Someone Talked!

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.   Chris Kolakowski returns to discuss all things MacArthur. Kolakowski, who served as director of the MacArthur Memorial from 2013-2019, authored Last Stand on Bataan, which studies the Philippine Campaign.   In our “We Salute You” segment we introduce you to Lt. Col. John Minary, whose service in the Psychological Warfare Division hastened the end of the war and earned Minary the Bronze Star.   Email our team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Chris Kolakowski, director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, joins the program to discuss his latest book Nations in the Balance: The India-Burma Campaigns, December 1943-August 1944. Our hosts and guest explore how the outcome of WWII in Asia still affects modern geopolitics. Catch baseball legend Yogi Berra’s story of heroism on D-Day in our “We Salute You” segment. Email our team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Joe Balkoski returns to further discuss his seminal work writing about the 29th Division in World War II. Find out how fluent our host and guest are in French and what punishment a soldier could expect to receive if caught with his hands in his pockets under 29th Division leadership. In “We Salute You” we honor the service of WWII Merchant Mariner Clarence Hawkins. Email our team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

You’ve seen the movie, but do you really know Patton? In part 2 of our discussion with Patton scholar Kevin Hymel, we separate front line facts from Hollywood fiction. We feature First Lieutenant Evelyn “Chappy” Kowalchuk, a flight nurse in WWII who aided soldiers on Omaha Beach, in our “We Salute You” segment. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

Kevin Hymel, a leading Patton scholar and author of "Patton's War," shares fascinating insights into General George Patton's complex legacy. He reveals how Patton's personal photographs shaped his understanding of the general's character. The discussion also includes the heart-wrenching story of Master Sgt. Newton Hurst Light, a POW in the Pacific, highlighting the harsh realities faced by captives. Hymel uncovers pivotal controversies in Patton's career, showcasing the mixed emotions soldiers felt towards their general.

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Alex Kershaw, bestselling author of The Bedford Boys, pays a visit back to Bedford to join us in-studio. In this emotional episode, Kershaw shares how he first learned of the small town’s connection to the greatest amphibious assault in history and recalls conversations with the surviving men of Company A and those left to mourn. B-24 pilot Marshall Johnson is honored in our “We Salute You” segment. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode national bestselling author Alex Kershaw joins us in-studio to discuss his latest work, Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II, which tells the untold stories of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II—all Medal of Honor recipients—from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler’s own mountaintop fortress. We remember the late Chuck Neighbor, D-Day veteran, in our “We Salute You” segment. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn more visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

Hear how native New Yorker Joe Balkoski came to his life’s work researching the Virginia and Maryland National Guards in World War II. The Beyond the Beachhead author writes from first-hand accounts of veterans who became father figures to him after starting his military history career nearly five decades ago. Red Ball Express veteran Carroll Reeves is featured in the “We Salute You” segment.

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode meet your host, military historian and university professor Dr. John C. McManus as we discuss his book, Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944. Co-hosts April Cheek-Messier and John Long join the discussion. We profile WWII hero Don Casey in our "We Salute You" segment.

In World War II, the warnings were everywhere: the enemy is listening! Now, it’s your turn to eavesdrop. Dr. John C. McManus, military historian, university professor, and host of the National D-Day Memorial’s “Someone Talked” podcast. On “Someone Talked”, leading experts will spill all the secrets of the Second World War and the momentous events that continue to shape our world today. Join the conversation with “Someone Talked” the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.