HeyJaredHistory of the Germans
A narrative history of the German people from the Middle Ages to Reunification in 1991. Episodes are 25-35 min long and drop on Thursday mornings."A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad". Gregory of Tours (539-594)HotGPod is now entering its 9th season.
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The Reformation! The Faith of the Common People (opens the original)
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On 31 October 1517, an Augustinian monk carried 95 theses through the streets of Wittenberg — whether to nail them to the castle church door, post them by letter, or send them to the printers remains disputed. Within two months they had spread across the Empire and beyond and the world was never the same again... In this first episode of the new season we look at the world Martin Luther grew up in, what common people like him experienced in life - mostly godawful things - and how that shaped the
The Most Consequential Figure in European History? (opens the original)
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Who had the most lasting impact on Europe? Marx? Napoleon? Darwin? Einstein? Or was it Martin Luther? ★ Support this podcast ★
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