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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

362. The Atlantic Charter

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger Podcasts

History, Education, Society & Culture

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Eighty years on from the US and Britain outlining their post war aims, Al and James explore the Atlantic Charter. Also up for discussion are the Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens and the experience of black soldiers in the US military. A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Harry Lineker Exec Producer Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Website: www.wehavewayspod.com Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey buddy, hey buddy, which is of course American English for Akhton Akhton.

0:15.3

Well, up to a point. Welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Now, it's August the

0:24.0

9th. In August the 9th, 1936, 85 years ago today, Jesse Owens, one is fourth gold medal

0:29.4

at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Lenny Riefenstahl's famous film The Games seems to show Hitler storming

0:35.1

out to the stadium. But what's that really what happened? Well, like most things, it's

0:39.7

much more complicated than that. Like most things in history, it's much more complicated

0:43.5

than that. Alba Neuons. A bit more nuanced. Albert Spear, although of course, remember,

0:48.9

Spear, not exactly the most reliable witness, said, Hitler was highly annoyed by the series

0:53.6

of triumphs by the marvelous color of American runner Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents

0:57.8

came from the jungle were primitive. Hitler said, with a shrug, their physique is stronger

1:02.5

than those of civilized whites, and hence should be excluded from future games. Well, I mean,

1:07.7

Hitler's on, he's on message. There's an e-frimmed, yeah. It's pretty consistent.

1:12.2

Yeah, it's pretty consistent. But in October that year, Owens said himself, some people say

1:16.1

Hitler snubbed me, but I tell you, Hitler did not snub me. I'm not not in a president. Remember,

1:20.2

I'm not a politician. But remember that president did not send me a message of congratulations,

1:24.5

because people said he was too busy. Yeah, I mean, you know, I mean, this is going to lead

1:32.1

to lots of talk about. Interestingly, Owens was allowed to travel and stay in the same

1:35.0

accommodation as the white American athletes, while in Germany. But when he attended a reception

1:38.7

on a back in New York, he was not allowed to enter the wall door for story through the

1:41.8

main doors. Instead, he traveled up to reset the reception in the freight elevator. I mean,

1:47.3

morning, Jim. How are you, James? Yeah, I'm very good. Thank you. Yeah, now I'm fine. And

1:53.1

it's nice to be back. It feels like we've had a bit of a... Yeah. You know, we kind of...

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