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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 974 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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In late 1943, the German Army on the Eastern Front was in dire straits. Its southern army group had been pushed out of eastern Ukraine, and on 6 November 1943, Kiev—one of the Soviet Union’s largest cities—was retaken by an increasingly capable Sovie... more
Racism and Antiracism in Divided Germany (Cornell UP, 2026) addresses how racism expresses itself and what it means to be antiracist by tracing the history of racism and antiracist activism in East, West, and unified Germany. As far-right extremism s... more
Historians have always known that the success of the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day in June 1944 depended on deceiving the Germans about where the invasion would take place. Jason Bell’s book, Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the... more
May 1945. The Reich is in ruins. Hitler is dead. Yet for the US Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps, the real war has just begun.
They Shall Not See the Dawn: The Manhunt for the Third Reich's Most Wanted (Diversion Books, 2026) by Charles Lachman is... more
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There is far, far more to German history than WW2 but this otherwise excellent podcast returns repeatedly to the war.
you realize how many fine writers the new yorker has had over the years after reading burkhart bilger or masha gessen. one of my close friend’s father wrote for the new yorker. Also a “ German and native New Yorker”. i always says to my friend, “ for christsake” your father wrote for the new yorker”. he always downplays his achievements. i am german, from very low germans, like van gogh’s potato eaters. we were the dirt farmers, muckers, grinders and the rebel rousers at the haymarket. The bli... more
Given that our President is a belligerent Fascist Ethno-Nationalist, it’s a crucial time to learn your Nazi history. This is an amazing resource.
Over 90% of these episodes are interviews of writers on the War, Nazi Germany and/or the Holocaust—all subjects that are already well covered elsewhere, as they should be. But there is actually more to Germany’s past and present than that.
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A thoughtful, scholarship-forward series that centers historical memory, geopolitics, and the longue durée of German-related history. Conversations frequently orbit World War II, the Holocaust, migration, reparations, and the politics of memory, often tying academic research to contemporary debates. A notable strength is the mix of archival inquiry, field-specific method, and human-centered storytelling, including diverse topics from Nord Stream geopolitics to gendered resistance and postwar restitution. For potential listeners, it's a rigorous, idea-rich listen that rewards patience with nuanced, evidence-driven discussions and a steady stream of new book-focused conversations from prominent historians and researchers.
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