The Silver King's War

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 began as The Silverfields of Chicago and finished as The Sievers of Rockford.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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, 1960.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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 series, talks about his family's life in the 1950s, a recent reunion with his Wisconsin Badger college roomies, and a trip to Madison with Roger Sharpe, where he, Joe Weigler and Michael met as 1966 freshman playing pinball in the State Street bars. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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 & creator of The Silver King's War, reviews his family's years in the Chicago suburbs. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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, the left-handed writer, producer and creator of The Silver King's War  reviews the family's life from 1955 to 1960 in the Chicago suburbs.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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 life. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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, becomes the Sievers.  The Silverfields' demise signals significant, life-defining changes. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates the family's suburban life from 1955 to 1960. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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 & creator of The Silver King's War series, shares a 1993 essay he wrote about his favorite Monster of the Midway.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

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 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 for Stanley's consideration.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates suburban family life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the fourth scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's fall 1958.  The World Series is over and the Gregg Road footballers are preparing for a weekend game in the Levy's backyard.  Much of the conversation throughout every contest was about the Monsters of the Midway, the mighty Chicago Bears. The cul-de-sac kids heard adult stories about Sid Luckman, the heroic Jewish QB who led the Bears to four NFL titles in seven years. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  podcast series, narrates suburban family life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Scene three in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy. It's late summer 1958. Cindy Silverfield, 7, visits Aunt Phyllis Gordon (Shirley's older sister) in Chicago as they shop for just the right Hula Hoop.  Aunt Phyllis buys Cindy a bright blue hoop and they ride the Sheridan Road bus north to Belmont Avenue. The bus driver, Ralph Kramden, is all smiles for our Hula Girl. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the second scene in Wrigley Days, the second play of The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. Each summer, Michael & Cindy enjoyed a family day with the Bernsteins & Gordons at their respective country clubs, Green Acres and Bryn Mawr. The clubs represented prosperity & opportunity for Jewish families that were excluded from social settings throughout the United States.  The Silverfields, a post-war, middle-class family, enjoyed their country club days. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the first scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.   It's summer 1956. The family visits Glencoe Beach, a short drive east from Gregg Road over the Edens Expressway to Lake Michigan's edge.  Each summer throughout the Silverfields' Northbrook years,  the family owns a public beach pass. For ten dollars per season, the Silverfields share the surf & summer's largess. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the introduction to Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  Chicago's Wrigley Field, an iconic sports venue, was home to the Silverfield's favorite teams, the Cubs and Bears, the Monsters of the Midway.  Those were the years of Ernie Banks and Billy Williams, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, the Kansas Comet.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, narrates his family's stories in the 1950s Chicago suburbs. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene five in The Suburbs, the first play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's spring 1956. Stanley has a new job selling wholesale beauty supplies for his uncles, Abe & Joe Bailey, owners of Bailey's Beauty Supplies in Chicago. Abe Bailey is married to Sara Belle's sister, Rose. The Silverfields, excited about dad's new job, share their joy in the kitchen as Stanley delivers special beauty products to Shirley, Michael & Cindy. So begins the longest and most successful sales saga of Stanley's role with another family business.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene four in the first play, The Suburbs, in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's late summer 1955. The family has moved from Chicago's lake front to Northbrook, a growing north shore suburb. The Silverfields have met the Krauss family. Now they meet their one-house-over neighbors: Kal, Jeanne, Frank (Skip) & Ronnie Levy (plus memorable collie, Lady).  The families share stories, yards, projects, tools, sports & cocktails. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene three in the first play, The Suburbs, in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's early summer 1955. The family has moved from Chicago's lake front to Northbrook, a growing north shore suburb. The Silverfields meet their new, immediate neighbors: Hyman, Frances, Jimmy, Elaine & Stanton Krauss.  The families share yards without boundaries. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene two in The Suburbs, the first play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  The family prepares to leave Chicago as they visit their new Northbrook home. It's summer 1955.  They tour their Gregg Road home with amazement and joy.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates the family's suburban life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the opening scene of The Suburbs, the first play in the The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, introduces the scene as he reflects on the family's suburban life from 1955 to 1960. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast