The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we go back to the last year of the war, with the March 22, 1945, episode of The March of Time. It details the battle against black marketeers in France, a debate on labor vs. management roles in declining wartime production and other items 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 Navy’s Air Arm,” the third episode ofBattle Stations. This four-episode series was produced by the U.S. Navy and aired over NBC. This episode was first broadcast on August 19, 1943.

Today we have the Mutual network’s 1945 Year in Review. It recaps the news highlights of the year interspersed with dramatic reenactments. It aired at various times and dates in late December across the Mutual system. 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 an address from U.S. Secretary of State JamesByrnes from December 30, 1945. He offers an update on the Moscow Conference, a meeting between the foreign ministers of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union on occupation and other post-war issues. 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 1945 Christmas episode of Command Performance, first broadcast on December 25, 1945. The series aired from 1942 to 1949 over the Armed Forces Radio Service. 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 Bob Hope’s 1945 Christmas Show from SanFrancisco, as it aired over the Armed Forces Radio Network on December 18, 1945. 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 NBC Morning News of December 17, 1945. It includes a report on the beginning of the Moscow Conference and updates on domestic and other international news, with reports from 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 coverage of the Nuremburg trials from this week in 1945. 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 “Lou’s Christmas Party,” an episode of the Abbott & Costello Program as it aired over NBC on December 20, 1945. 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 Eastern Sea Frontier/Battleof the Atlantic Part 2,” the second episode of Battle Stations from August 12, 1943. 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 Case of the Hijacked Workers,” the August 19, 1942, episode of Mr. District Attorney. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Today we go back to the early days of America’s participation in the war, with “Cromer,” an episode of “An American in England.” This short-run series aired in the summer and fall of 1942. It was written by the legendary Norman Corwin, based on his time in England, and produced by Edward R. Murrow. 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 broadcast of the Bob Hope show from El Toro Marine Base in California. It was originally broadcast on November 20, 1945. 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 Death Carries a Lunch Kit, an episode of TheWhistler first broadcast October 23, 1944, over CBS’s Pacific Coast network. This episode tells the story of a young man pressured to commit an act of sabotage during the war. 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 “83 Days: The Survival of Seaman Izzi” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on January 11, 1944. It is based on the book of the same name by Mark Murphy. 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 Rise and Fall of the Fourth Reich,” the May 16, 1975, episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. 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 “Away All Boarding Parties,” an episode of Cavalcade of America, which first aired on November 18, 1952. It tells the story of the USS Guadalcanal as it hunted German U-boats in the North Atlantic and dramatizes the crew’s capture of the U-505. 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 “Battle of the Atlantic,” the first episode of Battle Stations. This episode was first broadcast on August 5, 1943. 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 CBS Morning News from October 21, 1945, reporting on domestic and international news, with updates from Tokyo, London, Paris, 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 coverage from October 15, 1945, of Admiral Halsey and the Pacific Fleet returning to San Francisco. That’s followed by a quick roundup of the day’s headlines. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.