Pamela Toner is a historian, writer, and lecturer specialising in the overlooked figures of World War II, with a particular focus on women.

In this episode, Toner uncovers the gripping true story of Sigrid Schulz, a Chicago-born correspondent who risked her life inside Nazi Germany to expose Hitler’s regime to the American public. Reporting for the Chicago Tribune, Schulz became the first U.S. woman to run a major foreign bureau — and one of the few journalists with deep access to the Nazi inner circle. Interviewing figures like Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring.

We explore Schulz’s coded dispatches, her network of covert sources, and the psychological toll of reporting the truth while under constant surveillance. Toner reveals how Schulz used silence, strategy, and language to outmaneuver censorship and deliver hard truths to American readers — even as the Gestapo closed in.

We dig into how Schulz:

- Penetrated Nazi propaganda from within Berlin

- Became a trusted voice to policymakers in Washington

- Disguised her political views to keep her cover

- Witnessed early signs of genocide — and reported them

- Balanced moral courage with tactical survival📘 Learn more about Sigrid Schulz – https://amzn.to/3YEYuaX