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Goalhanger

The World War II podcast with comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland.
We Have Ways of Making You Talk dives deep into WWII history, exploring key battles, forgotten front lines, and incredible untold stories. Whether you're fascinated by the Battle of Britain, the D-Day landings, or the Eastern Front, this show offers a rich, detailed look at the war that shaped the modern world.
Al and James bring a unique blend of expert knowledge and humour, discussing everything from the Third Reich, Churchill's leadership, and the Fall of Berlin, to World War 2 tanks, fighter planes, and naval battles. Expect historical insights, lively tangents, and discussions on iconic second world war events like Operation Barbarossa, the Pacific Theatre, and the North African campaign.
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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Spring, 1945.

Two high-ranking SS officers in Hitler's empire, who have seen the writing on the wall for the Third Reich, are plotting their escape. With warehouses of counterfeit cash and hoards of stolen art, Karl Wolff and Ernst Karltenbrunner aren't just concealing their treasonous plots against their colleagues, but also each other.

Join James Holland and Al Murray as they uncover the audacious plans of two rivals plotting the same escape... and all unwittingly connected by the Allied spymaster, Allan Dulles.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan
Assistant Prodcuer: Alice Horrell
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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The Duel: The Nazi Escape Plan (Part 1)

April-May, 1945.

Karl Wolff and Ernst Karltenbrunner are running out of time, and options. Interrogated by Himmler, and Hitler himself in the ruins of Berlin, their scheming is frustrated at every turn - even car rides and family members risk getting them killed. 

Join Jim and Al for the incredible endgame of the SS rivals from part 1. As the circle of vengeful Allied forces close in, will Wolff and Karltenbrunner find a Nuremberg noose around their necks? And will their high-profile prisoners hidden in Italy be the final victims of the Nazis in WW2?

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan

Assistant Producer: Evan Green

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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The Duel: The Fox That Outlived Them All (Part 2)

Far from being a quiet end to the war, December 1944 was incredibly busy. As the Home Guard was getting demobilised, women in Nazi Germany were being forcibly volunteered...

Join James Holland and Al Murray as they discuss all things December 1944, including Noël Coward's diaries, the Conservative Party's conspiracies against Churchill, and their Christmas book wishlist from Santa.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan
Assistant Producer: Evan Green
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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The End Of The Home Guard

James Holland and Al Murray reminisce about our record-breaking 2024 and their highlights from this year. 

Including a pitch for Guy Ritchie's next blockbuster, obsessing over capturing the high ground, and their love affair with a P-38 Lightning.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan

Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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Highlights & High Ground

Karelian Isthmus, Finland, Christmas 1939.

The first Christmas of WW2 sees brutal fighting between the Soviet Red Army and the Finnish defence forces. Stalin's invasion has stalled in the snow, with underprepared and ill-equipped Russian troops dying in droves to outnumbered yet experienced Finnish veterans. But under clear winter skies, a bigger threat is that 'sweating means death...'

Join Al Murray as he tells James Holland and John McManus all about the first Christmas of the war, and learn why you shouldn't sleep with your gun under the covers.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

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Slaughter On The Ice

German-Belgian border, Christmas Eve 1944.

John McManus tells James Holland and Al Murray all about the surprising Christmas story of a family trying to survive, and an incredible reunion half a world away.

As three American soldiers seek refuge with a civilian family, they hear a knock at the door. German soldiers, desperate to seek warmth from the snow also walk in.

Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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A Christmas Truce

Schinnen, The Netherlands, Christmas 1944.

The men of the Sherwood Rangers have a choice for Christmas 1944. Around 100 soldiers, after nearly 5 years of fighting, are eligible to return home for extended leave. But can the unit survive such a significant loss of experience in such a crucial period of fighting?

Join James Holland as he tells Al Murray and John McManus all about how the men of one of Britain's most decorated units in WW2 tried to bring a little Christmas cheer to each other and the starving Dutch children all around them.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy & James Regan

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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A Sherwood Rangers Christmas

As a new year's treat, Al Murray has recorded a chapter of 'Eclipse' by Alan Moorehead. This incredible history, republished by We Have Ways, was first published in 1945.

In chapter 14, Moorehead reconstructs, in terrifying detail, the collapse of Germany and Hitler's fragile grasp on reality slipping away.

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Produced by James Regan & Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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Inside Hitler's Bunker (Eclipse, Alan Moorehead)

What does 'SAS' stand for? Why is Paddy Blair Mayne considered the perfect military man? What does the new hit BBC show 'SAS Rogue Heroes' get right about the historical inspirations for the hit television series, and what more is there to learn once it ends?

Join James Holland and Al Murray as they give their verdict on series 2 so far, and discuss the controversy surrounding the main character in the programme, both on and off screen. 

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Produced by James Regan + Joey McCarthy

Edited by Aaliyah Akunde

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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The Real SAS Rogue Heroes

The 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2 is in our sights. Do Allied leadership, like Winston Churchill, think the end of the war - or the British Empire - was inevitable in 1945? Why did Axis forces keep fighting when surrender seemed the obvious choice in order to stop the suffering? 

...And whatever happened to the wonder weapons? 

James Holland and Al Murray as they set the scene for the armageddon that is the last year of the Second World War.

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan + Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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1945: Endgame In Europe

Merry Christmas from We Have Ways of Making You Talk Over the next 12 days Al and James are reading you extracts from some of their favourite books about the Second World War. Today James is reading from The Unwomanly Face of War, by Svetlana Alexievich.
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71. Svetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face of War

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