History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast

We went in hard on this one… you’re getting a 2 for 1. A live spectacular on Kaiser Wilhelm II and his mother Empress Frederick AND some musings from us afterwards because we couldn’t get enough of this German/British collab that ended, well… terribly.Follow Vicky, daughter of Queen Victoria and liberal reformer Prince Albert, as she dives into the absolute viper’s nest that was the 19th Century court of Prussia ruled over by the Hohenzollerns. She’s got a gorgeous, kind husband, representing the hopes of German reformers. But first born Kaiser Wilhelm will fall terribly far from the tree and ruin a lot.If you get to the end, you will be rewarded with the scandal of how Empress Frederick was possibly buried  and the traditional British cure for cancer… smiling at it. (Sorry that some of the sound goes up and down and that you can occasionally Pip fanning herself dramatically. It was hot)++++++  💸 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!You can find Pip on Instagram++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources: An Uncommon Woman, The Empress Frederick, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm, Hannah Pakula.George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I,  Miranda CarterIron Kingdom, Christopher ClarkBlood & Iron, Katja Hoyer

Hello Dear History Flakes Listener!We miss you all most cruelly. To tide you over until Season 4 begins in 2026, here's a live show all the way from August 2024. It was over 30 degrees but Jonny rallied valliantly (and only mentioned it 7, 8, or 100 times). We share with you some of the more ingenious and puzzling escapes from East to West Berlin. Air, land, sea, and even an inflatable mattress - you name it, it's here. So settle in for some daring escapes to freedom in the West, home of demorcracy, Hasselhoff, and Ikea: everything a growing boy or girl needs.Shout out to our wonderful friend and fellow guide Glenn in the audience for live fact checking!++++++ 💸 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!++++++Follow us online!Pip is on Instagram... and 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/ ++++++

Hello there! Just a reminder that we will return...most likely in the new year with season 4!!! Thank you to all our listeners and supporters, it's a genuine pleasure to think about what you might enjoy hearing and getting your feedback!We have a couple of live episodes in our back pocket to keep you tied over until the new year so look out for those.Bis bald and take good care! Jonny and Pip++++++  💸 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/ ++++++

Agent ZigZag, Agent Garbo, Mutt and Jeff…who are these people? Are they or have they ever been Portuguese wine merchants? How is running a spy ring like a running a cricket club? All this and more in…The Double Cross, LIVE!!!!! A special treat we recorded back in March at the Comedy Cafe Berlin! Bringing to an end our series marking the 80 year anniversary of the end of WWII.We revisit John C Masterman, formerly playing football for the Ruhleben FC whilst a British POW in Berlin, he has a plan to exploit Germany’s lack of competency in the spy World. We've even got a little drinking game (that can also be played with snacks!) if you feel jealous hearing us gulp down our classy cocktails...play along!++++++  💸 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 Double Cross System, John C. Mastermanjamesbondlifestyle.com

This episode we dive into the ins and outs of Wernher von Braun’s wartime credentials, before the Americans would be faced with the decision of whether or not his file needed a paperclip to begin with. (It did!) Contrasting heavily from last episode’s Klaus Fuchs, we look at someone whose humanity always came second to his ambition as a scientist in Nazi Germany, and contextualise his role into the broader scope of the Nazi concentration camp system. Who were some of the more sinister characters he met along the way? What did the Summer of 1945 look like for him and his fellow engineers as the Third Reich crumbled around them?++++++  💸 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:Wernher von Braun, the SS, and Concentration Camp Labor: Questions of Moral, Political, and Criminal Responsibility. Michael J. NeufeldThe Nazi Smoke and Mirrors Escape That Launched America Into the Space Age. Amy Shira TeitelGermans in Russia: Cold War, Technology Transfer, and National Identity By Asif A. Siddiqi Podcast: Paperclip: America's Nazi Scientists, Monique Laney, Michael Ian Black.