The World War 2 Radio Podcast

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.

A quick update on the plans for the podcast in 2025 and beyond. Find more at JonathanWSweet.com.

Today we have the December 31, 1944, 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 offer two news updates from December 28, 1944. First is CBS’s The World Today from the early evening. Our second segment is the late NBC news from that night. 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 Mutual network’s 1944 Year in Review. It recaps the news highlights of the year with some brief looks ahead to 1945. 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 the December 23, 1944, evening edition of the Mutual network news with Frank Singiser. He reports on Allied gains as they push back against the German armies during the Battle of the Bulge, now in its eighth 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 December 20, 1944, edition of the NBC Noon News with Don Goddard. The legendary broadcaster delivers news updates on the German offensive in Europe, political conflict in Great Britain and Allied bombing raids on Tokyo, as well as other top stories. There is also a report from the NBC reporter on the 1st Army Front in Belgium. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. S...

Today we have the December 17, 1944, late edition of the Mutual network news with Frank Singiser. He reports on the beginning of a German counterattack, what would become known as the Battle of the Bulge. 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 December 14, 1944, episode of the Abbott & Costello Program as it aired over NBC. 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 updates from the battlefields of the war as they aired this week in 1944 over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 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 December 7, 1944, news update from WEAF out of New York City. It includes news on the fighting in the Pacific, the civil war in Greece and other updates from Europe. 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 December 3, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Paris, Wright Field in Ohio, Rome, 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 December 1, 1944, NBC World News Round Up. It includes updates on the war in both Europe and the Pacific, including reports from New York, Washington, Pearl Harbor, Moscow and the Western 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 some shorts from the war. First, we have a brief news update from November 28, 1944, on the court martial trials of military leadership related to the Pearl Harbor attack. That is followed by some public service announcements and advertisements from 1944. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wo...

Today we have some special Thanksgiving broadcasts, as they first aired on November 23, 1944, Thanksgiving Day that year. First, we have British Prime Minister Winston Churchill with a Thanksgiving message for the American people. That is followed by Thank You America, a Thanksgiving war bonds special from San Francisco’s KPO radio. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to...