The Holocaust History Podcast
@holocaustpod.bsky.social
A fortnightly podcast on the history of the Holocaust hosted by Dr. Waitman Wade Beorn (@waitmanwbeorn.com) featuring expert guests talking about a variety of topics.
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On this episode, I talked with @ankahajkova.bsky.social about her remarkable book on queer Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
We had a great discussion about the challenges and complexities of queering the Holocaust and what it teaches us.
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We had a great discussion about the challenges and complexities of queering the Holocaust and what it teaches us.
Check it out!
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Ep. 71. Queering the Holocaust with Anna Hájková - The Holocaust History Podcast
An important part of researching the Holocaust is recovering the stories of the diverse group of victims of the Nazi genocidal project. For a very long time, queer victims have been marginalized...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
On this episode, I talked with @ankahajkova.bsky.social about her remarkable book on queer Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
We had a great discussion about the challenges and complexities of queering the Holocaust and what it teaches us.
Check it out!
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We had a great discussion about the challenges and complexities of queering the Holocaust and what it teaches us.
Check it out!
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How did women experience the Holocaust differently than men? And how does a gendered approach help us to better understand the past?
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 70. Women in the Holocaust with Elissa Bemporad - The Holocaust History Podcast
How did women experience the Holocaust differently from men? What do we learn from considering a gender perspective when we look at the past? How did gender play a role in survival and opp...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
How did women experience the Holocaust differently than men? And how does a gendered approach help us to better understand the past?
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
We are BACK with our first episode of 2026!
I talk with the amazing Doris Bergen about the role of German military chaplains in supporting the Nazi state and their complicity in its crimes.
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I talk with the amazing Doris Bergen about the role of German military chaplains in supporting the Nazi state and their complicity in its crimes.
Check it out!
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Ep. 69- Wehrmacht Chaplains and the Holocaust with Doris Bergen - The Holocaust History Podcast
How could one be a man of God in Nazi Germany? And, especially, how can one minister to the Wehrmacht, itself an instrument of the Nazi state while professing to adhere to Christian morality?&nb...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
We are BACK with our first episode of 2026!
I talk with the amazing Doris Bergen about the role of German military chaplains in supporting the Nazi state and their complicity in its crimes.
Check it out!
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I talk with the amazing Doris Bergen about the role of German military chaplains in supporting the Nazi state and their complicity in its crimes.
Check it out!
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New episode!
Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
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Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
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EP. 68- Babi Yar: History, Memory, and Literature with Shay Pilnik - The Holocaust History Podcast
The mass shooting of Jews at Babi Yar in Kiev in September 1941 was the largest open-air shooting of Jews during the Holocaust. In some ways, it came to stand for the Einsatzgruppen killings tak...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New episode!
Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Are you excited about the new movie Nuremberg? Want to learn more about the story behind the film?
Check out the latest episode with Jack El-Hai, the author of the book the movie is based on!
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Check out the latest episode with Jack El-Hai, the author of the book the movie is based on!
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Ep. 67- Nuremberg Trials with Jack El-Hai - The Holocaust History Podcast
The Nuremberg Trials were the first attempt at coming to terms with Nazi criminality. While there was a legal component to this, there was also a psychological element. What made Nazi mind...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Are you excited about the new movie Nuremberg? Want to learn more about the story behind the film?
Check out the latest episode with Jack El-Hai, the author of the book the movie is based on!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Check out the latest episode with Jack El-Hai, the author of the book the movie is based on!
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NEW Episode is live!
How did Jews feel about their persecutors during the Holocaust? How do we know? In this episode, I talked with Amy Shapiro Simon about her fascinating work on ghetto diaries and these questions.
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How did Jews feel about their persecutors during the Holocaust? How do we know? In this episode, I talked with Amy Shapiro Simon about her fascinating work on ghetto diaries and these questions.
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Ep. 66- Feelings about Perpetrators in Yiddish DIaries with Amy Shapiro Simon - The Holocaust History Podcast
We often make the mistake of thinking that history is all about what happened and why. However, its also very much about how people felt about what was happening to them.In this episode, I talke...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW Episode is live!
How did Jews feel about their persecutors during the Holocaust? How do we know? In this episode, I talked with Amy Shapiro Simon about her fascinating work on ghetto diaries and these questions.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
How did Jews feel about their persecutors during the Holocaust? How do we know? In this episode, I talked with Amy Shapiro Simon about her fascinating work on ghetto diaries and these questions.
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New episode!
How did Nazi perpetrators attempt to evade prosecution (and their own guilt?)
In this episode, I talked with Andrew Wisely about SS doctor Franz Lucas' attempts to manipulate history and the justice system.
Check it out!
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How did Nazi perpetrators attempt to evade prosecution (and their own guilt?)
In this episode, I talked with Andrew Wisely about SS doctor Franz Lucas' attempts to manipulate history and the justice system.
Check it out!
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Ep. 65- A Nazi doctor and Post-war Justice with Andrew Wisely - The Holocaust History Podcast
Despite some popular perception, Holocaust perpetrators are rarely cartoonish pure evil characters. In fact, many of them understood their guilt and actively sought to weave false narratives to ...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New episode!
How did Nazi perpetrators attempt to evade prosecution (and their own guilt?)
In this episode, I talked with Andrew Wisely about SS doctor Franz Lucas' attempts to manipulate history and the justice system.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
How did Nazi perpetrators attempt to evade prosecution (and their own guilt?)
In this episode, I talked with Andrew Wisely about SS doctor Franz Lucas' attempts to manipulate history and the justice system.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
New episode is out!
I talked with Nicholas Milton about the extraordinary (and chilling) life of the "Birdman of Auschwitz," an orithologist who drifted along the Nazi currents of atrocity.
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I talked with Nicholas Milton about the extraordinary (and chilling) life of the "Birdman of Auschwitz," an orithologist who drifted along the Nazi currents of atrocity.
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Ep. 64- The Birdman of Auschwitz with Nicholas Milton - The Holocaust History Podcast
Sometimes it can still be surprising how deeply the Nazi state tainted every aspect of society...including ornithology. In this fascinating episode, I talk with Nicholas Milton about Günther Nie...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New episode is out!
I talked with Nicholas Milton about the extraordinary (and chilling) life of the "Birdman of Auschwitz," an orithologist who drifted along the Nazi currents of atrocity.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
I talked with Nicholas Milton about the extraordinary (and chilling) life of the "Birdman of Auschwitz," an orithologist who drifted along the Nazi currents of atrocity.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
The podcast just got a shout-out in Rolling Stone.
This is so cool (and very much unexpected.)
Thanks for the shout, @rollingstone.com!
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This is so cool (and very much unexpected.)
Thanks for the shout, @rollingstone.com!
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
7 Podcasts to Listen to After Watching 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'
From deep dives into the notorious killer to explorations of 'Psycho' and the Holocaust, learn the real history behind Ryan Murphy's Netflix hit.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The podcast just got a shout-out in Rolling Stone.
This is so cool (and very much unexpected.)
Thanks for the shout, @rollingstone.com!
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
This is so cool (and very much unexpected.)
Thanks for the shout, @rollingstone.com!
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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New episode just dropped!
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 63- Yiddish and the Holocaust with Hannah Pollin-Galay - The Holocaust History Podcast
The Nazis’ physical war on Jews also had important cultural repercussions. One of these was its assault on Yiddish. The Holocaust not only murdered many Yiddish speakers and destroyed Yidd...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New episode just dropped!
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
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An amazing story from 1997.
A pawnbroker, presumably a relative of Sonderkommando 7a Leader Walter Blume, held a small fortune, including gold teeth.
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A pawnbroker, presumably a relative of Sonderkommando 7a Leader Walter Blume, held a small fortune, including gold teeth.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
An amazing story from 1997.
A pawnbroker, presumably a relative of Sonderkommando 7a Leader Walter Blume, held a small fortune, including gold teeth.
www.nytimes.com/1997/09/23/w...
A pawnbroker, presumably a relative of Sonderkommando 7a Leader Walter Blume, held a small fortune, including gold teeth.
www.nytimes.com/1997/09/23/w...
New episode just dropped!
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 63- Yiddish and the Holocaust with Hannah Pollin-Galay - The Holocaust History Podcast
The Nazis’ physical war on Jews also had important cultural repercussions. One of these was its assault on Yiddish. The Holocaust not only murdered many Yiddish speakers and destroyed Yidd...
thhp.buzzsprout.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New episode just dropped!
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?
This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
In this episode, we explore the concept of dehumanization with philosopher David Livingstone Smith.
What IS dehumanization? Did Holocaust perpetrators really believe their victims were subhuman/less than human/inhuman?
How do we come to dehumanize others?
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What IS dehumanization? Did Holocaust perpetrators really believe their victims were subhuman/less than human/inhuman?
How do we come to dehumanize others?
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Ep. 62- Dehumanization and Genocide with David Livingstone Smith - The Holocaust History Podcast
We often hear the term “dehumanization” used in a variety of contexts. For example, dehumanization a set of beliefs, or a set of behaviors? Is it metaphorical or do people actually believe their...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
In this episode, we explore the concept of dehumanization with philosopher David Livingstone Smith.
What IS dehumanization? Did Holocaust perpetrators really believe their victims were subhuman/less than human/inhuman?
How do we come to dehumanize others?
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
What IS dehumanization? Did Holocaust perpetrators really believe their victims were subhuman/less than human/inhuman?
How do we come to dehumanize others?
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Check out the current episode of the Holocaust History Podcast on writing about Holocaust perpetrators.
We are BACK folks, after the British black hole of August holidays.
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
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In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
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Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin - The Holocaust History Podcast
How do we write about Holocaust perpetrators? What does that tell us about not only the historical figures themselves but also the ways in which we approach, describe, and analyze them.In this w...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Check out the current episode of the Holocaust History Podcast on writing about Holocaust perpetrators.
We are BACK folks, after the British black hole of August holidays.
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin - The Holocaust History Podcast
How do we write about Holocaust perpetrators? What does that tell us about not only the historical figures themselves but also the ways in which we approach, describe, and analyze them.In this w...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We are BACK folks, after the British black hole of August holidays.
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
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In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
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Apologies, everyone!
I fell into the August UK vacation hole.
But expect new episodes coming soon!!!
I fell into the August UK vacation hole.
But expect new episodes coming soon!!!
September 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Apologies, everyone!
I fell into the August UK vacation hole.
But expect new episodes coming soon!!!
I fell into the August UK vacation hole.
But expect new episodes coming soon!!!
How does one become a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? On this episode, I talk with Alette Smeulers about the many different kinds of perpetrators of mass atrocities and genocide.
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Check it out!
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Ep. 60- Perpetrators of Mass Violence with Alette Smeulers - The Holocaust History Podcast
What makes someone a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? One thing that is clear in studying the Holocaust and other genocides is that perpetrators come in all shapes and sizes with jus...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How does one become a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? On this episode, I talk with Alette Smeulers about the many different kinds of perpetrators of mass atrocities and genocide.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
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What was it like working in one of the worst places in the #Holocaust? In this episode, I talked with Dominic Williams about the Auschwitz Sonderkommando. We discussed how they were seen by fellow prisoners and how they managed to record their experiences.
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Ep. 59- The Auschwitz Sonderkommando with Dominic Williams - The Holocaust History Podcast
Arguably, one of the worst places for prisoners to work during the Holocaust was the Sonderkommando—the group of prisoners forced to work in and around the gas chambers, disposing of corpses. Ye...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
What was it like working in one of the worst places in the #Holocaust? In this episode, I talked with Dominic Williams about the Auschwitz Sonderkommando. We discussed how they were seen by fellow prisoners and how they managed to record their experiences.
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In the mail today: The Intermediaries by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com really interested to read this after hearing about it on @holocaustpod.bsky.social via thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis... #histbookchat #💙📚
July 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In the mail today: The Intermediaries by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com really interested to read this after hearing about it on @holocaustpod.bsky.social via thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis... #histbookchat #💙📚
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I remember listening to this podcast when you first released it.
I kind of knew bits of it, but extraordinary to hear it laid out in detail like this in one session.
Can’t recommend the @holocaustpod.bsky.social enough - it’s an incredible series.
I kind of knew bits of it, but extraordinary to hear it laid out in detail like this in one session.
Can’t recommend the @holocaustpod.bsky.social enough - it’s an incredible series.
July 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I remember listening to this podcast when you first released it.
I kind of knew bits of it, but extraordinary to hear it laid out in detail like this in one session.
Can’t recommend the @holocaustpod.bsky.social enough - it’s an incredible series.
I kind of knew bits of it, but extraordinary to hear it laid out in detail like this in one session.
Can’t recommend the @holocaustpod.bsky.social enough - it’s an incredible series.
What's in a name? What IS genocide? Where did this term come from and what does it mean, historically and legally? I talked with Ben Meiches about the origins of the concept, the role of the Holocaust in creating it, and the challenges it poses today.
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Ep. 58- Evolution of Genocide with Benjamin Meiches - The Holocaust History Podcast
The concept of genocide is one of the few ideas created from scratch in the 20th century. As a result, it can be incredibly complicated to interpret, both legally and historically. Indeed,...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
What's in a name? What IS genocide? Where did this term come from and what does it mean, historically and legally? I talked with Ben Meiches about the origins of the concept, the role of the Holocaust in creating it, and the challenges it poses today.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
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YAY go listen to @waitmanwbeorn.com talk to @bschillace.brandyschillace.com on @holocaustpod.bsky.social!!
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Ep. 57- Magnus Hirschfeld, the trans community, and the Nazis with Brandy Schillace
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June 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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On this week's episode, I talked with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com about Magnus Hirschfeld and how the LGBTQ community confronted the Nazis and fascism.
Just in time for #Pride 🏳️🌈
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Just in time for #Pride 🏳️🌈
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Ep. 57- Magnus Hirschfeld, the trans community, and the Nazis with Brandy Schillace - The Holocaust History Podcast
When the Nazis carried out their infanous and well-documented book burning on the Opernplatz in May 1933, the literal fuel for that fire came from Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science,...
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June 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On this week's episode, I talked with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com about Magnus Hirschfeld and how the LGBTQ community confronted the Nazis and fascism.
Just in time for #Pride 🏳️🌈
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Just in time for #Pride 🏳️🌈
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