WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

By Goalhanger

The World War II podcast with comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland.

We Have Ways of Making You Talk dives deep into WWII history, exploring key battles, forgotten front lines, and incredible... more

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October 19, 2023 USA: We Have Ways - Vinegar Joe's China
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the life of Joseph Stilwell - the United States Army general best known for his service in the China-Burma-India Theatre during the Second World War.
What was his relationship like with Chiang Kai-shek, and what about his personality led to him being remembered as "Vinegar Joe"?
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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47min
October 17, 2023 Operation Frankton
In December 1942, Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler's men were aiming for the occupied port of Bordeaux - with just canoes, mines and grenades. Operation FRANKTON was certainly daring and it did achieve its aims but only two out of ten ever made it back. James Holland and Al Murray discuss one of the most famous - but possibly hare-brained - missions of the entire Second World War.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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58min
October 13, 2023 Surviving The Bloody 100th: Lucky Luckadoo
John 'Lucky' Luckadoo was born in 1922, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the last surviving pilot of the US Eighth Air Force 100th Bomb Group - nicknamed 'The Bloody 100th'.
In this brilliant interview with James Holland, he describes his experience flying for the USAAF and the devastating experience of Black Thursday.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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1h 9min
October 12, 2023 USA : We Have Ways - Eisenhower & the Influence of the American Civil War
What did the US Army and West Point learn from the Civil War, and how did this impact leadership throughout the Second World War?
James Holland and John McManus discuss the similarities of leadership by two iconic American generals: Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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53min
October 10, 2023 Black Thursday 1943 and Crossing The Volturno
Al Murray and James Holland turn back the clocks to investigate two seismic events of the Second World War that happened 80 years ago this week.
They first discuss the Fifth Army’s crossing of the River Volturno in Italy, drawing on eye-witness accounts, and then the disastrous second bombing of Schweinfurt on 14 October 1943 by the US Eighth Air Force that became known as Black Thursday.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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57min
October 05, 2023 USA: We Have Ways - 11th Airborne Division
Former US Paratrooper and now historian, James Fenelon joins Jim and John McManus to discuss the extraordinary and little-known exploits of the 11th Airborne Division - a unit led by the brilliant Joe Swing and who excelled during the Battle for the Philippines. The term ‘forgotten heroes’ might have been invented for this bunch!
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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57min
October 03, 2023 Slaughter in Sicily, Glider Failures and the Cruelty of German Medicine
Did German doctors unfairly euthanise their own troops if they got shot in the stomach? Were any lessons learnt by the Nazis after Salerno? And is it pronounced "Waco" or "Waco"?
All these questions, and more answered by Al Murray and James Holland.

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54min
September 29, 2023 USA - We Have Ways: D-Day Ohio (Part 2)
In a bonus USA episode, James Holland recounts an incredible trip to James recounts an incredible trip to D-Day Ohio - one of the world's biggest re-enactor festivals.
A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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32min
September 28, 2023 'Hitler's Pope', Enemies Of The People and The Difference Between Hitler and Trump
Al Murray and James Holland are joined by the lawyer and writer Philippe Sands to discuss revelatory documents that strongly suggest Pope Pius XII had knowledge of the mass murder of Poles and Jews at Belzec in 1942.
They also speak about the battle for truth within the walls of the Vatican, and how Adolf Hitler used the courts to increase his popularity before 1933 - just as Donald Trump is doing today.
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Produced by James Hodgson
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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45min
September 26, 2023 USA: We Have Ways - The 7th Infantry Regiment in Italy
James Holland and John McManus discuss the history of the only American fighting division that can be traced back to the war of 1812 - The 7th Infantry Regiment.
What was the involvement of this legendary group of men during the Second World War, especially their impact on the Italian campaign?

A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: [email protected]

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