The National WWII Museum’s Associate Vice President of Collections and Exhibits Erin Clancey sits down with Molly Dubin, Chief Curator at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, and David Kunian, Curator of Music at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, to discuss the Museum’s new special exhibit Degenerate! Hitler’s War on Modern Art.  

In this special episode, Playtone executive and producer Kirk Saduski interviews Nuremberg director James Vanderbilt and the film’s historical advisor Michael Berenbaum, as well as best-selling author Donald Miller and historian Rebecca Erbelding.

Garrett M. Graff, author of The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb, explores one of humanity’s most daring ventures—the clandestine, high-stakes race by a small cadre of scientists and engineers to tap into the universe’s most elemental force and create the atomic bomb.

Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian John Curatola, PhD, author of Armies Afloat: How the Development of Amphibious Operations in Europe Helped Win World War II, explores the US Army’s journey in mastering amphibious warfare—an endeavor that required years of rigorous training, joint-force cooperation, and groundbreaking military strategy.

While in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank wrote what has become the world's most famous diary. After her words were published in 1947 as The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne soon emerged as an international phenomenon and symbol of the Holocaust. More than 30 million copies of her diary have been printed in more than 70 languages, and it has been adapted into a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play and an Academy Award-winning film.

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a predominantly Black unit in the Women’s Army Corps, is memorialized in the new film, The Six Triple Eight, now available to stream on Netflix. Listen as Kimberly Guise, National WWII Museum Senior Curator & Director for Curatorial Affairs, and retired US Air Force Colonel Eries L.G. Mentzer discuss the history of the pioneering women of the 6888th.

Eighty years after the start of the Battle of the Bulge, Mike Bell, PhD, Executive Director of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, and Distinguished Fellow Rob Citino, PhD, discuss this monumental event that changed the course of history.

In this special episode, historian Bradley W. Hart, PhD, talks with Rona Simmons, author of No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944, which chronicles the US Armed Forces’ single deadliest day of World War II. More than 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—more than on any other single day of the conflict—yet the day remains overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history.

In this special episode, historian Jennifer Putnam, PhD, interviews Antony Penrose, son of WWII war correspondent Lee Miller and author of The Lives of Lee Miller. The new film Lee stars Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet, portraying the trailblazing photojournalist.

Welcome to a special two-part series of World War II On Topic highlighting the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Listen as expert historians discuss the legacy of the invasion of Normandy, and hear archival firsthand accounts from those who were in Normandy on June 6, 1944.

In this special season of World War II On Topic, The National WWII Museum explores J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, and the history and ramifications of the atomic bomb.

Welcome to a special season of World War II On Topic: Veteran Voices, where we listen to firsthand accounts from those who lived through the war.

Welcome to Season 3 of the World War II On Topic podcast series where we revisit some of our most riveting and educational discussions on World War II. 

Welcome to Season 2 of the World War II On Topic podcast series where we revisit some of our most riveting and educational discussions on World War II. 

Welcome to Season 1 of the World War II On Topic podcast series where we revisit some of our most riveting and educational discussions on World War II.