World War II

World War II

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Heard in 144 episodes across 67 shows since Jun 2026

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict fought from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945 between the Allied and Axis powers. Nearly all countries participated, and the war became an unprecedented total conflict marked by the Holocaust, mass civilian deaths, genocide, and the use of nuclear weapons; an estimated 60–75 million people died, making it the deadliest conflict in history.

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144
across 67 shows

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16
episodes on 14 shows

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1.1× its usual level

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Mentions of World War II per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.

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