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Skeptoid #480: The Nazi of Nanking

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2015

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

This most unlikely of guardian angels saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese lives.

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The Nazis, as we all know, were as a whole among the worst class of people the human race

0:08.7

has ever produced.

0:10.5

But we must never paint any group with too broad a brush, even the Nazis, as there were

0:15.8

some even among them who represented humanity's very best.

0:20.1

Today's episode features one such individual who acted with great heroism and humanity,

0:26.4

and in doing so, shattered a stereotype.

0:29.8

The Nazi of Nan King is coming up next on Skeptoid.

0:36.8

Hi, this is Ray Maliyasi from Cartoggle.

0:40.4

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0:44.6

world of wacko theories.

0:46.2

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0:48.2

Well, my brother and I are responsible for all of them.

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But you can combat wacko theories and support science journalism at Skeptoid with your

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0:57.7

Now, even your old car can be donated to Skeptoid and turned it to more of the podcasts

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After listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com, the Nazi of Nan King.

1:35.8

It was 1937 and the world's most aggressive army was closing in on the last major city

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