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Business Movers

Wondery

History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In the aftermath of World War Two, Ferdinand Porsche is arrested for war crimes. As the fate of his company hangs in the balance, only Ferdinand’s son can liberate his father from behind bars and resurrect the family business.

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0:00.0	Want to get more from business movers?
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0:09.6	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:14.3	Wonderly.
0:14.9	Thank you. It's early November, 1945, at the Porsche family estate in Zel-Amsi, Austria.
0:34.7	70-year-old car designer Ferdinand Porsche sits by the fire staring into the flames.
0:40.2	A stack of technical drawings lies untouched on the small table beside him.
0:44.5	Ferdinand's mind, usually racing with designs, feels adrift.
0:48.9	Six months ago, World War II came to an end in Europe.
0:52.4	Ferdinand has been cleared by British and American investigators for his role as one of Nazi Germany's leading industrialists,
0:59.0	but his future and that of his business is still deeply uncertain.
1:03.4	A knock on the door rouses Ferdinand from his thoughts, and he eases himself up from his chair.
1:09.5	He opens the door to find a small group of men in French uniform.
1:13.7	An officer steps forward.
1:15.4	Dr. Portia? Yes.
1:17.3	Lieutenant LeCont of the French Army.
1:19.1	May I have a moment?
1:20.4	Of course, Lieutenant.
1:21.4	Please, take a seat.
1:24.9	Ferdinand shows the officer to an empty chair by the fire and retakes his seat.
1:29.5	What brings you all the way out here to the American sector?
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