Apr 17

CLASSIC: Teddy Roosevelt May Just Have Saved Modern (American) Football

In recent years the public has become increasingly aware of the long-term dangers posed by sports injuries -- but at the turn of the 20th century this wasn't the case. Football players didn't wear protective gear, and in 1905 alone more than 15 players died from game-related inju ... Show More

24m 46s

Apr 16

Eurovision, Chapter Two: Pop Music as Problematic Diplomacy

Now, we know this is going to sound weird, but... it turns out one of the world's most popular pop music contests is also one of the world's best examples of 'soft diplomacy'. So what happens when countries that hate each other get together to determine the year's best song? Spoi ... Show More

44m 26s

Apr 14

Eurovision, Chapter One: A Ridiculous Origin Story -- and A Smash Success

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most popular talent shows on the planet, with multiple countries showcasing their culture through pop music spectacles in an effort to win the day. Some of the songs are utter bangers, some become one-hit wonders, and others are downright ... Show More

42m 21s

Jan 2020

The Bastard Who Executed The Top Nazis

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss John C. Woods, the American tasked with executing the Nazi High Command.FOOTNOTES:<ol> <li><a href="https://www.ozy.com/flashback/meet-the-lousy-kansas-hangman-who-executed-nazis/86017/?utm_source=SM&amp ... Show More

1h 17m

Jul 2023

Part Two: Julius Streicher: The Other Hitler

Robert and Jake conclude the story of Julius Streicher, the trailblazing Nazi cancel culture pioneer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 27m

Jul 2023

Part One: Julius Streicher: The Other Hitler

Robert sits down with Jake Hanrahan to talk about trailblazing Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, the man who might have been Fuhrer if a few things had broken differently. (2 Part Series)See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> ... Show More

1h 21m

Mar 2023

The (Nazi) Hess Conspiracies (Rudolf Hess)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MYS249-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />During WWII, Rudolph Hess, a close aide to Hitler, made a secret flight to ... Show More

1h 15m

Jan 2018

Roger Frie, “Not in My Family: German Memory and Responsibility After the Holocaust” (Oxford UP, 2017)

What if you suddenly discovered a cherished member of your family was a Nazi? How would you make sense of the code of silence that had kept an uncomfortable reality at bay? How would you resolve the wartime suffering of your family with their moral culpability for the Holocaust? ... Show More

1h 6m

Apr 2023

Family Secrets

Nicky talks to Martin Davidson, a historian who discovered as an adult that his Grandfather was a mid ranking SS Officer in the Nazi party - and had joined the party far before Hitler came to power. He and Nicky discuss what he uncovered about the holocaust, recognising evil and ... Show More

41m 30s

May 2017

Hitler’s Early Rise and the Night of the Long Knives

Over the course of several days in 1934, Adolf Hitler, who was at the time the Nazi Party Leader and Reich Chancellor, directed an action which eliminated all of his political enemies and enabled him to declare himself Fuhrer. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a ... Show More

31m 4s

May 2024

Part One: The Parenting Gurus of Nazi Germany

Robert sits down with Margaret killjoy to talk about Moritz Schreber, the pseudo scientific parenting guru who strapped children into torture devices and helped prepare Germany for the Nazis. (4 Part Series)See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio ... Show More

58m 4s

Sep 2023

The Nazi Massacre at Rumbula

What would it be like to discover that your grandfather was a Nazi? For decades, generations of Germans have been grappling with the legacies of relatives who were part of the Third Reich. These legacies inspire feelings of tremendous guilt but also present an opportunity to a ... Show More

39m 10s

May 2024

Part One: The Darkest Episode We Will Ever Do

Robert weaves a hideous story for Margaret, about how post-war Germans started out trying to make Nazism impossible and wound up harming generations of poor children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 6m

Otto Rahn, The Nazi Occultist Who Hated ...