World War 1 is nearly finished. Germany is bankrupt. A revolution erupts in Berlin. The Emperor flees.

From the Spartacist uprising and the violence of the Freikorps to the bitter reception of the Treaty of Versailles. This episode traces the crises that burdened Germany’s new democracy. When the Kapp Putsch threatens to overthrow the republic, workers and civil servants demonstrate how a country can resist simply by refusing to function.


Find our blog: https://ordinarylivesextraordinarytimes.blog/


Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör jay daniels. Innehållet i podden är skapat av jay daniels och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.