The Warrior Next Door Podcast
We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield.
We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
Episodes
269 episodes
John "Benny" Solis - Episode 3 Seaman First Class USS Laws DD-558 WWII
Final episode of the John Solis series. In this episode John details the role of his ship during the invasion of Okinawa and what it was like at wars end .
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Season 6
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Episode 314
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46:09
Hitler vs The Pope
Tony and Ryan discuss one of the most chilling era's in religious history as Hitler takes on the Catholic Church and the Pope by attempting remake the Bible in Hitlers image and nearly invades the Vatican.
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Season 6
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Episode 315
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1:14:48
John "Benny" Solis - Episode 2 Seaman First Class USS Laws DD-558 WWII
John “Benny” Solis: A US Navy seaman who served aboard a Fletcher class destroyer during WWII. In this episode John describes working inside the 5” gun turret during the heat of battle in the Pacific.
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Season 6
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Episode 313
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45:47
John "Benny" Solis - Episode 1 Seaman First Class USS Laws DD-558 WWII
Episode 1 of the John Solis series: A US Navy seaman who served aboard a Fletcher class destroyer during WWII. In this episode John describes joining the Navy and training aboard the USS Laws DD-558.
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Season 6
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Episode 312
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45:55
PREMIUM John "Benny" Solis - Seaman First Class USS Laws DD-558 WWII
John Solis takes through life aboard a Fletcher class Destroyer during the heavy fighting of 1944-1945 in the Pacific.
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Season 6
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Episode 311
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2:13:05
B-17 Crash Recovery Researcher Patrick Murphy Ep 3/3
EP 3/3 - Patrick discusses what's next for the WWII Battlefield Research and Preservation Group.
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Season 6
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Episode 309
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43:01
B-17 Crash Recovery Researcher Patrick Murphy Ep 2/3
EP 2 - Patrick discusses his recovery of the B-17 "Bull Session" from a field with layers of history.
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Season 6
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Episode 308
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45:16
B-17 Crash Recovery Researcher Patrick Murphy PREMIUM EPISODE
Full uncut version our interview with WWII Battlefield Research and Preservation Group President Patrick Murphy and his B-17 crash site recovery of the B-17 "Bull Session".
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Season 6
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Episode 310
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2:00:11
B-17 Crash Recovery Researcher Patrick Murphy Ep 1/3
Episode 1 of our interview with WWII Battlefield Research and Preservation group President Patrick Murphy. In this episode he discusses how he got involved in crash recovery and his issues dealing with regulations and personalities within Luxem...
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Season 6
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Episode 307
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36:27
PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER - The story of the Edelweiss Pirates
Ryan and Tony discuss a relatively unknown WWII story we learned about while in Cologne of a group of freedom loving German teens in Germany who fought against the Hitler Youth.
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Season 6
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Episode 306
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32:26
Lt. Pete Konduros - B-24 bombardier 5th Bomb Group, Pacific Campaign, Philippines - Ep 4 of 4
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. Listen in as Pete tells us about his missions in the pacific theatre which would culminate in his harrowing n...
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Season 6
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Episode 305
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39:25
Lt. Pete Konduros - B-24 bombardier 5th Bomb Group, Pacific Campaign, Philippines - Ep 3 of 4
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. Listen in as Pete tells us about his missions in the pacific theatre which would culminate in his harrowing n...
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Season 6
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Episode 304
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43:23
Lt. Pete Konduros - B-24 bombardier 5th Bomb Group, Pacific Campaign, Philippines - Ep 2 of 4
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. Listen in as Pete tells us about his missions in the pacific theatre which would culminate in his harrowing n...
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Season 6
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Episode 303
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33:59
Lt. Pete Konduros - B-24 bombardier 5th Bomb Group, Pacific Campaign, Philippines - All Episodes - Subscriber Only
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. Listen in as Pete tells us about his missions in the pacific theatre which would culminate in his harrowing n...
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Season 6
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Episode 301
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2:31:44
Lt. Pete Konduros - Voices from the Fleet Interview - Subscriber Only!
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. This is the ENTIRE Voices from the Fleet interview conducted onboard the USS Phoenix the day after their spot...
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Season 6
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Episode 302
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10:41
Lt. Pete Konduros - B-24 bombardier 5th Bomb Group, Pacific Campaign, Philippines - Ep 1 of 4
Lt. Pete Konduros served as a bombardier in the 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), in the 394th Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre. Listen in as Pete tells us about his missions in the pacific theatre which would culminate in his harrowing n...
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Season 6
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Episode 300
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38:56
PREMIUM - Actions of 28th Inf Div's George Mergenthaler Dec 1944
Peter Lion's book "Merg" tells the story of Geroge Mergenthaler, an American soldier of wealthy upbringing who was stationed in Eschweiler, Luxembourg for the month leading up to the launch of the Battle of the Bulge. In this episode, Tony and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 299
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43:33
Dr. Myra Miller of Footsteps Researchers - Episode 2/2
Welcome to episode 2 of the 2 part Dr. Myra Miller series. Dr. Miller discusses her research and the information that can be gleaned from the military Morning Reports to add detail to a veterans service record.
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Season 6
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Episode 298
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40:37
Dr. Myra Miller of Footsteps Researchers - PREMIUM EPISODE
Welcome to the uncut Dr. Myra Miller series. Dr. Miller discusses her company Footsteps Researchers and their focus of researching the veteran archives in St. Louis to help families learn details of their loved one's military service.
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Season 6
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Episode 296
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1:19:00
Dr. Myra Miller of Footsteps Researchers Ep 1/2
Welcome to episode 1 of the 2 part Dr. Myra Miller series. Dr. Miller discusses her company Footsteps Researchers and their focus of researching the veteran archives in St. Louis to help families learn details of their loved one's military serv...
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Season 6
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Episode 297
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41:39
"The American St Nick" - Chapters 13 thru 15; Episode 4 of 4
Welcome to the final episode of the 4 part “The American St Nick” series: a reading of the true WWII story brought to us by Emmy award winning producer and writer Peter Lion.In this episode Chapters 13 and 14 will be read by Marie Anne S...
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Season 5
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Episode 233
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1:01:52
"The American St Nick" - Chapters 9 thru 12; Episode 3 of 4
Welcome to Episode 3 of the 4 part “The American St Nick” series: a reading of the true WWII story brought to us by Emmy award winning producer and writer Peter Lion.In this episode Chapters 9 and 10 will be read by Don Brookins (son of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 232
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1:26:59
"The American St Nick" - Chapters 5 thru 8; Episode 2 of 4
Welcome to Episode 2 of the exclusive 4 part reading of Peter Lion's "The American St Nick". In this episode Chapters 5 and 6 will be read by the daughter of Richard Brookins: Carol Brookins-Northrup and Chapters 7and 8 will be read by Richard ...
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Season 5
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Episode 231
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1:25:04
"The American St Nick" - PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER EDITION
PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: Welcome to an exclusive Warrior Next Door Podcast presentation. A full UNCUT reading of the extraordinary true WWII story “The American St Nick”. It is the remarkable story of a few GI’s of the 28th Infantry Division w...
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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4:48:13
"The American St Nick" - Chapters 1 thru 4; Episode 1 of 4
Welcome to Episode 1 of an exclusive Warrior Next Door Podcast presentation. A full reading of the true WWII story “The American St Nick”. It is the remarkable story of a few GI’s of the 28th Infantry Division who brought Christmas to the child...
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Season 5
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Episode 230
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57:50