Alumni Spotlight #6: Creating Progress in a World of Change with Dean Lindsay transcript

Alumni Spotlight #6: Creating Progress in a World of Change with Dean Lindsay

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with UNT Alumnus Dean Lindsay, business author and keynote speaker. Susan and Dean discuss the ideas he brings to the table as a keynote speaker for high class clientele, and how these ideas can be applied to the everyday person coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss his accomplishments in the acting and music fields.
Date: November 4, 2020
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Episode 32: Addressing the Myths of Our Past with Dr. Richard McCaslin transcript

Episode 32: Addressing the Myths of Our Past with Dr. Richard McCaslin

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with Dr. Richard McCaslin, Texas State Historical Association endowed Professor of Texas History at UNT. Susan and Dr. McCaslin discuss his published and ongoing written works, as well as the truth behind various Texas History myths. They also discuss figures and events that shaped the history of the state.
Date: March 4, 2020
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Rodin, May 4, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harold Rodin, May 4, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Z. Rodin. Rodin joined the Navy on May 9, 1944. He completed amphibious training in Coronado, California, and learned how to drive the landing craft, vehicle, personnel, LCVP, and the landing craft mechanized, LCM. He served as pilot on the LCM2 boat crew, aboard the USS Sibley (APA-206). In late 1944, they deployed to Pearl Harbor, then participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima beginning February of 1945. In April, they participated in the Battle of Okinawa. Rodin assisted in transporting Marines and supplies to the islands. He describes his experiences through combat. On April 11, they were ordered to Saipan, unloading troops and cargo, remaining on call for Okinawa through June 4. By October 25, they were called for duty with Operation Magic Carpet, transporting servicemen back to the U.S. He shares a story of Joe Rosenthal, Iwo Jima photographer, who traveled aboard the Sibley. He returned to the U.S. in January of 1946 and received his discharge on May 29.
Date: May 4, 2021
Creator: Rodin, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hamilton. Hamilton was born in 1921 in New York. He joined the Navy in April 1942, but finished college before getting a commission later in 1943. He was then sent aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in December. He was aboard for the invasion of Normandy. Hamilton was still aboard when Quincy transported President Roosevelt to Yalta. He was able to get close enough to FDR to observe the state of his health at the time. He was still aboard during the Okinawa campaign. Hamilton shares several great anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Quincy during and after the war including kamikazes and typhoons.
Date: August 4, 2020
Creator: Hamilton, William
System: The Portal to Texas History