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Günter Had a Bad Day...The Berlin Wall Fell

Craig Chubb and Shawn Clements Season 1 Episode 1

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It’s not commonly known the specific events that caused the Berlin Wall to “fall” in November of 1989. A man named Günter made some interesting choices on the days leading up to that fateful day of the 9th, and no doubt made assumptions about his new position as press secretary of the Soviet-controlled East German republic. We’ve all been there at some point where our actions have had impacts, but were they ever this large? Listen to find out why he had a very bad day.

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