The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today, we have the CBS News broadcast of December 6, 1941.

Today we have Psalm for a Dark Year, as presented in November 1941 by the Columbia Workshop. Written by Norman Corwin, it reflects on the year, sharing thoughts from average Americans.

This week we have Thanksgiving Day Dinner, the Nov. 23, 1941, episode of the Jack Benny Program.

A bonus second episode this week: the November 20, 1941, episode of the March of Time, a production of Time magazine and CBS that provided reenactments of the headline events of the day.

This week we have Overground Railroad, an episode of Cloak & Dagger, which tells the tale of OSS agents helping downed airmen escape from behind enemy lines. Cloak and Dagger was a short-lived radio …

This week we have the NBC news update of November 10, 1941, offering updates on the war from Europe, Asia and the home front.

This week we have Hitler’s Crimean War, the November 2, 1941, episode of Behind the Headlines. This was an NBC series that strove to take a deeper dive into the news stories of the day.

This week we have the NBC News morning report of October 28, 1941, offering news updates from Europe, Asia and the United States.

This week we have “Dynamite Cargo” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on September 2, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by American seaman Fred Herman and tells the s…

We’ve got a second bonus episode this week, featuring the NBC News broadcast of October 7, 1941.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, presented by NBC in cooperation with the American Foreign Policy Association. This episode first aired on October 5, 1941.

This week we have an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular old time radio shows. This episode, The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein, first aired on November 23, 1943. It stars Vincent Price…

This week we have an episode of Escape, Operation Fleur-de-Lys, which tells the story of OSS agents behind enemy lines in France. The episode originally aired on July 14, 1947.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, hosted by foreign correspondent Robert Arden. It first aired September 12, 1941.

This week, our episode features “London After Dark” as broadcast on August 24, 1940.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, hosted by foreign correspondent Robert Arden. It first aired September 1, 1941.

This week we have British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s address of August 24, 1941, following his meeting with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. The two leaders met August 9-10 on the U.S.S. Au…

This week we have the NBC News Report of August 12, 1941, offering an update on the war in Europe.