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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk We Have Ways
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4.8 • 749 Ratings
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Achtung! Achtung!
Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland discuss all matters WW2.
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a bi-weekly show exploring the war in close up. James and Al have a stunning knowledge of their subject, but don't expect a linear narrative. The boys love a tangent and a forgotten tale.
We Have Ways of Making You Talk roams down forgotten front lines, casts new villains and makes the case for unlikely heroes.
Send questions to James and Al via Twitter using #WeHaveWays or by email to wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com
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Terrain of Terror: Battleground Normandy
Al, Jim and the brilliant John Buckley take a look at the nature of the fighting in Normandy, the challenges for both sides and the different approaches both sides took battling in this terrain.
Recorded at We Have Ways Fest 2024.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Germany's Last Stand: The Battle of the Bulge (Live)
It’s one of the most iconic battles of the war and it’s a salivating prospect to have two master historians discussing a subject they have both written about and know intimately well. John McManus and Peter Caddick-Adams band together to delivery this scintillating festival talk - recorded at #WHWF24.
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Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com
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The Plot To Kill Hitler: After The Bomb (Part 2)
Picking up seconds after the clam shell bomb detonates - Al Murray, James Holland and Roger Moorhouse detail the aftermath of the courageous July bomb plot.
As conspirators are slaughtered with piano wire, they ask whether the assassination was destined to fail and if history misremembers Stauffenberg’s politics.
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The Plot To Kill Hilter: The Assassin (Part 1)
July 20th. 1944. Wolf's Lair.
Claus von Stauffenberg sets in motion a plot to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi high command.
What were the reasons behind Stauffenberg’s conspiracy, how was it planned and what was the ‘Secret Germany’ he aspired for.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy + India Dunkley
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USA: The War in Saipan
As war raged on land in Western Europe in June 1944, the island of Saipan witnessed a naval bombardment never seen before.
John McManus leads James Holland in a crash course on the first objective of Operation Forager - the brave battle of the US Marines and 27th Infantry Division to occupy the Marianas.
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Normandy: The Final Chapter
As Al Murray and James Holland return on English shores, they look back at their Normandy podcast series - the way we think about war, and the foolish decision made by former PM Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations early.
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Customer Reviews
Love the podcast, but
Love the podcast and the guys, however I found the recent episodes on fighting in Normandy post D-Day to be tough to get through. Monty has perhaps been unfairly blamed for much that was outside his control, but Al and James may be over correcting in their support of Monty, to the point of narrowly presenting information that elevates his generalship while failing to address his tactical shortcomings. Also, the reading of German primary sources in an overwrought accent can come across as boorish. Still, wonderful on the whole.
Absolutely love this show
Have discovered “we have ways” this past year and the voices of James and Al have been constant companion on my dog walks.
Have been a WW2 nerd since primary school. My grandfather spent the war in Japanese POW camp and my father and other grandfather were Dutch Nationals in Indonesia and spent the war in an internment camp. Have paid special attention to those episodes on pow camps and have gained a lot more appreciation in what my father and grandfather’s experienced.
Have also loved the episodes with John McManus and would love more episodes on the Pacific (especially the Naval war) and the Far East, including Malaysia and Burma.
My only criticism of the show is sometimes it’s hard to follow the conversation. James and Al sometimes are trying to talk over each other and interrupt a lot.
Bit of a Bore Now
Over the years this pod has devolved from sincere history into a promotional vehicle for Holland and Murray's careers. It can be quite good, but all too often it's just Al and Jim yukking it up and shilling for themselves. The occasional political commentary betrays an elitist bias (Murray is a direct descendent of William Makepeace Thackeray, after all), as well as a frankly bigoted and shockingly simplistic view of American culture and current affairs. Still, the pod's stature does attract big-name guests. Listen, but be aware that the hosts are mighty pleased with themselves -- and they might consider your views beneath their enlightened intellect.