The War  show

The War

Summary: Follow America's journey from isolationism to Pearl Harbor and V-J day through old time radio. Host Adam Graham is your guide through speeches, public affairs programs, comedies, dramas, and more. Hear the story of World War 2 told through the golden age of radio.

Podcasts:

 Episode 144: China | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:27

A man who sells gasoline to both sides encounters an American woman and Chinese children who are fleeing from the Japanese. Original Air Date: November 22, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 143: Roof of the World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:18

A couple is recruited by the OSS to go to Tibet to meet with the Dalai Lama. They arrive to find that they have to compete with Nazis. Original Air Date: August 13, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 142: Recommendation from Rommel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:38

An O.S.S. Agents meets Rommel aboard a train and tries to protect his cover, but in the end gets in jail. Original Air Date: August 6, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 141: Red Cross Collector | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:21

Fibber McGee is collecting money for the Red Cross and has to hope that he can find some way to cover the bad checks he writes in the process.  From Fibber McGee and Molly. Original Air Date: March 23, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 140: Japan’s Dynasty of Terror | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:40

A look at how the Black Dragon Society reshaped Japan. From the Pacific Story. Original Air Date:  November 28, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.  

 Episode 139: Melody Round Up #194 and #214 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:48

Two episodes of the Melody Roundup featuring Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneer. Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 138: 10-2-4 Ranch | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:34

Two episodes of the 10-2-4 ranch featuring the Sons of the Pioneers and sponsored by Dr. Pepper Original Air Date: March 5, 1943 and March 8, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 137: The Obvious Clue | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:21

Britt Reid is looking for black marketeers and has to find the one obvious clue he’s missed. From the Green Hornet. Original Air Date: January 1, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 136: The Ship | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:43

C.S. Forester’s tale of a British sea battle in the Mediterranean. From Words at War.  Original Air Date: July 24, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 135: Soldier of the Cloth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:27

The story of Navy chaplain on Guadalcanal. Original Air Date: July 12, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 134: Bob Hope Show With Babe Ruth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:35

Babe Ruth is Bob Hope’s guest on a program. Original Air Date: March 3, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 133: Cromer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:16

Norman Corwin examines how life has changed during the war in the Small English town of Cromer. Original Air Date: December 1, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 132: Kraft Music Hall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:35

Kraft Music Hall with Pat O’Brien. Original Air Date: March 12, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 131: Command Performance #031 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:00

Bing Crosby hosts an all-star Command Performance with Hedy Lamarr, Kay Kaiser, Abbott and Costello and more. Original Air Date: August 30, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.

 Episode 130: Enemy Agents | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:28

A man comes to the Mayor with a cane that holds the key to finding the head of a Nazi spy ring.  This leads the mayor into a ring of intrigue, deception, and murder. Original Air Date: December 9, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.

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