Beste Forbidden Diary podcaster (2024)

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1942 - Epilogue (Episode 13): Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 20:58

7M ago20:58

20:58

In this last interview, Jim Zobel shares fascinating insights about MacArthur’s first steps to liberate the Philippines—from the campaign in Papua New Guinea to making early radio contact with guerrillas in the Philippines. Zobel shares true, but unbelievable stories about guerrilla heroes and discusses the brutal Kempeitai, Imperial Japan’s milita…

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1942 - Episode 13: Better and Lesser Angels (SEASON FINALE) 39:56

9M ago39:56

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The holidays are celebrated in bittersweet, internment style. True friends come through. A little boy teaches the camp a lesson. Dysentery returns, and Dr. Hall is not sure how the internees will survive 1943. To receive notification when Season Three becomes available, please follow "Forbidden Diary: True WWII Prison Survival Story." Support the s…

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1942 - Episode 12: Lovers and Guerrillas 37:35

10M ago37:35

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Bullets fly around Baguio and Camp Holmes as Filipino and Igorot guerrillas attack the Japanese. Natalie worries about Jerry’s depression. Additional co-mingling restrictions increase sexual tensions. Support the showAv Sai Mun Gani Productions

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1942 - Episode 11: Close Calls 31:53

11M ago31:53

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As typhoon season begins Jerry is brought in for questioning. Nida and Ismael talk about guerrilla insurgencies. Natalie gets a tour of the camp's shop, a special gift, and called to the guard house. Support the show

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1942 - Epilogue: (Episode 10) Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 37:31

12M ago37:31

37:31

Jim Zobel describes how General Douglas MacArthur escaped to Australia and Japan took Corregidor. In a lively discussion the archivist explains how shortly after all of these defeats Americans and Filipinos started the fight to take back the Philippines. Hear compelling stories about the Fall of Singapore, the Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal…

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1942 - Episode 10: Auld Lang Syne 34:28

12M ago34:28

34:28

Nida and Ismael offer the Crouters more help. The prisoners get to know the soldiers who cycle through the camp. A secret radio is installed in the camp hospital. June addresses inequities among prisoners. Nakamura gives the prisoners parting gifts. Support the show

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1942 - Episode 9: Home Sweet Holmes 36:15

1y ago36:15

36:15

Nakamura pontificates about American women, and the women make observations about him. All but one of the imprisoned missionaries are released. The Camp John Hay internees move to Camp Holmes. A Chinese internee is tortured. Support the showAv Sai Mun Gani Productions

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1942 - Epilogue (Episode 8): Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 29:41

1y ago29:41

29:41

Jim Zobel, archivist at the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial, talks about the museum’s fascinating civilian POW artifacts. The MacArthur historian and author explains why Natalie believed that America was coming to the rescue and what was really happening--why MacArthur's troops retreated to Bataan and MacArthur went to Corregidor. In this fascin…

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1942 - Episode 8: Life Goes On 35:27

1y ago35:27

35:27

Babies are born in the Camp John Hay barracks. Nida and Ismael persevere in Baguio under Imperial Japanese rule. The prisoners put on a show ending with surprise gifts from Nakamura. Interned missionaries are taken into Baguio for interrogation by the dreaded Kempeitai. Support the show

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1942 - Episode 7: High Crimes and Misdemeanors 28:10

1y ago28:10

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Natalie and her family are interned in Camp John Hay. The Imperial Army appoints a local carpenter to camp commandant. Japanese soldiers and civilians steal from the prisoners. As hunger and dysentery spread through the camp, the internees find ways to survive. Support the showAv Sai Mun Gani Productions

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1941 - Episode 6: Banzai! 25:14

2y ago25:14

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The Imperial Japanese Army has raised the Rising Sun flag over Baguio City Hall. Soldiers are freeing Japanese civilians and capturing Americans and Allies. At Brent School, the Crouters and other civilian prisoners are forced onto the school’s tennis court to hear relocation orders from a freed Japanese civilian standing on a table with a machine …

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1941 - Episode 5: How to Pack a Suitcase 23:48

2y ago23:48

23:48

The invasion phase has begun. Nida leaves Baguio while the Crouters move to Brent School and wait for the enemy to arrive. During the turmoil, Ismael and Jerry have a heart-to-heart talk, and Natalie honors a vow. Support the showAv Stories to Voice Productions

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1941 - Epilogue (Episode 4): Is Help Coming? 5:28

2y ago5:28

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While Natalie is hopeful that the U.S. will arrive any day to rescue the Philippines, a much different scenario is playing out in Washington, DC. Support the showAv Sai Mun Gani Productions

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1941 - Episode 4: Hobson's Choice 20:12

2y ago20:12

20:12

Eighty Japanese warships have reached Lingayen Gulf only 18 miles away! Natalie and Jerry watch their last source of income go up in smoke. Carl calls in the early morning to tell the Crouters that they have two hours to decide whether to stay or leave Baguio. Support the showAv Stories to Voice Productions

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1941 - Episode 3: Early Days 34:19

2y ago34:19

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The U.S. and Japan are at war and anything can happen. As bombings continue, the Crouters turn their radio’s dial hoping to hear news of help from the mainland. Jerry’s new air-raid shelter becomes a hub for exchanging news and rumors. Support the showAv Stories to Voice Productions

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1941 - Epilogue (Episode Two): What Happened? 5:23

2y ago5:23

5:23

On December 8, how did Japan cripple America a second time after Pearl Harbor? Listen to an intimate, hour-by-hour timeline of how General Douglas MacArthur reacted. Support the showAv Sai Mun Gani Productions

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1941 - Episode 2: The Second Pearl Harbor 21:13

2y ago21:13

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Jerry and Natalie see the first bombing of the Philippines from their back door, but no one downtown seems to know about it. Soon the situation becomes all too real for everyone as the Japanese continue to bomb Baguio. Jerry hears disconcerting news about Clark Field. Support the showAv Stories to Voice Productions

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1941 - Episode 1: On Pins and Needles in Baguio 25:24

2y ago25:24

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It’s December 1941, and the Philippines is in Japan’s crosshairs. They’ve invaded China, Korea, and French Indochina. Will the Philippines be next? If so, when? In the town of Baguio, nestled in the mountains on the Philippine Island of Luzon, Jerry and Natalie Crouter wait and watch along with everyone else, wondering what’s going to happen next. …

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Prologue: The Story Behind the Story 4:14

2+ y ago4:14

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Listen to the prologue if you want to hear about the background of the book, "Forbidden Diary," upon which this audio drama is based. NEW FEATURE: For binge listeners, SEASON ONE is now at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen. Hear all six episodes in Season One without the recaps and epilogues. Support the show…

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1942 - Epilogue (Episode 13): Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 20:58

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1942 - Episode 13: Better and Lesser Angels (SEASON FINALE) 39:56

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1942 - Episode 12: Lovers and Guerrillas 37:35

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1942 - Episode 11: Close Calls 31:53

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1942 - Epilogue: (Episode 10) Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 37:31

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1942 - Episode 10: Auld Lang Syne 34:28

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1942 - Episode 9: Home Sweet Holmes 36:15

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1942 - Epilogue (Episode 8): Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist 29:41

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1942 - Episode 8: Life Goes On 35:27

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1942 - Episode 7: High Crimes and Misdemeanors 28:10

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1941 - Episode 6: Banzai! 25:14

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1941 - Episode 5: How to Pack a Suitcase 23:48

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1941 - Epilogue (Episode 4): Is Help Coming? 5:28

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1941 - Episode 4: Hobson's Choice 20:12

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1941 - Episode 3: Early Days 34:19

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1941 - Epilogue (Episode Two): What Happened? 5:23

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1941 - Episode 2: The Second Pearl Harbor 21:13

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1941 - Episode 1: On Pins and Needles in Baguio 25:24

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Prologue: The Story Behind the Story 4:14

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