The World War 2 Radio Podcast

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, The Balkan Situation, hosted by foreign correspondent Robert Arden. It first aired April 9, 1941.

This week we have a report from NBC News, originally aired on April 3, 1941, 80 years ago today.

This week we have “From the Land of Silent People” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on July 31, 1943.

This week we have Four Went Home, an episode of Escape, which tells the tale of American soldiers in a Nazi POW camp. The episode originally aired on December 14, 1952.

This week we have “The Ship” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on July 24, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by C.S. Forester, and tells the story of a British Royal…

This week we have an episode of Kaltenborn Edits the News, an NBC news and commentary series starring H.V. Kaltenborn. This episode originally aired on February 24, 1941.

This week we have an episode of Author’s Playhouse, Flight to Arras. It first aired on Oct. 5, 1942, over the NBC Red Network. It tells the story of French reconnaissance pilots in the early days of …

This week our episode consists of two segments. The first is a portion of Winston Churchill’s address to the British people on February 9, 1941, better known as the “Give us the Tools” speech. Our se…

This week we have “Escape from the Balkans” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on November 23, 1943, and tells the story of Michael Paddap, a correspondent for the London Times in…

Today’s episode features the NBC Evening News from January 31, 1941, with reports from multiple locations.

This week we have “Log Book” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on Dec. 21, 1943, and tells the story of a member of the British Merchant Marine before and during the early days o…

This week our episode consists of two segments. The first is the January 22, 1941, CBS news update from Elmer Davis, recounting the capture of Tobruk by the Allies. Our second segment is an episode o…

This week we have a piece of vintage entertainment – “The Mysterious Death of Mrs. Putnam.” This is the debut episode of Inner Sanctum Mystery, one of the most popular radio series during and after t…

This week we have FDR’s 1941 State of the Union, better known as the Four Freedoms Speech, originally delivered on January 6, 1941.

This week we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, Prospects for 1941, which first aired Dec. 29, 1940. 

A bonus Christmas episode today: A Christmas Carol, as presented on the Campbell Playhouse on Dec. 24, 1939. It stars Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge and Orson Welles as the narrator. 

This week, our episode features two segments. The first is a report from Edward R. Murrow from London, as broadcast over CBS on Dec. 24, 1940. Our second segment is Winston Churchill’s address to the…