In a dazzling new series, Jim McGeehin (of Wars of Ice and Fire fame) and I tackle the history of the Weimar Republic. In this issue, we talk about the end of World War I and the revolution that ensued, the Versailles treaty and the escalating violence within Germany as well as trying to assess the chances of democracy.  Download the episode! Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour. Torrent Our iTunes page. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Stefan’s blog. Jim’s blog Jim on Twitter.