The Third Reich History Podcast
1) Enemies of the People: Hitler's Critics and the Gestapo
The opening of Enemies of the People: Hitler's Critics and the Gestapo as read by the author.
2) The Concentration Camps Part Two - Expansion and Peacetime Camp Life
The concentration camps symbolize the Holocaust. But the twisted road to Auschwitz was only one path in a wider system of terror. How did the concentration camp system change from 1935 to 1938? Who wa...Show More
3) The Accountant of Auschwitz
How did the Accountant of Auschwitz end up before a court at 93 years of age? Who bears responsibility for genocide? What justice can there be for crimes committed a lifetime ago? Join us for a conver...Show More
4) Post-War Justice and Aschenauer
Who defended Nazi war criminals after 1945? What limited prosecution and how did the German public think about post-war justice? Tune in to our interview with Craig Sorvillo about his research on Rudo...Show More
5) Slave Labour after Stalingrad - The Chrissertation Part 2
How did life change for slave labour after Stalingrad? How did the German way of irregular warfare shape their experience as a vital yet dangerous resource in Nazi eyes? In part two, Chris begins by b...Show More
6) Nazi Colonial Precedents - The Chrissertation Part 1
How did an oppressive system become a murderous one? How was the Nazi foreign worker program built upon colonial precedents? In our latest episode, Ryan interviews Chris about his freshly defended dis...Show More
7) Himmler's Ministry of the Interior
Chris is back! In his triumphant return, we discuss how the Reich Ministry of the Interior functioned as the war turned against Germany. What changed after Himmler took control? Who was Wilhelm Stucka...Show More
8) The Roots of Nazism Part Five - Origins of the Judeo Bolshevik Conspiracy
Where did the Nazi idea of a Judeo Bolshevik Conspiracy come from? How were modern anti-Semitic tropes woven into a narrative of Jewish puppet masters? In the first half of a two part Roots of Nazism ...Show More
9) The Origins of Gestapo Power
How did a democratic police force transform into the Gestapo in three short years? Tune in to find out and bear in mind the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “Never forget that everything Hitler did in ...Show More
10) Archival Expedition Part Two - Tools of the Trade
How do historians come up with questions and find sources with answers? What are the ins and outs of working in an archive? In an episode chock full of resources, Ryan waxes poetic about overcoming th...Show More