About this episode

The episode discusses East Germany and related historical topics based on the book 'Beyond the Wall' by Katja Hoyer.

We have a special bonus ep for you from our bonus ep archive! This one was first made available for subscribers in December 2024. On our Patreon 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 everyone else Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime Onto this episode... We’re discussing the iron curtain, East and West Berlin, the infamous Stasi and East Germany.. all covered within the book that Elis has just read: Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer. Plus; how has Tom managed to lay his washing out in a manner that looks like a spider on LSD? We don’t have a clue, but if you know you can email us at: hello@ohwhatatime.com Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice? Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk). Chris, Elis and Tom x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Elis, Tom, Chris

Topics covered

• East Germany
• iron curtain
• Berlin
• Stasi
• history
• comedy
• education

Keywords

• East Germany
• iron curtain
• Berlin
• Stasi
• Katja Hoyer
• history
• comedy
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Acast, Stasi

Books & works: Beyond the Wall

Places: East Germany, West Berlin, East Berlin

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