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FDR Fireside Chats and Speeches

Humphrey Camardella Productions

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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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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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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 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 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 “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’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 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 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 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 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 18, 1944, midday edition of the NBC news, reporting on the fall of Monte Cassino to the Allies, along with other updates on the war. Also included are brief updates from that day from both NBC and theBBC. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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Today we have the May 17, 1944, edition of Report to the Nation as it aired on CBS. Most of the episode is devoted to updates on the Italian front, but there is also coverage of the war in the Pacific and other news items. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…
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Today we have the May 13, 1944, morning edition of the NBC News, offering updates on the war in Italy and other theaters. That is followed by a report from the Italian front from the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2…
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This week in 1944 represented major advances for the Allies as fighting intensified along the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino in Italy. With that in mind, we are presenting several episodes this week that offer updateson the battle as those on the home front would have heard them on their radios. We start today with the May 12, 1944, edition of the …
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Today we have a bonus episode featuring a series of shortitems from radio broadcasts during the war. First, we have Stalin wasn’t Stallin’, a performance by the Golden Gate Quartet. That’s followed by a bond appeal from then-Senator Harry Truman and then several ad spots. The episode ends with a performance of All You Fascists Bound to Lose by Wood…
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Today, we have two broadcasts from May 6, 1944, both carried by NBC. First, we have an NBC News Special Report on the war in Italy. That is followed by an episode of I Sustain the Wings, a series that aired from 1943 to1945. The series featured skits and music and was hosted by Glenn Miller. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscr…
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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 29, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent W.W. Chaplin hosts the episode. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad…
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Today we have the April 23, 1944, episode of the Grape Nuts Program starring Jack Benny. Benny was one of the most popular entertainers of the World War 2 era, with his popular radio show airing under various names and sponsors from 1932 to 1955 over CBS and NBC. In 1950, he took the show to CBS television and would continue with various specials w…
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Today we have a fascinating artifact of the war, featuring closed circuit broadcasts from radio correspondents in Italy over the U.S. military’s airwaves on April 22, 1944. It includes the soundchecks and instructions to the networks telling them when to pick up the broadcast. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-f…
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Today we have an episode featuring several short news updates and other items from this week in 1944. First, we have a conversation between World War ! ace Eddie Rickenbacker and World War II ace Richard Bong shortly after Bong broke Rickenbacker’s record by shooting down his 27th Japanese aircraft. That is followed by a news update from the U.S. O…
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Today we have the April 9, 1944, episode of Ceiling Unlimited. The series ran from 1942 to 1944 and was sponsored by the Lockheed Corporation. It dramatized stories of aviators in the war, as well as offering music and other entertainment. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spot…
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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 8, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. Visit our website atBrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Today we have an April 5, 1944, NBC news special. It offers an inside look on how NBC was planning to cover the upcoming D Day invasion of Western Europe by the Allies. 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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