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The History Nut Podcast

The History Nut

Hello and welcome to the History Nut podcast. This podcast was originally intended as a revision aid for students studying A Level History, with a specific focus on the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. As well as providing detailed explorations of some of the most important chapters in our History, I will also embark on a journey into the lesser known corners of our past. Expect big turning points and the minutiae of everyday life in a podcast series which aims to provide a gateway for all to

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01:01:21

The Third Reich-Seduction Theory: Nazism and the...

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/11/23

In the March elections of 1933 the Nazis only won 44% of the votes: the majority of Germans had rejected Hitler and his Party. Within a few years following the takeover of power, however, Hitler had become the central figure of Germany's national redemption and revival who could depend upon a huge wellspring of genuine enthusiasm and popular acclaim. What Ian Kershaw calls 'the Hitler Myth' was a central feature of Nazi propaganda which helped to consolidate and sustain the regime

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00:58:06

The Third Reich-Coercion or Consent: Terror as a...

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2025/11/23

Nazism is synonymous with terror and repression. The brutality of the regime was one of its defining legacies; yet, has too much emphasis been placed on the role of terror in subduing 'ordinary Germans'? The terror-police complex was undoubtedly a highly significant and frightening aspect of the regime for those who were its targets. Most Germans, however, were not political or racial targets of the regime, and their relationship with the terror network reflected this. Since the 1980s

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00:43:50

The Third Reich-'Working Towards the Führer' - PART...

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2025/11/23

PART 2The nature of leadership is essential if one wishes to understand power and its structures within a dictatorship. The nature of Hitler's leadership has drawn unparalleled attention from historians since 1945, and shows no signs of abating even 80 years after his suicide in the Führerbunker. There have been a number of significant contributions to the historiography of Hitler's leadership during this time, but perhaps the most compelling and revealing is Ian Kershaw's Working

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00:52:53

The Third Reich-'Working Towards the Führer' - The...

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/11/01

The nature of leadership is essential if one wishes to understand power and its structures within a dictatorship. The nature of Hitler's leadership has drawn unparalleled attention from historians since 1945, and shows no signs of abating even 80 years after his suicide in the Führerbunker. There have been a number of significant contributions to the historiography of Hitler's leadership during this time, but perhaps the most compelling and revealing is Ian Kershaw's Working Towards the

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00:59:00

The Third Reich-The Blood Purge-Episode 7

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Hitler's indecisiveness throughout the SA crisis was indicative of his leadership throughout the Third Reich. Once he had resolved to act, however, his response was often ruthless and without compromise. The Night of the Long Knives, or the Blood Purge, was an event of multiple layers of symbolism and significance. Not only did it signal the end of the SA as an influential group within the Party and State, losing out to the advancing SS, but it also signalled to all the true nature of this

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00:42:03

The Third Reich-The Road to Bad Wiessee -Episode 6

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2025/11/01

Although the Enabling Act had effectively removed all constitutional constraints on Hitler's regime and had laid the foundation of the 'legal' dictatorship, there still remained the simmering challenges from within the movement itself. Since the late 1920s the SA had proven to be a focal point of insubordination and deviation from Hitler's strategies and priorities. Hitler's need to court influential groups after 1933, and his own demand for complete obedience to his will,

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00:59:40

The Third Reich-The Mask Slips -Episode 5

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2025/10/03

The Enabling Act was passed with a combination of pressure and persuasion. Although violence and intimidation was evident from the very beginning of the regime, the targets in the first 6 weeks of power were widely considered to be legitimate. Indeed, the assault on the political left and democratic liberalism more broadly, was supported by much of the population and provided a mandate for the Enabling Act. The massive extension of the regime's power following March 23, and at the same time the

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00:50:32

The Third Reich-Pressure and Persuasion -Episode 4

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/09/24

The Law for the Removal of Distress from People and Reich, commonly referred to as the Enabling Act, was the foundation stone of the Nazi dictatorship. The law granted Hitler and his government legislative powers without the checks and balances of parliamentary procedure, fatally undermining the remnants of democracy and ushering in the process of Gleichschaltung (coordination). Just how did Hitler convince the Reichstag's deputies, the majority of whom were not Nazis, to agree to a law that voted

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00:50:14

The Third Reich-Crossing the Rubicon - The Reichstag...

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2025/09/12

The arson attack on the Reichstag marked a decisive turning point in the history of Germany. Although Hitler had formed powerful alliances to help establish his new government, he was still hemmed in by constitutional constraints and lacking in sufficient popular support to initiate fundamental change. The facts of the fire were quickly discarded in favour of a conspiracy that exploited and profited from the widespread loathing of Communism, particularly amongst those who had access to the levers

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00:50:35

The Third Reich-Hampered-Allies and...

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2025/08/25

Nazism was in many ways an 'anti-' movement. It made a name for itself in the Weimar years as being a movement that rejected the many political, social and cultural developments of the age. It was not surprising, therefore, that the new Nazi government claimed to be surrounded everywhere by enemies, opponents and antagonists. Perhaps more surprising, and highly significant, was the rush by many groups and individuals after January 1933 to endorse Hitler and Nazism. It was these alliances

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00:44:42

The Third Reich-Hampered-Hitler's position in January...

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/08/23

Welcome to season 2 of the 'History Nut Podcast'!The Nazi dictatorship did not emerge immediately on Hitler's appointment in January 1933. There were a series of limits and constraints on Hitler's power and manoeuvrability that stood in the way of his plans to establish a dictatorship. Some of these limits were part of a deliberate ploy by elite groups to control and use Hitler; yet, within a short space of time they would come see the degree of their miscalculation. Speaker-RhysProducers-Sam and

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00:55:43

The Weimar Republic-Historians and the Rise of...

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2025/08/09

How Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933 has been one of the most significant areas of historiography since 1945. Historiography of Hitler's rise is wide-ranging and, given the nature of the Nazi dictatorship, interpretations have been highly-charged, stridently defended and vociferously attacked by other historians. This podcast cannot do justice to the full breadth of important contributions made by historians since 1945, but hopefully it will provide listeners with a useful

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00:54:44

The Weimar Republic- Levered into Power -...

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2025/08/09

Some historians view Brüning as the 'grave-digger of the Republic', highlighting the role that key governmental figures played in the shift away from democracy. Whilst this view does highlight the growing complacency, arrogance and self-interest of governmental elites in these years, it bears no resemblance to the complete abdication of responsibility from those who wielded power in the years following Brüning's dismissal. Although Hitler and the party he led had grown to become the

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00:45:32

The Weimar Republic-Breakthrough 1929-32-Episode 16

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/08/06

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 had profound consequences for Germany. The structural weaknesses within the economy, none more so than Germany's dependence on US credit, revealed just how superficial the 'golden years' had been. The depth of despair wrought by the Depression was immense and accelerated the move away from democracy which provided the situational context necessary for Nazism to flourish. The meteoric rise of the Party in these years, however, was not solely of their own

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00:55:48

The Weimar Republic-The Wilderness Years - Failure...

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/27

The Bamberg Conference consolidated Hitler's supremacy over the movement. Although divisions and tensions would continue within the Party, particularly within the SA, Hitler's own position would never be truly challenged again. Externally, however, life was very difficult for the Nazi Party. The changing socio-economic conditions after 1924 ushered in an age of recovery and optimism in which the Nazis' brand of extremism seemed outdated, as demonstrated by their meagre performances in

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00:44:36

The Weimar Republic-Mastery over the Movement-Episode 14

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/27

In the early years Hitler had often referred to himself as the 'drummer' who was paving the way for the coming leader of the movement. The events of 1923, however, had shown that Hitler was more than a party activist, and he too now realised his leader potential. His grip on the party, however, was not total. Discontent at the failure of the putsch and subsequent restrictions placed on the movement, ideological differences, and concerns over an emerging Hitler-cult in Bavaria, had created a

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00:44:31

The Weimar Republic-Papering over the Cracks-Episode 13

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/15

October 1929 in Germany was bookended by two significant moments. The sudden death of Stresemann on 3 October robbed Weimar democracy of its greatest statesman and hope for survival. Less than 4 weeks later the stock market collapsed on Wall Street sending shockwaves around the world. Within days US loans, which had underpinned the German economy, would be recalled sending the economy into freefall. Germany's rapid descent into Depression would reignite old wounds and inspire new

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00:48:21

The Weimar Republic-Erfüllungspolitik 1924-29-Episode 12

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/15

In many ways the most significant figure of the 1920s was not Adolf Hitler, but Gustav Stresemann. As Foreign Minister from 1923-29, Stresemann followed a policy of Erfüllungspolitik ('fulfilment') in which the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were met. His pragmatic approach to diplomacy helped to rehabilitate Germany's international standing, opening the door to greater cooperation and opportunity. To those on the extremist right at home in Germany, however, 'fulfilment' was

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00:47:35

The Weimar Republic-Dancing on a Volcano-Episode 11

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/09

With hyperinflation curbed and Hitler in prison, the Weimar Republic looked as though it had weathered the storms of the early years. The influx of millions of US dollars ushered in an age of liberal cultural experimentation and optimism in what has been labelled the 'Golden Years' of the WR. In reality, Germany's economic position remained precarious as it tied itself ever more closely to US investment. As many in Germany danced the late 1920s away, little did they know they were

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00:29:41

The Weimar Republic-The Beer Hall Putsch Trial: Back...

The History Nut Podcast ·

2025/07/06

The Beer Hall Putsch (Part 2):The failure of the Beer Hall Putsch should have been the end of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Within 10 years Hitler was in power and in the process of establishing a dictatorship. How was disaster turned into triumph, and what does this reveal about the condition of the Republic?Speaker-RhysProducer-Sam and Toby Music-Sam

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