Episodes

Experience Joseph Parisi's incredible World War II story from Normandy to Luxembourg. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history this episode...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on October 8th!

Experience Spero Arbes's incredible World War II story from the hedgerows of Normandy to the Elbe. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/join Find the oral history...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on September 17th!

Experience Andre Beaumont's incredible World War II story from the Ardennes to beyond the Rhine. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Support the show: Become a POV:WW2 Founding Supporter and help keep these veterans' stories from being forgotten. You’ll get bonus content, a look behind the scenes, and a founding rate of $5/month locked in for good. Join today: https://povww2.captivate.fm/support Find the oral histor...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be released on August 27th!

Experience Clarence Riker's incredible World War II story from Omaha Beach on D-Day to the Hürtgen Forest. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/1362-riker-clarence If this episode moved you and you'd like to help bring more stories like this one to light, please consider leaving a tip at https:...

Experience Melvin Silverman's incredible journey from being surrounded by tanks in the Saar to taking refuge in a Siegfried Line bunker. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/30-interview-html-text/199-silverman-melvin If this episode moved you and you'd like to help bring more stories like this...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 will be the season 2 finale which will be released on June 25th! Sources and for further research: The Candy Ration & the Average Age of 18: Because most recruits in the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" were under the legal smoking and drinking age, they were issued sweets in place of the standard tobacco and alcohol ration; the division's average age, even counting its adult ...

Experience Walter G. Denise's incredible journey as a scout on the front line of World War II's Western Front. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/30-interview-html-text/635-denise-walter-g If this episode moved you and you'd like to help bring more stories like this one to light, please consi...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called “B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 is due out on June 4th so keep an eye on the feed. Sources and for further research: "One Casualty Per Tank": Trevor N. Dupuy's analysis of 898 U.S. First Army tank losses (797 medium and 101 light tanks) confirms an average of 0.98 crew casualties per knocked-out tank. Sherman vs. T-34 Survivability: The ORO-T-117 report corroborates that the fatality rate for Sherman crews was 24.6...

Experience Arthur Goldschmidt's incredible World War II story from the mud of Metz to a face-off with three Tiger Tanks. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. Find the oral history this episode is based on here: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/explore/alphabetical-index/interviewees/2058-goldschmidt-arthur If this episode moved you and you'd like to help bring more stories like this one to light, please consider leavi...

This is the latest in a bonus content series called "B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 is due out on May 14th so keep an eye on the feed.

Experience Fredrick Kerr's incredible World War II story from the skies over Holland to the ruins of Berlin. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. If this episode moved you and you'd like to help bring more stories like this one to light, please consider leaving a tip at https://povww2.captivate.fm/support. Every contribution goes directly toward producing more episodes and honoring more veterans. *Episodes of POV:WW...

This is the first in a bonus content series called "B-Rations" (B for Bonus). The next full episode of POV:WW2 is due out on April 23rd so keep an eye on the feed. Below you'll find a transcript of General McAuliffe's words from the National Archives: McAuliffe: The Germans bombed Bastogne at night and strafed it occasionally during the day. On the 22nd, the German commander, ridiculously enough, demanded surrender of the surrounded town. I just replied, "Nuts," for I knew that one word best ex...

Experience Franklin Kneller's incredible World War II story of survival while surrounded in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script aga...

Experience Frank N. Clark's incredible World War II journey from the Hürtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's or...

Experience Joseph DeMasi's incredible World War II journey from the skies over Sicily to the Battle of the Bulge. Mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone listening. Use earbuds or headphones for a uniquely powerful experience. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's ...

Experience combat medic Arthur Wenzel's incredible World War II journey from the Beaches of Salerno to the Heart of the Third Reich. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a 10-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host...

Season 1 is wrapped, and I just wanted to say thank you! I'm so grateful you've spent these hours with me. The show is growing, and that's entirely because of you - people who care about deep-dive WW2 history and are willing to invest an hour to really understand these stories. If Season 1 resonated with you, I have one big ask: leave a review. Whether it's Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen - a review is one of the best ways to help other history fans discover the show. It takes a...

Experience Edwin Kolodziej's incredible World War II journey from his Bronze-Star-earning first day in combat, through his unforgettable encounter with General George S. Patton, to training for the invasion of Japan. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a multi-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original te...

We’re almost to the end of season one of POV:WW2! The sixth and final episode of the season releases on December 9th. Thanks for listening and please remember to review the podcast where you listen and spread the word about it. Thank you so much! -Fernando Sign up for the email list: POVWW2.com

[Updated version uploaded on 12/11/25 to correct a sound design error in the opening moments of the episode.] Experience combat engineer Lea Terry’s incredible World War II journey from Operation Dragoon to crossing the Rhine into Germany. *EEpisodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a multi-step accuracy process that checks each script against ...

Experience Crandon Clark’s incredible World War II journey from the Siegfried Line to the race across Germany. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are built from actual oral histories and dramatized for immersive storytelling. Each narrative is developed from a veteran's firsthand account using AI, then verified through a multi-step accuracy process that checks each script against the veteran's original testimony and the established historical record, with every revision made by hand by host Fernando Prieto. F...