Explore the history of one of the world’s most captivating cities with "History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast." Your hosts, seasoned tour guides Pip Roper...
Join us for a discussion with Berlin tour guiding legend Matti Geyer, as we tackle the sad, mad and certainly very bad Stella Goldschlag. Born and raised to a secular Jewish Berlin family, she would take advantage of her ability to pass as 'aryan' to aid the Gestapo as a chief ‘Greifer’ or ‘catcher’ of Jewish people during the Nazi period. We talk about her role alongside that of husband Rolf Isaaksohn, and discuss why it might be that his actions as well as 30 other Greifer in Berlin are largely forgotten, whilst Stella’s story has become infamous.++++++Love the smooth radio voice and historical insight of Matti Geyer? Find his tours online at www.toursofberlin.com++++++You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++You can find Jonny online on Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/++++++SourcesStella, by Peter WydenThe Myth of the She Devil, Helena Kennedy
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S2E7: Stalinallee & Karl-Marx-Allee
How to build a new countryStep 1: No, not like that!Step 2: Stalin, do you like your birthday present?Step 3: We must make Stalin a nice birthday present, this time while singing a catchy song.Step 4: Oh, Stalin, are you dead?This episode Pip & Jonny explore how the grand buildings on Karl-Marx-Allee, formerly Stalinallee, came to be. The story of these momentous buildings is filled with hard work, hope, optimism, and trying to impress daddy. ++++++ToursWant to book Pip & Jonny for tours? You can get in touch via the Whitlam's Berlin Tours website.You can follow Jonny online on Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok, and more!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++Sources Die Stalinbauten Story by Christian GruenlerDie Stalinallee - Prachtboulevard für Arbeiter, radioWissen
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S2E6: Angela Davis
What happened when civil rights activist, one-time FBI’s most wanted, scourge of J Edgar Hoover, Angela Davis met the GDR? A lot actually. Want to find out? Join us as we dive into Angela’s early years and into her eventful 20s, growing up surrounded by threats of death and violence in the southern US to studying in Paris, Frankfurt and Berlin. And discover why she holds cult statues for an entire generation of children and youngsters who grew up under the leadership of the GDR. Oh… and there’s a Mitford sister in there, just for laughs! (Pip mispronounces Marcuse, but she’s only just met him and she knows now, ok?!)++++++ToursWant to book Pip & Jonny for tours? You can get in touch via the Whitlam's Berlin Tours website.You can follow Jonny online on Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok, and more!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++Sources The LRB Podcast States of Shock Pankaj Mishra and Adam ShatzMaria Schubert Solidarity! Angela Davis and the GDR https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/art/one/22172301.htmlBlack History for White People- podcast April 6 2022Autobiography: https://decolonisesociology.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/angela-davis-autobiography.pdfGDR Solidarity Goethe article https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/art/one/22172301.html#drittensSov Union and Angela- “You Are Not Alone”: Angela Davis and the Soviet Dreams of Freedom Maxim Matusevich"Schwarze Schwester Angela" – Die DDR und Angela Davis. Kalter Krieg, Rassismus und Black Power, 1965–1975, Lorenz, Sophie- Review by David Spreen.Time Magazine article April 3, 1972 12:00 AM EST: https://time.com/archive/6639469/east-germany-st-angela/ 'Comrade Angela Davis': An icon in East Germany, Rayna Breuer -DW„Free Angela Davis!“ – Black Power und dieJugend der DDR - Maria Schuberthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/05/angela-davis-on-the-power-of-protest-we-cant-do-anything-without-optimism Color–blind and Color–coded Racism: Angela Davis, the New Left in Hungary, and “Acting Images” by Kata KrasznahorkaiWho’s Afraid of Angela Davis?: An American Icon and the Political Uses of Youth Literature in the GDR, Ada BieberSarah E James, The Friendship between East Germany and Angela Davis, Frieze, https://www.frieze.com/article/friendship-between-east-germany-and-angela-davis2 Walls Turned Sideways are Bridges: Angela Davi
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S2E5: 2024 Christmas Special with Berlin Companion
And what a special it is! We're joined by the Berlin Companion herself, Beata Gontarczyk-Krampe, author of the wonderful Berlin Companion blog. Beata's deep dives into Berlin history most people have never heard of are consitently fascinating and delightful. If you like this show, you'll love her blog!Beata blessed us with surprising stories of Berlin Christmases past over wine and Christmas treats - What is a Christmas Pyramide? What didn't Prince Albert bring to Britain, and if you're not actually feeling that festive we did manage to slip in some WAR!Love listening to Beata? Get the Berlin Companion app on Apple or Android and join Beata for audio walks around Berlin!Follow Berlin Companion on BlueSky, Substack, and Instagram.++++++ToursWant to book Pip & Jonny for tours? You can get in touch via the Whitlam's Berlin Tours website.You can follow Jonny online on Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok, and more!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5
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S2 E4: Frederick the Great
What makes a king “Great”? In this episode, we follow up on our exploration of Frederick’s intense and domineering father, the Soldier King, to uncover what shaped Frederick into a true Renaissance man. With secret lessons in music and literature, famously philosphers, the flute, and an incredible instinct for survival, Frederick became one of history’s most intriguing monarchs.Sure, he invaded another kingdom early in his reign - young and impulsive, we all are (or were) - but even he admitted it was totes silly and he won't do it again, promise - don't hold it against him!ToursWant to book Pip & Jonny for tours? You can get in touch via the Whitlam's Berlin Tours website.You can follow Jonny online on Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok, and more!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++SourcesFrederick the Great By Nancy Mitford (1970)The Rise of Prussia a History of Europe Key Battles podcastBBC In our Time: Frederick the Great Podcast
Explore the history of one of the world’s most captivating cities with "History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast." Your hosts, seasoned tour guides Pip Roper and Jonny Whitlam, take you through the highs and low-lows of Berlin's past, exploring events, lives and stories from Berlin's past.From the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall to the artistic renaissance of the Weimar Republic and the dark days of the Nazi dictatorship, each episode is a blend of history, stories from the tour guide streets, and a dash of humour. Whether you’re a history buff, a lover of Berlin, or simply curious about the forces that shaped modern Europe, join Pip and Jonny as they peel back the layers of Berlin's history. Discover the heroes, villains, revolutions, and evolutions that have defined this iconic city.Welcome to History Flakes!
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