{"podcast":{"title":"The History of WWII Podcast","slug":"the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749","podcast_index_feed_id":420749,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/history-of-world-war-ii","website_url":"https://worldwariipodcast.net/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/833877f8-f7e3-11e7-b213-f391b04215f0/image/uploads_2F1517340680405-54xp1xwv2us-79b5f845b38f3ef4b9ceb78d02a6d85b_2FThe+WWII+Podcast+logo.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ray Harris Jr","episode_count":638,"summary":"A biweekly history podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail. The History of WWII Podcast is produced and narrated by Ray Harris Jr. Ray has a degree in history from James Madison University. I’ve been obsessed with the events and people from WWII since I first learned of them. I’ve been waiting years for someone to do a podcast on WWII and couldn’t wait any longer.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T20:17:07.408225+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 621-Did Japan Start WWII?","slug":"episode-621-did-japan-start-wwii","published_at":"2026-04-28T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749/episode-621-did-japan-start-wwii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/95538/swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/rss.pdrl.fm/eb4bb2/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3639640128.mp3?updated=1777403473","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/95538/swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/rss.pdrl.fm/eb4bb2/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3639640128.mp3?updated=1777403473","summary":"Jake Clapham of Flashback History joins Ray to discuss Japan's 1931 invasion of China, setting off a chain of events that will lead to Pearl Harbor. Listen on your usual podcast player or watch the video on YouTube https://worldwariipodcast.net/ https://youtu.be/H0AXg4i_XlI?si=BIVrXCmcXMHO-caN Want to go beyond the battlefield with The History of WWII Podcast? Dive deeper into the war with exclusive bonus episodes, expert interviews, and commercial-free listening for just $5/month! Every penny supports the show and keeps the history coming. https://worldwariipodcast.net/members-sign-up/ Follow The History of WWII Podcast: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rayharrisjr/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@wwiiguy YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@historyofwwiipodcast8712 Donations are always welcome and help keep the History of WWII Podcast free for all. https://bit.ly/3Jcu7Aq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jake Clapham of Flashback History joins Ray to discuss Japan's 1931 invasion of China, setting off a chain of events that will lead to Pearl Harbor. Liste…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4038,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749/episodes/episode-621-did-japan-start-wwii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-420749/episode-621-did-japan-start-wwii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}