Expats & Allies

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We discussed an article published in The Walrus last year which brought to light research that indicated Ferdinand Eckhardt, the director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery from 1953 to 1974, was a committed supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. We cover Eckhardt's biography, how he came to Canada, and what Canadian institutions are doing in response to the revelations about Eckhardt's past.

Further Reading:

https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entdecken/kunst-und-architektur/kunstgeschichte-kunstwissenschaft/50300/radiokunstgeschichte

First article in Walrus:

https://thewalrus.ca/was-the-winnipeg-art-gallery-founded-by-a-nazi/

Follow up: 

https://thewalrus.ca/art-gallery-accusations-nazi/

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We're joined by Moss Robeson, author of the Bandera Lobby blog, to discuss the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, its history and how it came to influence modern day politics in Canada, the United States and Ukraine.

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We interview Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese about the scramble inside of Canada's Department of National Defence to get ahead of stories about the military's brushes with neo-Nazis in Ukraine.

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Sarah walks us through a deeper look at the Nuremberg Trials, focusing on the important legal frameworks and precedents that they set. We talk more about how the first trial was set up, some of the practical details of the proceedings, and their legacy.

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We discuss the Nuremberg Trials, West Germany's failed 'denazification' process, and how the vast majority of Nazi war criminals escaped justice in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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Chuka leads a conversation on NATO and its role in bringing former Nazis into the Western fold during the Cold War.

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We're joined by Alberta-based journalist Jeremy Appel to discuss the disturbing number of donations and endowments left in the names of Nazi collaborators at the University of Alberta.

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We're joined by special guest Lev Golinkin, the first journalist who wrote a news article about Canada's Nazi Parliament scandal. We talk about how apologists continue to gaslight those who shed light on the SS Galicia Division and modern-day far-right groups in Ukraine.

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Sarah takes the lead on an exploration of fascist movements in Canada before and slightly after the Second World War. In particular, we discuss the career of Adrien Arcand, aka, "the Canadian Führer."

Further reading: The Swastika And The Maple Leaf: Fascist Movements in Canada in the Thirties, by Lita-Rose Betcherman.

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In this episode, Chuka takes the lead on a discussion about the long evolution of American fascism, from the genocide of Indigenous peoples, through to the rise of the evangelical far-right, and everything in between.

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