6 episodes
Interviewing Oma interviewingoma@gmail.com (interviewingoma@gmail.com)
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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.
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Episode 5
The Telefunken. First opera. Opa goes to jail. The police come by for a visit. Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth). Washing hair.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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".