Episodes

June 14, 2023

Acknowledging All Allies

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Countries and contributions, large and small, were crucial in the complex operation that was Overlord. In this episode, our hosts discuss the multinatio…
June 6, 2023

Someone Talked! LIVE (6-6-2023)

Hosts John C. McManus and co-hosts April Cheek-Messier and John Long lead a discussion about the National D-Day Memorial’s past, present, and future in front of a live audience at the Memorial.-
May 17, 2023

MCMANUS - P2

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. We go back To the End of the Earth with John C. McManus, as explore the last of his trilogy on the U.S. Army in the Pacific in World War II. John Onken…
May 3, 2023

MCMANUS - P1

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode our host is in the hotseat as John C. McManus answers your burning questions about his research and just-released book, To the End of th…
April 19, 2023

SYMONDS - P2

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.Craig Symonds, Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, returns to continue our discussion of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership …
April 5, 2023

SYMONDS - P1

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.America's preeminent naval historian Craig Symonds joins our hosts to discuss his latest work, the first full-length portrait of Chester Nimitz in more t…
March 17, 2023

Toll P2 // Kamikaze Culture with Ian Toll

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Author Ian Toll returns to talk kamikaze culture and explores the polarized U.S. political environment as we wrap up our discussion of his book, Twilig…
March 1, 2023

Toll P1 – Twilight of the Gods with Ian Toll

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. “To Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and General Walter C. Short, who were dealt a losing hand.” With a dedication like that you’ll want to hear more from aut…
Feb. 15, 2023

Conant P2 – Man of the Hour with Jennet Conant

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Author Jennet Conant rejoins our hosts to discuss writing about her own grandfather, eminent chemist James B. Conant, and his work on the Manhattan Pro…
Feb. 1, 2023

Conant P1 – The Great Secret with Jennet Conant

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. New York Times Bestselling Author Jennet Conant shares The Great Secret. Discover the chemical weapons catastrophe, cover-up, and how it all led to the …
Jan. 18, 2023

McMeekin Pt 2

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode Dr. Sean McMeekin returns to continue our discussion of Stalin’s War, revising the Hitler-centric view of the war. In “We Salute You,” …
Jan. 4, 2023

McMeekin Pt 1

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode Sean McMeekin, Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, joins us to discuss his latest book Stalin’s …
Nov. 16, 2022

James Scott Part 2

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode, Black Snow author James Scott returns to discuss the development of the B-29 bomber and shares how he was personally affected by his r…
Nov. 9, 2022

James Scott Part 1

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode, Pulitzer Prize finalist James Scott reflects on his time researching in Japan and the painful interviews with civilians recalling the …
Oct. 26, 2022

4,415 Souls and Counting

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode, we explore the Memorial’s never-ending quest to identify and remember, by name, every single Allied fatality on D-Day. The nephew of a…
Oct. 19, 2022

They Won’t Die Twice

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. In this episode, the producers of They Won’t Die Twice, a new documentary following the lives of three fallen heroes of D-Day, join us in studio on the…
Sept. 21, 2022

Christopher L. Kolakowski - Part 2

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…
Sept. 14, 2022

Christopher L. Kolakowski - Part 1

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 Campai…
Aug. 31, 2022

Joe Balkoski - Part 2

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…
July 13, 2022

Kevin Hymel - Part 2

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…
June 15, 2022

Kevin Hymel - Part 1

In this episode we welcome preeminent Patton scholar and author Kevin Hymel. Discover how snapshots taken by Patton himself provided a never-before-seen picture of the famed general that was the catalyst for Hymel’s magnum o…
June 8, 2022

Alex Kershaw - Part 2

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 …
May 18, 2022

Alex Kershaw - Part 1

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 Cour…