About this episode

This episode tells the story of Helmuth Hübener, the youngest opponent of the Nazi regime and his courageous actions against censorship.

At just sixteen years old, Helmuth Hübener launched a secret anti-Nazi resistance campaign from inside Hitler’s Germany. He exposed Nazi lies by publishing underground pamphlets, knowing it could cost him his life. In this episode, Paul Meany tells the story of the youngest opponent of the Nazi regime. Hübener’s courageous actions reveal the senselessness of censorship and state propaganda, and the moral responsibility to speak the truth.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Meany

Topics covered

• freedom of speech
• anti-Nazi resistance
• censorship
• state propaganda
• moral responsibility

Keywords

• Helmuth Hübener
• freedom of speech
• Nazi Germany
• anti-Nazi resistance
• censorship
• state propaganda
• moral responsibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nazi regime, Acast

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