GDR
Why I'm Afraid of My Family's Secret Police Files
Last summer, I found out that my late uncle Holger was in the Stasi – East Germany's notorious secret police agency.
Meeting the Creators of 'Deutschland 83 ,' the German TV Show That Will Make You Nostalgic for the Cold War
Set in 1983, the Cold War drama deals with life in Germany on the brink of the fall of the Berlin Wall through the eyes of a young man who's forced to become a Stasi spy.
Photographing the Faces of Berlin's Graffiti Scene
Norman Behrendt portraits of Berlin's most prominent graffiti writers serve as a comment on the duality of their lives.
MUNCHIES Presents: Real Communist Food of the GDR
Our host Stacy Denzel Janmaat leads us on a journey to find what is left of the notorious, Soviet-influenced GDR cuisine, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin wall.
The French Punk Who Tore Down the Berlin Wall
This Saturday is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. We found the guy whose face made all the front pages the day after he was photographed smashing the shit out of it with a hammer.
The Stasi Used to Spy On Skaters
Skateboarding was American, therefore subversive and dangerous, so the Stasi began monitoring the skating community to keep tabs on any potential troublemakers or ringleaders.
