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Stories of veteran service and sacrifice straight from the people driving today’s most important veterans causes and veterans organizations around the world. The show shines a spotlight on their inspiring projects making a real difference for veterans and their families, and along the way we'll hear the stories that drive them to do their best every day as they work to support veterans and their memory.
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Booking probability
40%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchStories of veteran service and sacrifice straight from the people driving today’s most important veterans causes and veterans organizations around the world.
Story Behind the Stone is hosted by Memory Anchor. The show has published 79 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Honourable Erin O'Toole (ADIT North America) - The Modern Fight for Recognition of Valour" (15 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Alan Amelinckx (National Park Service) - The Ripple Effect of Remembrance" (18 September 2026, 22 minutes), and "Dr. Elizabeth Hillman (9/11 Memorial & Museum) - Honoring Service & Preserving 9/11 History" (10 September 2026, 22 minutes).
Story Behind the Stone publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 79 episodes.
Booking probability for Story Behind the Stone is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Story Behind the Stone requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Story Behind the Stone's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Story Behind the Stone are Advocacy & Social Causes and Museums, Zoos & Historic Sites. Story Behind the Stone has a history audience.
Memory Anchor hosts Story Behind the Stone, a history podcast with 79 episodes published.
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Episode #79
"We owe it to our men and women to say there's no time limit on recognizing valour and recognizing extraordinary citizens." This week, we speak with the Honourable Erin O'Toole, former Minister of Veterans Affairs...
"She could say thank you every day for the rest of her life, but it would never be enough. For her, liberation was a very personal thing." This week, we speak with Alan Amelinckx, Program Manager of Interpretation and...
Episode #77
"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...
"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...
"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...
Episode #74
"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...
"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...
"...it has to outlive us. You know, it's been here for a hundred years. It will be here for a hundred more, and a hundred more than that, and a hundred more than that. So it's our responsibility to ensure that the...
"It's really wonderful to be able to turn headstones that say, 'Known unto God' into named people that we now know are in those graves." This week, we speak with Lynelle Howson, a historian for the Commonwealth War...
"The transformation is real. They've tattooed that anchor on your heart and you're going to be a Marine for life." This week, we sit down with Major General James W. Lukeman, President and CEO of the Marine Corps...
Broadcasting live from the Military Women’s Memorial next door to Arlington National Cemetery, this episode tackles a profound and difficult question: What if the biggest threat to veterans' heritage isn't time, but...
Adapt or Die — Reimagining Sacred Spaces with AJ Orlikoff Welcome to a very special, live Memorial Day edition of Story Behind the Stone , recorded on location at the Military Women’s Memorial at the footsteps of...
Episode #67
What if the greatest threat to our veterans' heritage isn't the passage of time, but our own silence? This Memorial Day, Story Behind the Stone brings you a front-row seat to a powerful live event recorded at the gates...
"These aren't just names. These were people who had wives, brothers, fathers, mothers, girlfriends at home. Lives cut short. They should be remembered." This week, we speak with Julie Verne from the Normandy Memorial...
"My service wasn't going to be necessarily dedicated to a full-time career in the military. It doesn't mean that I can't continue giving back and serving my community and my country." This week, we speak with Alexander...
"This story was never lost. It was just waiting to be told." This week, we speak with Alicia Costello, a historian with the Texas Historical Commission, and Ta'Na Alexander, a descendant of an original Choctaw Code...
"Sometimes that quietness of a place is what makes it so profound." This week, we speak with Dr. Geoffrey Bird, lead of the War Heritage Research Initiative at Royal Roads University. Dr. Bird discusses the transition...
"Remembrance has to be something that carries on no matter how many years go by." This week, we speak with Steve Smith, a veteran battlefield guide and author who has dedicated his career to uncovering the personal...
"At the core, the goal is really just to turn records into a form of remembrance, one name at a time." This week, we speak with Miriam Friedman, who leads the #everynamecounts project at Accenture. In partnership with...
"I think anybody who puts on a uniform and goes to fight and defend a country, especially one they've never met, deserves our respect." This week, we speak with John Bocskay, Director of International Affairs at the...
Recent guests on Story Behind the Stone. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada
Executive Vice President and Deputy Director for Museum Programs, National 9/11 Memorial and Museum
President and CEO, Mount Auburn Cemetery
public historian, Historic Congressional Cemetery
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