Someone Talked!
The Official National D-Day Memorial podcast with Host Dr. John C. McManus.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Half American Part 2 with Matthew F. Delmont
Matthew F. Delmont's Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad was named Book of the Year by TIME and Publishers Weekly and is a New York Times Not…
00:55:36 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Half American Part 1 with Matthew F. Delmont
This Black History Month author Matthew F. Delmont joins the program to discuss Half American, his definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective.
Delmont is the Sherman Fai…
Delmont is the Sherman Fai…
00:54:35 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
Tower of Skulls Part 2 with Richard B. Frank
Multi-award-winning-author Rich Frank further discusses his research on the often-overlooked Asia-Pacific War and the forthcoming volumes in his narrative history trilogy.
00:56:58 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Author Inspirations with James Holland
In this episode, James Holland and twin brothers walk into a pub… The author shares that and other tales of memorable veterans who inspired his work. In “We Salute You” Rudolph Arthur was there for t…
00:49:35 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Brothers in Arms with James Holland
In this episode, Brothers in Arms author James Holland recounts the harrowing tails of the Sherwood Rangers, the legendary tank unit that would receive the most battle honors of any unit ever in the …
00:50:28 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Tower of Skulls Part 1 with Richard B. Frank
Richard B. Frank is a graduate of the University of Missouri and Georgetown University Law Center. He served in the Vietnam War with the 101st Airborne Divisions as an aero rifle platoon leader.
Frank…
Frank…
00:54:29 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
No Sacrifice Too Great Part 2 with Gregory Fontenot
Self-proclaimed "groupie for the 1st Division" Gregory Fontenot returns to further discuss his divisional history of The Big Red One.
In "We Salute You," as a child Charles Chibitty was sent to a scho…
In "We Salute You," as a child Charles Chibitty was sent to a scho…
00:58:18 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
No Sacrifice Too Great Part 1 with Gregory Fontenot
Col. Gregory Fontenot joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II.
As a soldier in a graves registration company, Robert Berry care…
As a soldier in a graves registration company, Robert Berry care…
00:57:57 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
D-Day Scholarship with Joe Balkoski
2023 National Infantry Association Order of St. Maurice recipient Joe Balkoski rejoins the podcast. As research moves from veteran accounts to archeology, we discuss the future of D-Day scholarship.
B…
B…
00:58:04 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Utah Beach with Joe Balkoski
Named "top living D-Day historian" by USA Today, author Joe Balkoski takes us back to Utah Beach.
In "We Salute You," we honor Peter Monsma, a Dutch native who would return to the Netherlands while se…
In "We Salute You," we honor Peter Monsma, a Dutch native who would return to the Netherlands while se…
00:58:24 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
The Airborne Experience Host Discussion
Our hosts jump right into the airborne experience in Normandy in this discussion of paratroopers and gliders.
In "We Salute You," we honor, Herman Addleson, a paratrooper who was so eager to serve bu…
In "We Salute You," we honor, Herman Addleson, a paratrooper who was so eager to serve bu…
00:54:22 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Pointe du Hoc Host Discussion
Peggy Noonan wasn't alive when Rangers scaled the cliffs but was tasked with writing President Reagan's speech to be delivered at Pointe du Hoc. In the audience - the veterans who saved the world. No…
00:55:14 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
Angels Against the Sun Part 2 with James M. Fenelon
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
Paratrooper-turned-historian James M. Fenelon re-joins our hosts to discuss the 11 th
Airborne Division’s Pacific campaigns, narr…
Paratrooper-turned-historian James M. Fenelon re-joins our hosts to discuss the 11 th
Airborne Division’s Pacific campaigns, narr…
00:56:41 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Angels Against the Sun Part 1 with James M. Fenelon
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
Four Hours of Fury author James M. Fenelon goes from Europe to the Pacific as he
chronicles another lesser-known airborne unit in…
Four Hours of Fury author James M. Fenelon goes from Europe to the Pacific as he
chronicles another lesser-known airborne unit in…
00:55:46 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
The Women with Silver Wings Part 2 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
In this episode, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck shares more profiles of World War
II heroines of aviation, from among the 1,1…
In this episode, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck shares more profiles of World War
II heroines of aviation, from among the 1,1…
00:54:06 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
The Women with Silver Wings Part 1 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
Katherine Sharp Landdeck is an associate professor of history at Texas Woman's
University, home of the WASP archives. She joins t…
Katherine Sharp Landdeck is an associate professor of history at Texas Woman's
University, home of the WASP archives. She joins t…
00:54:53 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Patton's War Vol 2 Part 2 with Kevin Hymel
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
While profanity famously rolled off the general's tongue, his hand-written words tell us
even more. Author Kevin Hymel is back wi…
While profanity famously rolled off the general's tongue, his hand-written words tell us
even more. Author Kevin Hymel is back wi…
00:56:49 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Patton's War Vol 2 Part 1 with Kevin Hymel
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
Wanna read Patton's diary? Author Kevin Hymel did. Hymel returns to Someone
Talked! to discuss volume 2 of Patton's War: An Ameri…
Wanna read Patton's diary? Author Kevin Hymel did. Hymel returns to Someone
Talked! to discuss volume 2 of Patton's War: An Ameri…
00:53:23 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Best and Worst Generals Host Discussion
Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
Some names go down in history while others live in infamy. Find out which World War II
generals get five stars from our hosts.
Fro…
Some names go down in history while others live in infamy. Find out which World War II
generals get five stars from our hosts.
Fro…
00:52:19 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
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