History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast

About History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast

Explore the history of one of the world’s most captivating cities with "History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast." Your hosts, seasoned tour guides Pip Roper and Jonny Whitlam, take you through the highs and low-lows of Berlin's past, exploring events, lives and stories from Berlin's past. From the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall to the artistic renaissance of the Weimar Republic and the dark days of the Nazi dictatorship, each episode is a blend of history, stories from the tour guide streets, and a dash of humour. Whether you’re a history buff, a lover of Berlin, or simply curious about the forces that shaped modern Europe, join Pip and Jonny as they peel back the layers of Berlin's history. Discover the heroes, villains, revolutions, and evolutions that have defined this iconic city. Welcome to History Flakes!

Publisher

Pip Roper & Jonny Whitlam

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Mar 2024

Latest episode

29 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Jul 2026

   S4E10: Rosa Luxemburg Part 2: From Zürich to Berlin

   Host Christiane Wirtz explores Rosa Luxemburg's journey from Zurich to Berlin, detailing her intellectual growth and key relationships as she champions the working class.

2. 

   15 Jul 2026

   S4E9: Rosa Luxemburg Part 1. From Warsaw to Zurich.

   That’s right! Part 1! And you’d better enjoy this one, because it’s the most fun we’re gonna have on this topic! Imagine, you’re a young woman, charming, witty, a political genius with an unbridled passion for life and your fellow human beings. You make it to Switzerland, one of the only places women can study and meet the love/biggest political influence /worst pain in the arse of your life. He’s rich and good looking. Coalescing here are countless political refugees from multiple different ...

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   S4E8: Queer Women in Nazi Germany

   Host Jonny talks with historian Samuel Clowes Huneke about the dangerous and often invisible lives of queer women in Nazi Germany.

Inside a recent episode

S4E7: Fritz Lang, early years to 1933

Published 17 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Joe May is kind of a big deal and purchases some of these scenarios. But also at this point, he's going back to combat, injured again. By this point, he's in Romania and Italy during the First World War. And then by January of 1918, he's been sent home to recuperate for two months again because he's been injured. And he's showing different ailments and a nervous disposition. And this is starting to happen. Oh, gosh, all these men now have severe nervous dispositions because of what they are being exposed to and what they are experiencing. So, and he will say, war showed me life stripped to its rawest hunger and desperation and death scenes that neither the screen nor fiction can ever picture. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,959,422

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

100 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

97

YouTube

93

Engagement

77

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