POV:WW2 — Cinematic Stories from World War II

Fernando J. Prieto
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POV:WW2 is an immersive history podcast that tells true, cinematic combat stories from World War II. Each episode is built from a veteran's own oral history and transformed into a vivid, you-are-there narrative that puts you inside the lived experience of war, from the beaches of Normandy to the frozen foxholes of the Western Front. Every script is drafted by AI from these firsthand accounts, then verified through a rigorous 10-step process that checks each detail against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record and ends with a personal, line-by-line review before a word is recorded. From there, every episode is voiced and produced by a person, with music chosen by ear and authentic, headphone-ready sound design that brings each moment to life. Whether you're a lifelong WW2 history fan or someone who never connected with the Second World War in school, these sound-rich stories reveal the human experience behind the battles. For those who love history… and those who think they don't.

  1. 7h ago ·  Bonus

    B-Ration: How Long Did a Lieutenant Last on the Front?

    This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on October 29th!

    B-Ration: How Long Did a Lieutenant Last on the Front?

  2. Oct 8

    The Cordite Orchard: Joseph Parisi, Jr. | 4th Infantry Division

    Experience Joseph Parisi's incredible World War II story from Normandy to Luxembourg. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/1153-parisi-jr-joseph *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host Fernando Prieto. From there, every episode is narrated, recorded, produced, and brought to life by Fernando Prieto, with music personally selected by hand. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans' own memories and experiences. Where a veteran's account leaves gaps, we draw on the established and verified historical record to place their experience in its full context. When a veteran's own account includes details that cannot be independently corroborated but are plausible within the established historical record, we honor their testimony and include those details in service of staying true to their experience. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Episode art is a US National Archives photograph chosen to match the episode’s theme. The circled area represents the veteran’s point of view; this is not a photograph of the soldier featured in the episode. Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com POV:WW2 brings the combat stories of American veterans to life through immersive narrative storytelling drawn from real oral history interviews. Each episode places you inside pivotal moments of humanity's greatest conflict — honoring these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice with the depth and accuracy their stories deserve. This story is shared with the support of the Rutgers Oral History Archives, one of the most significant collections of veteran oral histories in the United States. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/ Are you ready to step into history?

    The Cordite Orchard: Joseph Parisi, Jr. | 4th Infantry Division

  3. Oct 1 ·  Bonus

    B-Ration: How GIs Got a Taste of Home

    This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on October 8th!

    B-Ration: How GIs Got a Taste of Home

  4. Sep 17

    The Grenade and the Pillbox: Spero Arbes | 29th Infantry Division

    Experience Spero Arbes's incredible World War II story from the hedgerows of Normandy to the Elbe. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/796-beaumont-andre *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host Fernando Prieto. From there, every episode is narrated, recorded, produced, and brought to life by Fernando Prieto, with music personally selected by hand. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans' own memories and experiences. Where a veteran's account leaves gaps, we draw on the established and verified historical record to place their experience in its full context. When a veteran's own account includes details that cannot be independently corroborated but are plausible within the established historical record, we honor their testimony and include those details in service of staying true to their experience. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Episode art is a US National Archives photograph chosen to match the episode’s theme. The circled area represents the veteran’s point of view; this is not a photograph of the soldier featured in the episode. Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com POV:WW2 brings the combat stories of American veterans to life through immersive narrative storytelling drawn from real oral history interviews. Each episode places you inside pivotal moments of humanity's greatest conflict — honoring these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice with the depth and accuracy their stories deserve. This story is shared with the support of the Rutgers Oral History Archives, one of the most significant collections of veteran oral histories in the United States. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/ Are you ready to step into history?

    The Grenade and the Pillbox: Spero Arbes | 29th Infantry Division

  5. Sep 10 ·  Bonus

    B-Ration: The Incredible Engineers

    This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on September 17th!

    B-Ration: The Incredible Engineers

  6. Aug 27

    Start Transmitting: Andre Beaumont | 83rd Infantry Division

    Experience Andre Beaumont's incredible World War II story from the Ardennes to beyond the Rhine. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/796-beaumont-andre *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host Fernando Prieto. From there, every episode is narrated, recorded, produced, and brought to life by Fernando Prieto, with music personally selected by hand. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans' own memories and experiences. Where a veteran's account leaves gaps, we draw on the established and verified historical record to place their experience in its full context. When a veteran's own account includes details that cannot be independently corroborated but are plausible within the established historical record, we honor their testimony and include those details in service of staying true to their experience. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Episode art is a US National Archives photograph chosen to match the episode’s theme. The circled area represents the veteran’s point of view; this is not a photograph of the soldier featured in the episode. Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com POV:WW2 brings the combat stories of American veterans to life through immersive narrative storytelling drawn from real oral history interviews. Each episode places you inside pivotal moments of humanity's greatest conflict — honoring these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice with the depth and accuracy their stories deserve. This story is shared with the support of the Rutgers Oral History Archives, one of the most significant collections of veteran oral histories in the United States. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/ Are you ready to step into history?

    Start Transmitting: Andre Beaumont | 83rd Infantry Division

  7. Aug 20 ·  Bonus

    B-Ration: Why Was the German 88 So Feared?

    This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on August 27th!

    B-Ration: Why Was the German 88 So Feared?

  8. Aug 6

    The Hill Above Omaha: Clarence Riker | 1st Infantry Division

    Experience Clarence Riker's incredible World War II story from Omaha Beach on D-Day to the Hürtgen Forest. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/1362-riker-clarence *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host Fernando Prieto. From there, every episode is narrated, recorded, produced, and brought to life by Fernando Prieto, with music personally selected by hand. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans' own memories and experiences. Where a veteran's account leaves gaps, we draw on the established and verified historical record to place their experience in its full context. When a veteran's own account includes details that cannot be independently corroborated but are plausible within the established historical record, we honor their testimony and include those details in service of staying true to their experience. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Episode art is a US National Archives photograph chosen to match the episode’s theme. The circled area represents the veteran’s point of view; this is not a photograph of the soldier featured in the episode. Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com POV:WW2 brings the combat stories of American veterans to life through immersive narrative storytelling drawn from real oral history interviews. Each episode places you inside pivotal moments of humanity's greatest conflict — honoring these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice with the depth and accuracy their stories deserve. This story is shared with the support of the Rutgers Oral History Archives, one of the most significant collections of veteran oral histories in the United States. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/ Are you ready to step into history?

    The Hill Above Omaha: Clarence Riker | 1st Infantry Division
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POV:WW2 is an immersive history podcast that tells true, cinematic combat stories from World War II. Each episode is built from a veteran's own oral history and transformed into a vivid, you-are-there narrative that puts you inside the lived experience of war, from the beaches of Normandy to the frozen foxholes of the Western Front. Every script is drafted by AI from these firsthand accounts, then verified through a rigorous 10-step process that checks each detail against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record and ends with a personal, line-by-line review before a word is recorded. From there, every episode is voiced and produced by a person, with music chosen by ear and authentic, headphone-ready sound design that brings each moment to life. Whether you're a lifelong WW2 history fan or someone who never connected with the Second World War in school, these sound-rich stories reveal the human experience behind the battles. For those who love history… and those who think they don't.

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