The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have a report from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt about her recent visit to the British Isles. It first aired on December 9, 1943, over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today a…

Today we have The Story Behind the Headlines as it aired over NBC on December 4, 1943. The weekly series featured Cesar Saerchinger with analysis on recent developments in the war. This episode focus…

Today we have a CBS Special Report from December 3, 1943. Edward R. Murrow reports on an Allied bombing raid on Berlin, sharing his first-person account of the attack from his ride with a bombing cre…

Today we have an NBC Special Report on the Cairo Conference from December 1, 1943. The meeting between U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Nationalist Chin…

Today we have a collection of some World War 2 radio shorts from 1943. We kick off with the Army Nurse March, then it’s Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition from Kay Kyser. That’s followed with tw…

Today we have “Soldiers in Greasepaint,” a salute to the USO that aired over NBC on November 25, 1943. It stars some of the top entertainers of the day, including Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Fredric March …

Today we have the November 21, 1943, episode of the Grape Nuts Program starring Jack Benny.

Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Fa…

Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on November 13, 1943. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be comi…

Today we have the November 9, 1943, address from President Franklin Roosevelt on the creation of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. The effort was created by a joint resolut…

Today we have a BBC broadcast of an interview with Major C.E. Page, a Canadian soldier who had recently been released from a German POW camp.

Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/pod…

Today we have the Daily Radio Newspaper as it was broadcast over CBS on November 3, 1943. Sponsored by Crisco, the series was hosted by actress Bernadine Flynn, with the news delivered by Durward Kir…

Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on October 30, 1943. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be comin…

Today’s episode has three segments. First, we have a war bond pitch from General Dwight Eisenhower, urging Americans at home to buy bonds to support the war effort, broadcast this week in 1943. Then …

Today we have the October 23, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Algiers, London, Cairo, Honolulu, Washington and New York.

Today we have the October 20, 1943, morning edition of CBS News of the World. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Australia, Algiers, London, Moscow, Washington and New York.

Be sure t…

Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on October 16, 1943. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be comin…

Today we have an episode of Your Home Front Reporter as it was broadcast over CBS on October 13, 1943.

Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or fin…

Today we have the October 10, 1943, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Algiers, London, Cairo, Chongqing, Honolulu, Washington and New York.