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| Adolf Hitler Had a Fake Girlfriend | 01 Oct 2026 | 00:29:53 | |
Eva Braun + Adolf Hitler = a MESS.
In this, our final episode of the season, we’ll talk about the weird relationship-situationship that existed between these knuckleheads, WWII, nazi stuff, and fashion, and we’ll get into what was real and what was pretend.
Triggers: Self harm, suicide, holocaust, antisemitism, murder
Cover image: my sister
Image credit Wikimedia
Selected Bibliography Books: Downfall, by Volker Ulrich Eva Braun by Heike B. Görtemaker Nazi Wives, by James Wyllie
Podcast The People’s Profiles: Eva Braun, the Fuhrer’s Wife
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| Special Treat! History Daily Episode | 26 Sep 2026 | 00:21:25 | |
It's a history mashup!! Friends, I adore this podcast and I think you will too. Listen, subscribe, share! https://www.historydaily.com | |||
| Adolf Hitler Was Bad at Kissing | 24 Sep 2026 | 00:33:31 | |
Let’s talk about the big dog and his weird love life! This episode is highly disgusting, and I am kind of sorry about that. But it’s funny, too. We’ll get into WWII, nazis, love, dating, and the very complicated tale of Geli Raubal, Hitler’s half niece and one true love.
MAJOR trigger warnings today: Suicide, incest, holocaust, antisemitism, SA, murder, gun violence
Cover art: my sister Intro song: my daughter Images: Getty, Alamy, Wikimedia
Selected Bibliography Books: Ascent, Volker Ulrich Hitler and Geli, by Ronald Hayman Hitler’s Suicide Women, by Andrew van Ginkel.
Fun Podcast: Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories, episodes 232 and 233 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vH4kcVmomFOv9Unr5hQxw?_authfailed=1
Remember, besties. There is always a way out. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | |||
| Theodor Morell Hawked Vitamins | 17 Sep 2026 | 00:38:04 | |
Let’s talk about Theodor Morell, Adolf Hitler’s most favorite doctor, and maybe also his drug dealer?? This episode is chock full of bathroom humor, WWII history, Nazi drama, and some very poor choices.
Trigger warnings: Addiction, antisemitism, Holocaust
Selected Bibliography
· Blitzed, by Norman Ohler · Downfall, by Volker Ullrich · Secret Diaries of Hitler’s Doctor, by David Irving · Until the Final Hour, Traudl Junge
Intro song: my daughter Cover art: my sister
Images: Getty Ullstein Bild Dtl, Alamy JEYFWK | |||
| August Eigruber Liked Hitler's Mustache | 10 Sep 2026 | 00:31:50 | |
Let’s talk about WWII, Nazi art theft, concentration camp murders, and the second ugliest mustache you’ve ever seen. August Eigruber’s story takes us to Mauthausen, Paris, and deep into the Altaussee Salt Mines.
Trigger warnings: Antisemitism, Holocaust, Murder
Selected Bibliography
Books Eight Days in May, by Volker Ullrich Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich Monuments Men, by Bret Witter and Robert M. Edsel
Online Resource Stanford University’s Virtual Tribunal: International Criminal Tribunal Records (1945-Present): https://exhibits.stanford.edu/virtual-tribunals/catalog/jw764yb5101
Documentary The Rape of Europa, by Richard Berge
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| Traudl Junge Didn't Ask Questions | 03 Sep 2026 | 00:49:48 | |
Traudl Junge was not just Hitler’s secretary, she was also a fountain of piping hot tea. This is a toughie. You’ll see why. We get into WWII, marriage, real estate, trains, bedspreads, and a LOT of bunker talk. Selected Bibliography: · Ascent, by Volker Ulrich · Letters to Hitler, by Heinrik Eberle · Until the Final Hour, Traudl Junge · Voices from the Bunker, by Pierre Galante, Gertrude Junge and Eugene Silianoff
Movies · Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary, by André Heller · Downfall
Intro song: my daughter Cover art: my sister
Images: public domain, Alamy | |||
| Wernher von Braun Married his Cousin | 27 Aug 2026 | 00:29:47 | |
From German rocket scientist to war criminal to NASA golden boy to Disney star! Let’s talk about Wernher von Braun, the Space Race, Operation Paperclip, WWI, WWII, the Treaty of Versailles, and so much more. Intro song: My daughter Cover art: My sister
Selected Bibliography Books Into that Silent Sea, by Francis French and Colin Burgess Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge, by Asif A. Siddiqi Wernher von Braun, by Christopher Lampton The Rocket and the Reich and Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, Michael J. Neufeld
Film Man in Space, 1955 Disney Images: Getty
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| Leni Riefenstahl Fake Cried to Get Her Way | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:31:25 | |
Leni Riefenstahl was a dancer, an actor, a filmmaker, and a real jerk! And also a liar! Let’s get into it in a probably too-long chat about WWII, propaganda, film, Hollywood, Hitler, and plenty of other Nazi stuff.
Trigger warnings: Holocaust, murder, antisemitism, SA, racism
Selected Bibliography
Books: Artists Under Hitler, by Jonathan Petropoulos Hitler’s People, by Richard J. Evans Hitler’s Women, by Guido Knopp
Documentaries: Time of Darkness and Stillness, Nina Gladitz The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, by Ray Müller | |||
| Rudolf Höss Had a Bad Haircut | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:35:08 | |
Let’s chat about WWII, concentration camps, and a very sketchy real estate choice. Rudolf Höss didn’t just run Auschwitz. He lived right next to it! This episode, of course, covers a million topics and tangents. Sorry. Thanks/blame to Eduardo!
Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, holocaust, antisemitism, murder Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliography Hitler: Downfall, by Volker Ullrich “Postwar Testimony of Rudolf Höss,” United States Holocaust Museum.https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/postwar-testimony-of-rudolf-hoss Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz, by Thomas Harding The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, by William L. Shirer Image Credits: Getty, Planet Schule | |||
| Heinrich Himmler Built a Themed Convention Center | 06 Aug 2026 | 00:36:04 | |
Besties!! I’m jetlagged, full of jamon, and ready to CHAT. Let’s talk about Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler, WWII, the SS, and so much more. We’re going to get into the weeds on 900 topics, but I swear, it’s going to be fun.
Trigger warnings: Suicide, Holocaust, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder
Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected Bibliography Himmler, by Willi Frischauer Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich Hitler’s People, by Richard J. Evans Nazi Wives, by James Wyllie The Private Heinrich Himler, by Katrina Himmler
Image Credits: Getty, Wikipedia | |||
| Albert Speer Was a Narc | 30 Jul 2026 | 00:30:55 | |
Hello, best friends, divas, and unicorns! Let’s talk about history's worst "good Nazi," Albert Speer, who started his career as an architect, and then ended it by throwing a bunch of his cronies under the bus at the Nuremberg Trials. He was a delusional dreamer, a AND a war criminal! Wow, wow, wow.
Trigger warnings: Suicide, Holocaust, Slave Labor, Antisemitism
Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected Bibliography “Building the Nazi Party Rally Grounds,” Killing Hitler, by Roger Moorhouse Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich The Hitler Assassination Attempts, by John Grehan “’Wonder Weapons’ and Slave Labor,” by Michael Neufeld https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/wonder-weapons-and-slave-labor
Image credits: Getty
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| Rudolf Hess Wore a Fashion Monocle | 23 Jul 2026 | 00:29:30 | |
Ready to get into the weeds? Let’s talk Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, a couple of world wars, astrology, the Beerhall Putsch, libido pills, scientific occultism, and the Nuremberg Trials, among other things.
Trigger warnings: Holocaust, Suicide, Antisemitism
Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected Bibliography Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich Hitler’s Monsters, by Eric Kurlander Hitler’s People, by Richard J. Evans The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, Jack El-Hai Nazi Wives, by James Wyllie Nuremberg Trial Proceedings, Yale Avalon Project
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| Joachim von Ribbentrop liked Carnations | 16 Jul 2026 | 00:31:29 | |
Buckle up, besties! We’ve got romance. We’ve got intrigue. We’ve got the royal family! Join me to gossip about Edward VIII, his mistress-turned-wife, Wallis Simpson, and her Nazi boyfriend, Joachim von Ribbentrop. We’ll talk Hitler, we’ll talk incompetence, and we’ll talk terrible choices in flowers.
Trigger warnings: Holocaust, Suicide, Addiction, Antisemitism
Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliography 17 Carnations, Andrew Morton Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich Hitler’s People, by Richard J. Evans Nazi Wives, by James Wyllie
Image credits: Getty
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| Joseph Goebbels Wrote Terrible Poetry | 09 Jul 2026 | 00:22:39 | |
Hi besties! Let's talk about WWII, Nazis, Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Magda Goebbels, Lida Baarova, and so much more. Trigger warnings: Sexual Assault, Suicide, Filicide, Holocaust
Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliography Goebbels, by Helmut Heiber Goebbels, Peter Longrich Hitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker Ullrich Hitler’s People, by Richard J. Evans Nazi Wives, by James Wyllie
Image credits: National Archives and Getty
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| Hermann Göring Wore Silky PJs | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:29:45 | |
Let's talk about WWII, Nazis, Hitler, Hermann Goering, fashion, makeup, and some very problematic drug use! Trigger warnings: Addiction, Holocaust Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliography
Image credits: National Archives and Getty | |||