Arrested by the Stasi on an East Berlin day trip (64)

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Ian Sanders

Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Todd Anton was arrested by the Stasi while on a day trip to East Berlin and gives a raw and powerful account of his arrest, interrogation and eventual release. If you’d like to support us then from the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us cover our increasing costs and keep us on the air as well as receive a Cold War Conversations coaster- this year’s sought after household accessory! Just click here. Thankyou so much to our current and latest Patrons. We welcome Todd Anton to our Cold War Conversation. Radio GDR If you are interested in East Germany we can highly recommend our friends over at Radio GDR. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.9	Timothy Shalame is Bob Dylan and a complete unknown.
0:09.4	If anyone who's going to hold your attention on the state, you have to kind of be a freak.
0:13.9	Critics agree it's outstanding on every level. Five stars.
0:19.1	Shalemay is a revelation.
0:20.8	What do you want to be?
0:21.9	Whatever it is, they don't want me to be.
0:23.8	Now nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, Edward Norton.
0:29.3	A Complete Unknown.
0:30.5	Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Bill!
0:32.5	In cinemas, January 17, rated 15.
0:39.3	I couldn't sleep.
0:40.5	I could still see the green hat of the Grins troupe de' day to air.
0:45.4	I can still see the cuff that says Grinskrupp in the day to air.
0:48.0	I can still, the Stasi interrogator, I can still see him talking to me.
0:52.2	And I can see, you know, I just, it comes back from time to time.
0:56.8	It comes back.
0:59.8	This is Cold War Conversations.
1:03.2	If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War
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