Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2020-10-13
Books mentioned on Part One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss the, 'Little Nazis.' FOOTNOTES: https://onlinelibrary.
Robert Evans recommended The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett, and discussed They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer and The Political Pope by George Neumayr.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Death of Democracy
The Death of Democracy is a historical work by Benjamin Carter Hett that examines the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler to power in Germany.
Recommended“which was based on a really good book that people should still read called The Death of Democracy.”
Where to get it
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They Thought They Were Free
They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer is a compelling journalistic study that examines how ordinary citizens in the Weimar Republic gradually accepted and accommodated themselves to the Nazi regime.
Discussed“little Nazis is a is a term that I'm actually stealing from a um a very controversial book by an author named Milton Sanford Meyer.”
Where to get it
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The Political Pope
Discussed“Um called uh uh he wrote a book called The Political Pope and he he told CBS, "Pope Francis is a socialist and an opponent of Donald Trump."”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Slaughterhouse 5
“I have, oddly enough, the opening to Slaughterhouse 5, which was maybe a poor choice in retrospect.”