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
257 episodes
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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2:32:44
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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11:42
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
AIR RAID EDITION! Friend of TWND, Berten Smekens, shares some of his experiences detecting unexploded ordnance in Flanders!
Europe has experienced warfare and violence at a scale most Americans can't fathom. As a result, countless millions of rounds of artillery, some of which is still buried in the earth poses a clear a present danger to 21st century citizens.<...
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Season 5
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Episode 295
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1:30:24
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 4 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czec...
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Season 5
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Episode 294
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39:06
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 3 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czec...
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Season 5
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Episode 293
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46:37
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 2 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czec...
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Season 5
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Episode 292
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46:36
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 1 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czec...
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Season 5
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Episode 290
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35:12
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - All Episodes
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czec...
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Season 5
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Episode 291
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2:43:56
Betty Hayes - An actual "Rosie the Riveter"! EP 2 of 2
Welcome to Episode 2 of our two part series featuring Ms. Betty Hayes, who worked in the North American B-25 factory in Kansas City, KS during WWII. In this episode we hear more about her experiences working on the home front and learn of some ...
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Season 5
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Episode 289
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48:25
Betty Hayes - An actual "Rosie the Riveter"! EP 1 of 2
Welcome listeners to Episode 1 of our 2 part series featuring an actual "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII - Ms. Betty Hayes. In this episode we meet Betty and hear about how she got involved in war effort on the home front building B-25 bombers.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 288
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45:38
Ms. Betty Hayes - An actual "Rosie the Riveter"!
In this series, we feature Ms. Betty Hayes - an actual "Rosie the Riveter" who worked during WWII at the Kansas City, KS North American factory building B-25's for the war effort. This interview was conducted on October 10, 2025, just one day b...
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Season 5
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Episode 287
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1:30:42
TWND and Ray Harris Jr. Discuss Top Five Nazi Blunders! Part 2 of 2
The Warrior Next Door and pleased to have collaborated with Ray Harris Jr. of The History of WW2 Podcast to discuss our Top Five Nazi Blunders of WW2! Please leave your top five on our website warriornextdoor.com or our facebook page!
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Season 5
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Episode 285
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47:37
Tony and Ryan Share Listener Feedback from 2025! All Parts - Premium Subscriber
The Warrior Next Door and pleased to have collaborated with Ray Harris Jr. of The History of WW2 Podcast to discuss our Top Five Nazi Blunders of WW2! Please leave your top five on our website warriornextdoor.com or our facebook page!
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Season 5
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Episode 286
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1:44:48
TWND and Ray Harris Jr. Discuss Top Five Nazi Blunders! Part 1 of 2
The Warrior Next Door and pleased to have collaborated with Ray Harris Jr. of The History of WW2 Podcast to discuss our Top Five Nazi Blunders of WW2! Please leave your top five on our website warriornextdoor.com or our facebook page!
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Season 5
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Episode 284
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59:08