Ceremonies mark Auschwitz liberation

Palestinian health authorities say at least 15 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza. 

Tough talk from Donald Trump prompts a defiant Russia to launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine in its biggest bombardment yet in its war on the country. 

More US trade uncertainty as Donald Trump flags steep tariffs on copper and pharmaceuticals. 

On January 27th 1945, the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz unveiling its almost unspeakable horrors to the world.  The concentration camp system began almost immediately after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. It was an integral part of the ... Show More

As the world marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, Sudha David-Wilp and Stuart Dowell join Emma Nelson to discuss the Polish and German perspectives. Plus, Israel moves to shut down Unrwa, Ukraine’s drone-only military ops and highlights from the Jeddah Islamic Art Bi ... Show More

How did the Nazis’ poisonous antisemitic rhetoric eventually culminate in the systematic mass-murder of millions? Speaking to Rachel Dinning back in 2023, historian Laurence Rees charts the course of the Holocaust – from its origins to its devastating conclusion. Holocaust Memori ... Show More

Dr. E. Michael Jones returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his recent article “Is Holocaust Denial a Sin?”  We also talk about the Catholic Church’s latest converso crisis and the curious phenomenon of so many Catholics appearing to be more dedicated to currying favor with ... Show More

Historians continue to unearth documents, interpret new records accounts and reinterpret old ones in their light. In doing so they expand our understanding of unfolding antisemitism and the holocaust. Anne McElvoy speaks to Barbara Warnock the senior curator of the Wiener Holocau ... Show More

When Taffy Brodesser-Akner became a writer, Mr. Lindenblatt, the father of one of her oldest friends, began asking to tell his story of survival during the Holocaust in one of the magazines or newspapers she wrote for. He took pride in telling his story, in making sure he fulfill ... Show More

Stephen Kapos is an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Budapest, and here he tells me about the horrors he survived - and why Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. He's such an inspiring voice, full of moral clarity, and it was a privilege to listen to him.Support this show htt ... Show More

Dans le cadre du Grasse summer podcast festival (festival historique du podcast du salon du livre d'histoire de Grasse), retrouvez chaque semaine cet été une historienne/un historien qui vous parle de son sujet de prédilection. Aujourd'hui, je reçois Marie Moutier-Bitan, historie ... Show More