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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

Podcasts can feel repetitive after a while. The straight story told episode after episode, no matter how compelling, can feel dull. Enter the latest podcast from BBC Sounds. Told through a series of dramatized vignettes, the narrative unfolds across postwar Europe just as the smoke is clearing and world players are considering how to bring the Nazis to justice. From Hermann Göring’s cross examination to the story of the Nazi secretary who actually pushed for trials, the performances create an engrossing historical narrative out of a story you think you know all too well. —Jacob Robbins

Commander of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring, center, during cross examination at his trial for war crimes, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946. Photo: Raymond D’Addario/Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images.