suez Canal to oppose the sparse Israeli defenses of the Sinai. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Six Day War \u003c\/strong\u003ein June of 1967 re-defined the boundaries of the Jewish state. In October of 1973 Arab nations once again struck Israel. In a surprise attack on \u003cstrong\u003eYom Kippur\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Jewish people were again fighting for the survival of their state. In 1982, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lebanon Campaign \u003c\/strong\u003eonce more pitted the Israeli army against an army of the Arab world. What, if any, was the role of America in these five middle eastern wars? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/Five%20Middle%20Eastern%20Wars.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 2hr, 28min\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822922498334,"sku":"MHS_MMA1N-021\/022-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822922531102,"sku":"MHS_MMA1N-021\/022-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/MiddleEastWars__94189__20760.1732660525.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755363"},{"product_id":"myths-mistakes-and-lies-about-world-war-ii","title":"Myths, Mistakes and Lies About World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eCAN YOU SEPARATE THE LIES FROM THE TRUTH ON WORLD WAR II? The Second World War was the deadliest, most significant conflict in human history and yet many of the most common assumptions about that struggle are horribly wrong. For instance, even well-informed citizens believe ~ * World War II was just an extension of World War I * The Versailles Treaty that ended World War I made the next war inevitable * Nazis hated gays just as they hated Jews, and killed them with similar ruthlessness * French troops showed appalling cowardice during World War II, and quickly surrendered * Stalin's Russia fought heroically and brilliantly to triumph in \"The Great Patriotic War\" * The U.S. ultimately prevailed due to superior generalship and political leadership * FDR understood the dangers of isolationism and courageously dragged a reluctant America to war * We entered the war, ultimately, on humanitarian grounds: to rescue persecuted Jews * Dropping A-Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unnecessary and genocidal since Japan was already set to surrender None of these things is true ~ and some of them are deliberate, dangerous distortions. In this hard-hitting, controversial, informative and entertaining presentation, Michael Medved clears away the falsehoods and fabrications to lay bare some of the little known realities about our nation's biggest war. With lessons from the struggle constantly cited in contemporary debates, invoked to advance agendas on contemporary foreign policy and military disputes, it is essential to know the unvarnished facts, and to confront ~ WORLD WAR II: MYTHS, MISTAKES AND LIES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/Myths%20Mistakes%20and%20Lies%20About%20World%20War%20II.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 1hr, 49min \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822923088158,"sku":"MHS_MMA61-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822923120926,"sku":"MHS_MMA61-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/WWIImyths_grande__33850__99834.1732660527.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755410"},{"product_id":"the-war-for-the-union","title":"The War for the Union","description":"\u003cp\u003e1) WHY THEY FOUGHT: Was the bloodiest war in US history (with 623,000 killed -- the equivalent of 6,000.000 deaths in today's America) about slavery-- or about states rights? Was the war avoidable, and the product of ten years of horrible leadership in Washington (with some of the worst presidents in US history), or was it an \"irrepressible conflict\" (as William Henry Seward famously called it) that even the most skillful politicians couldn't escape? We'll trace the crucial turning points, historical forces and political personalities (the good, the bad and the ugly) that placed America on the path to cataclysmic conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2) THE TIDE OF WAR: Focusing on the crucial decision points where the South could have actually won the war --- The Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Draft Riots in New York, the Presidential election of 1864 and the desperate (but doomed) proposal to use a million black slaves to fight for the Confederacy in exchange for their freedom. If the South had prevailed, what would the two countries (the Confederate States of America and the United States of America) have looked like twenty years after the war -- and a hundred years after the war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3) WHY THE NORTH WON: Was it sheer population (the North outnumbered the white population of the South by more than three to one), economic power, or the brilliant, incomparable political leadership of Abraham Lincoln? Or did the Confederacy go down because of its internal flaws, and a badly mistaken strategy by Robert E. Lee? What could the South have done to insure European recognition, and why did they fail to follow the inspiration of Virginian George Washington when it came to their own failed (and, ultimately, disastrous) War for Independence? Did moral arguments ultimately doom the Confederate cause?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese explosive questions will be covered in intimate and vivid detail, answering a demand from History Program subscribers to cover America's most epic conflict -- just in time for the sesquicentennial commemorations in 2012-13 celebrating its most decisive battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/War_for_the_Union_1min_clip.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 1hr, 54min\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822925250846,"sku":"MHS_MMA11N-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822925283614,"sku":"MHS_MMA11N-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/war_for_the_union_1__53089__46598.1732660536.1280.1280.png?v=1775755548"},{"product_id":"three-big-lies-about-the-vietnam-war","title":"Three Big Lies About the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vietnam War ~ America's longest, most polarizing conflict ~ continues to divide Americans and to cast its shadow on contemporary policy debates. In the Presidential race between Bush and Kerry questions about the candidates' records during the Vietnam era (the President's National Guard service, Kerry's strident protests as leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War) often overshadow discussion of more timely issues. These impassioned arguments about the Indochina conflict often confuse young people with no personal recollection or knowledge of Vietnam. This closely argued presentation makes clear the essential elements separating those who fought proudly (and bravely) in Southeast Asia from those who self-righteously opposed the war here at home. Michael Medved designates the \"three big lies\" that continue to poison our understanding and analysis of the war, arguing against common contentions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat the Vietnam War represented an unconstitutional conflict based upon American imperialism and a desire for world dominance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat the military lost the war on the battlefield, and in the process committed horrendous atrocities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat anti-war protestors became the true heroes of that turbulent era, and their efforts ultimately brought peace to both the US and Indochina Each of these three claims is a lie and a slander on America and her military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these three claims is a lie and a slander on America and her military. In this presentation, Michael Medved exposes the truth that's often hidden and shows why and how distortions and outright falsehoods still wield their malevolent influence on too many of our fellow citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/Three%20Big%20Lies%20About%20the%20Vietnam%20War.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 1hr, 52min \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822925644062,"sku":"MHS_MMA4X-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822925676830,"sku":"MHS_MMA4X-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/threebigliesvietnamwar__26557__62855.1732660537.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755574"},{"product_id":"why-they-fight-the-story-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict","title":"Why They Fight: The Story of the Arab\/Israeli Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is much misinformation and many outright lies spread today about the facts of the Middle East conflict. In this broadcast Michael Medved recounts the history of the small area of land which is modern Israel. A remote and obscure territory of first the Roman Empire, then the Ottoman Empire and later the British Empire, Jews, Arabs and Christians have lived there for centuries. But bloody conflict between these neighbors erupted after events  following World War I and the establishment of various Middle East states, including the State of Israel. Why? Michael Medved presents facts to clarify a dark andconfusing segment of world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/Why%20They%20Fight%20-%20The%20Arab-Israeli%20Conflict.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 2hr, 34min\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822926561566,"sku":"MHS_MMA1N-011\/012-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822926594334,"sku":"MHS_MMA1N-011\/012-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/jerusalem__05023__87741.1732660539.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755605"},{"product_id":"world-war-i-the-great-war-or-americas-greatest-mistake","title":"World War I: \"The Great War\" OR America's Greatest Mistake?","description":"\u003caudio width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"progression-single progression-skin progression-minimal-dark progression-audio-player\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"http:\/\/www.srnonline.com\/medved-audio\/WWI-clip.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe focus is not on the tide of battle, or the reasons the European powers stumbled into this cataclysmic conflict. In the show, we will concentrate exclusively on America's decision to enter the war after nearly three full years of fighting -- and repeated declarations of neutrality. Wilson won a tough re-election battle in 1916, beating his Republican opponent by a tiny margin of votes, and relying almost entirely on the memorable slogan: HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR. But within 30 days -- just 30 days! -- of his inauguration for a second term the same guy who \"kept us out of war\" took us into the disastrous and pointless slaughter in Europe, costing 116,000 American lives and costing the taxpayer more money in one year than the federal government had spent during 130 years of prior history, combined! The top tax rate went up from 7 percent to 95% and Wilson's Democrats were swept from office by a disillusioned, enraged public in an epic landslide of historic proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the \"war to end all war\" become the war that made Hitler inevitable? How did Wilson's eloquent Declaration of War message, which promised to \"make the world safe for Democracy,\" lead directly to making the world ready for Mussolini, Stalin and Hitler? And, most startling of all, how did the president's tortured romantic life (with scandal surrounding the death of the First Lady and Wilson's almost immediate re-marriage) contribute to some of the most disastrous foreign policy decisions (and non-decisions) in all of American history? And why do some conservatives argue that America not only entered an unnecessary war, but did so on the wrong side?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special history program will probe these uncomfortable but profoundly important questions in a frank, fearless and potently provocative way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEXCLUSIVE - An additional half-hour discussion (not aired with the radio broadcast) that looks at the big questions raised by the dramatic story described in this show. What were Germany's real war aims? How could Woodrow Wilson have avoided taking America to war - and what could he have done late in 1916 to prevent the resumption of German submarine warfare that brought US entry into the war? Michael also examines the cultural impact of \"the Great War\" and describes his own family's connection, as victims and participants in the European conflict. Don't miss this fascinating material, available only to customers of the Medved History Store.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal Run Time: 2hr, 18min\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51822926627102,"sku":"MHS_MMA139-001\/002-DL","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51822926659870,"sku":"MHS_MMA139-001\/002-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3826\/5630\/files\/WWI_store__60889__87693.1732660539.1280.1280.jpg?v=1775755605"}],"url":"https:\/\/freedomandfaithstore.com\/collections\/vday-medved.oembed","provider":"Freedom and Faith Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}