Memories of an East German Naval Officer's Family (407)
Katja Hesse, daughter of Vice Admiral Gustav Hesse of the East German Navy, shares her deeply personal story of growing up behind the Iron Curtain. In this fascinating conversation, Katja provides...
13 Kesä 20251h 13min
Gorbachev - The Man Who Ended An Empire (406)
In the annals of history, few leaders have faced the monumental challenges that Mikhail Gorbachev encountered when he rose to power in the Soviet Union in 1985. His ascent came at a time when the na...
6 Kesä 20251h 8min
Policing the Berlin Wall with the Royal Military Police (405)
Simon Wood served in the British Army’s Royal Military Police in Berlin during the1980s. He describes the unique challenges he faced patrolling the Berlin Wall and policing British troops in the divid...
30 Touko 20251h 22min
"The aircraft exploded and the cockpit filled with fire" - Korean skies to the brutal Vietnam War (404)
Colonel Robert J. Graham, USAF (Ret.), was more than a fighter pilot—he was a leader, a warrior, and a witness to one of the most complex conflicts in modern history. From the chaotic early days of gu...
23 Touko 20251h 26min
Childhood Memories of the 1989 Romanian Revolution (403)
Traian grew up in Romania during the tumultuous 1980s under the shadow of the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. We learn about the harsh realities of life under communism, where shortages of ba...
16 Touko 20251h 1min
“Sir, I’m not going to start World War Three for you” - The NATO Russian confrontation in 1999 at Pristina Airport (402)
In this gripping episode, we hear a detailed account from an eyewitness right at the heart of the tense NATO and Russian confrontation in Kosovo in 1999 at Pristina Airport. NATO General Wesley Clark...
9 Touko 20251h 33min
“Houston, we’ve had a problem” interview with Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut (401)
This is a repeat of an episode published in September 2022. 55 years ago last month Fred Haise was one of the three astronauts on the ill-fated Moon mission when a design fault caused an oxygen tank...
2 Touko 20251h 30min
Doped, Abused and Abandoned: Growing Up in East Germany’s Sports System (400)
This episode covers themes of physical and emotional abuse as well as suicide. If you need support please follow the links below. UK https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ ...
25 Huhti 20251h 14min
