Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings were two of the biggest stars in both Weimar Germany and Hollywood in the early 20th century…they’re not that bothered about each other, but they would star together in The Blue Angel, filmed precisely as Wall Street crashed, catapulting them off into wildly different directions, personally, professionally and politically. This episode began as an attempt to check in with these two people in 1945, and whilst we do that, they're too interesting to confine to that one time! We kick off with Jannings, because you have to eat your slightly rotten cabbage before you get to a delicious cream-topped strudel like Marlene…we don’t make the rules. Who had better legs? Who literally tried hiding behind their Oscar? How many tangents can we get into one episode?! Find out and please enjoy this romp through movie history, the 20th century, and don't worry, some WAR!++++++History Flakes LIVE RECORDING JULY 20TH 18.30, Comedy Cafe Berlin 🎟️🎟️🎟️ TICKETS HERE!!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:Jannings: The Portrait of an Actor. Liam Ó LaoghaireBerlin Year Zero: The Making of "The Blue Angel"John BaxterMINISTRY OF ILLUSION: German Film 1933-1945Eric RentschlerFor Posterity’s Sake: Emil Jannings’ Autobiographical (Self-)DenazificationBy Wesley KirkpatrickHadley Meares, Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/which-best-actor-winner-allegedly-once-shouted-dont-shoot-i-have-won-an-oscar-4146311/You Must Remember This Podcast, Karina Longworth: https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/2015/2/10/star-wars-episode-vi-marlene-dietrich-at-war-ymrt-32Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography, Charlotte Chandler
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S3E6: The Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference... The Pozi Confs for those in the know, as you are soon to be. It’s like summer camp for if you’ve been a good boy and defeated Nazi Germany in Europe. You all get together and decide what the hell do we do now? Stalin and Molotov are there, having a BLAST. The newly elected Labour Party of the UK forgot their swimming trunks and no-one knows who this Truman guy is.Seriously though…who’s in charge? Who’s not in charge? Who’s dead? Who’s been voted out? Who’s playing good cop bad cop with Joe Stalin? Who’s got stomach ulcers and what’s wrong with German milk?!++++++History Flakes LIVE RECORDING JULY 20TH 18.30, Comedy Cafe Berlin 🎟️🎟️🎟️ TICKETS HERE!!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:Potsdam, Michael NeibergCecilienhof Palace Museum
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S3E5: Nazi WWII Surrender in Berlin
World War II is over in Europe. But technically, like how? Who's involved? What's in Karlshorst? What will Marshall Zhukov be drinking and who IS Julie Busted? Inquiring minds want to know. Join us as we start to find a bit more brevity & levity in this series of War and despair. And reflect on the madness of a few people making decisions for huge numbers of us in medium sized rooms. ++++++History Flakes LIVE RECORDING JULY 20TH 18.30, Comedy Cafe Berlin 🎟️🎟️🎟️ TICKETS HERE!!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:The Karlshorst Museum & Supporting Materials
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S3E4: The Battle of Berlin
++++Content warning for violence and sexual violence, not one for youngsters or those of a senitive nature to these topics ++++The Curse of the Dodgy Microphone! We've been trying to find ways to record remotely, and Pip had a bit of trouble this time, but you'll pull through, we believe in you!In this episode Jonny leads Pip through some of the key moments of the Battle of Berlin, from the Red Army entering the city on April 21 to the surrender of the Berlin garrison on May 2. We look at the human cost of the battle and give an insight into what it was like to live through it.++++++History Flakes LIVE RECORDING JULY 20TH 18.30, Comedy Cafe Berlin 🎟️🎟️🎟️ TICKETS HERE!!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Antony BeevorBloody Streets, Aaron S. HamiltonA Woman in Berlin, Anonymous
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S3E3: The Battle of Seelow Heights
80 years ago the Battle of Seelow Heights was the final hurdle for Stalin’s Red Army before reaching Hitler’s fascist capital, Berlin. Before the Battle of Berlin could begin, Soviet troops needed to cross the Oder river, break through several lines of German defences, and capture all the small towns and villages on the approach to Berlin.In this episode, Jonny tells Pip all about the four-day fight that opened the gates to Berlin in April 1945.Listen out for:Zhukov’s mistakes and Stalin’s angerThe blinding Moscow searchlightsGerman kamikaze pilots and tanks protected by spring mattressesHuge numbers of soldiers, chaos in command, minefields, and artilleryLook out for the next episode on the Battle of Berlin!++++++History Flakes LIVE RECORDING JULY 20TH 18.30, Comedy Cafe Berlin 🎟️🎟️🎟️ TICKETS HERE!!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com. Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks! ++++++ You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok! ++++++ Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffiths https://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/ https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Antony BeevorBloody Streets, Aaron S. Hamilton
Explore the history of one of the world’s most captivating cities with "History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast." Your hosts, seasoned tour guides Pip Roper and Jonny Whitlam, take you through the highs and low-lows of Berlin's past, exploring events, lives and stories from Berlin's past.From the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall to the artistic renaissance of the Weimar Republic and the dark days of the Nazi dictatorship, each episode is a blend of history, stories from the tour guide streets, and a dash of humour. Whether you’re a history buff, a lover of Berlin, or simply curious about the forces that shaped modern Europe, join Pip and Jonny as they peel back the layers of Berlin's history. Discover the heroes, villains, revolutions, and evolutions that have defined this iconic city.Welcome to History Flakes!
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