Topic: East Germany

3 chapters across the catalog

Two Dictators
Episode 1042 45:49 - 48:05

1042: Two Dictators

South Korean Economic Perspectives on Unification

A host recounts a conversation with a South Korean immigrant who expressed concern that unification would be an economic burden on the South, similar to the experience of East and West Germany. The discussion explores the potential for North Korea's rare earth minerals to complement South Korea's high-tech manufacturing powerhouses like Samsung and LG.

AQ-USA
Episode 261 18:30 - 24:44

261: AQ-USA

Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shahzad False Flag Claims

Janet Napolitano cites the apprehension of Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, as a success story for citizen reporting. The hosts characterize the event as a potential false flag operation and compare the DHS surveillance requests to the Stasi system in East Germany. They specifically mock Napolitano's laughter during her interview when asked about the "Big Brother" nature of the program.

Palin Teapot Party
Episode 172 47:57 - 52:14

172: Palin Teapot Party

Portland State University FBI Informant Incident, Professor Fired

A professor at Portland State University was fired after publicly identifying a 30-year-old student, Zach Bucharest, as an FBI informant during a class. The professor, who had experience with government informants in East Germany, accused the student of being a "honeypot" inciting illegal activity.