Welcome back to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine. A podcast of stories about the Holocaust, and what it would take to build a genocide-proof society.For our 50th episode I am honored to present Primo Levi's memoir about surviving Auschwitz. Narrated and briefly discussed, one chapter at a time.Image source: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-91090-text-link e-91090-baseline e-91090-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-91090-text-link--use-focus sc-DdLBx EFsKe" href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior">⁠</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior⁠">https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior⁠</a>

Welcome back to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine. A podcast of stories about the Holocaust, and what it would take to build a genocide-proof society. For our 50th episode I am honored to present Primo Levi's memoir about surviving Auschwitz. Narrated and briefly discussed, one chapter at a time. Image source: ⁠https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior⁠

Welcome back to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine. A podcast of stories about the Holocaust, and what it would take to build a genocide-proof society.For our 50th episode I am honored to present Primo Levi's memoir about surviving Auschwitz. Narrated and briefly discussed, one chapter at a time.Image source: <a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/artifact/railcar-interior⁠</a>

50. If This is a Man by Primo Levi, Chapter 1

Welcome to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine.This podcast asks one question: what would it take to genocide-proof a society?Genocide doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s not just ideology, not just a single evil leader. It’s infrastructure — housing, food, borders, propaganda, segregation — the machinery that makes atrocity possible.And just like a room can be baby-proofed, I believe societies can be genocide-proofed. If we study the years around 1945 — the years of the Holocaust, and before, and their aftershocks — we can learn how.Sometimes I’ll explain things directly. Other times, I’ll tell a story, a parable. Stories carry truths that lectures can’t.Updates Tuesdays

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Welcome to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine. This podcast asks one question: what would it take to genocide-proof a society? Genocide doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s not just ideology, not just a single evil leader. It’s infrastructure — housing, food, borders, propaganda, segregation — the machinery that makes atrocity possible. And just like a room can be baby-proofed, I believe societies can be genocide-proofed. If we study the years around 1945 — the years of the Holocaust, and before, and their aftershocks — we can learn how. Sometimes I’ll explain things directly. Other times, I’ll tell a story, a parable. Stories carry truths that lectures can’t. Updates Tuesdays

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50. If This is a Man by Primo Levi, Chapter 1