Episodes

  • Episode 6, London Calling

    Episode 6, London Calling
    Mar 3 2021
    Enid and Vicki travel to the National Archive in London to corroborate their findings. So much more is revealed.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 5, Olga and the Truth about America

    Episode 5, Olga and the Truth about America
    Feb 24 2021
    The youngest sibling's (Olga) story is revealed and it answers a big question about Isabelle and Zoltan's past. The history of US immigration policy is examined, as is US involvement in WWII. Enid dances.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 4, The Post Office and How They Did It.

    Episode 4, The Post Office and How They Did It.
    Feb 17 2021
    We examine the inner workings of the post office during 1930s and 40s Hungary. Why Isabelle kept her secrets is revealed. Khrushchev examines a light bulb.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 3, Zoltan

    Episode 3, Zoltan
    Feb 10 2021
    My grandmother's brother, Zoltan, is the key to understanding her past. Zoltan's wartime journals reveal both the horrors of the Holocaust as well as his ambition- he is a visionary. W.H. Auden, Orson Welles and Doc Edgerton also weigh in.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 2, Love During Wartime

    Episode 2, Love During Wartime
    Feb 3 2021
    We investigate my grandmother's wartime affair with renown mountaineer, Eric Shipton. Women at war, love, marriage, friendship, and liberation are also discussed.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 1, Highly Confidential

    Episode 1, Highly Confidential
    Jan 27 2021
    A document reveals that my Jewish grandmother potentially worked for British Special
    Operations from inside fascist Hungary during WWII.
    My grandmother’s remarkable Holocaust survival story includes a firsthand account of
    passing information to the British with her brother, Zoltan. My mom reveals that my
    grandmother had an affair with a renown British explorer, Eric Shipton. Could this also be their British contact? Co-Producer Vicki Vergolina. Go to Patreon.com/HowMyGrandmotherWonWWII for free transcript of episode.
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    29 mins
  • How My Grandmother Won WWII Trailer

    How My Grandmother Won WWII Trailer
    Jan 24 2021
    A granddaughter’s journey to discover the truth about her Hungarian Jewish grandmother’s covert work for the British Special Operations during WWII.
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    2 mins