A deep dive companion podcast to the crime noir television series ‘Babylon Berlin‘ set in 1929 Berlin, Germany. Review the plot of each episode, learn some of the relevant history and context of the episode, and stick around to the end to snack on some leckerbissen- a German word that Lesley and Dan may or may not be misusing to describe the juicy tidbits they share about the art, science, and culture presented in each episode.
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A deep dive companion podcast to the crime noir television series ‘Babylon Berlin‘ set in 1929 Berlin, Germany. Review the plot of each episode, learn some of the relevant history and context of the episode, and stick around to the end to snack on some leckerbissen- a German word that Lesley and Dan may or may not be misusing to describe the juicy tidbits they share about the art, science, and culture presented in each episode.
Join hosts Dan and Lesley for a deep dive into Babylon Berlin episode 6. First up is a scene by scene plot synopsis of the episode, followed by a look at the German military during the inter-war years. In the final segment of the podcast, aka the "leckerbissen", they cover the German national anthem, dueling scars, and the PLUMPE!
Join hosts Dan and Lesley for a deep dive into Babylon Berlin episode 5. After a scene by scene plot synopsis hosts will discuss the history of sexuality in the Weimar Republic. The final segment of this episode aka ”leckerbissen” will cover go over some of the Weimar-era guns seen is this episode, the evolution of German currency, noteworthy filming locations, and cigarette smoking culture in Germany from Weimar to today.
Episode 4 covers the full plot synopsis for season 1 episode 4 of Babylon Berlin, as well as the events of Berlin‘s ”Bloody May”, and an introduction to the life and times of Marlene Dietrich. Also Lesley learns a new vocabulary word!
Hosts Lesley and Dan dive deep into Babylon Berlin episode 3 with a scene by scene plot synopsis followed by a history of the potential and pitfalls of the Weimar Republic (1918-1930. As always the third part of the episode covers tantalizing tidbits Dan and Lesley found while researching the show. This episode‘s leckerbissen includes Gustav Mahler‘s tone poem played at the end of the episode and an overview of some of the boroughs of Berlin featured thus far in the show.
A deep dive into Babylon Berlin episode 2. A full plot synopsis followed by background information on the Russian revolution, and why Leon Trotsky is living in Istanbul. Lecherbissen includes discussion of shell shock, Zu Asche Zu Staab, and sex work in 1920‘s Berlin.
Take a deep dive into Babylon Berlin Episode 1. We start this episode with a scene by scene summary of episode 1. In part 1 of the episode we‘ll step into 1929 Berlin and meet the main characters of the show. In part 2, we share a brief overview of German history from statehood to the end of WWI. In part 3, we sit down for some leckerbissen- juicy nuggets of information we discovered when researching the show. Learn about Hermann Leopoldi, the Moka Efti Cafe, Leo Theremin, and the phrase ”Everyone once in Berlin”.
Welcome to The DL Presents! Hosts Lesley and Dan give an overview of their new podcast The DL Presents: Babylon Berlin. They‘ll share what you can expect from each episode, their motivation for starting the podcast, and if you stick around long enough you‘ll learn their origin story and learn some juicy details about your hosts.
A deep dive companion podcast to the crime noir television series ‘Babylon Berlin‘ set in 1929 Berlin, Germany. Review the plot of each episode, learn some of the relevant history and context of the episode, and stick around to the end to snack on some leckerbissen- a German word that Lesley and Dan may or may not be misusing to describe the juicy tidbits they share about the art, science, and culture presented in each episode.
