Podcast
The World War 2 Radio Podcast
Hosted by Brick Pickle Media LLC · EN
The goal of this podcast is to deliver radio broadcasts as you would have heard them 80 years ago, during the days of World War 2. Our episodes will be a mix of entertainment, news and other information. You’ll hear each episode as close to the original date as possible, with some additional bonus episodes thrown in that include related content.
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Nuremberg Trials/Behind the Headlines 7/21/1946
1w ago00:23:55Tap to summarizeToday, we have two programs. First, we have coverage of the Nuremberg trials from this week in 1946. Then we have the July 21, 1946, episode of The Story Behind the Headlines. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Passport for Adams - Palestine
2w ago00:28:23Tap to summarizeToday we have the September 21, 1943, episode of Passportfor Adams. It stars Robert Young, best known for his roles on two long-running television series, Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, M.D. Passport for Adams was a short-lived adventure program that aired over CBS from August to October of 1943.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Nazi Radio Station - Counterspy
3w ago00:31:20Tap to summarizeToday we have The Nazi Radio Station, the March 1, 1943, episode of Counterspy. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Philippines Independence 7/4/1946
4w ago00:31:59Tap to summarizeToday we have a special Voice of America broadcast from July 4, 1946, saluting the newly independent republic of the Philippines. It was created by the U.S Office of War Information.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Lear Radio Show with Orson Welles 6/30/1946
4w ago00:16:24Tap to summarizeToday we have an episode of the Lear Radio Show, a weekly news and commentary program hosted by Orson Welles. This episode first aired on June 30, 1946, and features Welles talking about the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and the end of price controls. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Stolen Diamonds for the Nazis
Jun 2400:31:21Tap to summarizeToday we have “Stolen Diamonds,” the November 25, 1944, episode of The Man Called X as it aired over the Blue Network, what we know today as ABC. It was sponsored by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →The Kuchin Story
Jun 1700:30:55Tap to summarizeToday we have an episode of Cloak & Dagger, “The Kuchin Story”, from June 18, 1950. Cloak and Dagger was a short-lived radio series that told stories taken from the files of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War 2 forerunner of the CIA.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Three Good Witnesses
Jun 1000:31:12Tap to summarizeThis week we have “Three Good Witnesses,” an episode of Escape, based on a story by Harold Lamb. The episode originally aired on January 21, 1948. It’s a tale of espionage and intrigue set in Turkey during the war. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Bob Hope interview 6/8/1946
Jun 300:20:04Tap to summarizeToday we have an interview with Bob Hope that aired over Seattle’s KOMO radio on June 8, 1946. One of the topics of the interview his work performing for the troops during the war.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
Transcribe →Ghosts of Yesterday
May 2800:46:25Tap to summarizeToday we have “The Ghosts of Yesterday,” the December 26, 1977, episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The Mystery Theater was part of the radio drama revival of the 1970s and aired more than 1,300 episodes over CBS from 1974 to 1982. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
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