How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast

Michael Trapani
How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast

The podcast edition of How to Start a War, the audiobook. Unlike any audiobook you’ve ever listened to, Michael Trapani immerses listeners in the dramatic events that led to the crime of the century – World War II and the Holocaust – documenting the actions of the criminals who carried it out. A gripping blend of narrative storytelling and dramatized scenes and characters, How to Start a War feels like a Golden Age radio drama. Far from a dry history lesson, How to Start a War is a resonant and compelling story about what happens when good people do nothing to stop the worst evils while they still can. The complete version of the story is available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow on instagram @howtostartawarpod.

  1. EPISODE 1

    Desperation | Chapter One

    How does the deadliest event in human history happen? What are the foundations of the crime of the century? How are the criminals who committed this crime allowed to thrive? This is the abridged podcast version of How To Start A War: A story from the past that can help us understand our world today – and what happens when good people do nothing to stop the worst people on earth while they still can.  In Chapter One, we introduced to the first set of criminals who caused the Second World War to happen and the lessons they learned in their early attempts to take power. We also discover the many outside factors that set the stage for these men to take advantage of a desperate situation, and start a world war.  Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

    45 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Divided, We Fall | Chapter Two

    How do democracies fail? It's not as unlikely as you might think. The institutions are not set in stone, nor do they function on their own. They are susceptible to failure when they are not defended. In this episode, we learn about what happens when a fledgling democracy comes under attack by a demagogue and is weaponized against itself.  Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

    55 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Long Knives | Chapter Three

    Insurrection, from the inside out. Hitler's quest for power did not end when he was made Chancellor. A villain put into a position of power was only the first step of a brutal, murderous consolidation of power. A dark chapter of betrayal, deception, and how a government official uses violence to transform himself into a dictator. Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

    48 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Fear | Chapter Four

    How do you conquer a country by telephone? How do you invade a free nation without firing a shot? With a different kind of weapon - Fear.  Now that Hitler had consolidated power in Germany, he began to look beyond his borders to Austria, his home country.  A tragic chapter in the rise of Nazi Germany, where fear was used to intimidate, bully, and threaten others into submission.  Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

    1h 11m

  5. EPISODE 5

    Appeasement | Chapter Five

    What are the obligations of powerful nations to keep peace? What level of sacrifice is acceptable for the greater good? Is it permissible to destroy one small country to save ten large ones? These are the questions that Neville Chamberlain and the leaders of the great powers of Europe would have to wrestle with in this chapter of How To Start A War. Follow @howtostartawarpod on instagram for bonus content, photographs, and videos from the story.

    52 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Broken Glass | Chapter Six

    In the darkest chapter of this series, we experience Kristallnacht through the voices of survivors. We take a candid look at ourselves, and ask what could have been done to stop the Holocaust – and prevent something like it from happening again.  Follow @howtostartawarpod on instagram for episode recaps, historical photos, and video.

    1h 12m

  7. EPISODE 7

    Permission | Chapter Seven

    What permission structure allows a nation to wage war? In the second-to-last chapter in the series, we follow the foreign ministers of two hostile nations find that they are actually more alike than they thought. What is public is not reality.    Follow @howtostartawarpod on instagram for episode recaps, historical photos, and video or visit https://www.howtostartawar.com

    1h 15m

  8. EPISODE 8

    Catastrophe | Final Chapter – Part One

    The Final Chapter, Chapter Eight – Part 1 of 2 In the last chance for peace, desperate diplomats will criss-cross Europe in an attempt to prevent a World War, and a return to the horrors of only 20 years before.  This is the first installment of the two-part series finale. Part 2 will release next week. Follow @howtostartawarpod on Instagram or go to https://www.howtostartawar.com for updates.

    1h 5m

  9. EPISODE 9

    Catastrophe | Final Chapter – Part Two

    The Final Chapter, Chapter Eight – Part 2of 2. This is the final episode of the series. The world goes to war, and how this story from the past helps us understand our world today.  This is the second installment of the two-part series finale. The End.  Follow @howtostartawarpod on Instagram say in touch or go to https://www.howtostartawar.com for updates.

    1h 3m

  10. EPISODE 10

    Major News – Getting Published: New & Expanded Edition!

    Huge Update: How to Start a War is getting published!  A new and expanded edition of How To Start a War, including a never before heard chapter, a new introduction, new sound design, and complete audio remaster is getting published by Blackstone Publishing, the audiobook publisher for Harper Collins, The BBC, and Disney.  You can pre-order today on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  **Stay tuned for a brand new series** of conversations with historians, diplomats, veterans, and other experts starting soon right here in this podcast feed.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarpod

    5 min

  11. EPISODE 12

    Now Published: How to Start a War – New and Expanded Edition

    How to Start a War: New and Expanded Edition is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarpod  I'm giving away free copies of the audiobook edition for anyone that writes a review, and sends me a screenshot of their review. You can send the screenshot of your review to michael@howtostartawar.com or DM it to me on Instagram @howtostartawarpod.

    4 min
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The podcast edition of How to Start a War, the audiobook. Unlike any audiobook you’ve ever listened to, Michael Trapani immerses listeners in the dramatic events that led to the crime of the century – World War II and the Holocaust – documenting the actions of the criminals who carried it out. A gripping blend of narrative storytelling and dramatized scenes and characters, How to Start a War feels like a Golden Age radio drama. Far from a dry history lesson, How to Start a War is a resonant and compelling story about what happens when good people do nothing to stop the worst evils while they still can. The complete version of the story is available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.  Sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow on instagram @howtostartawarpod.

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