What did the Allies discover in the concentration camps in the heartlands of Nazi Germany? How did they struggle to help the survivors they found? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors. EPISODES 5-8 ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY & AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Prod...
Apr 24, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 870
How did Allied forces cross the last defences of Nazi Germany? How does Operation VARSITY compare to the chaos of the landings in Arnhem just a year before? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors. EPISODE 4 IS AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY & AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhange...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 869
What challenges did the Allies face crossing the river Rhine? How did Montgomery and Patton invade the Nazi homeland? What lessons had been learned and put in place after six years of fighting in order to invade Germany? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors. EPISODES 3-4 ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEM...
Apr 17, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 868
To defeat the Nazis once and for all, the Allies must cross the Rhine into Germany. The first challenge - the bridge at Remagen Why did the Second World War end in 1945? How did Hitler die? Were the Americans the big winners of WW2? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors. EPISODES 1-4 ARE AVAIL...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 867
Why did Truman become president in 1945 when FDR died? Was Roosevelt a Machiavellian populist? Why don't modern politicians study more history? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by star of The Rest Is Politics US and former Trump press secretary - Anthony Scaramucci - to discuss the most pivotal men of the 20th Century and their impact on the world today. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Produ...
Apr 09, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 866
What connects the Final Solution with a Chilean crabmeat factory? How were Pinochet and Mossad using Nazis? Did the war really end in 1945? Join James Holland, Al Murray, and guest Philippe Sands as they deep dive into the ratlines of high-ranking SS war criminals who became influential advisors for South American dicatorships - and how they still cast a long shadow on the world today. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production Produced...
Apr 07, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 865
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series. This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episode we hear your tales of narrowly avoiding death, convoy duty, and a pilot on the run in Nazi-occupied France. With thanks to Stevan Bennett, John Wiltshire, Alan King, Ryan Alder, Daniel Kofler, Ian Davis, and Rory Stark for sharing. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE F...
Apr 02, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 864
What is the future of WW2 Museums? What did Dominic Sandbrook say about tanks, and David Olusoga say about machine guns? What happened to civil aviation during WW2, and was Lend-Lease powered by Spam? Join James Holland and Al Murray for a packed episode of war waffle, including Jim's recent scouring of Europe, a chance encounter in a hospital, and what Ukraine can expect based on Soviet negotiation tactics in 1945. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A...
Mar 31, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 863
The Bulge series has concluded, but there is still so much to explore. The perfect compliment to the recent series, this episode covers areas not covered in the main series, as well as answering questions from listeners. Join James Holland, Al Murray, and John McManus as they discuss the Ardennes Offensive, winter and medical support for troops, and the American nurse that halted the offensive... EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY & AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger ...
Mar 27, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 856
Despite a tremendous armada and preliminary bombardment, American forces quickly learn they are going to pay for every inch of Iwo Jima. Imperial Japanese forces, low on supplies, fight to the last. Join James Holland, Al Murray, and John McManus as they uncover the truth behind that iconic 'Raising The Flag' picture, as well as how Iwo Jima foreshadowed the use of atomic bombs... A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: wehavewaysp...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 862
A tiny sulferous island in the Pacific, Iwo Jima became notorious for the deathtoll on both sides. Was the American invasion worth it? Join James Holland, Al Murray, and John McManus as they recount the bloody struggle, with firsthand accounts from the soldiers on both sides. EPISODE 2 IS AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY & AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Joi...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 861
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series. This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episode we hear your tales of life-saving prisoners, meeting Gandhi, and family members with dark secrets. With thanks to Karl Walls, William Boyton, Steve Callahan, Albert Fagence, Miles Bing, and Eliot Rudnicki for sharing their stories. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE F...
Mar 20, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 860
As a free bonus livestream episode, James Holland and Al Murray discuss the life and times of the last surviving RAF veteran of The Battle Of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, who sadly passed away this week at 105. It is also a good time to revisit the myths of The Battle Of Britain, and show concisely the superiority of RAF forces during the summer of 1940, versus their Luftwaffe counterparts. EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production...
Mar 19, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 859
As the weather clears in the Ardennes, Allied air forces sweep enemy planes from the skies and attack panzer columns with ease. What is next for both sides? Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a reckless plan that wasted countless lives. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ t...
Mar 13, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 857
The battle everyone remembers. This siege has become the symbol of the whole campaign - but how well do we know what actually happened here? Find out what Band of Brothers got right, and why McAuliffe said 'Nuts!' to the German offer of surrender. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a reckless plan that wasted countless lives. EPISODE 8 IS AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehavewa...
Mar 11, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 856
In the wake of the surprise offensive through the Ardennes, Generals Bradley and Hodges seem to have lost it, while Patton is jockeying to charge ahead. Firm control is required, so it is up to commanders Eisenhower and Montgomery to grip the situation and stop the Germans getting to the River Meuse - the red line that the allies cannot allow the panzers to cross. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—...
Mar 06, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 855
Joachim Peiper was regarded as a princeling of the Nazi regime, and a celebrated tank commander. But he was also a cruel monster who encouraged his units to commit war crimes. Discover more about Peiper's part in The Battle of The Bulge, stocked with Pervitin and Panther tanks, and how his desperation to meet Hitler's impossible objectives led to massacres like at Malmedy. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western o...
Mar 04, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 854
Everyone remembers Bastogne. But here, we uncover the ferocious fighting around the Two Villages area, a hotly-contested part of the Ardennes Offensive that deserves to be better known to history. Here, isolated bands of American soldiers, low on ammo, held off thousands of Nazi forces against the odds, buying valuable time for allied forces with their blood. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a rec...
Feb 27, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 853
The Battle Of The Bulge is launched with a dawn barrage on December 16th 1944 at unsuspecting Allied defences. But even with the element of surprise, and some tragic miscommunication between American leadership, the fêted fallschirmjäger and Hitler's prized panzers are quickly behind schedule. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a reckless plan that wasted countless lives. EPISODE 4 IS AVAILABLE FOR ...
Feb 25, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 852
The Battle Of The Bulge is America's victory. In popular retellings of the campaign, myths surrounding Allied unpreparedness in this new series are proved conclusively to be wrong. From Eisenhower at the top, to the many brave GIs on the frontlines of what should have been a quiet sector at Christmas, the Nazi war machine was stopped in its tracks by American grit. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive...
Feb 20, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 851
The Battle of the Bulge is often called Hitler's Last Gamble, but rather than a bold offensive on the brink of success, it was a rushed and hopeless attack. The usual narrative highlights Allied shortcomings, but in reality, it was a remarkable American victory. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a reckless plan that wasted countless lives. EPISODES 1-4 ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY - SIGN UP AT p...
Feb 18, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 850
What is a land mattress? And what did it have to do with Allied victory in the West? Al Murray and James Holland argue morality, press campaigns and rocket launching in a vintage war-waffle episode. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Le...
Feb 13, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 849
What is a tank? Were tank destroyers a mistake? Is the tank obsolete in 2025? Join James Holland and Al Murray as they grill their guest - WW2 armour expert and Osprey author Steve Zaloga - about American tanks of World War Two. From the glories of combined arms, to the shortcomings of future planning in US Sherman guns, Steve gives us a comprehensive survey with tank philosophy still applicable in modern conflicts like Ukraine. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony...
Feb 11, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 849
In the concluding chapter of our Auschwitz story, Al Murray and James Holland speak to the UK's most famous barrister - Robert Rinder. Robert lost many members of his family to the Holocaust, and has spent his life working with charities and schools in commemoration and remembrance. To find out more about 45 Aid Society, head to 45aid.org A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Comp...
Feb 06, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 847
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final Solution, through the history of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the third episode, the Holocaust at Auschwitz reaches a horrifying zenith. Even as Nazi Germany faces defeat, The Final Solution escalates the mass executions of Jews, Roma, and other groups Hitler and Himmler wanted dead. **This episode contains content that may upset some listeners.** ...
Feb 04, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 846
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final Solution, through the history of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the second episode, we explore the perverse connection between capitalism and Nazi cruelty. As Operation Barbarossa continues to falter, the Final Solution evolves into its most horrifying form. **This episode contains content that may upset some listeners.** A Goalhanger Production Prod...
Jan 30, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 845
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final Solution, through the history of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The first episode focuses on the formation of the concentration camp, the torturous existence of its first prisoners and the horrendous dehumanisation they were forced to endure. **This episode contains content that may upset some listeners.** EPISODE TWO IS AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS NOW - SIGN...
Jan 28, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 844
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we are unearthing our groundbreaking ‘Family Stories’. Originally recorded in 2021, this series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episode we hear your tales of liberating Belgian breweries, battles at Iwo Jima and escapes from Nazi concentration camps. With thanks to Jack Gus Adamson, Steve Flaunty, Martin Jaspers, Roger Justus, Simon Thompson and Matt Wil...
Jan 23, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 843
The Agents of SOE did more than undermine the Nazi occupation of France, but how far did their reach extend? What theatres of war did these female agents excel in, and what impact and legacy did they leave behind after 1945? Join James Holland and Al Murray as they talk to SOE expert, Clare Mulley, on a thrilling series about the extraordinary women of SOE in an epic, but overlooked, part of WW2 history. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWa...
Jan 21, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 842
In the years and months before the liberation of Europe and D-Day, the female agents of SOE played an integral and highly dangerous role in undermining Nazi rule. Many paid the ultimate sacrifice, often alone and in horrific circumstances - including Noor Inayat Khan, 'The Spy Who Never Lied.' Join James Holland and Al Murray as they talk to SOE expert, Clare Mulley, on a thrilling series about the extraordinary women of SOE in an epic, but overlooked, part of WW2 history. A Goalhanger Productio...
Jan 16, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 841
