The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have NBC’s Don Hollenbeck and the News, as it aired the evening of March 27, 1945. It focuses mostly on developments on the Western front, and addresses false rumors of a German surrender. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today’s episode has two segments from March 24, 1945. First, we have a breaking news report from CBS on the news of the Allies crossing the Rhine. The second segment is Alex Drier’s Weekly News Analysis, as it aired over NBC later that day. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have Feature Story with Harry Marble as it was broadcast over CBS this week in 1945. Marble was a long time broadcaster for CBS, covering the war in the 1940s and continuing on with the network through 1955. In this episode, Marble discusses the upcoming United Nations conference in San Francisco. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the March 18, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Paris, London, San Francisco, Washington, and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the March 15, 1945, episode of The March of Time as it was heard over the Blue Network, what we know today as ABC. Sponsored by Time magazine, the series featured documentaries and dramatizations of the news of the day. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the March 12, 1945, evening news broadcast from KORM radio in Portland, Oregon. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, as well as news from the home front. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the February 22, 1945, episode of The March of Time as it was heard over the Blue Network, what we know today as ABC. Sponsored by Time magazine, the series featured documentaries and dramatizations of the news of the day. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the March 4, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Paris, Germany, London, Pearl Harbor, Washington, and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the March 1, 1945, address by President Franklin Roosevelt to a joint session of Congress. He reports on the recent summit in Yalta with other Allied leaders and discusses the future of the war and plans for the post-war world. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the February 27, 1945, morning edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes analysis and updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, with reports from Manila, London, Washington, and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the February 25, 1945, episode of The Story Behind the Headlines. Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger, the show was a joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association that took a deeper look at the news of the day. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have several short broadcasts reporting on the beginning of the Battle of Iwo Jima. These broadcasts all originally aired on February 19 and 20, 1945. Please note that today’s episode contains live reports of combat and may be disturbing to some listeners. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the February 18, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Paris, Belgium, London, Pearl Harbor, Washington, and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have “Into Berlin,” the March 3, 1945, episode of The Man Called X as it aired over the Blue Network, what we know today as ABC. It was sponsored by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today’s episode features a program from New York’s WOR radio saluting Purple Heart recipients from the U.S. Marine Corps. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the February 9, 1945, evening news from New York radio station WEAF. It offers updates on the war from both the Western and Eastern Fronts in Europe, as well as news from the Pacific. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have “The Bid Was Four Hearts” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on February 27, 1945. It is based on the book “Faith of our Fighters” by Ellwood C. Nance. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have a little taste of the home front, the February 13, 1945, episode of the Alan Young Show as it aired over ABC. This episode also was a fundraiser for the U.S. Treasury Department’s War Bond efforts. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have the January 28, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Paris, London, Belgium, Pearl Harbor, Washington, and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on January 20, 1945. Usually broadcast from London, it offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. This week, John MacVane delivers commentary on Allied efforts in Europe. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.