E320: Friedrich Zawrel (part II)

Fresh Hell Podcast

freshhellpodcast

True Crime, History

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In Part 2 of Friedrich Zawrel’s story, we meet the doctors of Spiegelgrund. Dr. Ernst Illing and Dr. Heinrich Gross were psychiatrists working inside Vienna’s infamous children’s institution during the Nazi period. Under the banner of “racial hygiene,” they helped run a system that targeted children considered disabled, difficult, or socially undesirable. In this episode we look at their backgrounds, their roles within the Nazi medical system, and how ordinary medical careers became intertwined with one of the regime’s most disturbing programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Fiscally responsible, financial geniuses, monetary magicians. These are things people say about
0:06.7	drivers who switch their car insurance to Progressive and save hundreds, because Progressive
0:12.4	offers discounts for paying in full, owning a home and more. Plus, you can count on their great
0:18.3	customer service to help when you need it so your dollar goes a long way.
0:23.0	Visit progressive.com to see if you could save on car insurance.
0:27.5	Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates, potential savings will vary, not available in all states or situations.
0:33.3	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:40.7	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:41.7	They think they're better than us?
0:42.8	Who do you think you are?
0:44.7	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:46.1	She's punishing me.
0:47.5	You destroyed my family.
0:50.2	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
1:05.2	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9. You're listening to the Fresh Hell podcast.
1:08.1	Fresh Hell contains stories of a disturbing and often graphic nature and is intended
1:12.4	for a mature audience. Please don't let your kids listen to this, or they might turn out like us.
1:22.6	Hi, I'm Annie from the US of A. And I'm Johanna from Austria, and you're listening to your favorite international podcast.
1:31.5	The podcast hosted by two women who still haven't met in real life.
1:37.0	Before we start, we'd love to give a huge shout out to our Patreon members.
1:42.2	Thank you so much.
1:43.4	We really, really appreciate you and everyone who supports
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from freshhellpodcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of freshhellpodcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.