6 episodes

My mother was born in Germany in 1934. She grew up during World War Two, was adopted and moved to the United States after the war. She has a lot of stories and every week or so we will listen to them here.

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My mother was born in Germany in 1934. She grew up during World War Two, was adopted and moved to the United States after the war. She has a lot of stories and every week or so we will listen to them here.

    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Living with the Nuns. Getting sick. Dad. Uncle. Aunt. Nivea.

    • 22 min
    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    The Telefunken. First opera. Opa goes to jail. The police come by for a visit. Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth). Washing hair.

    • 18 min
    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Stealing an American's jacket. Oma makes bread. The fake older sister.BBC The problem with having friends during the war. Cousin Waltraut.

    • 18 min
    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    First bubblegum. The older cousin. Mutti, Sister. The girl with the Mamie Eisenhower haircut.
    Chantelle Rytter, founder of the Grateful Gluttons and the Atlanta Lantern Parade, guest-interviewed this week's show. Thanks Chantelle!
     

    • 27 min
    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Opa. Karl Ludolph. Bertha Koch Ludolph. Whiskey the Dog. The prison camp. Americans. Living in the kitchen. Opa negotiating for Oma's oma to use their own bathroom. 

    • 22 min
    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Episode one.  Tütes. Bomb Shelters. Air Raid Sirens. Shoes. The Brits. Amis. Poles. Russians. Kassel.
    The book she mentions is Bill Bryson's "Notes From A Small Island".  

    • 15 min

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