The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have a little bonus episode. It features several songs from the first half of World War 2, dating from a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor up until 1943. It’s a mix of parody songs and patriotic tunes from many of the top stars of the time. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of May 2, 1943, on the coal crisis. In the speech, FDR’s 24th Fireside Chat, he addresses the nation on the United Mine Workers strike and appeals to miners’ patriotism to get them to return to work. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/w...

Today we have Off Tokyo Bay, an episode of Author’s Playhouse that first aired on January 6, 1943. It is based on a story of the same name by Richard Sayle and tells the story of a submarine crew in the Pacific. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have the Roma Nightly News as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 20, 1943. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have Gabriel Heatter and the News as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 18, 1943. The legendary radio commentator offered nightly news and analysis throughout the war to millions of listeners. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired this week in 1943. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war, as well as looking at the past and what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. It was hosted by war correspondent Morgan Beatty. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have the April 11, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes updates on the war from Algiers, London, Washington and New York. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have “The Flying Tigers,” an episode of Cavalcade of America, which first aired on January 6, 1943. It tells the story of the volunteer American pilots serving in China both before the United States entered the war and in the months after Pearl Harbor. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have the April 4, 1943, episode of NBC’s War Telescope. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war, as well as looking at possible developments in the coming weeks and months. It was hosted by war correspondent Morgan Beatty. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2ra...

Today we have At Midnight on the 31st of March, an episode of Author’s Playhouse that first aired on March 31, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by Josephine Young Case and tells the story of a town that finds itself to be the only town left in the world after a storm.  Buy the book at https://amzn.to/3IhaxCc.

Today we have the March 28, 1943, edition of the NBC World News Parade. It includes updates on the war from Europe and the Pacific, as well as commentary from correspondent John Vandercook. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have something a little different. It’s a look back on some key figures from World War II from Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” The series was hosted by Harvey over ABC from 1976 until his death in 2009, with occasional guest hosting by his son Paul Harvey Jr. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have a March 21, 1943, address by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the British people and countries around the world. He talks about the progress toward victory and possible goals after the end of the war. At the same time, he urges Britons not to take victory for granted and warns that there is still a long road ahead of them. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.c...

Today we have a story from Cloak & Dagger, The Trap. Cloak and Dagger was a short-lived radio series that told stories taken from the files of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War 2 forerunner of the CIA. It aired over NBC from May to October 1950. This episode originally aired on July 9, 1950. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have the March 14, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes updates on the war from Algiers, Australia, London, Washington and New York. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have “Since You Went Away” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on September 16, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by Margaret Buell Wilder and tells the story of a family on the home front after their husband and father joins the Army. It was made into a film in 1944 starring Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Joseph Cotten. Buy the mov...

Today we have the March 2, 1943, edition of the CBS Morning News. It includes updates on the war from Australia, London, Washington and New York. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have the February 28, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes updates on the war from Algiers, Honolulu, London, Tunisia, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Washington and New York. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have the Roma Nightly News as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System on February 26, 1943. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have a February 22, 1943, address by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on George Washington’s birthday. He compares the challenges Washington faced during the American Revolution and early days of the country to the then-current challenges facing the United States. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have a February 20, 1943, closed-circuit broadcast from the U.S. Office of Censorship. It was broadcast out to employees of radio stations across the country, but was not intended for public broadcast. It discusses the efforts to manage the information that is shared with the listening public. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have the February 18, 1943, address to a joint session of Congress by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the first lady of the Republic of China. This appearance was part of an eight-month speaking tour across the United States to build support for the war effort in Asia. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have a series of short news updates and other broadcasts from this week in February 1943. First, we have a brief announcement of the new policy of rationing shoes on the homefront. The next two are BBC reports on the Battle of Stalingrad. The final segment is a news update from WKBN of Youngstown, Ohio. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and mo...

Today we have the February 7, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes updates on the war from Algiers, Australia, Cairo, Honolulu, Washington and New York. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!

Today we have Know Your Ally: China, a production of the Armed Forces Radio Service. It was produced in 1943 with the goal of emphasizing to those serving in the U.S. military the importance of China to the Allied war effort. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more!