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The Pacific Story

Every episode, in the order it first aired. Play it right here, or subscribe in any podcast app.

Series podcast One series, in the order it first aired. Two new episodes a week. Part of This Just In, where all the series play mixed, live around the clock.

Illustrated cover for The Pacific Story: a 1940s network radio newsroom at night, a ribbon microphone on a cluttered desk beside a teletype machine spilling a long curl of paper, a world map with pins on the wall, a green-shaded desk lamp, cigarette smoke curling in the lamplight
The Pacific Story: two new episodes a week, in the order they first aired

Every episode

3 episodes, in the order they first aired. Each plays on to the next. Subscribe in any podcast app with the feed.

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    The Pacific Story, the old-time radio news series: two new episodes a week, in the order they first aired, to play right here or in any podcast app. A Stupid Potato channel.

    About The Pacific Story

    The Pacific Story is the old-time radio series first heard 1943–1947. Every episode we have, 169 of them, plays here in the order it first aired.

    The series

    Questions

    What is The Pacific Story?

    The Pacific Story, the old-time radio news series: two new episodes a week, in the order they first aired, to play right here or in any podcast app. A Stupid Potato channel.

    Do I need an account or an app for The Pacific Story?

    No. Every episode plays right on https://stupidpotato.com/pacific-story/ , no sign-up. To follow it in a podcast app, subscribe to https://stupidpotato.com/pacific-story/feed.xml .

    Are there ads on The Pacific Story?

    No modern ads, and we promise none until Valentine's Day 2027 (February 14). Nothing breaks into the show to sell you something you never asked for. Any commercials you hear are the original sponsor spots that aired with the broadcast.

    How do I listen to The Pacific Story?

    Press Start from episode 1 on https://stupidpotato.com/pacific-story/ , or play any episode in the list there; each runs on into the next. Or add https://stupidpotato.com/pacific-story/feed.xml to any podcast app (Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, AntennaPod).

    Who makes The Pacific Story?

    The Pacific Story is a Stupid Potato channel (https://stupidpotato.com/), made by Stupid Potato Studios and powered by MonsterCast. The other channels and the Stupid Potato cartoons are at https://stupidpotato.com/.