{"podcast":{"title":"Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories","slug":"warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831","podcast_index_feed_id":543831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/warriorsintheirownwords","website_url":"http://www.evergreenpodcasts.com/warriors-in-their-own-words","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba1f04f8-1eaa-11eb-b8cb-2f21fbf363ff/image/WITOW-CoverArt_Final.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Robert Kirk","episode_count":266,"summary":"The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their stories, in their own words.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T18:17:31.628790+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831"},"episode":{"title":"Iwo Jima: From the Archive","slug":"iwo-jima-from-the-archive","published_at":"2025-12-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831/iwo-jima-from-the-archive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/4df880/pscrb.fm/rss/p/swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/mgln.ai/e/1402/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN8719177355.mp3?updated=1772806963","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/4df880/pscrb.fm/rss/p/swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/mgln.ai/e/1402/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN8719177355.mp3?updated=1772806963","summary":"The battle for Iwo Jima in World War II became the bloodiest in U. S. Marine Corps history. But for survivors like Chuck Tatum, it also represents the best, the Marines and the United States has to give. For despite the 23,000 U.S. casualties, including 5,400 dead, the flag atop Mount Suribachi, is a symbol of this nation's willingness to fight for freedom and liberty, no matter what the cost. This episode is an in-depth interview with Chuck Tatum. These are his experiences in his own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The battle for Iwo Jima in World War II became the bloodiest in U. S. Marine Corps history. But for survivors like Chuck Tatum, it also represents the bes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4228,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831/episodes/iwo-jima-from-the-archive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-in-their-own-words-first-person-war-stories-543831/iwo-jima-from-the-archive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}