The Dark Side of Knowledge

This week Sarah and Maddi take a dive into the Rwandan genocide. They cover the history that led to the genocide, the events of the genocide, and the legal repercussions for those involved.

We’re back with a whole new season on Genocide! This week we take a deep dive into the legal definitions of genocide in international law, the difficulties with prosecuting those guilty of genocide, and some of the psychology behind why genocide happens in the first place.

This week Sarah and Maddi finish up their coverage of the holocaust. We discuss some of the revolts in the camps, the medical experiments, foundation of the ideology that led to the holocaust and the aftermath of the holocaust.

This week we begin out deep dive into the holocaust. We talk about the timeline of the atrocity as well as some research and stories that came out of the event.

As we dive into the Holocaust in our main season, we thought it was appropriate to cover one of the famous stories from that time. We cover the life of Anne Frank and her legacy in this week’s Ft. Coffee.

This week Sarah and Maddi talk about the mastermind behind Germany in WW2. You guessed it, Hitler! We talk about his upbringing, rise to power, ultimate defeat, and his death. Plus we throw in a fun assassination plot .

This week Sarah and Maddi talk about all things Bolshevik Revolution… well kinda. We cover the execution Romanov Family and some of the events that happened after Tsar Nicholas II was removed from power.

This week in our WW2 season, we tackle one of the big powers involved in WW2, Stalin! We take a dive into his background, rise to power, policies, and general actions during the war.

In this week’s Ft. Coffee Sarah and Maddi talk about the life and influence of Grigori Rasputin. They take a deep dive into the man, the myth, and the legend. Plus, we talk about the remains of Rasputin which (spoiler alert) resurfaced in 2004.

In the second installment of season 2, Sarah and Maddi discuss the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. They cover his upbringing, rise to power, and take a dive into some of the war crimes that occurred under Mussolini’s rule. Grab your bean toast and have a listen!