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The Many Lives of the Lusitania Medal

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In this episode, we are examining several medals produced when a German U-boat torpedoed a civilian British ocean liner during the First World War. The medals became the center of a propaganda campaign that spanned the Atlantic. Originally created by a German artist, the medals quickly became tools for the Allied propaganda machine and a nightmare for the German government. Learn more about episode objects here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/episode-9 Email us at [email protected]. Episode Special Guest: David Silbey is Adj. Associate Professor at Cornell University and Associate Director Cornell in Washington. This episode uses materials from: Psychic by Ketsa (Commercial non-exclusive license through Ketsa) Curious Nature by Ketsa (Commercial non-exclusive license through Ketsa) Small Bummer by Poddington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License)

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