Today we have three segments. First, two news updates as U.S. and Soviet troops meet in Germany. There is also a brief report on rumors of a German surrender.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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17:29
Lowell Thomas & the News 4/24/1945
Today we have Lowell Thomas & the News, as it aired over NBC on April 24, 1945. Hugh Gibson substitutes for Thomas on this broadcast. 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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16:23
Red Army in Berlin 4/21/25
Today we have a few broadcasts from this week in 1945. First, an April 21 update from the BBC on Soviet victories in Berlin. Then, from NBC, an April 22 update from Drew Pearson. We end with an April 22 report from the CBC on the conditions in Holland.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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18:51
Truman Addresses Congress & News Updates
Today we have several brief broadcasts from this week in 1945. First is Harry Truman’s April 16 address to Congress following the death of FDR. That is followed by brief news updates from first the CBC and then CBS from April 17.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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FDR Funeral Train 4/13/1945
Today’s episode features broadcasts from April 13. First, you’ll hear coverage of the arrival of the funeral train that brought thepresident from Warm Springs to Washington, D.C., and the procession from the train station to the White House. That is followed by an address from Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., delivering a speech his father had written for the United Nations conference and planned to deliver on April 13.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.
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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