Episode 48: The Cultural Revolution Part IV-Red August
By the end of August in 1966, it was clear that the Cultural Revolution was going to be a unique historical period of violence and upheaval. Violence and brutality were becoming routine, symptoms of t...
22 Tammi 201929min
Episode 47: The Cultural Revolution Part III-A Culture of Paranoia
During the first month of the Cultural Revolution Mao Zedong unleashed a whirlwind of chaos and confusion in China. Mao mobilized students as "Red Guards"- one part student group, one part paramilitar...
15 Tammi 201920min
Episode 46: The Cultural Revolution Part II-Nine Fingers to One
After the deaths of tens of millions of people during the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong had to re-establish control over the Communist Party in China. Through a process of political maneuvering and r...
8 Tammi 201929min
Episode 45: The Cultural Revolution Part I-No Half Measures
The Cultural Revolution in China lasted roughly from 1966-1976. But the cultural disintegration and scars left from Mao Zedong's final campaign of terror and violence will last for generations to come...
17 Joulu 201821min
Episode 44: Red Scarf Girl Part II-Party vs. Family
As Ji-Li Jiang describes in "Red Scarf Girl," the Cultural Revolution became more sinister over time and the psychological pressure on Ji-Li to conform became greater. When the humiliations, beatings,...
27 Marras 201829min
Episode 43: Red Scarf Girl Part I-Destroying the Four Olds
Kids often get overlooked in traditional historical narratives. But in China around 1966, the communist leader Mao Zedong realized that he could weaponize the youth of China to achieve his political g...
6 Marras 201831min
Episode 42: Where the World Ended- History and Identity in East Germany
What is it that makes you, you? How would your identity change if you suddenly belonged to a new country? For the people of East Germany, this hypothetical became a reality shortly after the fall of t...
15 Loka 201834min
Episode 41: Where the World Ended- Secrets, Politics, and Religion in East Germany
The end of the Cold War is often simplified to the triumph of democracy and capitalism over communism. But what impact did this triumph have on the everyday people involved? Shortly after the fall of ...
24 Syys 201854min
