A history of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification, in 25-35 minute long episodes every Thursday.
My view of history is best summarised by Gregory of Tours (539-594): “A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad”.
History has no beginning and no end and more importantly, it has no logic, no pattern and no purpose. But that does not mean there isn’t progress and sometimes we humans realise that doing the same thing again and again hoping for a different outcome is indeed madness.
The great moments in history are those where we realise that we cannot go on as we were and things need to change.
German history – as you will hopefully see – is full of these turning points, some good, some bad!
The History of the Germans Podcast has been advertising free since the very beginning and will remain so. The point of the exercise is not to make me rich (there are many smarter ways to do that), but to make the whole of German history more accessible, in particular to English speakers. But Podcasting is hard work. Each episode takes me about 2- 2.5 working days to prepare and record. So if I want to keep the podcast ad-free and keep my marriage going, I need to make this economically viable. And that is where you fine people come in. If you feel the urge to support this endeavour, are in need for some heartfelt gratitude or just want to have some great extra HotG stuff, choose a membership level that suits your wallet – please!
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