Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times

Communists at the Cabaret

This episode explores the world the Nazis destroyed. The rise of the German Communist Party, subsidized theater, legal equality, religious tolerance, queer culture. Let's step into history!

A Time of Troubles

Germany in 1923 was not a pleasant place. It had its own trials and tribulations. Two contrasting characters emerge as the world collapses around them: Walter Rathenau and Adolf Hitler. Germans become enamored with each for very different reasons.

Treaty of Discord

The final years of World War One brings revolution, insurrections, and hyperinflation to the German people. In this episode we look at Germany from 1918 to 1923.

Introduction

Welcome to Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times. We will take a street level look at life inside Germany between 1918 and 1945.