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Hohenschonhausen - The Dark Side of the GDR (6)

13 min • 23 april 2019

On this episode of the Radio GDR East Germany podcast Shane records his thoughts following a guided tour of the Hohenschonhausen Stasi Prison in East Berlin and questions whether he wants to continue with the podcast based on what he has seen and heard.

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Artists Take on The State! Experimental Art in Late East Germany, with Sara Blaylock

The Things They've Seen - Reflections on WWII and the Cold War by German Eyewitnesses, with Daniel Burghard

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38 Things I learned about East Germany from reading Burning Down The Haus. (10)

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