The World War 2 Radio Podcast

For this episode we have something a little different as we celebrate Independence Day this week in the United States. It’s “July 4, 1776” an episode of “You are There” that first aired on March 21, 1948. Find more information at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts.

This week we have The Eyes of Buddha, an episode of Cloak & Dagger, which originally aired on July 2, 1950. Find more information at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts.

This week we have Winston Churchill’s address to the British people following the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany on June 22, 1941. Find more information at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts.

This week our episode consists of two segments. The first is a portion of Winston Churchill’s broadcast to America of June 16, 1941. Our second segment is the June 1, 1941, episode of the Lucky Strike Program, starring Jack Benny, presented live from the San Diego Naval Training Center.

This week we have an episode of Escape, Diary of a Madman, which tells the story of German deserters in North Africa. The episode originally aired on January 25, 1953.

Today we have CBS News Analyst Elmer Davis, offering a behind-the-scenes look at CBS’s coverage of the war in Europe. This first broadcast over CBS on June 1, 1941.

Today we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of May 27, 1941.

Today we have an episode of NBC’s Kaltenborn Edits the News, our first of two episodes this week. Kaltenborn reports on the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck during a battle in the Atlantic on May 26-27.

This week we have “Paris Underground” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on October 12, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by Etta Shiber.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, hosted by foreign correspondent Robert Arden. It first aired May 16, 1941.

Today we have the Log of the R-77, the May 11, 1941, episode of the Columbia Workshop.

Today we have two broadcasts from May 9, 1941, the midday news broadcast of the Mutual Broadcasting System, hosted by Cedric Foster, followed by the evening news reported by Raymond Gram Swing.

Today we have the May 2, 1941, episode of The Story Behind the Headlines, The Riddle of the Straits.

Today we have a speech from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Known as the “Westward, Look the Land is Bright” speech, it was delivered over the BBC on April 27, 1941, and addressed to all the English-speaking people of the world.

This week we have the NBC morning news update from April 25, 1941, 80 years ago today, with reports on the war from England, Germany and Washington.

This week we have the NBC morning news report from April 18, 1941, 80 years ago today, with updates on the war in London, Yugoslavia, Africa and on the home front.

This week we have an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular old time radio shows. This episode, To Find Help, first aired on January 18, 1945, and takes place on the home front.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, The Balkan Situation, hosted by foreign correspondent Robert Arden. It first aired April 9, 1941.

This week we have a report from NBC News, originally aired on April 3, 1941, 80 years ago today.

This week we have “From the Land of Silent People” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on July 31, 1943.

This week we have War of Words, an episode of Cloak & Dagger, which originally aired on September 1, 1950. 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 week we have Four Went Home, an episode of Escape, which tells the tale of American soldiers in a Nazi POW camp. The episode originally aired on December 14, 1952.

This week our episode consists of two segments. The first is Edward R. Murrow’s CBS radio report from London from March 9, 1941. Our second segment is a March 1941 episode of Gang Busters, the Nickle & Dime Gang, as it first aired over the NBC Blue Network.

This week we have “The Ship” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on July 24, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by C.S. Forester, and tells the story of a British Royal Navy light cruiser during the siege of Malta.

This week we have an episode of Kaltenborn Edits the News, an NBC news and commentary series starring H.V. Kaltenborn. This episode originally aired on February 24, 1941.