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Dr. Elizabeth Hillman (9/11 Memorial & Museum) - Honoring Service & Preserving 9/11 History (opens the original)
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"People can come together with courage, with compassion, with unity in the aftermath of exceptionally difficult events." This week, we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Hillman, President and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, as she discusses preserving historical memory and engaging new generations as the 25th anniversary of September 11th approaches. A former U.S. Air Force officer and university president, Dr. Hillman shares how the museum connects with millions of global visitors, honors the sacri
Clifford Chanin (9/11 Memorial & Museum) - Building a Sacred Legacy from Ground Zero (opens the original)
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"No one who went to work that morning at any firehouse in the city understood what was going to be happening." This week, we speak with Clifford Chanin, Executive Vice President and Museum Director of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, as he shares his two-decade journey helping build the institution from Ground Zero. Clifford discusses the complex architectural decisions made beneath the original Twin Towers' footprints, the sensitive work of turning individual family grief into a sacred hi
Danny Chahbouni & Melissa Grosche (Volksbund) - War Graves as Spaces for Reconciliation (opens the original)
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"Young people are the future. They're the future leaders, the future managers, the future decision makers. So it's good to educate them about their historic responsibility, bring them together, and let them shape a better future." This week, host Matthew Stewart visits the headquarters of Volksbund, the German War Graves Commission, to sit down with Head of Communications Danny Chahbouni and historian Melissa Grosche. Together, they discuss Volksbund’s ongoing mission across 840 cemeteries in 45
Matthew Stephens (Mount Auburn Cemetery) - Reimagining Cemeteries as Vibrant Community Landscapes (opens the original)
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"Having these public spaces where people can escape to reflect or feel inspiration or just be alone with their thoughts or take a quiet walk with friends is becoming increasingly more valued by a world that just keeps moving faster and faster." This week, we speak with Matthew Stephens, President and CEO of the historic Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1831 as the first garden cemetery in the United States, Mount Auburn revolutionized burial spaces by centering natur
Walter E. Piatt (Wounded Warrior Project) - The greatest casualty is being forgotten (opens the original)
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"The hardest part of surviving combat is living for most people." This week, we are joined by retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter E. Piatt, CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project. Walt shares his incredible 42-year journey from a 17-year-old enlisted infantry private to a three-star general and Director of the Army Staff. We dive deep into why he used poetry as combat therapy, the moral and human struggles soldiers face in conflict zones, and his current mission to eliminate veteran suicide
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