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History and Public Policy Program episodes
- Episode 3 - The Stasi's Football TeamBerliner FC Dynamo was the football team of the East German secret police, the dreaded Stasi. Alan McDougall (University of Guelph) discusses how BFC Dynamo was able to dominate East German football in part through questionable referee calls and the controversy this created among football fans.Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-03-the-stasi-s-football-team16 min
- Episode 2 - John F. Kennedy and HockeyThe 1963 World Ice Hockey Championships were disastrous for the United States, which was trounced by nearly every other team. The day after an embarrassing 17-2 loss to Sweden, John F. Kennedy called his aid and personal friend David Hackett to complain and ask for answers.John Soares (Notre Dame) discusses why the US team was so terrible in 1963.Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-02-john-f-kennedy-and-hockey15 min
- Episode 1 - The Cinematic Cold WarA new podcast exploring key moments in Cold War sports history. In the first episode, Tony Shaw (University of Hertfordshire) and Denise Youngblood (University of Vermont) discuss how Cold War tensions played out in American and Soviet films.What was the Soviet response to Rocky IV? How were American athletes portrayed in Soviet sports films? Who won the cinematic Cold War?Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-01-the-cinematic-cold-war17 min
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Podcasts and event audio from the Woodrow Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, which includes the Cold War International History Project, the North Korea International Documentation Project, and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project and is home to the Digital Archive at www.digitalarchive.org
International History Declassified, with Pieter Biersteker and Kian Byrne of the History and Policy Program focuses on interviews with historians to gain insight into their research, their sources, and their experiences.
Sport in the Cold War is hosted by Vince Hunt, and features insightful discussions with expert historians. Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and directed by Professor Robert Edelman (UC San Diego), Professor Christopher Young (University of Cambridge), and Dr. Christian Ostermann (History and Public Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson Center).