Best Worldwar2 Podcasts (2026)

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From Wentz They Came 27:32

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8M ago27:32

27:32

Budd Wentz and Klaus Hahn have themselves quite a day...... TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 - 1:35 Show Content - 2:00 - Finish LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Last Mission - wbuddwentz.com LCDR John Hiltz - Military Hall o…

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Rum Runner 23:29

10M ago23:29

23:29

After completing 35 missions over occupied Europe, Robert Trimble isn't done yet. TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 - 1:57 Show Content - 2:22 - Finish LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal The Daily Mail - The WW2 American B-24 Pi…

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On the Fly 34:36

10M ago34:36

34:36

What started as a promotion for Patreon turned into a "how to" regarding how my show is produced. Many folks have asked in the past about the nuts and bolts of Warbirds, and the general steps involved in getting a podcast going. This one may or may not be for you. There's no traditional "story" in this one. But for those that want a deep look in to…

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Overstreet Over Paris 23:20

11M ago23:20

23:20

There's more to this guys story than is normally published. Apparently, people just like to report the shock and awe. That's fine and all, but on this show, we dig. We give the reasons why this man could pull-off such a feat. And with style and ease to-boot. TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 - 4:00 Show Content - 4:24 - Finish LINKS and REFERENCES Receive B…

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The Bloody Hundredth 21:22

11M ago21:22

21:22

Their name was coined not only for their losses, but for the psychological strain that they were forced to endure. TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 - 2:12 Show Content - 2:36 - Finish LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal National…

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Underdog 33:03

2y ago33:03

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How long was the longest dogfight? It's debatable, but this one is certainly in the running. Captain Elmer Royce Williams takes on 6 Migs by himself. That, of course, is what the plethora of internet articles will tell you. While Williams is certainly a hero of hero's, he received some great help from some men that are rarely talked about. TIME STA…

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Fate 29:19

2y ago29:19

29:19

None of these airmen should have survived the war, yet they all lived to tell their story. TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 - 01:33 Mail Call - 02:52 - 07:45 Show Content - 08:11 - Finish LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Word…

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Walking the Plank 27:29

2y ago27:29

27:29

Don't look down. But bring your chute just in case... LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Warhistoryonline.com - James Allen Ward - By Russell Hughes Victoriacrossonline.co.uk - Norman Cyril Jackson VC Mail Call - Cheste…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E03 25:38

2y ago25:38

25:38

This episode discusses Davis and his colleagues in the ABC in Singapore, his impressions of the Gurkhas after he did an assignment in Borneo, the war clouds gathering over Vietnam and his transfer to Vietnam on 13 April, 1964. The episode closes after we hear of Davis' assessment of General Westmoreland, the American Commander-in-Chief in Vietnam a…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E03 25:38

2y ago25:38

25:38

This episode discusses Davis and his colleagues in the ABC in Singapore, his impressions of the Gurkhas after he did an assignment in Borneo, the war clouds gathering over Vietnam and his transfer to Vietnam on 13 April, 1964. The episode closes after we hear of Davis' assessment of General Westmoreland, the American Commander-in-Chief in Vietnam a…

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One Last Ride - Part 2 22:14

2y ago22:14

22:14

Wrapping up our week at the Reno Air Races, and firing on all cylinders. LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art Email Me: [email protected] EPM Aero

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One Last Ride - Part 1 24:21

2y ago24:21

24:21

It's the last Reno Air Races. We were there, and received a whole lot of the unexpected. LINKS and REFERENCES Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Lonnie Ortega Aviation Art Email Me: [email protected] Mail Call - AFRS WWII Radio…

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The Cow Pasture 29:18

2+ y ago29:18

29:18

Take the worst airplane you can find along with a horrible scenario. Then pair it with three heroic pilots, and see what happens. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Warfare History Network - Heroic Airacobras of the Cac…

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There's Only One Leon 8:46

2+ y ago8:46

8:46

You'll find the greatest men in the most unlikely of places..... LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Email Me: [email protected] EPM Aero

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Slicing and Dicing 23:51

2+ y ago23:51

23:51

Take those pictures and cut those birds to fit. Meet the airmen that helped gather the intel so our boys could take back France, and meet one man who helped keep those birds in the air. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!…

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Turn and Burn - Part 2 27:42

2+ y ago27:42

27:42

The second installment of the P2 Neptune and their crew during the Cold War. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! JIM LUND CONTACT INFORMATION Lake Tables by Phoenix Aero Jim Lund [email protected] 701-388-2564 (tex…

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Turn and Burn - Part 1 31:16

2+ y ago31:16

31:16

Sub-hunting over the Med has never been so much fun.... LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! JIM LUND CONTACT INFORMATION Lake Tables by Phoenix Aero Jim Lund [email protected] 701-388-2564 (text only) Email Me: dan…

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Warbird Movie Reviews - Part 2 30:48

2+ y ago30:48

30:48

Here comes the second half of Movie Reviews, and I even threw a sound byte somewhere in here for a little comedy-relief. Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Email Me: [email protected] Dan Mercurio

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Warbird Movie Reviews - Part 1 38:58

2+ y ago38:58

38:58

It's time to analyze some of Hollywoods flicks. But let's be real, some we watch simply for the airplanes, some are the greatest movies of all-time, and others we wish would be burned in a dumpster fire. Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! E…

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Peace Talks 25:50

3y ago25:50

25:50

Rudolph Hess makes a twilight solo flight across allied lines and over the North Sea to try and negotiate peace. What are the odds of his success? Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!! Email Me: [email protected] REFERENCES 80 Years on, t…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E02 25:50

3y ago25:50

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Episode two continues to deal with Davis' trademark grit that is introduced in the first podcast. He overcomes a terrible ACL knee football injury and develops a love of running. His physical fitness and never-say-die attitude stands him in good stead in the seemingly impossible challenges Vietnam throws at him. As well, his academic prowess and we…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E02 25:50

3y ago25:50

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Episode two continues to deal with Davis' trademark grit that is introduced in the first podcast. He overcomes a terrible ACL knee football injury and develops a love of running. His physical fitness and never-say-die attitude stands him in good stead in the seemingly impossible challenges Vietnam throws at him. As well, his academic prowess and we…

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Come on Down 24:15

3y ago24:15

24:15

Boy, it sure would have been nice to hear this man's voice in our aviation headsets. At least we got to hear him on TV for more than 3 decades. Enjoy this weeks early release of LTJG Bob Barker. There's also a surprise celebrity at the end. Spoiler alert, don't click on any references below :) Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show go…

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To Be Humble 9:23

3y ago9:23

9:23

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The Return 25:51

3y ago25:51

25:51

Join me not only for the return of the show, but for my Grandfathers return to the Reno Air Races after over 41 years. During this episode, we not only experience some great racing, but we were graced with learning about a wonderful man and airmen, Lt. Col. Robert Friend. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show goi…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E01 36:35

3y ago36:35

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In this episode, we talk about the beginning of his life, from losing his mother at an early age to then suffering from Polio and learning about how life and death are just part of the different seasons of life. We discern that his ability to weather the many challenges of Vietnam has its origins in his early days in Tasmania. have just completed a…

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A Road Less Travelled By - Neil Davis - S3E01 36:35

3y ago36:35

36:35

In this episode, we talk about the beginning of his life, from losing his mother at an early age to then suffering from Polio and learning about how life and death are just part of the different seasons of life. We discern that his ability to weather the many challenges of Vietnam has its origins in his early days in Tasmania. have just completed a…

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Around the Blue Laminex Table - Chapter 14 24:18

3+ y ago24:18

24:18

I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who supplied the sheep stations north-east o…

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Around the Blue Laminex Table - Chapter 14 24:18

3+ y ago24:18

24:18

I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who supplied the sheep stations north-east o…

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Around the Blue Laminex Table - Chapter 7 12:28

3+ y ago12:28

12:28

I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who supplied the sheep stations north-east o…

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Around the Blue Laminex Table - Chapter 7 12:28

3+ y ago12:28

12:28

I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who supplied the sheep stations north-east o…

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Now Hear This... 2:18

4y ago2:18

2:18

Email Me: [email protected] Dan Mercurio

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Walking the Hump 23:15

4y ago23:15

23:15

Thousands of pilots flew The Hump during the war. Robert Lineberger walked it. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES Through PATREON!!!!!!!! Email Me: [email protected] Lincoln-Times News - Pilot Lineberger Flew the Hump in WWII - By Wi…

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Triple Six 26:12

4y ago26:12

26:12

Jay Zeamer and crew fly Old 666 on a recon mission in the Pacific, and end up being the most highly-decorated air crew of WW2. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!!!!!!! Email Me: [email protected] Pacificwrecks.com -…

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Tiger Down 29:14

4y ago29:14

29:14

WW2 Veteran John Murray has 4 engines for his flight tonight. 3 of them catch fire and there's no land in sight. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!!! Email Me: [email protected] Gander Airport Historical Society - C…

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Underage 28:02

4y ago28:02

28:02

Today we honor the boys that instantly became men when they chose to falsify their birth certificates in order to fight in our stead. In this research I also stumble upon a B-24 event that will hopefully never be forgotten. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Re…

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S02E03 - Vietnam - Post-War Life 41:34

4y ago41:34

41:34

Welcome to the third episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about Mick's post-war life, get into a bit more detail about Simmo and as always touch on a number of different subjects surrounding the Australian military. Mick's details: Simmo, the book by Mick can be bought online from Mick's web…

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S02E03 - Vietnam - Post-War Life 41:34

4y ago41:34

41:34

Welcome to the third episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about Mick's post-war life, get into a bit more detail about Simmo and as always touch on a number of different subjects surrounding the Australian military. Mick's details: Simmo, the book by Mick can be bought online from Mick's web…

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She'll Be Ready 26:21

4y ago26:21

26:21

They kept them in the air.... LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!!! Email Me: [email protected] Master Sgt. Ernie Barber - 392nd Bomb Group - B24.net Staff Sgt. William Dowling - 392nd Bomb Group - B24.net…

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S02E02 - Vietnam - The Jungle 52:28

4y ago52:28

52:28

Welcome to the second episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about more of Mick's story, some of what it's like to fight in the jungle and the dynamics of working in a SAS squad. Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistory Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/ Facebook: htt…

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S02E02 - Vietnam - The Jungle 52:28

4y ago52:28

52:28

Welcome to the second episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about more of Mick's story, some of what it's like to fight in the jungle and the dynamics of working in a SAS squad. Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistory Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/ Facebook: htt…

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S02E01 - Vietnam - Mick Malone 38:52

4+ y ago38:52

38:52

Welcome to the first episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we introduce you to the story of Mick Malone a distinguished SAS soldier who served in Vietnam. Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistory Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprimatu…

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S02E01 - Vietnam - Mick Malone 38:52

4+ y ago38:52

38:52

Welcome to the first episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we introduce you to the story of Mick Malone a distinguished SAS soldier who served in Vietnam. Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistory Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprimatu…

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Widow's Peak 25:25

4+ y ago25:25

25:25

A P-61 crashed on the side of Mount Cyclops in 1945. 2nd Lt. Southfield gives us a good story about how that happened. 76 years later, the corroded Black Widow is sitting in Pennsylvania. It isn't airworthy..... yet...... LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Rece…

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Lost at Sea 22:07

4+ y ago22:07

22:07

Those tiny white-caps are bigger than your yellow dot on the water. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!!!!! Email Me: [email protected] Pacificwrecks.com - TBD-1 Devastator, Bureau Number 0335 - Tail 6-T-6 Harold Fred…

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The Dieppe Raid 25:18

4+ y ago25:18

25:18

This one is not often talked about, especially in the United States. It was never as popular as the Normandy invasion has become, but it proved to be just as important to the success of D-Day. Ground invasion aside, there was quite an air battle raging overhead. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate…

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Here Comes Ed 23:31

4+ y ago23:31

23:31

Ed Freeman and Bruce Crandall volunteer to plow into Landing Zone X-ray fourteen times, and under intense enemy fire, all to rescue stranded cavalry. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!! Email Me: [email protected] Pu…

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The 20 Somethings 30:28

4+ y ago30:28

30:28

Jimmy Stewart. He failed more times than you can count. But nobody counts the failures. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PATREON!! Email Me: [email protected] Elephant Journal - Why Top Gun Has One of the Best Scenes You'll…

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Foo Fighters 22:06

4+ y ago22:06

22:06

This week we talk about a phenomenon during WW2 that nobody could ever seem to explain. Did the entire 415th Night Fighter Group go crazy??? Was what they saw real? I'll let you be the judge. LINKS and REFERENCES Feeling Generous? Donate today to help keep the show going! Donate Through Venmo Donate Through PayPal Receive BONUS EPISODES through PAT…

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Hawkeyes and Wildcats 18:30

4+ y ago18:30

18:30

Unlike the sports icons we see today, Nile Kinnick was one of the most humble athletes and one of the most dedicated patriots this country has ever seen. I even track down a few relatives that have some stories of their own. They share their gratitude about how the blood that runs in their veins has ultimately changed their lives for the better. LI…