The story of an American Red Cross volunteer in New Guinea. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: December 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Archive for the ‘Podcast’ category
Episode 233: Doughnut Girl
Episode 232: Lou Wants to Join the Merchant Marines
Lou tries to join the Merchant Marines in this episode of The Abbott and Costello show. Original Air Date: January 25, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 231: What to Do With Germany
A look at a 1985 where Germany has rebuilt and enslaved the world. Original Air Date: February 13, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 230: A Date With the Duke
A band remote from the 400 club featuring Duke Ellington. Original Air Date: April 21, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 229: Jubilee #120
Eddie Green, Billy Eckstein, Coleman Hawkins, and more on Jubilee. Original Air Date: February 19, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 228: Home for the Fourth
A soldier gets a two day pass on the Fourth of July and visits his family and sweetheart. From Columbia Workshop. Original Air Date: July 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 227: My Friend McNair
A disabled veteran comforts a POW’s wife with a story of his old war buddy who was fascinated by the Liberty Bell. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: July 3, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 226: Seeds of Doubt
An O.S.S. replaces a French Woman’s fiancé and plans to pose as her husband in an effort to catch Nazi agents. Complications ensue as he starts to fall in love with her. From Cloak and Dagger. Original Air Date: September 15, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 225: So This is Washington
Lum and Abner try to go to Washington to share a synthetic rubber formula with the government and find themselves park bench sages. From Screen Guild Theatre. Original Air Date: March 12, 1945 Lum and Abner rehearse a play about the need for Merchant Marines. Original Air Date: October 5, 1944 Click here to add to […]
Episode 224: Soldiers of the Press
Two episodes of Soldiers of the Press. First, a look at the heroic work of nurses responding to a Nazi advance. Then the story of a grease monkey who was often in hot water-until he shows his courage under fire. Original Air Dates: February 18 and March , 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 223: John Charles Thomas Show: Igor’s Song
The John Charles Show from October 15, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 222: John Charles Thomas Show: First Song Border Ballad
An episode of the John Charles Thomas show for Westinghouse. Rebroadcast for Armed Forces Radio Services. Original Air Date: August 6, 1944
Episode 221: Death Carries a Lunch Kit
A war worker agrees to blow his plant for a big cash payoff but complications ensue. From The Whistler. Original Air Date: October 23, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 220: What Makes a Hero?
The story of Medal of Honor recipient Corporal James Slayton. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: September 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 219: Heroes of the Merchant Marine
Master Mariner Edwin L. Johnson tries to out-maneuver a German sub in Episode 2 of the series. Master Mariner Carl William Janeke returns to his damaged ship to continue to battle the Nazis in Episode 10. Original Air Dates: 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.