The Silver King's War
The Silver King's War
Michael G. Sievers
"The Silver King's War" is a podcast series (with episode transcripts available on Applecast) of World War II plays (The Silver King, Marauder Men, Serviceman and Who Is Della) based on true events about a young man, Stanley Silverfield, who joins the United States Army Air Corps to serve his country as a Martin Marauder B-26 Bombardier flying in the 9th Air Force.  Stanley wrote letters to his family throughout World War II from January 1943 to October 1945. An exploration of his war letters, “Dearest Ones,” follows the four plays.  The series concludes with a trilogy of plays, "The Silverfields of Northbrook," which follows the family's 1950s Midwest suburban life. Stanley, born in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 23, 1923, died on October 15, 1990, in Rockford, Illinois. He was 67. The Silver King is my dad.  Please enjoy and share "The Silver King's War."
The Silver King's War Conclusion
Send a text This bonus episode is the conclusion of The Silver King's War podcast series. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, talks about his family's history and twelve years of research & writing to build the podcast. Throughout the series listeners asked about Stanley's life after his Second World War. This episode explains aspects of the complex answers about the life & times of Stanley, Shirley, Cindy & Michael, who beg...
Dec 17, 2023
24 min
Rockford
Send a text This episode is scene five of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's summer 1960 on Gregg Road. During a spectacular & busy season of Glencoe Beach visits and little league games, Stanley & Shirley share difficult, important news with Michael & Cindy. The family is leaving Northbrook for Rockford, Illinois, as Stanley explains his big sales promotion. The Silverfields will become the Sievers on October 7, 196...
Dec 15, 2023
13 min
Stanley Silverfield: The Silver King
Send a text As The Silverfields of Northbrook and the entire podcast series reaches its conclusion later this month, this bonus episode offers a brief, final review of Stanley Silverfield's life as the Silver King during his Second World War. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War reviews his father's story arc as an admiring, humble son with the Silver King's writing code. Contact us: [email protected] Please review The Silver King's...
Dec 11, 2023
6 min
Winter Wonders
Send a text This episode is scene four in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's early winter 1960 on Gregg Road. A heavy snow storm has hit the cul-de-sac as Stanley prepares to make sales calls. First, however, he calls Northbrook's city hall to have a public works crew clear the snow from the driveway's edge. Cindy's building a snowman in the front yard. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast ...
Dec 5, 2023
15 min
The Standard Club
Send a text This episode is the third scene in The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's early June 1959. Michael Silverfield visits Chicago and joins his uncle, Norman Gordon and almost-cousin Scott Fleischman, for a memorable Friday night Standard Club Father & Son event, including a White Sox game against the Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees, at Comiskey Park on the city's south side. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & ...
Dec 1, 2023
16 min
Little League
Send a text This episode is the second scene in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. Michael Silverfield played five seasons in the Northbrook Little League: two in the minors, three in the big time. His pitching hero was Sandy Koufax, a Jewish lefty with a lethal fastball. The April 13, 1964, Sports Illustrated baseball issue cover, a painting of Sandy Koufax, hangs in the Sievers' 2023 Portland, Oregon apartment. Michael G. Sievers,...
Nov 25, 2023
15 min
Beautiful Swimmer
Send a text This episode is the first scene of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's summer 1959. Cindy Silverfield is the family's Beautiful Swimmer, a powerful child churning through Lake Michigan's white cap curls. She's eight, a happy sun princess who loves the Glencoe Beach excursions. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates the family's 1950's suburban li...
Nov 20, 2023
8 min
The Sievers Introduction
Send a text This episode introduces The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. This is the family's last glorious summer on Gregg Road. Stanley accepts a large new sales territory for Bailey's Beauty Supplies in northern Illinois. The family moves to Rockford, Illinois, and on October 7, 1960, and becomes the Sievers. The Silverfields' demise signals significant, life-defining changes. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & cre...
Nov 15, 2023
13 min
Ditka Days
Send a text This episode follows the conclusion of Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy, with a special reading by the young narrator, Michael Silverfield. Thirty years after the Bears won the 1963 NFL Championship, beating the New York Giants & Quarterback Y.A. Tittle, 14-10, the team fired its head coach, Mike Ditka. Iron Mike led the Bears to the 1986 NFL Championship, beating New England 46-10. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer &am...
Nov 10, 2023
9 min
The Bears
Send a text This episode is the final scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's November 1959. The Bailey & Gordon families have Bears' season tickets. Norman Gordon invites Stanley & Michael Silverfield to join his group for the Packers v. Bears game at Wrigley Field. It's Vince Lombardi's first year as the Green Bay head coach. Clonick Steel is running two re-bar shifts and Abe Bailey is dangling a bigger sales territory...
Nov 5, 2023
11 min
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