--- title: Podcast | Reichs & Republics description: Explore German history in-depth with Reichs and Republics, featuring expert insights and engaging discussions that challenge common myths and illuminate the past. image: https://battleguide.co.uk/hubfs/Podcast%20visual%201920-1.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://battleguide.co.uk/reichs-republics#main) Checkout our first book: **[INFERNO](https://lnk.to/inferno_book)** [![Batte Guide Text-Logo_side](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png?width=201&height=40&name=Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png) ![Batte Guide Text-Logo_side](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png?width=201&height=40&name=Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png) ![Batte Guide Text-Logo_side](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png?width=201&height=40&name=Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png) ![Batte Guide Text-Logo_side](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png?width=201&height=40&name=Batte%20Guide%20Text-Logo_side.png)](https://battleguide.co.uk?hsLang=en-gb) - [Home](https://battleguide.co.uk) - [Show submenu for Shows Shows](https://battleguide.co.uk/shows) - [Battle Guide YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT) - [Not So Quiet On The Western Front!](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq) - [WW2 - Both Sides of The Wire!](https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow) - [Untitled History](https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history) - [Reichs & Republics](https://battleguide.co.uk/reichs-republics) - [Our Book](https://battleguide.co.uk/inferno) - [Show submenu for Support us Support us](https://battleguide.co.uk/support) - [How can you support us?](https://battleguide.co.uk/support) - [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide) - [Paypal](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5QQ3Y42AC9JGN) - Show submenu for Tours Tours - [2027 Western Front | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-2027) - [2026 Berlin | BSOTW](https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026) - [2026 Western Front | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour-2026) - [2025 Doughboys at War | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour) - [Show submenu for Services Services](https://battleguide.co.uk/services) - [Our Services](https://battleguide.co.uk/services) - [Organisations & Museums](https://battleguide.co.uk/organisation) - [Military Staff Rides](https://battleguide.co.uk/staff-rides) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://battleguide.co.uk) - Show submenu for Shows Shows - Shows - [Shows](https://battleguide.co.uk/shows) - [Battle Guide YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT) - [Not So Quiet On The Western Front!](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq) - [WW2 - Both Sides of The Wire!](https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow) - [Untitled History](https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history) - [Reichs & Republics](https://battleguide.co.uk/reichs-republics) - [Our Book](https://battleguide.co.uk/inferno) - Show submenu for Support us Support us - Support us - [Support us](https://battleguide.co.uk/support) - [How can you support us?](https://battleguide.co.uk/support) - [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide) - [Paypal](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5QQ3Y42AC9JGN) - Show submenu for Tours Tours - Tours - [2027 Western Front | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-2027) - [2026 Berlin | BSOTW](https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026) - [2026 Western Front | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour-2026) - [2025 Doughboys at War | NSQ](https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour) - Show submenu for Services Services - Services - [Services](https://battleguide.co.uk/services) - [Our Services](https://battleguide.co.uk/services) - [Organisations & Museums](https://battleguide.co.uk/organisation) - [Military Staff Rides](https://battleguide.co.uk/staff-rides) - [Merchandise](https://shop.battleguide.co.uk/en-eur/) [Support us](https://battleguide.co.uk/support) [Newsletter](https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT) - - [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@battleguide) - - [Merchandise](https://shop.battleguide.co.uk/en-eur/) [Support us](https://battleguide.co.uk/support?hsLang=en-gb) [Newsletter](https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter?hsLang=en-gb) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT) # Reichs and Republics ## The German History Podcast  takes you beyond the familiar clichés to uncover the richness and diversity of the German past. Join us as we untangle this complex story, dispelling the popular myths and misapprehensions about a national history that still shapes the world we live in.  [Become a Member](https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/) [Support the Show via PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KTB5S8NKFGCU6) ![Podcast visual 1920](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Podcast%20visual%201920.jpg?width=800&height=450&name=Podcast%20visual%201920.jpg) [![Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.webp?width=467&height=140&name=Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.webp)](https://open.spotify.com/show/0UpM8AlGFw9EKlAylpULxC?si=d5d683c30a7a46ae) [![apple podcast](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/apple%20podcast.webp?width=670&height=160&name=apple%20podcast.webp)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reichs-republics-|-the-german-history-podcast/id1885631877) [![Pocket_Casts_logo.svg](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Pocket_Casts_logo.svg.png?width=809&height=160&name=Pocket_Casts_logo.svg.png)](https://pca.st/bh5cy3z5) [![castbox](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/castbox.png?width=440&height=160&name=castbox.png)](https://castbox.fm/channel/6237670?country=us) ## The Podcast Host ![Katja Hoyer_](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Katja%20Hoyer_.png?width=160&height=160&name=Katja%20Hoyer_.png) #### Katja Hoyer ##### Public Historian  Katja Hoyer is a **German-British historian**, journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of the international bestsellers *Beyond the Wall* and *Blood and Iron*. Her latest book is *Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe*. Katja is a regular commentator on German history and current affairs for British, American and German newspapers and has hosted programmes for the **BBC** and others. A Visiting Research Fellow at **King's College London** and a Fellow of the **Royal Historical Society**, she was born in Germany and now lives in the UK.  ![Dr Christopher Dillon](https://battleguide.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Dr%20Christopher%20Dillon.png?width=160&height=160&name=Dr%20Christopher%20Dillon.png) #### Dr Christopher Dillon ##### Historian of modern Europe Dr Christopher Dillon is a **Senior Lecturer** in **Modern German History** at King’s College London. He has published widely on the history of Weimar and Nazi Germany, with a focus on the entanglement of political culture, gender, and violence. 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