The World War 2 Radio Podcast

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• Philippines Independence 7/4/1946 04.07.2026 31min

  Today 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.
• Lear Radio Show with Orson Welles 6/30/1946 30.06.2026 16min

  Today 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.
• Stolen Diamonds for the Nazis 24.06.2026 31min

  Today 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.
• The Kuchin Story 17.06.2026 30min

  Today 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.
• Three Good Witnesses 10.06.2026 31min

  This 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.
• Bob Hope interview 6/8/1946 03.06.2026 20min

  Today 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.
• Ghosts of Yesterday 28.05.2026 46min

  Today 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.
• VE Day + 350/Princess Elizabeth address 24.05.2026 24min

  Today we have two broadcasts from early 1946. The first is VEDay + 350, a drama presented by the United Jewish Appeal in April 1946. That is followed by the May 24, 1946, Empire Day Speech by Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Battle Hymn of China 19.05.2026 31min

  Today we have “Battle Hymn of China,” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on NBC on September 30, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by Agnes Smedley. The book and radio play offer a firsthand account of Chinese resistance during the Sino-Japanese War.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Diary of a Saboteur 13.05.2026 31min

  Today we have “Diary of a Saboteur,” an episode of Cavalcade of America, which first aired on March 1, 1943. It tells the story of a Nazi third columnist in the United States. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• James Stewart: Mission Completed 06.05.2026 31min

  Today we have Mission Completed, starring James Stewart. It’s an episode of Suspense that first aired December 1, 1949.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• American in England - Clipper Home 29.04.2026 30min

  Today we go back to the early days of America’s participation in the war, with “Clipper Home,” an episode of “An American in England.” This short-run series aired in the summer and fall of 1942. It was written by the legendary Norman Corwin, based on his time in England, and produced by Edward R. Murrow.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Truman on FDR & World Hunger/Post-War Easter 22.04.2026 29min

  Today we bring you several broadcasts from April 1946.First, we have two short speeches by U.S. President Harry Truman. Then, we’ll hear from the Canadian Broadcasting Company. After that, we have Cesar Saerchinger with his “Behind the Headlines” report from April 21, reporting on the first post-war Easter.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• The Doctor Fights - Medicine for the Enemy 15.04.2026 31min

  Today we have Gregory Peck in “Medicine for the Enemy,” an episode of The Doctor Fights. This episode first aired over CBS on August 28, 1945. The series aired in the summers of 1944 and 1945 over CBS and told dramatic stories of physicians 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.
• Oreste Pinto, Spycatcher 10.04.2026 27min

  Today we have “One Must Die,” an episode of Spycatcher. Theseries aired over the BBC in the late 1950s and was based on the real-life exploits of Dutch counterintelligence officer Oreste Pinto. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Harry Truman 1946 Army Day Speech 06.04.2026 27min

  Today we have an April 6, 1946, address by U.S. President Harry Truman marking Army Day. He delivered the speech in front of 70,000 people at Chicago’s Soldier Field. In the speech, he reflects on the success of the U.S. Army in World War 2 and addresses the post-war needs of the military.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• The Air Arm in World War 2 01.04.2026 31min

  Today we have “The Air Arm in World War 2,” the fourth andfinal episode of Battle Stations. This series was produced by the U.S. Navy and was designed to inform the American people about the activities of the Navy and highlight its accomplishments. This episode was first broadcast on August 25, 1943.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Package in Tangiers 25.03.2026 31min

  Today we have “Package in Tangiers,” an episode of Top Secret, which first aired on June 26, 1950. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• Shortcut to Tokyo 18.03.2026 30min

  Today we have “Shortcut to Tokyo,” an episode of Words at War. It originally aired on October 19, 1943. It is based on the book of the same name by Corey Ford.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
• The Loganberry Point Spy 11.03.2026 29min

  Today we have The Loganberry Point Spy, the September 14,1942, episode of Counterspy. It reflects the early-war fears of German spies landing on the East Coast of the United States to sabotage Allied war efforts or simply gather intelligence.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.