The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have the April 28, 1942, Fireside Chat from U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this, his 21st Fireside Chat, FDR speaks on the importance of sacrifice by the American people as the…

Today we have the April 25, 1942, edition of the CBS News of the World. It includes updates from the home front, London, Australia and China.

Today we have the April 20, 1942, edition of the Mobil Gas News Service, as it was broadcast over Chicago’s WBBM radio. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific.

Today we have “Battle Report: Pearl Harbor to Coral Sea” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on February 20, 1945. It focuses on the story of the USS Canopus, a submarine tender th…

Today we have “They Live Forever,” a CBS radio production that honors the bravery of those who have served and died in the early days of the war. It was designed to increase support for the war effor…

Today we have the What Pearl Harbor Means to Me, an episode of What Are We Fighting For, first broadcast on April 9, 1942. This series was produced by CBS and sponsored by the U.S. War Department and…

Today we have the April 7, 1942, episode of CBS’s The World Today with updates on the war from New York, London, Australia and Washington.

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, Your Air Force,…

Today we have the Road to War, the first episode of What Are We Fighting For, first broadcast on April 2, 1942. This series was produced by CBS and sponsored by the U.S. War Department and recorded l…

Today we have the March 31, 1942, episode of NBC’s News of the World with updates on the war from London on the Indian front and the war in Europe, and New Zealand on the Pacific war, with additional…

Today we have an interesting historic tidbit. This is a closed-circuit broadcast from CBS which went out to its member stations, but not the general public, on March 28, 1942. During the broadcast, U…

Today we have the NBC Morning News Roundup from March 26, 1942, with reports from Australia, Moscow, London, Washington and New York.

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, You’re On Your …

Today we have another update on the latest war news. It’s the March 13, 1942, edition of the CBS News of the World, with reports on the Russian front, along with live updates from Sydney, London and …

Today we have “The Navy Comes Through,” an episode of the Lux Radio Theatre, starring Pat O’Brien, George Murphy and Ruth Hassey. It first aired on May 3, 1943, and is based on the 1942 film of the s…

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, Your Army, firs…

Today we have another news update from the NBC studios. It is the March 3, 1942, NBC News of the World, offering updates from London, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Today we have an episode of “This is War,” which was a cooperative effort between the CBS, Mutual, NBC and NBC Blue networks to inform the American public about the war. This episode, "Your Navy," fi…