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1945

1945

By: The National WWII Museum
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 The National WWII Museum presents 1945, a six-part podcast series hosted by New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller and Playtone producer Kirk Saduski. 1945 tells the story of the most consequential year in modern history, and explores significant questions over how the war will end. Guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Frank, John McManus, Rebecca Erbelding, and Stephanie Hinnershitz. The podcast also features Academy Award nominees Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise. Episodes available weekly starting April 17.2025 World
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  • Part 5: Japan Surrenders

    Part 5: Japan Surrenders
    May 15 2025

    August 1945: The surrender of Japan is announced days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. WWII veterans begin the long road home.

    Guests include historian Richard Frank, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and historian John McManus.

    Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson reads an excerpt from Hiroshima by John Hersey.

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    46 mins
  • Part 4: Victory in Europe

    Part 4: Victory in Europe
    May 8 2025

    May to July 1945: Germany surrenders. The war in Europe is over, but the fighting in the Pacific rages on. America prepares to test the most fearsome weapon ever created.

    Guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and historian Richard Frank.

    Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from E.B. Sledge.

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    41 mins
  • Part 3: Road to Japan

    Part 3: Road to Japan
    May 1 2025

    April to June 1945: Focus shifts to the Pacific theater, where the Battle of Okinawa is underway. As America considers an invasion of Japan, efforts to build the atomic bomb are reaching climatic stages.

    Hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller speak with historian Richard Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire.

    Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from American war correspondent Ernie Pyle.

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    43 mins
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