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Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and...

"Captain Charles Kennedy" parachuted into a moonlit Austrian forest and searched frantically for his lost radio set. His real name was Leo Hillman, and he was a Jewish refugee from Vienna. He was going home.

In March 1938, German soldiers crossed the border into Austria and Hitler absorbed the country into the Third Reich. Anticipating these events, many Jews had fled Austria, but the most famous Austrian Jew remained in Vienna, where he had lived since early childhood. Sigmund Freud was 81 years old, ill with cancer, and still unconvinced that his life was in danger. But several prominent people close to Freud thought otherwise, and they began a coordinated effort to persuade Freud to leave his beloved Vienna and emigrate to England.

In 1930, at the age of twenty-seven, Liesl Herbst was the Austrian National Tennis Champion, a celebrity in Vienna. Liesl, her husband David and their daughter Dorli came to Britain after escaping the Nazis. In London, though initially stripped of their Austrian passports and rendered stateless aliens, both Liesl and her daughter Dorli competed at Wimbledon. They remain the only mother and daughter ever to have played doubles together at Wimbledon.

Inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigation. Composed of such luminaries as Kurt Gödel and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.   

'One Day in Vienna' is an emotional expedition through expat life in Vienna. The podcast invites you on a rollercoaster journey through the hilarious, beautiful, awkward, and intriguing first experiences in Vienna. Join us as people from all over the world share their tales of navigating the city's unique charm, from unexpected encounters with the legendary Viennese moodiness to discovering the hidden gems. Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscope of stories, moments, and adventures that make this city unforgettable. Ready for a laughter-filled ride? Tune in weekly and let 'One Day in Vienna' be ...

Otto Papesch was my father. I was four years old when he died. I asked myself for years what kind of a human being he was. I have attempted to paint a picture of that handsome, charismatic, cultivated, professional chemical engineer, enthusiastic sportsman, photographer, and family man by basing myself on the vast correspondence that still exists—his diary of 1917, stories about him from my mother and grandparents, and the innumerable photos he took over the years.

In autumn 1942, Anna Goldenberg's great-grandparents and one of their sons are deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Hans, their elder son, survives by hiding in an apartment in the middle of Nazi-controlled Vienna. But this is no Anne Frank-like existence; teenage Hans passes time in the municipal library and buys standing-room tickets to the Vienna State Opera. Hans never sees his family again. Goldenberg reconstructs this unique story in magnificent reportage.

Cazador de viejas en Viena - Harald Sassak. Dramatizado, con música y efectos. Viena, 1971. El joven Harald Sassak acepta la proposición de su amigo Johans Scharadisch para desvalijar a unas cuantas ancianas en sus domicilios, con la idea de reunir así una buena cantidad de dinero y salir del país. Es un trabajo fácil y no van a encontrar resistencia.

In diesem True Crime-Podcast präsentieren Rita, Claudia und Bernhard spannende Kriminalfälle und anderen "Weird Shit" aus Österreich. Feedback und Diskussion: www.instagram.com/podcastpossevienna www.facebook.com/ThePodcastPosse www.twitter.com/ThePodcastPosse www.podcastposse.at/kontakt Intro-Musik von Sky Burrow Tales: https://skyburrowtales.bandcamp.com True Crime-Playlist (Spotify): http://tinyurl.com/wb-songs Habt's euch lieb und habt's uns gern!

Pichler (1924-2011) war Philantrop. Holzgestaltung war seine handwerkliche Profession. Anekdoten aus seinem bewegten Leben hat er...