Old Gossip with Rebecca Siegel

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  Special Treat! History Daily Episode 26.09.2026 21min

  It's a history mashup!! Friends, I adore this podcast and I think you will too. Listen, subscribe, share!https://www.historydaily.com
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  Adolf Hitler Was Bad at Kissing 24.09.2026 33min

  Let’s talk about the big dog and his weird love life! This episode is highly disgusting, and I am kind of sorry about that. But it’s funny, too. We’ll get into WWII, nazis, love, dating, and the very complicated tale of Geli Raubal, Hitler’s half niece and one true love.  MAJOR trigger warnings today: Suicide, incest, holocaust, antisemitism, SA, murder, gun violence  Cover art: my sisterIntro song: my daughterImages: Getty, Alamy, Wikimedia  Selected Bibliography Books:Ascent, Volker UlrichHitler and Geli, by Ronald HaymanHitler’s Suicide Women, by Andrew van Ginkel.  Fun Podcast: Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories, episodes 232 and 233https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vH4kcVmomFOv9Unr5hQxw?_authfailed=1 Remember, besties. There is always a way out. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 
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  Theodor Morell Hawked Vitamins 17.09.2026 38min

   Let’s talk about Theodor Morell, Adolf Hitler’s most favorite doctor, and maybe also his drug dealer?? This episode is chock full of bathroom humor, WWII history, Nazi drama, and some very poor choices.  Trigger warnings: Addiction, antisemitism, Holocaust  Selected Bibliography ·      Blitzed, by Norman Ohler·      Downfall, by Volker Ullrich ·      Secret Diaries of Hitler’s Doctor, by David Irving·      Until the Final Hour, Traudl Junge  Intro song: my daughterCover art: my sister Images: Getty Ullstein Bild Dtl, Alamy JEYFWK
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  August Eigruber Liked Hitler's Mustache 10.09.2026 31min

  Let’s talk about WWII, Nazi art theft, concentration camp murders, and the second ugliest mustache you’ve ever seen. August Eigruber’s story takes us to Mauthausen, Paris, and deep into the Altaussee Salt Mines.  Trigger warnings: Antisemitism, Holocaust, Murder Selected Bibliography BooksEight Days in May, by Volker UllrichHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichMonuments Men, by Bret Witter and Robert M. Edsel Online ResourceStanford University’s Virtual Tribunal: International Criminal Tribunal Records (1945-Present): https://exhibits.stanford.edu/virtual-tribunals/catalog/jw764yb5101 DocumentaryThe Rape of Europa, by Richard Berge Intro song: my daughterCover art: my sister
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  Traudl Junge Didn't Ask Questions 03.09.2026 49min

  Traudl Junge was not just Hitler’s secretary, she was also a fountain of piping hot tea. This is a toughie. You’ll see why. We get into WWII, marriage, real estate, trains, bedspreads, and a LOT of bunker talk. Selected Bibliography:Books·      Ascent, by Volker Ulrich·      Letters to Hitler, by Heinrik Eberle ·      Until the Final Hour, Traudl Junge ·      Voices from the Bunker, by Pierre Galante, Gertrude Junge and Eugene Silianoff Movies·      Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary, by André Heller ·      Downfall  Intro song: my daughterCover art: my sister Images: public domain, Alamy
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  Wernher von Braun Married his Cousin 27.08.2026 29min

  From German rocket scientist to war criminal to NASA golden boy to Disney star! Let’s talk about Wernher von Braun, the Space Race, Operation Paperclip, WWI, WWII, the Treaty of Versailles, and so much more. Trigger warnings: antisemitism, holocaust, murder, incest Intro song: My daughterCover art: My sister  Selected BibliographyBooksInto that Silent Sea, by Francis French and Colin BurgessSputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge, by Asif A. SiddiqiWernher von Braun, by Christopher LamptonThe Rocket and the Reich and Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, Michael J. Neufeld FilmMan in Space, 1955  Disney Images: Getty  
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  Leni Riefenstahl Fake Cried to Get Her Way 20.08.2026 31min

  Leni Riefenstahl was a dancer, an actor, a filmmaker, and a real jerk! And also a liar! Let’s get into it in a probably too-long chat about WWII, propaganda, film, Hollywood, Hitler, and plenty of other Nazi stuff. Trigger warnings: Holocaust, murder, antisemitism, SA, racism Selected Bibliography Books:Artists Under Hitler, by Jonathan PetropoulosHitler’s People, by Richard J. EvansHitler’s Women, by Guido Knopp Documentaries:Riefenstahl, Andres Veiel Time of Darkness and Stillness, Nina GladitzThe Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, by Ray Müller
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  Rudolf Höss Had a Bad Haircut 13.08.2026 35min

  Let’s chat about WWII, concentration camps, and a very sketchy real estate choice. Rudolf Höss didn’t just run Auschwitz. He lived right next to it! This episode, of course, covers a million topics and tangents. Sorry. Thanks/blame to Eduardo!  Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, holocaust, antisemitism, murderCover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliographyHitler: Downfall, by Volker Ullrich“Postwar Testimony of Rudolf Höss,” United States Holocaust Museum.https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/postwar-testimony-of-rudolf-hossHanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz, by Thomas HardingThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, by William L. ShirerImage Credits: Getty, Planet Schule
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  Heinrich Himmler Built a Themed Convention Center 06.08.2026 36min

  Besties!! I’m jetlagged, full of jamon, and ready to CHAT. Let’s talk about Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler, WWII, the SS, and so much more. We’re going to get into the weeds on 900 topics, but I swear, it’s going to be fun. Trigger warnings: Suicide, Holocaust, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected BibliographyHimmler, by Willi FrischauerHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichHitler’s People, by Richard J. EvansNazi Wives, by James WyllieThe Private Heinrich Himler, by Katrina Himmler  Image Credits: Getty, Wikipedia 
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  Albert Speer Was a Narc 30.07.2026 30min

  Hello, best friends, divas, and unicorns! Let’s talk about history's worst "good Nazi," Albert Speer, who started his career as an architect, and then ended it by throwing a bunch of his cronies under the bus at the Nuremberg Trials. He was a delusional dreamer, a AND a war criminal! Wow, wow, wow. Trigger warnings: Suicide, Holocaust, Slave Labor, Antisemitism Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected Bibliography“Building the Nazi Party Rally Grounds,”https://museums.nuernberg.de/documentation-center/topics/national-socialism/the-nazi-party-rally-grounds/building-the-nazi-party-rally-groundsKilling Hitler, by Roger MoorhouseHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichThe Hitler Assassination Attempts, by John Grehan“’Wonder Weapons’ and Slave Labor,” by Michael Neufeld https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/wonder-weapons-and-slave-labor  Image credits: Getty  
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  Rudolf Hess Wore a Fashion Monocle 23.07.2026 29min

  Ready to get into the weeds? Let’s talk Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, a couple of world wars, astrology, the Beerhall Putsch, libido pills, scientific occultism, and the Nuremberg Trials, among other things.  Trigger warnings: Holocaust, Suicide, Antisemitism Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected BibliographyHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichHitler’s Monsters, by Eric KurlanderHitler’s People, by Richard J. EvansThe Nazi and the Psychiatrist, Jack El-HaiNazi Wives, by James WyllieNuremberg Trial Proceedings, Yale Avalon Project  
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  Joachim von Ribbentrop liked Carnations 16.07.2026 31min

  Buckle up, besties! We’ve got romance. We’ve got intrigue. We’ve got the royal family! Join me to gossip about Edward VIII, his mistress-turned-wife, Wallis Simpson, and her Nazi boyfriend, Joachim von Ribbentrop. We’ll talk Hitler, we’ll talk incompetence, and we’ll talk terrible choices in flowers.  Trigger warnings: Holocaust, Suicide, Addiction, Antisemitism Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliography17 Carnations, Andrew MortonHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichHitler’s People, by Richard J. EvansNazi Wives, by James Wyllie Image credits: Getty 
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  Joseph Goebbels Wrote Terrible Poetry 09.07.2026 22min

  Hi besties! Let's talk about WWII, Nazis, Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Magda Goebbels, Lida Baarova, and so much more. Trigger warnings: Sexual Assault, Suicide, Filicide, Holocaust  Cover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliographyGoebbels, by Helmut HeiberGoebbels, Peter LongrichHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichHitler’s People, by Richard J. EvansNazi Wives, by James Wyllie Image credits: National Archives and Getty        
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  Hermann Göring Wore Silky PJs 02.07.2026 29min

  Let's talk about WWII, Nazis, Hitler, Hermann Goering, fashion, makeup, and some very problematic drug use! Trigger warnings: Addiction, HolocaustCover art: My sister Intro song: My daughter Selected bibliographyBlitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich, by Normal Ohler "Gay Men under the Nazi Regime," USHMMGoering, the Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader, by Roger Manuel and Heinrich Fraenkel"Goring,: The Nazi Lion Tamer," by John Gunther, Vanity Fair, Volume 43-45, 1935 Hitler, by Volker UlrichNazi Wives: The Women at the Top of Hitler's Germany, by Jame Willie"Goring,: The Nazi Lion Tamer," by John Gunther, Vanity Fair, Volume 43-45, 1935 Image credits: National Archives and Getty