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The Starvation Project September 22, 2007E-mail this story E-mail this story
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Battles of Belief: A Duty to Starve
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During World War II, Henry Scholberg and 35 others agreed to starve for six months as part of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. It was an avenue for conscientious objectors to serve, but not engage in battle. The experiment lasted a year: 12 weeks of prep time; 24 weeks of near-death starvation; and another 12 weeks to bulk them back up. Their experience has been captured in an American Radio Works documentary called "Battles of Belief in WWII." We talk to reporter and host Stephen Smith about this bizarre deal with starvation.

American RadioWorks - Battles of Belief: A Duty to Starve