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AIRSLA volunteer reads National Geographic magazine for our listeners. (This series was formerly known as National Geographic Traveler.)

  1. FEB 20

    National Geographic History - From the Jan./Feb. 2026 - Prohibition - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA "Prohibition" by Isabel Ravenna. During Prohibition the U.S .government added toxins to industrial alcohol, knowing it could kill. The result? A chemical war that targeted the poor and reshaped public trust. By the end of Prohibition in 1933, more than 100,000 died from imbibing tainted booze. The public however, knew what the government was doing. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information\ website: https://airsla.org\ email: airslafeedback@gmail.com\ \

    10 min

  2. JAN 25

    National Geographic History - From the November/December 2021 Edition - The Birth of Jesus - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA Nov/Dec 2021 edition of National Geographic History magazine. Title - "The Birth of Jesus", by Antonio Pinero. The Christmas story inspires wonder. Famous Renaissance artists depicted scenes from gospel writers Matthew and Luke's birth accounts. Interestingly, gospel writers Mark and John do not mention Jesus' birth at all. Historians are delving into the different accounts written by Matthew and John, and to why Mark and Luke wrote nothing at all. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information\ website: https://airsla.org\ email: airslafeedback@gmail.com\ \

    9 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    National Geographic History - November/December 2025 - Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG History-AIRSLA Nov/Dec edition of National Geographic History magazine.. The title is, "Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades", by Erin Blakemore. A decades long war pitted the opposing systems of capitalism and communism. The U.S. called it the Vietnam War, Vietnam called it the American War. It left a legacy of millions of deaths ( military and civilian), veterans and civilians with permanent disabilities, and a distrust of public officials. Despite the U.S .losing over 58,000 troops in the "war", Congress never officially declared it a war, AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information\ website: https://airsla.org\ email:

    12 min

  4. 09/22/2025

    National Geographic History - September/October 2025 - Pancho Villa - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA National Geographic History magazine "Pancho Villa: From Bandit to Revolutionary Hero", by Isabel Bueno The Mexican Revolution changed cattle rustler Pancho Villa into a brilliant commander. No one could capture him, not even U.S. General John J. Pershing. Villa stood out for his courage and charisma and was known as the Mexican Robin Hood. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information website: https://airsla.org email: airslafeedback@gmail.com

    13 min

  5. 07/06/2025

    National Geographic History - July/August 2025 - The Fall of the Roman Empire - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA July /August edition of National Geographic History magazine "The Fall of the Roman Empire", by Jorge Pisa Sanchez. The  "why" of the collapse of the Roman Empire has long intrigued historians. Historian Alexander Demandt offered more the 200 factors. But recent study points to climate and epidemics as notable factors contributing to the "Fall". AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information website: https://airsla.org email: airslafeedback@gmail.com

    13 min

  6. 05/30/2025

    National Geographic History - May/June 2025 - Liberia - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA From the May/June 2025 edition of National Geographic History magazine. Liberia: Colony of Liberty With a Dark History", by Enrique Vaquerizo. After free Black Americans settled in Liberia in 1822, it became the world's second black republic. Radical differences between Indigenous Liberians and settlers (Americo-Liberians) later erupted into years of civil war.  Only in recent times has stability been maintained. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information website: https://airsla.org email: airslafeedback@gmail.com

    9 min

  7. 05/05/2025

    National Geographic History - May/June 2025 - The Hello Girls: Unsung Heroines of World War I - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA National Geographic History magazine The Hello Girls: Unsung Heroines of World War I, by Erin Blakemore. Often working within range of German artillery in France in World War I, uniformed American women of the Signal Corps maintained and provided communications essential to Allied victory. They transmitted coded messages, directed supplies, connected commanding officers with men in trenches, and got communications working when fighting damaged wires. Only now is their role being fully recognized. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information website: https://airsla.org email: airslafeedback@gmail.com

    10 min

  8. 04/01/2025

    National Geographic History - March/April 2025 - Eridu: First City of the Earliest Known Civilization - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

    Show Notes for NG Traveler-AIRSLA "Eridu: First City of the Earliest Known Civilization", by Antonio Rossi. Sumer, present day Iraq, is the site of Eridu, a foundational city in Sumerian culture, the earliest known civilization. It's "King List", inscribed in cuneiform, lists cities and royal dynasties that can be verified from historical records. Levels of human occupation uncovered date back to 5300-3800 B.C. AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted. Contact Information website: https://airsla.org email: airslafeedback@gmail.com

    10 min
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