The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today our episode consists of two segments. The first is the NBC News of the World of March 17, 1942, with reports on the war in Europe and Asia from London, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The second segment is a portion of the broadcast and analysis of the draft lottery later that evening from Philadelphia.

Today we have another update on the latest war news. It’s the March 13, 1942, edition of the CBS News of the World, with reports on the Russian front, along with live updates from Sydney, London and Washington D.C.

Today we have “The Navy Comes Through,” an episode of the Lux Radio Theatre, starring Pat O’Brien, George Murphy and Ruth Hassey. It first aired on May 3, 1943, and is based on the 1942 film of the same name. Buy the movie at https://amzn.to/3vRLsaM.

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, Your Army, first aired on March 7, 1942, and was hosted by Tyrone Power.

Today we have another news update from the NBC studios. It is the March 3, 1942, NBC News of the World, offering updates from London, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, "Your Navy," first aired on February 28, 1942, and was hosted by Fredric March and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Today’s episode features U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of February 23, 1942. This was FDR’s 20th fireside chat as he sought to reassure a nervous and discouraged American population in the early days of the war. In the speech, he speaks out against those who are fostering defeatism and urges everyone to give their full support to the war effort.

Today’s episode is the News of the World, as carried over the NBC Blue Network the morning of February 20, 1942.

Today’s episode is the NBC News Roundup of the morning of February 15, 1942.

Today’s episode is the CBS West Coast News Broadcast of the evening of February 13, 1942, with commentary from William Winter.

This week we have “They Call it Pacific” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on July 10, 1943. It tells the story of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and its aftermath. It is based on the book of the same name by Clark Lee, an Associated Press correspondent stationed in the Philippines when Japan attacked. Buy the book at https://amzn.to/3klZgVK. 

This week we have an episode of Escape, The Thirteenth Truck, which tells the story of a group of Allied commandos planning to destroy a Nazi airbase in Africa. The episode originally aired on August 16, 1953.

Today’s episode comes to us from the NBC studios in New York, the NBC Blue Network News of the World of January 27, 1942.

This week we have a fundraiser for the Red Cross that aired over CBS on January 21, 1942. It is hosted by Kate Smith and Ted Collins and features entertainment and history programming.

Today’s episode is NBC’s War Reporters, a weekly series featuring commentary and reporting on the war effort. This episode first aired January 17, 1942, and features Earl Godwin reporting on the death of Carole Lombard and other war news.

This week we have “Prisoner of the Japs” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on August 7, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by American journalist Gwen Dew and tells the story of her experiences in Hong Kong after its capture by the Japanese in December 1941.

Today’s episode is the CBS News of the World of January 6, 1942, with updates from the Middle East, Asia and at home.

This week we have another news update from 80 years ago, the NBC News Roundup of January 4, 1942.

This week we have an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular old time radio shows. This episode, The King’s Birthday, first aired on August 28, 1943. It stars Dolores Costello in a story that takes place in Nazi-occupied Denmark.

This week we have Mutual network’s broadcast of December 24, 1941, of the lighting of the White House Christmas tree. It features speeches by both U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. It closes with a choir singing Christmas songs.

Today we have the NBC News broadcast of December 17, 1941, with war updates from Europe and the Pacific.

Today, we have the NBC News broadcast of December 15, 1941, as the country prepares for war following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Today’s episode features President Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chat of December 9, 1941, discussing the attack on Pearl Harbor and preparing the American people for war.

Today’s episode contains two segments. The first is President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to a joint session of Congress—the famous Day of Infamy speech from December 8, 1941. That is followed by the NBC news broadcast of that evening.

This episode features two segments. The first features H.V Kaltenborn as he reports on and analyzes the news of the attack for NBC. Our second segment is an address by New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia over WNYC to the residents of the nation’s largest city.