Podcasts about Weimar

────────────────────────────────────────[00:02:14] Trump Takes Credit for Gas Prices, Just Like Biden DidDrudge's classic pointing photo returns as the Iran war drives pump prices up.────────────────────────────────────────── Interview 1: Melissa Dalton Bradford — How to Save Democracy ──────────────────────────────────────────[00:12:18] US Plummets to 51st Place in Global Democracy RankingsV-Dem's watchdog index cites attacks on elections, press, and free speech.────────────────────────────────────────[00:18:23] Emergency Decrees Without an Off-Ramp Become PermanentBradford warns unchecked executive orders drift into endless "poly-crisis" rule.────────────────────────────────────────[00:42:45] Christian Nationalism Is "a Ploy for Power," Not FaithBradford draws a direct line from Weimar-era church oaths to today's US politics.────────────────────────────────────────[00:59:13] Bannon's "Flood the Zone" Tactic Exhausts ResistanceChaos and outrage overload primes the public to surrender to a "savior."────────────────────────────────────────── Interview 2: Jonathan Dever — The Petrodollar's Endgame ──────────────────────────────────────────[01:17:39] What the Petrodollar Actually Is, and Why Nixon Built ItSaudi oil-for-dollars deal after gold standard's end still anchors global trade.────────────────────────────────────────[01:20:17] Weaponizing SWIFT Sanctions Is "Killing the Golden Goose"Biden and Trump both used dollar dominance as a weapon, accelerating its decline.────────────────────────────────────────[01:22:19] US Faces a 15-Year Countdown as Social Security Cliff Hits 2032Debt-to-GDP already over 100%; a 22% benefit cut looms with no plan to stop it.────────────────────────────────────────[01:39:32] Gold's Safe-Haven Role Grows as Nations Route Around the DollarUAE builds physical oil routes around Hormuz; China buys gold on every dip.────────────────────────────────────────[01:54:08] Dever: History Says We're "Due" for a War, 80 Years OnFourth-turning cycle plus record global debt make conflict the likely release valve. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

Presentation from Showhttps://gamma.app/docs/The-Broken-Link-Why-Fiat-Systems-Collapse-40s8g61h5qiw28hFrames labor as a law of nature (2 Thessalonians 3:10), not theology. For 10,000 years, the work-sustenance feedback loop was inescapable and visible.Governments discovered they could print money without producing goods, severing the direct link between work and consumption.Citizens become entitled, believing they can consume without producing. Generational debt grows silently. Blame shifts to demographics instead of the system.Elites believe AI/automation will break the law of nature, allowing infinite consumption for the few. The fatal flaw: automation changes how we produce, not the requirement to produce.Resources allocated by political fiat become a battleground. Polarization deepens. Moral decay follows when consumption is decoupled from contribution.Unsustainable promises require external resources. Governments debase currency and wage wars to fund the illusion. Financial imbalances spill into military conflict.Nature always wins. Historical examples (Rome, Weimar, Zimbabwe, Venezuela) show the inevitable collapse pattern.Call to action: shrink the state, restore sound money, reconnect production to consumption, and demand moral clarity.Professor Jiang Xequin Thinking on The Decline of Civilizationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y0FtfGSVVI

Vous aimez notre peau de caste ? Soutenez-nous ! https://www.lenouvelespritpublic.fr/abonnementUne émission de Philippe Meyer, enregistrée au studio l'Arrière-boutique le 11 septembre 2026.Avec cette semaine :Nicolas Baverez, essayiste et avocat.Béatrice Giblin, directrice de la revue Hérodote et fondatrice de l'Institut Français de Géopolitique.Michaela Wiegel, correspondante à Paris de la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Lionel Zinsou, ancien Premier ministre du Bénin et président de la fondation Terra Nova.LA VICTOIRE DE L'AfD EN SAXE-ANHALT43,8 % des suffrages exprimés et 77,8% de participation : le parti Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD) a obtenu le 6 septembre, dans le Land de Saxe-Anhalt, un score sans équivalent pour un parti d'extrême droite allemand depuis 1945. C'est dans ce même Land qu'en 1932, le Parti national socialiste des travailleurs allemands (NSDAP), celui par lequel Adolf Hitler est arrivé au pouvoir, réussissait pour la première fois à obtenir une majorité relative et à diriger le gouvernement d'un des quinze Etats constitutifs de la République de Weimar. L'AfD fait plus que doubler son score de 2021. De son côté, l'Union chrétienne-démocrate (CDU), le parti du chancelier, Friedrich Merz, chute à environ 17%, deux fois moins qu'il y a cinq ans. Toutefois, faute d'obtenir une majorité de sièges, le parti d'Ulrich Siegmund doit désormais trouver des partenaires s'il veut accéder au pouvoir, et appliquer son programme radical.Contrairement à d'autres formations d'extrême droite en Europe, l'AID n'a jamais cherché à se « dédiaboliser ». Son programme prévoit notamment une restriction des conditions de naturalisation, l'abolition du droit d'asile, la déchéance de nationalité pour les binationaux "dangereux", la suppression du statut particulier dont bénéficient les Ukrainiens, la mise en place de "programmes volontaires de remigration" et d'expulsions forcées. Il prône par ailleurs un rapprochement avec Moscou, ainsi qu'une reprise des importations de gaz russe abandonnées depuis 2022. Il prévoit en outre la relance d'une politique familiale nataliste, la reprise en main de l'école et le rejet de la transition écologique. Il vise également à exclure des écoles les élèves handicapés et les enfants de réfugiés, ou de réviser l'enseignement de l'histoire pour en finir avec le « masochisme national » et la « perpétuation d'une névrose » autour du nazisme.Créé en 2013, l'AfD est à l'origine un parti eurosceptique plutôt bourgeois issu du parti libéral, né lors de la crise de la zone euro en opposition aux plans de soutien aux pays du sud de l'Europe. Il se transforme très vite, notamment avec la crise des réfugiés syriens en 2015, en un parti d'extrême droite, raciste et xénophobe, infiltré par de nombreux néonazis. Son électorat est majoritairement masculin. Le parti séduit particulièrement les tranches d'âge intermédiaires, à partir de 35 ans et jusqu'à l'âge de la retraite. Mais pas les personnes âgées. On y retrouve beaucoup d'ouvriers travaillant dans l'industrie.Selon les sondages, l'AfD arrive en tête dans tous les Länder situés à l'Est de l'ancien rideau de fer, sauf Berlin. C'est le cas du Brandebourg (37%), de la Saxe (42%), de la Thuringe (40%) et du Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale (35%) où se tiendront des élections régionales le 20 septembre prochain. Toutefois, alors que de multiples crises - afflux migratoire de 2015, pandémie de Covid-19, guerre en Russie, flambée des prix de l'énergie, attentats islamistes sur le sol national - affectent tout le pays, l'AfD gagne du terrain partout dans tout le pays.QUELLE PLACE POUR LA DETTE DANS LA CAMPAGNE PRÉSIDENTIELLE ?Au premier trimestre selon l'Insee, la dette publique française a augmenté à 3.536,1 milliards d'euros, pour s'établir à 117,5 % du PIB. Le gouvernement vise un déficit à 5% en 2026, contre 5,1 % en 2025, 5,8 % en 2024 et 5,4 % en 2023.Depuis le 18 août, le taux d'intérêt de notre dette à dix ans est de 4,1 %, soit son plus haut niveau depuis novembre 2008, lors de la crise financière. Il avait alors atteint 4,2 %. Sur les six premiers mois de l'année, la charge de la dette s'est alourdie de plus de 5 milliards d'euros. Mi-juillet, quatre économistes, missionnés par Bercy, ont remis un rapport dans lequel ils estiment à 126 milliards d'euros les efforts à réaliser dès 2027 pour stabiliser le taux de dette publique en France d'ici à 2032.Faute de quoi celle-ci passerait à 130 % du PIB en 2030.Sept des candidats à l'élection présidentielle étaient réunis, fin août, par le Medef : Marine Le Pen, Raphaël Glucksmann, Edouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marine Tondelier et Bruno Retailleau. L'ancien Premier ministre Gabriel Attal a proposé de revenir sous les 3 % de déficit d'ici à 2032 et à l'équilibre en dix ans. Il prévoit de « changer assez profondément notre système social» et de reprendre le calendrier prévu de la réforme Borne des retraites, suspendue dans le budget 2026 par le gouvernement de Lecornu. Son concurrent direct, l'ancien Premier ministre Édouard Philippe, veut aussi maîtriser les comptes par le biais du social. Selon lui, la clé de la maîtrise de la dette réside dans celle de la dépense sociale, plus particulièrement des retraites qui représentent 420 milliards d'euros par an, soit 25 % de l'ensemble de la dépense publique. En tête des sondages, Marine Le Pen a déjà un chiffre en tête. Si elle accède à l'Elysée, la candidate du Rassemblement national mènera un plan d'économies de 125 milliards d'euros sur le quinquennat. Ses solutions pour résorber l'endettement : la suppression d'agences de l'État, la lutte contre l'immigration et la baisse de la contribution à l'Union européenne. Le candidat de La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, estime qu'il suffirait de « foutre au feu » les titres de dette française (environ 20 %) détenus par la Banque centrale européenne pour régler la question. Le candidat Place publique, Raphaël Glucksmann veut aussi « [s|'attaquer à la dette », en faisant des économies mais aussi en mettant à contribution les grands héritages.Chaque semaine, Philippe Meyer anime une conversation d'analyse politique, argumentée et courtoise, sur des thèmes nationaux et internationaux liés à l'actualité. Pour en savoir plus : www.lenouvelespritpublic.frHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In Eisenach kam Alexandra Husemeyer zur Welt, dort wuchs Sie auf und dort lebt sie noch immer. Fragt man Sie auf Reisen, woher sie kommt, dann sagt sie aus Thüringen, ansonsten aber begreift sie sich als Europäerin. Seit 2019 ist Alexandra Husemeyer Projektleiterin der interkulturellen ACHAVA Festspiele in Eisenach und organisiert dafür jährlich an die 30 Veranstaltungen. Im Jahr 2015 wurden die ACHAVA Festspiele in Thüringen unter Leitung und Intendanz von Kulturmanager Martin Kranz in Weimar ins Leben gerufen, um ein Zeichen für Toleranz und Dialog zu setzen. Das hebräische Wort ACHAVA steht für Brüderlichkeit. Neben Konzerten renommierter internationaler Künstler gehören Ausstellungen, Tanz, Theater, Gespräche und Podiumsdiskussionen, sowie thüringenweite Schüler-Angebote zum Programm. Die 12. ACHAVA Festspiele Thüringen bringen vom 23. September bis 11. Oktober mehr als 80 Veranstaltungen in die sieben Städte Eisenach, Gera, Erfurt, Gotha, Mühlhausen, Weimar und Bad Salzungen. In Eisenach vom 13. September bis 10.Oktober. Höhepunkt ist das ACHAVA Familienfest am 04. Oktober im E-Werk Eisenach. 1972 in Eisenach geboren, besuchte nach der Oberschule von 1989 bis 1992 das Evangelisches Gymnasium in Potsdam-Hermannswerder. Anschließend absolvierte sie im Rahmen der Ausbildung zur Evangelischen Paramentikerin und Prüfung vor der EKD Hannover eine zweijährige Lehre in Handstickerei. In der Paramentenwerkstatt der von Veltheim-Stiftung Kloster St. Marienberg Helmstedt und in der Handweberei Peters in Königslutter ließ sich Alexandra Husemeyer von 1994 bis 1996 zur Handweberin ausbilden. 2002 bestand sie die Meisterprüfung im Weber-Handwerk vor der Handwerkskammer Hannover, eröffnete in Eisenach die Werkstatt "Der rote Faden“ und arbeitete als selbständige Paramentikerin, Textildesignerin und Textilrestauratorin, aber auch Kulturkoordinatorin und Moderatorin. Alexandra Husemeyer qualifizierte sich zur zertifizierten Gästeführerin im Bundesverband der Gästeführer in Deutschland e.V., wurde von 2008 bis 2013 im Wartburgverlag GmbH, Lutherhaus Eisenach Mitarbeiterin für Museumspädagogik und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und besuchte berufsbegleitend von 2009 bis 2012 die Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Thüringen "Lutherfinder“ in Erfurt und Schulungen bei der Thüringer Tourismus GmbH. Von 2014 bis 2020 arbeitete Alexandra Husemeyer in der Evangelischen Kirche in Mitteldeutschland als Mitarbeiterin für Museumspädagogik, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Veranstaltungsmanagement und entschied 2020 wieder in die Freiberuflichkeit zu gehen. Über ihr Kulturbüro "Der rote Faden“ in Eisenach arbeitet sie als Moderatorin für die französische Botschaft in Berlin, die Evangelische Akademie Thüringen, lädt zu Stadtführungen, ist Kuratorin zahlreicher Ausstellungen über den Kunstverein in der Predigerkirche und im Stadtschloß, arbeitet als Museumspädagogin und an der Entwicklung neuer Bildungsangebote für Museen. Moderation Julia HemmerlingRedaktion: Angelika Zapf

Straßenkämpfe, Notverordnungen, Präsidialkabinette: Ab 1930 höhlte Reichspräsident Hindenburg die Weimarer Demokratie systematisch aus - und bahnte damit den Nationalsozialisten den Weg in die Diktatur. Ein Podcast von Renate Eichmeier (BR 2026)

Weimar, 08. September 1855. Franz Liszt gibt seine Töchter in die Obhut der Bülows. Dort sind die beiden weit genug entfernt von ihrer Mutter Marie d'Agoult. Für Liszts Geschmack sind sie in letzter Zeit zu häufig der Gouvernante entwischt.

Historian Katja Hoyer was born in the last days of the GDR and grew up in the 1990s, watching many former East Germans struggle in the years after reunification.Learning about the Nazi era was a big part of her education but Katja left school feeling unsatisfied about what she'd been taught about the period when the Nazis rose to power.She knew about all the big political moments, but not much about the lives of ordinary Germans and how they responded to the dramatic changes that unfolded around all around them.So Katja the historian traced the lives of residents in the town of Weimar from 1919 to 1939 to examine how a cultural hub of democracy transformed into a Nazi stronghold.Further information Weimar: Life of the Edge of Catastrophe is published by Penguin.Katja's earlier book is Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-1990Learn more about Katja Hoyer on her websiteThis episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It explores German history, the rise of the Nazis, Weimar, the Weimar Republic, Adolf Hitler, the Stasi, secret police, the Berlin Wall, Communism, Fascism, World War II, East Germany, the GDR, democracy, Jewish persecution, Buchenwald, concentration camps, Carl Weirich, Nazi era history, the rise of the Nazis.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

Mentor Sessions 093: Luke Gromen and Lyn Alden explain the 2026 global bond market crisis, private credit risk, yield curve control, and Bitcoin and gold as safe havens.The global bond market is bleeding out in slow motion, and the real danger is buried in private credit that insurance companies can't sell without going insolvent. Luke Gromen and Lyn Alden break down why the long end of the Treasury market is grinding higher, why Scott Bessent intervened before any visible crisis, and what happens when trillion-dollar balance sheets finally hit the sell button.You'll learn why China is the one nation conspicuously absent from the sovereign debt rout, how AI-driven deflation is reshaping Chinese manufacturing, and why Gromen argues the U.S. now faces a "Weimar gold reparations" problem with true interest expense at 105% of receipts. You'll see why both guests believe rate hikes are no longer even a usable tool under fiscal dominance, how a Blackrock "one phone call" scenario could freeze $5 trillion in a crisis, and where Bitcoin and gold fit as bearer assets when markets get locked down. Alden makes the case for holding scarce assets and extra cash through the air pockets; Gromen explains why he trimmed Bitcoin and exactly when he'd aggressively buy it back.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:12 - Treasury Event or Broader Sovereign Debt Crisis1:34 - Why China Avoids the Global Bond Rout2:00 - Hyperscalers Emerge as New Bond Vigilantes3:41 - Path Leading to Yield Curve Control4:15 - Why Chinese 10-Year Yields Hit Global Lows6:00 - AI Driving Deflation in Chinese Manufacturing10:17 - Orderly Bond Market Grind vs Sensationalized Crash13:43 - The Dog That Didn't Bark in Bessent's Move14:38 - Silent Crisis Brewing in Private Credit15:38 - Insurance Insolvency Risk Triggers Treasury Sales19:01 - Liquidity Versus Solvency in Private Funds27:44 - Will Warsh Raise Rates This Cycle29:43 - True Interest Expense Hits 105% of Receipts33:43 - Rate Hikes Fail Against Fiscal Dominance35:50 - Crack Spreads, Diesel and Physical Bottlenecks37:37 - Wall Street Awakening to Fiscal Dominance40:12 - BlackRock's $5 Trillion Lockdown Scenario41:00 - Past the Point of No Return for Markets45:47 - Non-Linear Reset Versus Slow Economic Spiral50:19 - Physical Constraints in Beef and Refineries54:05 - Gormen Adds Back Bitcoin After Selling57:07 - Lyn Alden on Bitcoin and Gold Outlook

A dos días de unas elecciones cruciales en Alemania, la ultraderechista AfD lidera ampliamente los sondeos en Alta Sajonia. Si su candidato, Ulrich Siegmund, logra gobernar este estado del este alemán, sería la primera vez desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial que la extrema derecha alcanza el poder regional y enviaría una señal de gran impacto político. En el estado federado de Alta Sajonia la AfD (Alternativa por Alemania) aparece con un 41% de intención de voto, muy por delante del partido conservador del canciller Friedrich Merz, que obtiene apenas un 23%. La AfD defiende un programa radical y lo asume abiertamente, como expulsar a todos los extranjeros en situación irregular o rehabilitar una visión positiva de Alemania en los manuales escolares. Y le está dando resultado, en gran medida gracias al cabeza de lista del partido en Alta Sajonia Ulrich Siegmund, a quien la revista Der Spiegel bautizó como "el hombre más peligroso de Alemania". Con 35 años y una imagen de yerno ideal, este antiguo vendedor de ambientadores ha logrado atraer a numerosos simpatizantes en esta región rural de la antigua Alemania del Este, donde muchos habitantes se sienten abandonados o simplemente decepcionados por los partidos tradicionales. La preocupación es enorme entre sus adversarios, así como en las instituciones federales, algo que ha reconocido incluso el canciller Friedrich Merz. "Ulrich Siegmund es una persona bastante carismática. Incluso cuando aparece en televisión muestra una imagen muy moderada. Nada de extremismo de derecha. Quiere hablar con todo el mundo", afirma el profesor Nicolaus Werz, de la Universidad de Rostock. Tras la caída del régimen de la antigua Alemania del Este, se perdieron numerosos empleos, especialmente en el sector minero. Muchas personas se oponen a una mayor inmigración, pese a que la proporción de extranjeros en la población, entre el 8% y el 9%, está muy por debajo de la media nacional. "Lo que la AfD ha hecho es identificar un déficit identitario entre los alemanes del este. Ellos se consideran los perdedores de la reunificación alemana. Y, aunque financieramente eso no es cierto, la gente vive hoy mucho mejor que en 1990 y que en los años 80", explica el profesor Kristian Reich, de la Universidad de Potsdam. Alternativa para Alemania alcanza el 42% en los últimos sondeos, al borde de la mayoría absoluta y muy por delante de los conservadores del canciller Merz, que han gobernado este estado rural y relativamente pobre durante la mayor parte del tiempo desde su creación. "Primero, Alternativa para Alemania tendría que conseguir la mayoría absoluta. Hay que tener en cuenta que hace cinco años la CDU aparecía muy debilitada en las encuestas y finalmente obtuvo un resultado mejor de lo previsto. Habrá que ver si logran el 43% o el 45% de los votos para alcanzar esa mayoría absoluta. Lo segundo es que el sistema federal alemán contiene numerosos mecanismos de control, aprendidos de las lecciones de Weimar y del Tercer Reich. Un estado federado no puede cambiarlo todo con facilidad. Puede influir en las políticas educativas, en la policía y en algunas otras competencias. Pero, dicho esto, sería una señal tremenda si Siegmund logra gobernar Alta Sajonia", comenta el profesor Nicolaus Werz. Entre los principales partidos de extrema derecha de Europa, la AfD es sin duda uno de los más radicales, especialmente por su discurso antiinmigración.

Die Anna Amalia-Bibliothek in Weimar wurde 1691 gegründet als fürstliche Sammlung. Sie ist ein höchst stimmiges Ensemble, Weltkulturerbe und gilt als Wiege der deutschen Klassik.

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Vaterland | Road Trip mit Thomas Mann: Wie gut ist der neue Film mit Sandra Hüller? Mit „Vaterland“ bringt Regisseur und Oscar-Preisträger Paweł Pawlikowski die Rückkehr von Thomas Mann auf die große Leinwand. Jahre nach seiner Emigration reist der Literaturnobelpreisträger (Hanns Zischler) gemeinsam mit seiner Tochter Erika Mann (Sandra Hüller) durch das vom Kalten Krieg geprägte Deutschland. Die Route führt von Frankfurt bis nach Weimar und entwickelt sich zu einer bewegenden Auseinandersetzung mit Erinnerung, Heimat und den Folgen des Zweiten Weltkriegs. In eindrucksvollen Schwarz-Weiß-Bildern erzählt Pawlikowski diese Geschichte und schafft eine besondere Atmosphäre. Ob das historische Drama auch darüber hinaus überzeugt, besprechen Kenny und Lida im Podcast zu "Vaterland". Der Film startet am 3. September in den deutschen Kinos. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen. Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

“Hitler had to abolish democracy to take over Berlin.” — Wendy Lesser “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I Am a Berliner), JFK famously said in West Berlin on June 26, 1963, in the face of Soviet imperial tyranny. Today, Wendy Lesser is offering the same defiance in her new book Berlin Before and After. Only Lesser offers a cautionary mirror for our times of not just post-Soviet Putin but also wannabe-tyrants like Trump. Lesser's loving portrait of Berlin is of a free city. She reminds us that even in Germany's darkest hour, Berlin never actually went Nazi. The city voted left up to and including 1933, so Hitler had to abolish democracy to take it over. Nor, Lesser argues, was Nazism a reaction to Weimar Berlin's Cabaret-style nightlife, any more than Trump is a reaction to wokeness. Economic forces, not cultural ones, she insists, enable dictators. Today's Berlin, as a city that memorializes its own crimes, offers America an urban lesson in acknowledging historical guilt. That's what makes Berlin such a defiant beacon of freedom in our authoritarian age. There are more urbane cities than Berlin, but none quite as dedicated to freedom. Go there and/or read Berlin Before and After. Today we should all be Berliners. Five Takeaways •       Our Own 1929 — or 1932? The book began as a love letter to the Berlin Lesser adopted in 2003 — the everywhere writer of Berkeley, New York, and Berlin, against Lampedusa the ultimate somewhere, who never left Sicily and carried Shakespeare through the coffee houses of Palermo. But as she wrote, America's condition worsened: “We were not only in our own 1929, but perhaps in 1930, '31, or even '32 — verging on our own descent into frightening dictatorship.” Hence the subtitle's cautionary mirror — though history, she insists, never exactly repeats itself, and the American analogies came unforced, surfacing every thirty or forty pages without hammering. Being an everywhere, she says, doesn't make you write better — Lampedusa proves that — “but it improves your life,” and it gave her the subjects her native California never could.•       Berlin Never Went Nazi. The episode's revelation: the city of Weimar flamboyance never gave the Nazis a majority — Berlin voted left up to and including 1933, and “Hitler had to abolish democracy to take over Berlin.” From which follows her sharpest argument: Nazism was not a backlash against Berlin's sexual and artistic freedoms, “just as I do not see the election of Trump as a reaction to so-called wokeness or trans rights. Cultural manifestations do not cause such government changes. Economic forces do” — wealth gaps, regional deprivation, the east feeling second-class, then and now (the AfD's heartland). The direct equivalences are rhetorical: America's poisoned-blood language on immigrants comes “straight from the Goebbels playbook,” and the rights that flowered in twenties Germany were “instantly squished” in the thirties. As for today: the AfD polls high before Berlin's September city elections, but the firewall holds — and the party is formally flagged by German intelligence as constitutionally dangerous. Andrew's question stands: any vaccines for this thing?•       1929: The Year Everything Premiered. Why that year: Grosz, Sander, and Otto Dix at their peak; Brecht and Piscator both premiering; All Quiet on the Western Front, the underrated Grand Hotel, and Berlin Alexanderplatz in the bookshops — plus Thomas Mann's Mario and the Magician, the novella that predicted fascism; Billy Wilder still a weekly-paper journalist shooting his first film; and Christopher Isherwood arriving on the first visit that became Goodbye to Berlin and, via Broadway, Cabaret. “Only in retrospect do we see these things as major.” The culture flourished beside economic and political chaos — “having a terrible government is not inconsistent with producing good culture. Look at nineteenth-century Russia” — and when the chaos won, the exiles washed up in the German ghetto of Los Angeles: Brecht (on the beach, per this week's Baerwald episode), Döblin, Mann. Many went back — Brecht in 1949, Piscator after — because in Hollywood and New York they “couldn't live on the thin slice of culture,” a homesickness Lesser saw again in Berkeley's own Czesław Miłosz, watching Americans like children playing in a sandbox.•       After Means 1989. The title's twist: the After is not the Nazis' arrival but the Wall's fall. The dark half-century — twelve years of Reich, then “with barely a pause to take a breath” the divided city — is deliberately skipped: “the city is going to tell you what happened,” through what its monuments confess, like Bebelplatz's memorial to the burned books of May 1933. Berlin now wears its freedom knowingly: graffiti flourishes precisely because speech was twice policed; May Day's bottle-throwing is tolerated and swept up; Freiheit arrives like the choral finale of Beethoven's Ninth — Andrew's analogy, which she embraced with irony, since “nobody is totally free these days.” The Wall's hothouse island remains separate from Germany half a century on. And the city stays cinematic to the point of unreality — Wings of Desire's angels in the actual Staatsbibliothek (“I thought it was just a set”), Babylon Berlin's set-choosers clearing away the present — with a thriller shelf to match: Deighton's Berlin Game (freshly reread on his death), le Carré's Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Herron, McEwan, Schneider's Wall Jumper.•       A Mirror That Might Become Useful. Berlin's deepest lesson is for after the fall: it is the city that acknowledges its bad deeds — monuments and plaques saying this is where we did it — while America “likes to brush it all aside and act like we're always the heroes.” Andrew's pushback landed: Montgomery, Bryan Stevenson's lynching memorial, the African American Museum — “You're right. I'm not being fair.” But the qualification sharpens rather than sinks the thesis: “we do not have a history yet like Holocaust Germany or even Berlin Wall Germany… It's a mirror that might become useful if the worst comes about.” Meanwhile Berlin models the livable city: rent control the voters wanted to push all the way to expropriation, transit worth “ecstasies,” and a constitutional welfare clause promising a dignified existence — economic rights our Bill of Rights never mentions. The book ends aboard the M29 bus, top deck, regular fare, from the Maybachufer's twice-weekly market (running since before 1929) across the old West to Grunewald. “Maybe you're going to be made into a Berlin angel.” “A great fate.” About the Guest Wendy Lesser is the founding editor of The Threepenny Review, the celebrated Berkeley literary quarterly, and the author of a novel and twelve works of nonfiction, including You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn (winner of the Marfield Prize), Why I Read, and Scandinavian Noir. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, she has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NEH, the Cullman Center — and the American Academy in Berlin, where her love affair with the city deepened. Berlin Before and After: A Cautionary Mirror for Our Times (Harper, September 2026) is her portrait of the city in 1929 and now. She divides her time between B...

Jane Rogoyska explores the history of Paris's Hôtel Lutetia, which served as a haven for fleeing Weimar intellectuals before becoming a Nazi military intelligence headquarters in 1940. Rogoyska traces waves of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, including writers Heinrich Mann and Lion Feuchtwanger. These figures struggled to warn an indifferent Europe about the dangers of fascism. Despite personal tragedies and bureaucratic challenges, literary giants like James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Arthur Koestler frequented the hotel, carrying poison just in case they were captured. (6)

CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 8-27-2026.Anatol Lieven warns that foreign policy establishments in both the United States and Britain have embraced a dangerous militarism. He highlights how the Biden administration failed to rejoin the nuclear deal with Iran, seeking instead a harder bargain. Furthermore, Europe faces acute escalation risks over Ukraine; Russia has warned of retaliation against Britain for authorizing the use of Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory. Lieven cautions that British Prime Minister Burnham's domestic agenda could be destroyed if a stray British missile strikes a Russian civilian target, triggering a direct, retaliatory attack on British soil. (1)Peter Huessy argues that nuclear deterrence remains vital but requires continuous modernization of missiles, submarines, bombers, and command systems to match Russian and Chinese advancements. He explains that conventional defense fails against nuclear attacks in military war games. Huessy advocates for "counterforce" strategies—targeting an enemy's weapons and leadership rather than innocent civilian cities ("countervalue"). He also supports adding theater nuclear systems to deter Russia's "escalate to win" doctrine, which utilizes low-yield battlefield nuclear weapons to force a NATO stand-down. (2)Andrea Stricker discusses the concerning US-Saudi bilateral nuclear agreement, which triggers a 90-day congressional review. This pact opens the door to uranium enrichment on Saudi soil, setting a dangerous precedent that could spark a regional "domino effect." Additionally, Stricker highlights unresolved risks in Syria. Despite a US-brokered deal to turn over natural uranium metal, Syria's al-Qaeda-linked leadership intends to rebuild its civil nuclear program. She urges the US to enforce the complete removal of all nuclear material from Syria rather than giving extremists a pass. (3)Mary Anastasia O'Grady explains how the US is aggressively targeting Cuban regime elites by freezing assets and revoking visas. To facilitate the regime's collapse, O'Grady stresses that the US must present a viable post-collapse plan for "Day Zero" to avoid chaos, bloodshed, or oligarchic asset-grabbing. She advocates for securing property rights to encourage external investments and suggests using multilateral peacekeepers to maintain order. She supports a transitional board of Cuban-Americans and Americans to manage investments and prevent former military elites from seizing privatized state assets. (4)Conrad Black analyzes the impending trade dispute between Canada and the United States, labeled "the dumbest trade war ever." President Trump's comments describing Canada as a "51st state" and calling the Prime Minister "governor" have sparked deep resentment across Canada. Prime Minister Carney has ended negotiations and threatened retaliatory tariffs, securing tentative public support. However, the political opposition is demanding that Carney publish the underlying negotiation documents and recall parliament to build an all-party policy. Black argues this represents a moment of great risk but also a Churchillian opportunity. (5)Jane Rogoyska explores the history of Paris's Hôtel Lutetia, which served as a haven for fleeing Weimar intellectuals before becoming a Nazi military intelligence headquarters in 1940. Rogoyska traces waves of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, including writers Heinrich Mann and Lion Feuchtwanger. These figures struggled to warn an indifferent Europe about the dangers of fascism. Despite personal tragedies and bureaucratic challenges, literary giants like James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Arthur Koestler frequented the hotel, carrying poison just in case they were captured. (6)Evan Ellis details how an unprecedented "super El Niño" is battering the Americas, causing floods in Peru and severe droughts affecting the Panama Canal. He outlines political developments, including Chile's struggle to finance aging copper mining infrastructure despite high global prices. In Venezuela, the "Rodrigato" gang leadership continues to slow-walk democratic reforms while benefiting from US-supervised oil sales. Colombia's new conservative president, de la Espriella, has prioritized security and pro-business reforms. Finally, in Panama, the US is expanding security efforts to counter persistent Chinese commercial and diplomatic encirclement. (7)

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Weimar was rife with contradictions, embracing both utopian modernism and Nazism. This German town's interwar story reveals how democratic dreams can die in the face of economic ills and polarising politics, as this Long Read written by Katja Hoyer explains... Today's feature originally appeared in the July 2026 issue of HistoryExtra magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grant Williams says gold has just beaten its inflation-adjusted 1980 peak for the first time in 45 years, and that is the sound of the "howling wolf" returning to the financial system. Why he tells investors to forget the price and simply own it. Grant Williams joins Maggie Lake to revisit his gold-as-apex-predator thesis eight years on, using the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone as a metaphor for gold returning to a monetary system that has grazed itself bare since 1971. He explains why central bank behavior changed after 2022, why the old crisis reaction of buying dollars and treasuries is breaking down, and why he treats gold as protection for your purchasing power rather than a price to trade. What Williams covers: -The Yellowstone wolves, the trophic cascade, and gold as the financial system's apex predator -Why central banks doubled their gold buying and began repatriating it after 2022 -How the old crisis playbook of buying dollars and treasuries is breaking down -Why judging gold by a 20% move misses the point -Weimar, and the difference between price and purchasing power -Own versus buy, and where bullion ends and gold miners begin CHAPTERS  0:00 The Yellowstone wolves and the trophic cascade  1:13 Gold as the apex predator, removed since 1971  3:23 Gold as the howling wolf: a warning to change behavior  5:16 How central bank behavior changed after 2022  8:22 Did we miss the peak in gold?  8:53 Why the 20% bear-market rule misses the point  12:07 Debasement and the case for owning gold  13:55 Own versus buy, and bullion versus gold miners Grant Williams' core message is that protecting your purchasing power is a decision to own, not a trade to time. Making that decision inside a real portfolio, sizing gold and real assets against everything else you hold, is the practical next step, and it is what Wealthion membership is built for. It opens three doors: access to advisors who can help build real assets into your portfolio, and, for accredited investors, access to specialized funds. To see where you stand, start with a complimentary portfolio review: https://bit.ly/4ij9rJD

What actually is a dollar? Not what you think it should be — what it actually is, right now, in the modern economy. Andy Tanner sits down with Professor J.W. Mason, heterodox economist and author of Against Money, for one of the most thought-provoking conversations in the show's history. They cover how money works as a social technology, why the Fed's "money printing" after 2008 didn't cause inflation — and why the COVID stimulus did, the real story behind Weimar-style hyperinflation, and why understanding what a dollar is might be the most important thing an investor can learn. This isn't an episode about which policy is right. It's about understanding the rules of the game well enough to play it — regardless of who's making the calls. If you're going to buy assets that produce dollars, you'd better know what a dollar actually is.

Doomberg stops by, and we solve the global oil crisis. We did not really solve the world's oil problems, but boy, we sure covered them.In this Energy Newsbeat podcast episode, hosts Stu Turley and Doomberg dive deep into the interconnected crises reshaping global energy markets and geopolitics. From contested claims about oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz to Putin's stranglehold on European natural gas supplies, the conversation reveals how misinformation, geopolitical brinkmanship, and exponential technological change are colliding to create unprecedented uncertainty.Against this backdrop of energy scarcity and conflict, the hosts explore how artificial intelligence is driving explosive new demand for power, forcing a reckoning between renewable energy mandates and grid reliability. Through sharp analysis and candid debate, they argue that understanding energy flows—and who controls them—is essential to predicting everything from European political upheaval to the viability of AI infrastructure investments. It's a masterclass in connecting the dots between commodity markets, military strategy, and the future of human civilization.Check out Doomberg.com https://newsletter.doomberg.com/Shout-out to Dave, one of our great subscribers, for commenting on the live feed.1. Global Oil Markets & The Strait of HormuzThe hosts debate conflicting information about oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz, with Chris Wright (Secretary of Energy) claiming 9 million barrels per day are flowing through. They discuss how market prices haven't responded as expected, suggesting either the market is efficiently pricing in a long-term U.S. siege against Iran, or there's misinformation in circulation. The conversation emphasizes that pipelines are being built to bypass the strait, making it increasingly irrelevant.2. Houthi Attacks & Alternative Shipping RoutesDiscussion of Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Bab el-Mandab Strait, reducing flow to less than 1 million barrels per day. They note the phrase "Houthis in the blow ships" and question whether reported attacks are actually occurring or if misinformation is prevalent.3. Ukraine War & European Energy CrisisA major focus is an upcoming Doomberg article about how Putin controls Europe's energy future through natural gas. Key points include:Ukraine's loss of the air war and closing of the Black Sea port of OdessaEurope's dangerous dependency on Russian natural gas (4.5 BCF/day through Turkstream)European gas storage at only 59% capacity (vs. 83% in 2023)If Russia cuts off gas supplies, Europe could lose 40% of its storage capacityThe precarious position of European leadership (Ursula von der Leyen, Macron, Mertz) who may need to be replaced for political solutions4. Turkey's Strategic PositionTurkey's role as a NATO member while maintaining relationships with Russia and Iran, controlling the Turkish Straits, and serving as a potential energy hub between the Middle East and Europe. Discussion of Erdogan's health and political stability.5. U.S. Grid Reliability & Data Center DemandJPMorgan's warnings about rolling blackouts driven by:Accelerating AI demandForced installation of intermittent renewablesData centers requiring massive powerComparison between Texas (abundant natural gas, allowing data center growth) and New York (restrictive policies)The concept of "natural gas pods"—data centers with gas input and data output6. AI & Exponential GrowthA philosophical discussion on:Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" and exponential technological growthAI model doubling time shrinking to approximately 3 months (trending toward daily improvements)The "human endeavor is infinite compute" as a strong predictive mental modelComparison to the Weimar hyperinflation period to illustrate the power of exponential trendsWhy skepticism about AI data center ROI is misplaced, similar to early shale gas skepticism7. Liberty Energy & Shale Gas in AustraliaBrief mention of Liberty Energy's expansion into Australian shale gas drilling, presented as a "tell" of emerging opportunities.8. Upcoming Doomberg ContentAnnouncement of a company deep dive on Chevron, examining its global operations, business model, and various investment exposure options.The podcast emphasizes how interconnected global energy markets are and how geopolitical decisions (particularly Putin's control of energy supplies) have cascading effects on everything from European stability to U.S. grid reliability and AI infrastructure development.The podcast has rolled over 3 million podcast listens on Apple and Spotify, and Doomberg's last episode was well over 110K - let's see how this one does. A shout-out to Steve Reese and the Reese Energy Consulting group for sponsoring the Podcast https://reeseenergyconsulting.com/.Data2 if you have any business systems, can you trust A? 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This Day in Legal History: The Weimar ConstitutionOn August 11, 1919, President Friedrich Ebert signed the Weimar Constitution into force, creating the first parliamentary democracy in German history. It came into effect a few days later, ending the provisional government that had followed Germany's defeat in the First World War and the fall of the monarchy. On paper, it was a strikingly modern and liberal document—and its story is one of the most important cautionary tales in all of constitutional law.The Weimar Constitution rested on genuinely progressive foundations: popular sovereignty, a separation of powers, and an extensive bill of fundamental rights, including—remarkably for 1919—formal equality between men and women and the right to vote for both. It established a directly elected president, a parliament, the Reichstag, and a framework that looked, in many respects, like a model twentieth-century democracy. For a document drafted in the chaos of postwar Germany, it was an ambitious attempt to build a rights-respecting republic from the ground up.But the Weimar Constitution is remembered today largely for the flaw that helped destroy it: Article 48, which gave the president sweeping power to rule by emergency decree, suspending civil liberties when he deemed public order to be threatened. That emergency clause was invoked more and more frequently as the republic's politics fractured—and in 1933 it became the legal mechanism through which the Nazi regime dismantled democracy from the inside, using the constitution's own emergency powers to suspend rights and seize dictatorial control. Which brings us back to today's opening quote: the Weimar experience is the definitive real-world example of Justice Jackson's warning that an emergency power, once available, “lies about like a loaded weapon, ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need.” The significance of August 11, 1919 is that it stands as an enduring lesson that a constitution's protections are only as durable as the limits it places on emergency power—that a democracy can be subverted not in spite of its own laws, but through them.Luigi Mangione is due back in court for a pretrial hearing ahead of his murder trial, set to begin September 8, in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. Mangione, who is 28, has pleaded not guilty to murder, weapons, and forgery charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, and he has separately pleaded not guilty to federal stalking charges. At today's hearing before Justice Gregory Carro, the parties are expected to take up jury selection and the thorny question of public access to what is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched trials in years. Let's talk about the real legal challenges here, because this case is unusual on several fronts. First, Mangione faces parallel state and federal prosecutions arising from the same killing—something the Constitution permits under the “dual sovereignty” doctrine, even though it can feel like being tried twice. Second, the defense has signaled it may argue that Mangione lost control of his actions due to an extreme mental-health breakdown, and notably has not conceded that he was even the shooter, despite prosecutors citing surveillance video, DNA, ballistics, and a notebook. And third—the elephant in the courtroom—is that this case became a cultural flashpoint, with a wave of public anger at the health-insurance industry curdling, in some corners, into sympathy for the accused. That makes jury selection genuinely difficult: finding impartial jurors amid saturation coverage and strong public feeling is exactly the kind of problem that tests the machinery of a fair trial. The significance is that beyond the headlines, this is a serious test of whether the system can give a fair, dispassionate trial to a defendant the public has turned into a symbol—which is precisely when the guarantees of criminal procedure matter most. Luigi Mangione due in court ahead of insurance CEO murder trial | ReutersUPI · 6abcPresident Trump has said that whether to revive the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is now up to his newly confirmed attorney general, Todd Blanche—a statement that lands like the punchline to a story we've been telling for weeks. Recall the sequence: Blanche rescinded the fund on the eve of his confirmation to win over Republican holdouts, but Trump then acknowledged that he himself never signed the rescission order, which left the door open. Now, with Blanche confirmed as attorney general by that razor-thin 50-49 vote, Trump is saying the future of the fund rests with Blanche. And that is exactly the scenario that critics warned about. Think back to what senators extracted as the price of confirmation: a promise to kill a fund that would have used taxpayer money to pay people, including January 6 defendants, who claimed to be victims of the prior Justice Department. But a promise made by the executive branch can be unmade by the executive branch, and here the president is openly signaling that his former personal lawyer, now running the Justice Department, could bring it back. The significance goes to the very heart of the concern that dogged Blanche's nomination: the independence of the attorney general. When the president publicly frames the revival of a controversial payout fund as a decision for “his” attorney general to make, it underscores the worry that the Justice Department's most consequential choices may run through the lens of the president's personal and political interests. The confirmation fight is over, but the question it raised is very much alive. Trump says future weaponization fund is up to Blanche | ReutersForbes · AxiosA federal appeals court has cleared thousands of lawsuits to proceed against the major social-media companies over claims they deliberately designed their platforms to addict young users. The San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit rejected the bid by Meta, Google's YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat to escape roughly 2,400 lawsuits consolidated in federal court, brought by states, municipalities, school districts, and individuals. The legal fight here is all about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the 1996 law that shields online platforms from liability for content their users post. The companies argued that Section 230 also immunizes them from claims that they failed to warn about, or engineered, the addictive nature of their platforms. The court said no, and the distinction it drew is the crucial one: Section 230 protects a platform from being sued over what its users say, but it does not necessarily protect the platform's own product-design choices—the infinite scroll, the algorithmic feeds, the notification schedules engineered to maximize engagement. Claims aimed at that design, the court reasoned, are different from claims aimed at user content. If you've been listening, you know this is the federal counterpart to everything we've tracked at the state level—the New Mexico judgment, the Tennessee trial, the multistate penalty fight. The significance is that the industry's most powerful legal shield, Section 230, is being narrowed: plaintiffs are increasingly framing their cases around addictive design rather than harmful content, and courts are increasingly letting those cases through. That reframing may prove to be the key that unlocks the courthouse door for the whole wave of social-media harm litigation. US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies to proceed | ReutersNBC News · Al JazeeraAnd finally, in my column for Bloomberg Tax this week, I dig into a question hiding underneath the AI gold rush: who's actually paying for it? My starting point is a striking data point—Microsoft's current federal tax expense fell year over year from about $14.1 billion to just $2.5 billion, even as its revenue surged. And a big part of that drop comes from accelerated deductions in last year's massive 2025 tax law, which restored 100% bonus depreciation—letting companies write off the full cost of huge investments, like AI data centers, in the very first year.My core argument is that the tax law is financing the AI infrastructure boom, but it isn't creating it—and that distinction matters enormously before anyone declares the policy a success. The political narrative writes itself: capital spending soared after the tax cut, therefore the tax cut worked. But I think correlation is doing an awful lot of heavy lifting there. Microsoft and its rivals aren't pouring tens of billions into AI infrastructure because Congress rediscovered depreciation. They're doing it because falling behind in AI could threaten their core businesses—it's become about as close to a strategic necessity as it gets. And here's the tell: Microsoft announced its roughly $80 billion AI data-center plan in a blog post in January 2025, a full six months before the tax law was even signed. The trajectory was public, budgeted, and well underway before the depreciation rules changed.So my point to Congress is: prove it. Before congratulating yourselves, you owe the public evidence that these tax benefits actually changed corporate behavior rather than just rewarding investments companies were already racing to make. And I want to push back on the idea that this is “just” a timing benefit and therefore basically free. Timing isn't free—letting a company keep its cash now in exchange for tax revenue later is like giving it an interest-free loan, and every dollar of accelerated depreciation is a dollar the Treasury can't use for something else this year. That's a real opportunity cost, felt in deficits or forgone public investment. My recommendation is concrete: Congress should require the Treasury and the Joint Committee on Taxation to regularly estimate how much of this investment is genuinely induced by the tax break, how much was simply pulled forward, and how much would have happened anyway. Because the public is quietly helping finance the AI revolution—and if Congress intends to make taxpayers silent investors in it, it should at least have the honesty to say so, and to show the math. Tax Law Is Funding the AI Infrastructure Boom, Not Creating It | Bloomberg Tax This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Cabaret, la célèbre comédie musicale, fête cet automne ses 60 ans. Depuis plus de vingt ans, ce spectacle basé sur le livre de l'écrivain Christopher Isherwood se joue tous les étés à Berlin, là même où se déroule l'histoire, au début des années 1930 dans un Berlin hédoniste, mais où déjà les nazis gagnent du terrain. Un spectacle qui, près d'un siècle plus tard, conserve son actualité à l'heure où l'extrême droite bat des records en Allemagne. De notre correspondant à Berlin, « Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome » : c'est par un hymne à la capitale allemande que commence la célèbre comédie musicale Cabaret. Le KitKatClub symbolise le Berlin hédoniste des années 1920, une ville tolérante où l'émancipation est à l'affiche et où l'avant-garde culturelle fleurit. L'écrivain Christopher Isherwood, qui s'y installe en 1929, quitte sa prude Angleterre pour les « boys » dans une ville qui compte 170 lieux de rencontre homosexuels.   « Nous y sommes. Nollendorfstrasse 17, c'est là que se joue Cabaret, c'est là où Isherwood a habité », indique l'Irlandais Brendan Nash, qui propose depuis une quinzaine d'années une visite guidée consacrée à l'écrivain. « C'est fascinant et cette époque reste actuelle. Les Allemands ont l'impression que Weimar a été un échec et pensent à l'hyperinflation, à la crise économique et à la catastrophe qui suit avec les nazis. Mais ces 14 années sont aussi une période exceptionnelle », affirme celui qui a écrit lui-même trois livres sur la période. Une fascination que partage ce participant de la visite guidée : « C'est une période d'optimisme marquée par des idées progressistes, même si nous savons que ça s'est terminé par une tragédie. C'est fascinant pour moi. » Christopher Isherwood livre en 1939 dans son livre Adieu à Berlin un panorama de cette « danse sur un volcan » à la fin de la République de Weimar que symbolise la chanteuse de cabaret Sally Bowles. Une République à l'agonie marquée par une crise économique et sociale et la montée du nazisme. Depuis plus de vingt ans, Cabaret est joué chaque été à Berlin sous un chapiteau en face de la chancellerie. « Le spectacle se déroule à Berlin durant une des périodes les plus marquantes de notre histoire. Les touristes veulent voir les traces du mur mais aussi en savoir plus sur le Troisième Reich et viennent voir Cabaret, une pièce intimement liée à Berlin et à l'Histoire allemande », explique Eric Schmidt-Mohan, qui dirige le Tipi am Kanzleramt. À écouter dans La marche du mondeHitler et les nazis : comment la haine est arrivée au pouvoir ? « Cabaret est plus actuel que jamais » « La vie est un cabaret » : Sally Bowles préfère rester faire carrière à Berlin. Peu importe que les nazis soient au pouvoir. L'écrivain Clifford Bradshaw quitte le pays comme le fera l'auteur d'Adieu à Berlin. La logeuse Mademoiselle Schneider renonce à se marier à son locataire juif Herr Schultz. Le nazi Ernst Ludwig lui a fait comprendre que ça n'était pas une bonne idée. « Qu'est-ce que j'aurais fait ? Est-ce que j'aurais été courageux ? A posteriori, on peut se demander si cela aurait été une bonne idée de résister. Nous voulons poser ces questions au public », questionne Thimo Pommerening, responsable de la production au Tipi. Des questions qui restent actuelles alors que l'extrême droite atteint des sommets en Allemagne. « Cabaret est plus actuel que jamais. C'est un manuel d'histoire. Nous jouerons ce spectacle tant qu'il n'aura pas perdu sa pertinence », affirme Eric Schmidt-Mohan. Le Tipi propose également des représentations pour les scolaires à qui du matériel pédagogique est envoyé en amont. La prochaine aura lieu le 7 septembre, le lendemain de l'élection régionale en Saxe-Anhalt où le parti d'extrême droite AfD pourrait arriver au pouvoir.  À lire aussiAllemagne: la 150e édition du festival de Bayreuth revient sur le passé antisémite de Richard Wagner

Frankie Val warns you up front: no feel good material tonight. This is a demons and schizophrenia special. Returning guests Jerry Marzinski and Judy Gregerson, a former schizophrenic turned deliverance practitioner, share fresh cases, including a woman visited by talking orbs, and press the show's recurring theory that not every inner voice is your own. Frankie runs live audience polls (most say yes, they have heard a thought that did not feel like theirs) and plays clips from an Instagram creator narrating his own hallucinations in real time. Before the guests, expect a detour through Reddit covens trying to hex Trump, MAGA mages casting counter spells, and a raffle featuring a hyperinflated 1923 Weimar papermark to commemorate the coming $40 trillion debt. The back half turns practical and grim: police in Wisconsin using Flock cameras to track a man across state lines and build a pretext search, plus the rising public resistance to the sprawling Flock network and the specter of fabricated, synthetic crime.

En el verano de 1934, el destino de Alemania se selló con sangre. Adolf Hitler, ya nombrado canciller, se enfrentaba a una encrucijada interna que amenazaba su control absoluto: el poder desmedido y las ambiciones revolucionarias de Ernst Röhm y sus millones de camisas pardas de las SA. La solución de la cúpula nazi no fue política, sino criminal. Entre el 30 de junio y el 2 de julio de 1934, la operación Colibrí —conocida históricamente como la Noche de los Cuchillos Largos— descabezó a las SA y eliminó de paso a viejos rivales políticos de la República de Weimar, como Kurt von Schleicher o Gregor Strasser. Con esta purga sangrienta, el régimen no solo neutralizó la disidencia, sino que selló un pacto de sangre con el ejército regular (la Reichswehr) y entregó el control del terror a las SS de Himmler. En este episodio de Antena Historia, analizamos los antecedentes, las tensiones de poder dentro del NSDAP y las consecuencias geopolíticas y sociales de un fin de semana que transformó el Estado de derecho alemán en una dictadura totalitaria perfecta. Un ensayo sonoro sobre cómo el terror institucionalizado se convirtió en la principal herramienta de consolidación del Tercer Reich. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

(00:48) Eine Ausstellung im Landesmuseum Zürich widmet sich den Menschen, die im Sexgewerbe tätig sind. Weitere Themen: (05:29) Analoger Film im Digitalzeitalter: Christopher Nolans «The Odyssey» setzt neue Massstäbe. (10:44) Kulturnachricht zum Tod der afroamerikanischen Künstlerin Betye Saar. (12:15) Die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar stellt sich in einem offenen Brief gegen die kulturpolitischen Pläne der AfD. (17:14) Das Zentrum Paul Klee widmet der Künstlerin Anne Loch eine Ausstellung.

Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer also discuss what the Islamist attack on Berlin's Pride parade says about the state of Germany. Katja Hoyer is a visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Her latest book is Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer discuss why the Weimar comparison is so tempting (and so often misleading), what genuine enthusiasm for democracy in 1919 Germany can teach us about how democracies fail, and whether political fragmentation or economic crisis was the more decisive factor in Weimar's collapse. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Im frühen 19. Jahrhundert erfanden Maler in einem italienischen Bergdorf die deutsche Kunst - so Kunsthistoriker Golo Maurer, er führt uns von Weimar über Rom nach Olevano.

Im frühen 19. Jahrhundert erfanden Maler in einem italienischen Bergdorf die deutsche Kunst - so Kunsthistoriker Golo Maurer, er führt uns von Weimar über Rom nach Olevano.

Ryan sits down with Tin Foil Hat podcast to discuss his new book. TIN FOIL HAT LINK https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cf8a45d6-c451-4d33-8f96-d53432888143/tin-foil-hat-with-sam-tripoli*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, subscribe below.

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageA signature can look like safety, right up until the day it becomes worthless ink. We take you back to 1933 Germany to watch a deal get made with Adolf Hitler and then dismantled piece by piece, revealing why legal guarantees cannot protect anyone when an authoritarian regime treats law as theater.We set the context most people miss: German Catholics had lived through decades of hostility stretching back to Bismarck's Kulturkampf, and the chaos of Weimar Germany made the desire for a binding national promise feel urgent. When Hitler needs the Center Party's votes to lock in power, he offers a trade that sounds “practical” on paper: the Reichskonkordat will protect Catholic schools, parishes, and legal standing, and in return the Church steps out of politics. Then the reality hits. Youth groups disappear, priests are surveilled, and the regime's attacks on human dignity keep escalating.From there, we draw a clear modern parallel to the Vatican's agreement with the Chinese Communist government over bishop appointments, renewed through 2028, and Cardinal Joseph Zen's public warnings about the underground Church being left behind. The question underneath both stories is the same: what actually protects the vulnerable when the people in power do not believe truth is real?We end with the turning point in 1937, when Pope Pius XI releases Mit Brennender Sorge, smuggled into Germany and read from pulpits under the Gestapo's nose, calling Catholics to spiritual resistance and naming the poison even when politics refuses to. If you care about religious freedom, church-state relations, and the limits of diplomacy under authoritarianism, this one will stay with you. Key Points from the Episode:• German Catholics shaped by decades of harassment under Kulturkampf  • Weimar instability fueling a desire for national legal guarantees  • Hitler trading “protection” for the Church's silence in politics  • The Reichskonkordat's promises contrasted with immediate Nazi violations  • Why agreements fail when leaders reject truth and justice  • Parallels to the Vatican's China agreement and Cardinal Joseph Zen's warnings  • Mit Brennender Sorge as a shift from diplomacy to defiance  • The covert distribution effort and the risk taken by clergy and laity  • The persecution that followed, including imprisonment and deaths at Dachau  Be sure to check out our show page at TeamMojoAcademy.com, where we have everything we discussed in this podcast as well as other great resources.  Links

https://linktr.ee/hackedoffpodcastTHE GREAT RAVAGING: What Women Should Fear the MostHacked Off Podcast – Episode 10with CS Joseph & Gary Skarzynski (Yuri)This is the most important episode we have ever recorded.Society is collapsing under the weight of Subconscious Developed (SD) men. When the nanny state fails, the police disappear, and the military refuses to act… 80% of men (the SD strong-silent-cuck majority) will turn into Fallout-style Raiders. They will ravage every woman they can get their hands on. History has already shown us this (East Germany 1945, Rome, Weimar, Nineveh). The manosphere and red-pill grifters are accelerating it.In this episode we destroy:• Fresh & Fit + The Whatever Podcast (OnlyFans marketing machines)• Rollo Tomassi (can't even define “high value man”)• Myron Gaines, Sneako, Andrew Tate orbiters, Pearl Davis, Devon Stack (“the Black Klansman”), and the entire simp-to-plate-spinner pipeline• The entitled SD older brother leeching off his 100% disabled UD veteran brother• Why “don't criticize fathers” is pure SD cope• The real definition of a high-value man (the ability to change your life circumstances on a whim)The solution? Lock max. Get Unconscious Developed (UD). Build brotherhoods of iron-sharpening-iron men. Outbreed the SD bloodlines. Women: stay the fuck away from SD men and get with UDSF men before the Great Ravaging begins.Timestamps / Chapters:00:00 – Intro & Welcome00:31 – Discord, Linktree, Skool.com/csjoseph & upcoming Lock Maxing school02:58 – Comments: Fresh & Fit / Whatever Podcast called out for degeneracy06:49 – YoloJ8D: “Stop disrespecting fathers” (everyone is fair game)09:58 – Devon Stack the Black Klansman + Rebecca14:37 – John Sutton's 15-paragraph SD word salad + No More Mr. Nice Guy24:10 – Anecdote: SD older brother leeching off disabled UD veteran brother (rent, toilet paper, tobacco, sugar-mama dreams)30:06 – Cuban kid who sold his Mercedes, lived in a Sienna, and forced his SD parents to respect him33:31 – What is a High Value Man? Rollo Tomassi destroyed by Sneako38:18 – Fresh & Fit, Rollo, Myron, Sneako, Mystery, Tom Leykis & the entire manosphere grift exposed53:35 – THE GREAT RAVAGING explained – why women should be terrified55:45 – Historical proof: Hellstorm, Rome, Weimar, Elijah vs Jezebel, Book of Jonah / Nineveh63:25 – Solution: Fight Club, lock maxing, UD brotherhoods, outbreed the SD64:43 – Malthusianism, Georgia Guidestones, Planned Parenthood, why red pill = eugenics acceleration73:46 – Outro & final warningJOIN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW:• Discord (Hacked Off channel): https://discord.gg/egohackers• Everything you need (links, merch, contact): https://linktr.ee/hackedoffpodcast• Full Octagram + Type Grid + Season 42 compatibility: https://skool.com/csjoseph (29$/mo)• Upcoming Lock Maxing school: coming soon at skool.com/lockmaxingIf you have a penis and you're still SD or harmonious… this episode is your rite of passage. Watch it. Share it. Lock the fuck in.#HackedOff #GreatRavaging #SDMen #UDMen #LockMaxing #CSJoseph #ManosphereExposed #RedPillExposed #RolloTomassi #FreshAndFit #OnlyFansGrift #SocietalCollapse #JungianPsychology #PersonalityTypes #UnconsciousDeveloped #SubconsciousDeveloped #FightClub #HighValueMan #IronSharpensIron #UDSFHacked Off Podcast with CS Joseph & Gary SkarzynskiNew episodes every week. We don't sell out. We don't protect grifters. We tell the truth.

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The work of Rod Dreher has a consistent theme: doom. He believes the collapse of Christianity has ushered civilizational decline in Europe, that we've traded our humanity for comfort, and he worries that totalitarianism is around the corner for the United States. “I'm worried about Weimar America,” he tells me. “It may not be Hitler 2.0, it may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it's not going to be what we're used to.” It's best not to dismiss him; he's been right before. We discuss how we got here and the dangers that still lie ahead when we grant godlike powers to our technology. 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - The role of Christianity in Western society 12:26 - Free speech in Western Europe 17:40 - Immigration and de-Christianization 23:55 - Viktor Orbán's Hungary 34:50 - "Weimar America" and the coming crisis 46:45 - Dreher's personal journey 55:12 - Dark re-enchantment and A.I. as a "vector for the demonic" (A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) Thoughts? Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In Erfurt findet an diesem Wochenende der Bundesparteitag der AfD statt – auf den Tag genau 100 Jahre nach dem Reichsparteitag der NSDAP in Weimar. Die Stadt bereitet sich seit Wochen auf ein Ausnahmewochenende vor. Eine breite Allianz rief zu Protesten auf. Die Sorge vor Ausschreitungen ist gross. (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:27 ) AfD-Parteitag in Erfurt weckt historische Assoziationen (06:34) Nachrichtenübersicht (11:14) Fort Ticonderoga erinnert an Amerikas Unabhängigkeitskrieg (16:39) Israels Wirtschaft wächst trotz des Krieges (23:49t) Papst Leo setzt in Lampedusa ein Zeichen gegen das Wegschauen

Isaac Butler's phenomenal new book, “The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars,” is a detailed examination of the intersection of art and politics in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s — just like Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation of the Weimar-set Broadway smash. We discuss both in this week's can't-miss episode!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode with Katja Hoyer I learned how Weimar's choice as the new republic's capital wasn't random; it was strategic. Small, cultural, and safe from political upheaval, it symbolized a fresh start. But beneath that veneer, extremism was already brewing — Nazis testing their power, violence simmering just beneath the surface. The town's evolution shows how politics and culture collide, and how ordinary people's lives are impacted during times of chaos — from factory workers to hotel owners. When history feels distant, these stories remind us how much is at stake in every decision. Worth thinking about.Chalke History Festival is on from the 22nd through to the 28th of June grab tickets from https://www.chalkefestival.comGrab a copy of Weimar https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14692/9780241681244Keep up to date with Katja viaHer website https://www.katjahoyer.online/her blog https://www.katjahoyer.uk/f you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.ukTo support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on Apple Podcasts or support us on our Patreon - https://patreon.com/HistorywithJackson?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkTo catch up on everything to do with History with Jackson head to www.HistorywithJackson.co.ukFollow us on Facebook at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on Instagram at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on X/Twitter at @HistorywJacksonFollow us on TikTok at @HistorywithJackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary pioneering film director, original bad boy auteur, visionary…bit of a dick. Fritz Lang's personal life was almost as dramatic as his films. He's in Paris for the febrile pre-war days of 1914, showing real acts of bravery on the Galician front. Driving to work at the UFA studios on the days of the Spartacist Uprisings and conveniently dodging Goebbels in 1933.Not the most reliable narrator, particularly when it comes to his first wife and his departure from Berlin in 1933, but if there were ever a man of his time, it's Fritz Lang. His work would span the turbulent era from silent to sound, and later from Europe to the US. Obsessive and dictatorial on set, he directed some of the most recognisable films of the Weimar era, Metropolis and M.++++++  

The majority of the societal weakening an cultural poisons are now done away from the streets and clubs. The tech age has allowed for more discretion, and less noticeable moral decay is happening right at people's homes, at their desks, on their tablets, PCs, laptops, and phones. It's a new age of perversion that can creep right into your home and obsess or corrupt your family members. They needn't sneak out or ever run away to become essentially prostitutes. They can do it in their bedrooms, and even order elicit, life destroying addictive substances from the internet while making the "easy money." It's an epidemic and along with it, weak males, simps, gooners, and degenerate social misfits with arrested development are on the rise. The probability is low that these porn addicted young males will ever function in real life. The convenience of the internet, the opportunities it provides, the money that can be made for the price of your dignity and self-respect are extremely powerful temptations for many young women. The promise isn't always equal to the actual payout. And the reputation damage, the scarlet letter they forever after carry, cannot be erased or bought out of existence. The evidence remains, and no one will ever look at you without thinking about what you do or did for pay.One way to ensure your favorite indy channels remain is to Follow, Subscribe, and leave likes and comments. The engagement and follow count determines whether a video is recommended. Thank You. Even a single word in the comments helps, especially on Rumble and YouTube.Follow These channels Please:https://www.youtube.com/@AwesomeHotSaucehttps://rumble.com/c/TheItalianUncGo to My site, use code: BDAYGIRLhttps://SemperFryLLC.com and get the best hot sauce in the world.https://x.com/SemperFryLLCJoin Dr. Glidden's Membership site here:https://leavebigpharmabehind.com/?via=pgndhealth⁠Code: baalbusters for 25% OFFMake Dr. Glidden Your DoctorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ba-al-busters-broadcast--5100262/support.

durée : 00:23:59 - par : Corinne Schneider - Bach compose la Cantate pour soprano solo BWV 202 « Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten » / « Dissipez-vous ombres lugubres » à la cour de Köthen ou de Weimar, peut-être pour des noces, sur un texte dont l'auteur n'est pas identifié. - réalisation : Anne-Lise Assada, Geneviève Cras Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Après son coup d'État manqué à Munich, en novembre 1923, Hitler est condamné à cinq années de prison. Mais loin de l'affaiblir, ce passage carcéral contribue à forger son image de martyr et devient, finalement, un véritable atout dans son ascension politique.Retour sur les événements qui ont mené Adolf Hitler à écrire son ouvrage le plus célèbre et redouté, Mein Kampf.

Après son coup d'État manqué à Munich, en novembre 1923, Hitler est condamné à cinq années de prison. Mais loin de l'affaiblir, ce passage carcéral contribue à forger son image de martyr et devient, finalement, un véritable atout dans son ascension politique.Retour sur les événements qui ont mené Adolf Hitler à écrire son ouvrage le plus célèbre et redouté, Mein Kampf.

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian who has made a career out of explaining Germany to the world—and, just as importantly, to Germans themselves. Born in East Germany in 1985 and now based in Britain, she has written acclaimed histories of the German Empire, the GDR, and most recently the Weimar Republic. Tyler and Katja discuss why communism made East Germans more loyal to the system while it bred dissidents in Poland and Hungary, how happy or unhappy life in the GDR actually was, Tyler's own bleak day-trip to East Berlin in 1984, the underrated literature of the GDR (Christa Wolf, Brigitte Reimann), whether Good Bye, Lenin! got the era right, why it's no coincidence that Richter and Polke came from the East, the strange coexistence of communist prudishness and Germany's nudist culture, what Merkel's East German background did and didn't give her as a chancellor, why East Germans remain dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions today, what makes Weimar the cultural and spiritual heart of Germany, why relatively few Jews ever settled there, how much the citizens of Weimar knew about Buchenwald, what actually killed the Weimar Constitution, how she'd rewrite the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's citizenship problem, underrated German thinkers, the complacency behind Germany's current economic decline, which side of the Weißwurstäquator she'd choose to live on, and much more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded March 30th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Katja on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:34 - East German Artistic Creations  00:10:55 - Angela Merkel's East German Background 00:14:08 - East German Underrepresentation Today 00:17:02 - East Germans vs. West Germans 00:20:32 - Goethe and Weimar's Cultural Heritage 00:27:09 - What Weimar Knew About Buchenwald 00:31:10 - Why the Weimar Constitution Failed 00:35:21 - Prussia, Bavaria, and Where Nazism Took Root 00:38:23 - Rewriting the Treaty of Versailles 00:39:59 - Historical Antisemitism in Germany 00:42:27 - Hitler's Citizenship problem 00:45:14 - Weimar's Best Cultural Creations 00:47:02 - The Most Underrated German Thinker 00:49:07 - Improving Weimar 00:52:58 - Germany's Economic Malaise 00:55:38 - Living in Britain as a German Historian 01:00:49 - Outro

Words are powerful and leave a residual magical print on whatever they are associated with. Chris Michaels of the "Christ Michaels Show" joins Ryan for a chat about the occult origins of Pride Month, the Israeli Pride Land festival in Sodom and Gomorrah, Operation Shylock and the undermining of Christianity, why the lunar symbolism is embedded within UFO Disclosure, and the anti-Christian motivation behind Steven Spielberg's new alien movie. Find Chris @CMichaelsShow on X and on Spotify https://t.co/abBhfo5Yql*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a conversation about "Interwar Germany and the U.S. Today: Are They Comparable Cases of the Failure of Democracy and the Rise of Dictatorship?" This virtual community conversation with Christopher R. Browning, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, took place on February 24, 2026, and was organized by the Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C. Given the propensity to invoke Hitler, Nazism, and fascism in current political discussion, historians of Europe in the era of fascist dictatorship, World War II, and the Holocaust should set a high bar for responsible and informed analogizing, against which facile and distorted attempts can be measured and found wanting. This talk will attempt a careful comparison and contrast between Hitler and Trump as personalities and politicians, as well as between the fall of Weimar and rise of Nazi dictatorship on the one hand and current events and trends in the U.S. on the other. Professor Browning will do so operating from the premise that insights based upon knowledge of the past are very important for illuminating and understanding our current situation, but the careless weaponizing of the past simply to stigmatize one's opponents is self-defeating. Christopher R. Browning is the Frank Porter Graham Professor History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where he taught from 1999-2014. He is a specialist on the Holocaust and renowned for work documenting the Final Solution, the behavior of those implementing Nazi policies, and the use of survivor testimony. Earlier, he taught at Pacific Lutheran University from 1974-1999. Christopher is the author of nine books, including three–Ordinary Men (1992), The Origins of the Final Solution (2004), and Remembering Survival (2010)—which received the National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust Category. He has served as historical expert witness at two Holocaust denial trials: Ernst Zündel v. Crown Prosecution in Toronto in 1988, and David Irving v. Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Press in London in 2000. Christopher was a History major at Oberlin and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2014. He earned his PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife Jenni Horn Browning '67. Watch a full recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgHQEEFeBWA. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

durée : 00:16:15 - par : Corinne Schneider - Bach compose la Cantate BWV 165 « O heiliges Geist- und Wasserbad » / « Ô saint baptême d'esprit et d'eau » à Weimar, sur un livret de Salomon Franck, pour la fête de la Trinité, le16 juin 1715. - réalisation : Anne-Lise Assada, Geneviève Cras Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Tonight with Jake Shields for a hard-hitting exposé on how a pedophile-protecting foreign nation has hijacked our government and turned America into Weimar 2.0. From Epstein's files and elite blackmail to Trump's betrayal and the suspicious questions around Charlie Kirk's death, we pull no punches. They're calling us demons for speaking the truth, but I won't stop — just like Candace Owens exposing Charlie Kirk's widow. This girl is no grieving widow, she's a sociopath twerking with rappers, scrubbing her past, and acting insane while the corrupt machine shoves her in our faces and silences us. Jake Shields joins me to expose how the Jewish banking cabal seized America in 1913 with the Federal Reserve, ADL, and debt slavery system now controlling Trump and Israel-first politicians. This is a battle for America's soul — support Dan Bilzerian against traitor Randy Fine before these parasites destroy our nation.

The town of Weimar looms large in German history. This ancient town nestled in the heart of the country was home to some of Europe's greatest thinkers, Goethe and Schiller, Liszt and Nietzsche among them. It gave its name to the ambitious Weimar Republic crafted in the aftermath of the First World War. But it was also where fascism took hold. Where Bauhaus architects first experimented with new ways of living, Buchenwald was dug out of a beech forest. German-British historian Katya Hoyer has drawn on a wealth of new archival research to tell the story of Weimar through the lives of some of its citizens from the years 1919-1939.  In this episode, she talks to historian Sophie Scott-Brown about some of these vividly drawn characters who, as the events of history swept them up, became witnesses, perpetrators, victims and bystanders. How did Germany, within a few years, turn from one of the most liberal democracies in the world to a genocidal dictatorship? What choices did individual Germans make that enabled this? And what lessons can we learn to avoid repeating their mistakes?  Katja Hoyer is Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is the author of Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. Dr Sophie Scott-Brown is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices