365 episodes
The World War 2 Radio Podcast Brick Pickle Media LLC
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- History
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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U.S. Treasury Dept. War Bond Special 6/19/1944
Today we have a U.S. Treasury Department special for the Fifth War Bond Drive. It’s a mix of entertainment and information urging Americans to buy war bonds. It aired over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today as ABC, on June 19, 1944.
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News updates 6/16/1944
Today we have a roundup of a few short news updates from June 16, 1944, as the fighting continued in Europe following D-Day. First, we have a report from Joseph Harsch on the Nazi’s new weapon – what we would come
to know as the V-1 rocket – which had been launched against London for the first time on June 13. That is followed by a brief CBS update from the Normandy front. Our final segment is a BBC broadcast for a Canadian audience, interviewing five Canadian servicemen who were wounded at Normandy.
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FDR Fireside Chat 6/12/1944
Today we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of June 12, 1944, as he discusses the progress of the war and promotes the opening of the Fifth War Bond Drive.
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News Updates 6/9/1944
Today we have two news reports from June 9, 1944. First is an NBC news update on the fighting in Europe; second is a report from Ruth Cowan on the wounded returning from the attack.
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Orson Welles - Mercury Theatre D-Day special 6/7/1944
Today we have a special presentation of Mercury Theatre on the Air hosted by Orson Welles dramatizing the
reaction of people on the home front to the invasion. Agnes Moorehead stars.
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D-Day Coverage Part 3 6/6/1944
Our third and final episode of the day consists of three
segments. First is an address from King George VI from London. That is followed by an address and prayer from President Franklin Roosevelt. Finally, we wrap up with the final CBS news update of the day from just before midnight Eastern War Time.
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