Episode 30: Augustus the Strong - Europe's Worst King? with Prof. Tim Blanning
In this week's episode, Katja and Chris are joined by Professor Tim Blanning to discuss Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Famous for his strength, mistresses and lavish parties, Augustus has been called one of Europe's worst monarchs. They explore how he won and lost the Po…
Episode 31: The Making of Baldur von Schirach and the Hitler Youth
In this episode, Katja and Chris explore the life of Baldur von Schirach, leader of the Hitler Youth and one of the more unlikely figures in the Nazi elite. Born into a wealthy, cosmopolitan family with American roots, Schirach enjoyed the privilege and connections to pursue almost any career. Inst…
Episode 32: The Curious Cult of St Oswald: Kings, Ravens and Mermaids with Sarah Bowden
In this episode, Katja and Chris are joined by Sarah Bowden, Professor of German and Medieval Studies at King’s College London, to explore one of the strangest puzzles of medieval Europe: why hundreds of churches and chapels across southern Germany, Austria and the Alps are dedicated to Oswald, a 7…
The Edition: the truth about grooming gangs, 'why I'm voting for the AfD' & exploring YouTube rabbit holes
This week: what does justice look like for the victims of the grooming gangs?In the cover piece for the magazine, Douglas Murray writes about the conspiracy of silence on the grooming gangs and offers his view on what justice should look like for the perpetrators. He also encourages the government …
The Edition: Alt reich - is Germany's far right about to go mainstream?
This week: Alt reich. The Spectator’s Lisa Haseldine asks if Germany’s far right is about to go mainstream, ahead of regional elections this weekend. Lisa joined the podcast, alongside the historian Katja Hoyer, to discuss why the AfD are polling so well in parts of Germany, and how comparable this…
The Book Club: Katja Hoyer
In this week's Book Club podcast, my guest is the historian Katja Hoyer, whose new book Beyond The Wall: East Germany 1949-1990 tells the story of four decades which are vital to understand modern Germany, but which tend to be quietly relegated to a footnote in history. Born in the GDR herself, Kat…
Germany's rust belt revival
On location in Dortmund, in Germany's Ruhr region, historian and author Katja Hoyer reports on the dramatic transformation that has taken place in the city in the last 20 years. Once known for its heavy industry, especially steel production, Dortmund realised the future lay elsewhere. The city woul…
Episode 33: ‘The Greatest of All Revolutions’. November 1918 and the Fall of the Kaiserreich
In this episode, Katja and Chris explore the German Revolution of 1918–19, when a mass popular uprising swept away the Kaiser and every other German dynasty. Tracing its roots to the thwarted revolutions of 1848, they follow the upheaval through the munitions workers’ strikes of January 1918, the n…
Episode 34: The Counter-Revolution: Germany, 1919–1923
In this episode, Katja and Chris explore how the largely peaceful German Revolution of November 1918 descended into terror and bloodshed. Picking up where the previous episode left off, they examine how Friedrich Ebert’s provisional government turned to the army and the Freikorps to crush the so-ca…
Episode 35: West Berlin: Blockade, Airlift and the Wall with David E. Barclay
In this episode, Katja and Chris are joined by Professor David E. Barclay, author of Cold War City: A History of West Berlin, for the first of two episodes on the walled-in city at the heart of the Cold War. Why did David Bowie and Iggy Pop, of all people, choose West Berlin in 1976? And how did a …
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