The World War 2 Radio Podcast

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 http...

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/worldw...

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://podcas...

Today we have the January 19, 1945, noontime news from Minneapolis radio station WCCO. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, as well as news from the home front. That is followed by President Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural address as he begins his fourth term in office. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spot...

Today we have the January 14, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Paris, 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 an episode of “Yanks in the Orient” as it aired over the Blue Network this week in 1945. The series featured recordings and reports from U.S. forces in India and Burma. 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 6, 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. Most of this week’s episode features a broadcast from Paris, reporting on the front in Bastogne. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free ve...

Today we have President Franklin Roosevelt delivering his Fireside Chat of January 6, 1945. It is a presentation of the State of the Union message he had sent to Congress earlier 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 the NBC afternoon news update with Morgan Beatty from January 3, 1945, reporting on the Allied counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge and other war news. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

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