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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Apr 20251h 14min
Whispers of Freedom: Portraying the Story of the last person shot at the Berlin Wall (399)
Chris Gueffroy, was the last person to be shot dead at the Berlin Wall and a new short film called “Whispers of Freedom” portrays his story. I speak with the film’s director Brandon Ashplant who sha...
22 Apr 202548min
Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War (398)
Former US Navy Commander Henry Rausch is the author of Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War. Henry shares his experiences from training to life aboard a submari...
18 Apr 20251h 3min
Deep Cover Cold War Spies: How Russia’s Illegal Agents Penetrated the West (397)
In 2010, two decades after the Cold War had ended, ten Russian spies were arrested in America, having hidden their true identities from their friends, neighbours and even their children. They were p...
11 Apr 20251h 9min
A Black US Basketball Virtuoso in Cold War Poland (396)
The Communist Polish press called it "Kentomania!"—the excitement surrounding a 23 year old, called Kent Washington who made history as the first American—and the first Black American—to sign a profes...
4 Apr 20251h 23min
