The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have the October 8, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Belgium, London, Rome, Moscow, Madrid, Washington and New York, as well as a report on the death of Wendell Willkie. 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 Indian Quinine Contract,” the September 30, 1944, 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 we have a campaign speech from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Teamsters, delivered on September 23, 1944. 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 September 17, 1944, NBC news update, focusing mostly on the withdrawal of British troops from the Arnhem after the unsuccessful attempt to capture the bridge located there. The effort was part of Operation Market Garden, designed to clear the way for an invasion of northern Germany. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podc...

Today we have the September 24, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Moscow, North Carolina, 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 the Treasury Salute. These programs were produced by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the war bond effort. Each episode told the story of a serviceman or woman. This episode, which aired this week in 1944, shares the tale of Lt. Mary L. Roberts, a surgical nurse serving in Europe during the Italian campaign. Roberts was the first nurse to receive a Silver Star in...

Today’s episode has two segments. First, we have a report from Edward R. Murrow on the launch of the airborne assault on Holland – Operation Market Garden. That is followed by a message from British General Bernard Montgomery to his troops. 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 report from NBC correspondent John Cooper of the U.S landing on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Cooper recorded the report from a U.S. Navy cruiser as the marines landed on the island. It was recorded during the invasion on September 15, 1944, but was not aired until a week later, September 22. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at ht...

Today we have Getting to Know Britain, a joint broadcast produced by CBS and the BBC. It was part of a series of Transatlantic Calls designed to foster good relations between the two allies. It originally aired on September 11, 1944. 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 NBC News Special, The Fourth Chime, as it aired on September 7, 1944. The network’s correspondents look back on the first five years of the war and look forward to the peace ahead. 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 September 3, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Washington and New York City and somewhere in the skies above Long Island. 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 August 28, 1944, episode of the Globe Theatre as it was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service. This episode was their version of the July 10, 1944, episode of the Man Called X – the first episode of the long-running espionage series. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2rad...

Today we have a series of reports from August 25 and August 26, 1944, on the liberation of Paris from the British Broadcasting Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We end with a live report on the entrance of American troops into Paris. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscr...

Today we have the August 20, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Madrid, 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 a special broadcast of Bob Hope entertaining the troops at an undisclosed hospital in the South Pacific, originally aired this week in 1944. 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 President Roosevelt’s address of August 12, 1944, from the Puget Sound Navy Yard. This was following his Pacific voyage, which included visits to military bases in Hawaii and Alaska. 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 July 9, 1944, episode of We Deliver the Goods. The series, which aired over CBS from 1944 to 1945, promoted the service of the merchant marines during the war. 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 August 6, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, 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 “Something for the Girls,” an episode of The Man Behind the Gun that first aired on January 29, 1944. The series aired over CBS from 1942 to 1944 and dramatized real-life instances of heroism in the war. 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 July 30, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London. New Orleans, 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 “E-Day” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations across the country. This episode was first released in Ju...

Today we have the July 23, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Pearl Harbor, Rome, 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’s episode consists of two segments. First, we have the July 20, 1944, edition of the NBC Noon News. It includes a report on the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler, analysis and updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, and a report on the Democratic National Convention. This is followed by President Roosevelt's acceptance speech at the convention. Visit our website at BrickPickl...

Today we have news and commentary from Frank Singiser as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System the evening of July 18, 1944. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, as well as a preview of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwa...

Today we have “Anzio Diary” an episode of Soldiers of the Press that first aired on May 7, 1944. In this episode Robert Vermillion tells the story of fighting on the beachhead in Italy. The series ran from 1942 to 1945 and featured United Press reporters sharing their frontline accounts of the war. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podc...