HeyJaredFrom Maclay to Zama
History Podcast based on letters written home from Japan during the Korean War by two very different sisters.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- Jul 10, 2026
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Episode 66 Uncle Don (opens the original)
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Betty tells some stories from her childhood. We find out how Don and Dan feel about John and Helen getting married.
65- Kennedy, Muhammed Ali and Ava Gardner (opens the original)
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Betty tells about the famous people she has seen and some more about Emmett's childhood and family.
Episode 64- Ration Books (opens the original)
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This episode contains information my grandmother (Bern and Peg's sister, Betty) wrote down in the 1990's in response to questions that I asked about her life. There is also one letter from their brother, Don to his father in 1926 when he was a freshman at Penn State.
Episode 63-Home to Maclay! (opens the original)
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This episode includes the final three letters that Bern and Peg wrote from Japan. There is also a letter from John asking about what kind of party they want to have for welcome home.
Episode 62- Pine Tree Outside My Window (opens the original)
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Bern has a car called The Green Hornet that apparently was in a near collision- she is looking forward to relearning her driving skills when she gets home! In this episode we learn everything there is to know about cormorant fishing. It is going on my bucket list!
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