Hiroshima: Nagasaki

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Why was the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki? How did Japanese mutineers in government try to keep the war going? When did the Emperor Hirohito admit defeat? Join James Holland and Al Murray for Part 3 as they explore the monumental decisions that led to the world's first atomic bomb being dropped at the end of WW2. Start your free trial at patreon.com/wehaveways and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Join our ‘Independent Company’ with an introductory offer to watch exclusive livestreams, get presale ticket events, and our weekly newsletter - packed with book and model discounts. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to We Have Ways of Making You Talk.
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0:48.7	The result of the futile and senseless German resistance
0:51.6	to the might of the aroused free peoples of the world
0:54.0	stands forth in awful clarity as an example to the people of Japan. The might that now converges
0:59.6	on Japan is immeasurably greater than that which, when applied to the resisting Nazis, necessarily
1:05.0	laid waste to the lands, the industry and the method of life of the whole German people. The full
1:09.9	application of our military
1:10.9	power, backed by our resolve, will mean the inevitable and complete destruction of the Japanese
1:16.1	armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Japanese homeland. That was
1:23.3	item three from the Potsdam Declaration.
1:31.2	Welcome to We Have Ways of Make You Talk with me, Al Murray and James Holland.
1:35.3	And Jim, today we are going to try to get the war to end in Japan, aren't we?
1:36.2	We're going to do our best.
1:42.6	Yeah, but I fancy there's a few rogues out there in Tokyo,
1:44.6	desperate to make sure it doesn't happen.
1:45.6	Exactly.
1:48.5	There's one or two people who've got something to say about that.
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