Episodes

  • Episode 14: I Never Knew I Could Be As Happy As I Am
    Jul 28 2024

    This is episode 14 of the Love Sweetie Podcast - the wedding episode! This episode features three letters from early December 1943. The first letter is a letter from Eleanor Cory who is writing to Jeanne about the marriage of Sweetie to Lew Graham on December 3, 1943. The second letter is from Sweetie herself reflecting on her marriage to Lew and how happy she is. The third letter is a letter from Lew Graham himself to his new sister-in-law, Jeanne, reflecting on how happy he is to be married to Sweetie.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 13: Dear God Make Me Good to Them
    Jul 21 2024

    This is episode 13 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features three letters from the summer and fall of 1943. The first letter is a big letter from Dr. Chester Demaree who is writing to his son, Frank, about his work in carpentry and photography. The other two letters are from Sweetie from August 1943 and November 1943. Sweetie purchases some jewelry to celebrate one of Jeanne's recent accomplishments. Additionally, Sweetie starts a relationship with a man in the Navy, Lew Graham. By November, she reveals that a major update with regards to this relationship has occurred.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 12: Thank God for My Mother and Father
    Jul 14 2024

    This is episode 12 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features three letters from the summer of 1943 - all from Sweetie. Two are from May and one is from June. Sweetie provides some information about some of her acquaintances in Ottumwa - Betty, who is skipping school, and George, who is unable to enlist in the military. She reviews the impact her parents have had on her life, and then spends time looking to what might occur in the near future regarding her work location.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 11: If He Quits Walking on His Lips
    Jul 7 2024

    This is episode 11 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features four letters from spring 1943 - all from Sweetie. Two are from February, one from March, and one from April. We get more information on Sweetie's social life, information about David being deployed overseas, Sweetie gets the measles, and Sweetie watches Casablanca for the first time.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 10: 120 N. Holt, Bureau of Yards and Docks
    Jun 30 2024

    This is episode 10 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features three letters from early 1943 - two from Sweetie from January 1943, and the third letter is from Chester Demaree, M.D., who writes to his son, Robert "Bob" Demaree who is at the front in the Pacific Theater in World War II in the Guadalcanal Campaign, providing updates from his home in Lacona, Iowa and describing impacts at home, including conscription and rationing.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 9: I Shall Not Have Any Vacation for Thanksgiving
    Jun 23 2024

    This is episode 9 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features two letters from the fall of 1942 - one from Sweetie from November 1942 in which she writes about some social activities (including going to a football game), getting her wisdom teeth removed, and missing the holidays in 1942. The second letter is from Chester Demaree, M.D., who writes to his son, Robert "Bob" Demaree who is at the front in the Pacific Theater in World War II in the Guadalcanal Campaign, providing updates from his home in Lacona, Iowa and requesting of his son more updates of wartime activities.

    For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow

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    52 mins
  • Episode 8: We'll Do What We Can for Each Other
    Jun 16 2024

    This is episode 8 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features two letters from September 1942, both from Sweetie, including updates on her work at NAS Ottumwa, communications about relationships, and information about her finances, including a generous act.

    For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow

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    50 mins
  • Episode 7: I Have the Biggest Room on the Top Floor
    Jun 9 2024

    This is episode 7 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features two letters from the summer of 1942, both from Sweetie, and includes the first letter in which she references working at NAS Ottumwa.

    For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow

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    1 hr and 5 mins