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.
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History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast
S2E9: Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker...Josi Bakes as we've taken to calling her, respectfully. Fizzing with energy, talent, and pure GUMPTION. The only African American woman to be inducted in the Pantheon of France. Her story takes us from the poverty and violence of segregated St. Louis, to the scandalously modern revues of interwar Europe. Beloved in Berlin, but finding herself most at home in Paris, she would tirelessly work for the French resistance during the Second World War, only to return to rejection and racial prejudice in the united states, until being one of only 2 women to speak at the 1963 March on Washington. All that whilst being what seems to be a genuine delight. Strap in as Pip bursts with info on Josephine Baker.
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Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffiths
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Sources
Deautsche Welle Docu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nHUh_yjLaA&t=2337s
Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy, Damien Lewis
Femininity the Primitive, and Modern Urban Space: Josephine Baker in Berlin
Nancy Nenno
Josephine Baker Was the Star France Wanted—and the Spy It Needed, Lauren Michele Jackson
Josephine Baker's Rainbow Tribe by Merlind Theile in Spiegel International
Redacted History Podcast: Josephine Baker: From Jim Crow, to Broadway to World War II
You're Dead to Me Podcast: Josephine Baker
