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b'Voyage of Mercy
Guest: Stephen Puleo, author, "Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America\'s First Humanitarian Mission"
In a massive nationwide effort, the US sent tons of food and supplies to Ireland in the wake of the Potato Famine of 1847. This mission of mercy changed the face of humanitarian aid forever and cemented Irish loyalty to America.
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The Largest Humanitarian Operation That You Never Heard Of
Guest: Douglas Smith, award-winning historian, translator, and author, "The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin"
One of the largest humanitarian operations in history has been almost completely forgotten, maybe because neither side wanted to admit they worked with the other. Douglas Smith writes about how American aid during the Russian famine of 1921 saved the Soviet Union from collapse.'