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Giacomo Casanova: The Twilight of a Man and the Birth of a Myth
Without the final thirteen years of his life spent in a remote Bohemian castle, the Casanova myth would never have emerged. A tale of a human twilight…
Sep 3
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Jew Süss: The Many Lives and Deaths of Joseph Süßkind Oppenheimer
From novellas and theatrical plays to a 1925 literary masterpiece and a 1940 Nazi propaganda film, the true legacy of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, executed…
Aug 8
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Putin´s war against women.
Sofi Oksanen's "Same River, Twice" and Victoria Amelina's "Looking at Women Looking at War." Two books, one message, three words: woman, war, justice.
Jun 27
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Uncle Emil said ´NO´: Resistance in Berlin.
Listen now | Stories of anti-Nazi resistance were more numerous than many believe. Some became celebrated, others resurface only sporadically. Ruth…
May 20
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What Has Happened to the German Culture of Remembrance? PART THREE 1990-2025
United and Confused. Germany Confronting Divided Pasts, Neo-Nazism's Rise, Holocaust's Centrality, and Memory's Evolving Role in a Multicultural Europe.
Mar 17
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What Has Happened to the German Culture of Remembrance? PART TWO
The answer to this question requires a long look through the decades: those in which memory was denied and those in which it took shape. Through…
Feb 27
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"We fight to survive"
Listen now | Between 1942 and 1944, a group of families from Nazi-occupied Ukrainian Galicia, led by the matriarch Esther, hid in the local caves, with…
Jan 27
4
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"I feel at home in the entire world, wherever there are clouds and birds and human tears"
106 years after her murder on January 15, 1919, Rosa Luxemburg still deserves to be remembered—not merely as a political activist, but as a champion of…
Jan 15
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A Walk Through Theodor Herzl's Vienna
A city walk through the brief life of a man with great ideas, in a city still divided in its feelings toward this son who was so misunderstood in his…
Jan 8
4
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How do you say "coffee" in Vienna?
Listen now | If you want to immerse yourself in Viennese culture and language, the place to go is not the university - it's the café. Follow me today to…
Dec 26, 2024
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From Vienna to the world: the journey of the 9th Symphony's Ode to Joy.
200 years ago, Beethoven composed a timeless anthem, connecting people worldwide—from Vienna to Peking, Berlin to Tbilisi—in brotherhood and unity.
Dec 15, 2024
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A love affair beyond time and space: Italy, the ´Sehnsuchtsort´ of the German soul.
The German-speaking world's centuries-old fascination with Italy has shaped art, literature, and culture. From Goethe's journey to modern times, Italy…
Dec 1, 2024
24:15
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