Episodes
"Historical Memory" - How Dr. Jim Doti Brought the Berlin Wall to Cha…
There are many pieces of the Berlin Wall on display all around the world. How did universities, museums and other places secure t…
Capitalism vs. Communism - Jeff Myers' "Crash Course" on Life in East…
We Radio GDR hosts all agree on this simple truth - our favorite interviews are of you the listeners and members of the Facebook …
Taking Stock with Victor Grossman: The GDR's Achievements - Part I
In 1952, a 24-year old American soldier defected to the Eastern Bloc in order to avoid a US Army disciplinary hearing and what he…
No Man's Land: Michael Califra's Crossings in Divided Berlin
In our first interview of season 3, we speak with Michael Califra, author of "No Man's Land," one of our favorite works of fictio…
Season 3 - The Gang Are Back Together Again!
Welcome to Radio GDR Season 3! Join Steve Minegar, Shane Whaley, Anke Holst and John Paul Kleiner as we talk about what we’ve bee…
Season 3 Special Announcement (45)
Radio GDR co-hosts, Steve and Shane share news of the upcoming Season 3 and how you can help us!
A Strange Exchange: Brown University Students on the Loose in East Ge…
In this episode of Radio GDR our host John Paul Kleiner () interviews Debby Pattiz about the unusual semester she spent in the GD…
The Grey Men: Pursuing the Stasi into the Present with Ralph Hope
What do you do with a hundred thousand idle spies? By 1990 the Berlin Wall had fallen and the East German state security service …
Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall - with Tim Mohr
Thanks to Tim Mohr for taking time to speak with John Paul Kleiner (GDR Objectified blog) and Prof. Ed Larkey (University of Mary…
Borderland Museum Eichsfeld - Touring the Inner German Border with Pa…
In this episode of Radio GDR - the East Germany podcast, we are joined by Patrick Hoffmann, assistant director, pedagogue and his…
Lives of East Germans - The "Authentic Spirit" of Adelheid Wedel (40)
From being raised by a World War 2 veteran who spent time in a Soviet prison camp to having of view of the Berlin Wall from her a…
More Ghosts of East Berlin - Celeste Barber's Fulbright Adventure in …
This episode of Radio GDR, the East Germany podcast, lives up to Paul Harvey's famous expression, "and now you know the rest of t…
East German Football - The Turning Season: DDR-Oberliga Revisited wit…
A conversation with author Michael Wagg. In The Turning Season, he goes in search of hidden histories and footballing ghosts fro…
Bowling for Communism: Urban Ingenuity at the End of East Germany (36)
John Paul Kleiner chats with the author of Bowling for Communism: Urban Ingenuity at the End of East Germany. Andrew Demshuk. …
The Red Woodstock - Politics and Pop Music in East Germany Part 3
John Paul Kleiner and Dr Ed Larkey return to Radio GDR/The East Germany Podcast for part 3 in our series on East German Pop Music…
East Germany, Chile and DEFA’s “Hidden Films” with Dr. Claudia Sandbe…
In this episode of Radio GDR East Germany podcast, Steve Minegar speaks with Dr. Claudia Sandberg. a film scholar and filmmaker a…
Interview with Helge Heidemayer, Director, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Me…
On today's episode of the East Germany Podcast, GDR Objectified's John Paul Kleiner and Shane Whaley chat with the Herr Helge Hei…
Politics and Pop Music in East Germany Part 2 (33)
In this episode, our hosts return to look at the broad theme of pop and politics in East Germany. 'So we're looking at ways that …
Why Communist East Germany's Interflug was an airline like no other w…
Today we chat with the author of Interflug - East Germany's airline, Sebastian Schmitz. This is the first book published in Engli…
East Germany in Mozambique: Private Photographs of a Forgotten Time w…
On this episode of Radio GDR the East Germany Podcast, Steve Minegar explores the lives of East Germans who, in the name of inter…
Visiting Family Behind the Iron Curtain - Journeys to Görlitz, East G…
I have always wondered what small-town life was like outside of Berlin in the GDR. In this episode of Radio GDR, Bill Blosen and …
My review of the new Amazon Explore Virtual Experience Tour - The inf…
East Germany Podcast Host Shane Whaley's Amazon Explore review of The infamous Berlin Wall: stories of the Death Strip and a divi…
My brother spied on us for the Stasi and how I survived life in an Ea…
In this episode, you will hear how Peter Keup's life was made a misery following his family's application for an exit visa. Peter…
A Journey Through the history of Rock and Pop Music of East Germany
In this episode of the East Germany Podcast - Radio GDR we go on a journey of Rock and Pop Music of East Germany. Our good frien…