#177 Katja Hoyer on the Weimar Republic and ‘have you heard of Samuel Pepys?’ (Part 1)

About this episode

Katja Hoyer discusses her book on the Weimar Republic and the historical context surrounding it.

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! We are truly honoured this week to be joined by one of our favourite historians in the world; it’s German-British author, who penned of one of Elis’ favourite ever books (Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990), it’s Katja Hoyer! Katja is here to discuss her brand new book ‘ Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe ’ which details the collapse of German democracy as the Nazi’s tighten their grip on power. Elsewhere, is taking a hot air balloon to the North Pole a good idea? We’re going with no. And if you’ve ever asked a historian if they’ve heard of Samuel Pepys, please email in: hello@ohwhatatime.com Katja’s new book is out now and we can’t recommend it enough, you can get it here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459779/weimar-by-hoyer-katja/9780241681244 And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find: •The full archive of bonus episodes •Brand new bonus episodes each month •OWAT subscriber group chats •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than…

People in this episode

Guest: Katja Hoyer

Topics covered

• Weimar Republic
• German history
• democracy collapse
• Samuel Pepys
• hot air balloon
• Katja Hoyer
• podcast

Keywords

• Weimar Republic
• Katja Hoyer
• Samuel Pepys
• German democracy
• Nazi Germany
• history podcast
• hot air balloon

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin, Patreon

Books & works: Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990, Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe

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