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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When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, one in four Americans was out of work nationally, but in some cities and some industries unemployment was well over 50 percent. From the Banking crisis to until his last about War Bonds, FDR spoke
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Best friends Richie and Devin give comedically informative takes on Movies, Music, Gaming, Pro-Wrestling, and more! Put your shades on and enjoy the ride.
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Join Robin and friends as an old grandfather clock’s magical power whisks them back in time to meet fascinating figures from history at inspiring moments in their history-making lives. Your own imagination will transport you and make you feel like you are there, in the moment.
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From the strange and funny, to the in depth and serious, Days of Yore will cover stories of yester-year from around the globe. The past is chalked full of interesting tales, many of which connect us to a lost time, and each other as an ever advancing people. We are bound by our earth, and our past. We hope you stop in and lend us an ear, because you never know, you might learn something new.
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Today we have the October 29, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Paris, Belgium, London, Rome, Washington and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subsc…
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Today we have an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular radio shows of the World War 2 era, and a great example of the entertainment those at home would be hearing. This episode, The Merry Widower, first aired in October 1944 on CBS stations. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podca…
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Today we have the October 20, 1944, edition of NBC News of the World. It includes news on the Allied invasion of the Philippines, as well as other updates on the war and domestic news. 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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Today we have the October 15, 1944, edition of World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from France, London, Rome, Moscow, Toronto, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have a few shorter items from this week in 1944.First, we have a news update on the ongoing battle for Formosa. Next, we have a report from the Canadian Broadcasting Company aimed at the folks at home to help them figure out what to send those serving overseas for Christmas. We close out our episode with another broadcast from the CBC prom…
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Today we have the October 8, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Belgium, London, Rome, Moscow, Madrid, Washington and New York, as well as a report on the death of Wendell Willkie. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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Today we have “The Indian Quinine Contract,” the September 30, 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/worldwar…
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Today we have a campaign speech from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Teamsters, delivered on September 23, 1944. 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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Today we have a September 17, 1944, NBC news update, focusing mostly on the withdrawal of British troops from the Arnhem after the unsuccessful attempt to capture the bridge located there. The effort was part of Operation Market Garden, designed to clear the way for an invasion of northern Germany. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts…
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Today we have the September 24, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Moscow, North Carolina, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have an episode of the Treasury Salute. These programs were produced by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the war bond effort. Each episode told the story of a serviceman or woman. This episode, which aired this week in 1944, shares the tale of Lt. Mary L. Roberts, a surgical nurse serving in Europe during the Italian campaign. Rober…
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Today’s episode has two segments. First, we have a report from Edward R. Murrow on the launch of the airborne assault on Holland – Operation Market Garden. That is followed by a message from British General BernardMontgomery to his troops. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spo…
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Today we have a report from NBC correspondent John Cooper of the U.S landing on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Cooper recorded the report from a U.S. Navy cruiser as the marines landed on the island. It was recorded during the invasion on September 15, 1944, but was not aired until a week later, September 22. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.co…
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Today we have Getting to Know Britain, a joint broadcast produced by CBS and the BBC. It was part of a series of Transatlantic Calls designed to foster good relations between the two allies. It originally aired on September 11, 1944. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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Today we have an NBC News Special, The Fourth Chime, as it aired on September 7, 1944. The network’s correspondents look back on the first five years of the war and look forward to the peace ahead. 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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Today we have the September 3, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Washington and New York City and somewhere in the skies above Long Island. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio…
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Today we have the August 28, 1944, episode of the GlobeTheatre as it was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service. This episode was their version of the July 10, 1944, episode of the Man Called X – the first episode of the long-running espionage series. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at htt…
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Today we have a series of reports from August 25 and August 26, 1944, on the liberation of Paris from the British Broadcasting Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We end with a live report on the entrance of American troops into Paris. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://pod…
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Today we have the August 20, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Madrid, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have a special broadcast of Bob Hope entertaining the troops at an undisclosed hospital in the South Pacific, originally aired this week in 1944. 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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Today we have President Roosevelt’s address of August 12, 1944, from the Puget Sound Navy Yard. This was following his Pacific voyage, which included visits to military bases in Hawaii and Alaska. 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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Today we have the July 9, 1944, episode of We Deliver the Goods. The series, which aired over CBS from 1944 to 1945, promoted the service of the merchant marines 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…
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Today we have the August 6, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Rome, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have “Something for the Girls,” an episode of The Man Behind the Gun that first aired on January 29, 1944. The series aired over CBS from 1942 to 1944 and dramatized real-life instances of heroism in the war. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worl…
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Today we have the July 30, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London. New Orleans, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have “E-Day” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations across …
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Today we have the July 23, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Pearl Harbor, Rome, Washington and New York. 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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Today’s episode consists of two segments. First, we have the July 20, 1944, edition of the NBC Noon News. It includes a report on the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler, analysis and updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, and a report on the Democratic National Convention. This is followed by President Roosevelt's acceptance speech at t…
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Today we have news and commentary from Frank Singiser as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System the evening of July 18, 1944. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, as well as a preview of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version …
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Today we have “Anzio Diary” an episode of Soldiers of the Press that first aired on May 7, 1944. In this episode Robert Vermillion tells the story of fighting on the beachhead in Italy. The series ran from 1942 to 1945 and featured United Press reporters sharing their frontline accounts of the war. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts…
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Today we have the July 12, 1944, episode of “Your ArmyService Forces” as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System. This series was one of a number that airedduring the war years, designed to inform and motivate the men and women on the home front. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://po…
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Today we have the July 9, 1944, edition of the NBC WorldNews Roundup. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, the French beachhead, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have “The Laughter” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations …
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Today we have the July 2, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Pearl Harbor, Moscow, Rome, Washington and New York. 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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Today we have the June 29, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Chicago and New York. 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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Today we have the June 25, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Rome, Chicago, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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Today we have “High Command” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations …
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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. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://po…
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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 cometo 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 …
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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. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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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. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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Today we have a special presentation of Mercury Theatre on the Air hosted by Orson Welles dramatizing thereaction of people on the home front to the invasion. Agnes Moorehead stars. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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Our third and final episode of the day consists of threesegments. 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. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcast…
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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, whenAllied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcasttoday, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front. Our second episode consists of…
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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, whenAllied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcasttoday, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front. Our first episode consists of …
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Today’s episode consists of three segments. First, we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of June 5, 1944. This is followed by two brief addresses from U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower and British General Bernard Montgomery. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify…
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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on June 3, 1944. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe
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Today we have a news update from May 30, 1945, as it aired over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today as ABC. Raymond Gram Swing hosts. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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Today we have the May 26, 1944, edition of the NBC Evening News, focusing mostly on updates from the Italian front but also offering news from elsewhere in Europe, the Pacific and from the home front. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscri…
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Today we have the May 21, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe…
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