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Posted on October 10, 2011 by richardhuffman
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This site provides the feed for the baader-meinhof podcast. The only thing found here are the archives of the podcast. Visit www.baader-meinhof.com for our comprehensive site devoted to the baader-meinhof era.

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New Facts Emerge in Ohnesorg Killing

Posted on January 24, 2012 by richardhuffman

A new Der Spiegel investigation into the killing of Benno Ohnesorg proves a police cover-up and implies that he may have been killed deliberately.

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Just How Popular Were These Terrorists, Anyway?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by richardhuffman

Eight million Germans expressed a willingness to directly support the Baader-Meinhof Gang. Were they serious?

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Viva Maria: Favorite Flick of the Terrorists

Posted on December 16, 2011 by richardhuffman

Viva Maria: a fun 1965 Brigitte Bardot vehicle became the favorite film of radical West Germans. Why?

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Occupy Wall Street’s West German Precursor: the APO

Posted on December 14, 2011 by richardhuffman

The Occupy Wall Street movement has a precursor in a left-wing student movement in West Germany of the late 1960s.

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Carl Tighe on the Springer Press and Heinrich Böll

Posted on December 12, 2011 by richardhuffman

An interview with noted UK author and professor Carl Tighe on the conservative Springer Press (the hated enemy of the Baader-Meinhof Group) and the Springer Press’ relationship with Heinrich Böll.

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Trading Terrorists for Hostages

Posted on November 13, 2011 by richardhuffman

What happens when you decide to trade imprisoned terrorists for hostages? What message do you send to other terrorists?

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The Strange Saga of Ulrike Meinhof’s Brain

Posted on November 3, 2011 by richardhuffman

The strange saga of Ulrike Meinhof’s brain. How the brain of the world’s most famous terrorist ended up sitting on a doctor’s shelf for 25 years, and what we learned from it.

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Three Books that Fomented Revolution

Posted on October 30, 2011 by richardhuffman

Herbert Marcuse’s One Dimensional Man; Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth, Carlos Marighella’s Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla. Three books that helped kickstart the Baader-Meinhof Group’s attempted revolution.

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The Return of the Red Army Faction?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by richardhuffman
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A recent wave of leftist bombings in Berlin leaves Richard Huffman wondering if we are returning the the days of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

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Bombing Witness Allyn Phillips Interview

Posted on August 10, 2011 by richardhuffman
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An interview with Allyn Phillips, friend and colleague to three US servicemen killed by the Baader-Meinhof Gang in Heidelberg in 1972.

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The Politics of Burying Terrorists

Posted on August 3, 2011 by richardhuffman
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We compare how the US buried bin Laden with how the bodies of Ensslin, Raspe, and Baader were buried.

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How Heated Rhetoric Helped Give Birth to Baader-Meinhof

Posted on January 20, 2011 by richardhuffman
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The deadly Arizona shooting offers interesting and tragic parallels to the heated environment and rhetoric that helped give birth to the era of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

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Artist David Chesworth Interview

Posted on September 19, 2010 by richardhuffman
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David Chesworth, Australian artist has a new exhibit exploring Gerhard Richter’s magisterial and controversial Baader-Meinhof cycle of paintings. I speak with Chesworth about his exhibit and the representation of history through art.

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The Baader-Meinhof Wagen

Posted on August 6, 2010 by richardhuffman
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The sporty, economical little BMW 2002 became forever linked with the the Baader-Meinhof Gang after it became their supposed car of choice to steal, earning it the nickname “the Baader-Meinhof Wagen.” The wagen on the cover of this podcast is mine!

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Siegfried Haag: Lawyer, Terrorist

Posted on July 20, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Publicly, Siegfried Haag was a lawyer for the Red Army Faction. But secretly he was the de facto head of the terrorist organization, planning violent actions across the Federal Republic.

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Fritz Teufel is Dead

Posted on July 11, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Fritz Teuful, co-founder of Kommune 1, clown prince of the Berlin student movement, and inspiration of the Baader-Meinhof Gang, died this week at 67.

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Robert Storr, Dean of Yale Art School

Posted on July 6, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale Graduate school of Art and formerly of the Museum of Modern Art, discusses his acquisition of Gerhard Richter’s famous cycle of Baader-Meinhof-inspired paintings for MoMA.

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The Gamest Bastard of All: Paul Bloomquist

Posted on June 4, 2010 by richardhuffman
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A Memorial day tribute to Lt. Col. Paul Bloomquist, the first American victim of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

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It was 40 Years Ago Today… The Birth of Baader-Meinhof

Posted on May 16, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Forty years ago today Ulrike Meinhof helped break Andreas Baader from police custody, giving birth to the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

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Hans Kundnani, Journalist and Author Interview

Posted on May 9, 2010 by richardhuffman
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An interview with author Hans Kundnani about his new book, “Utopia or Auschwitz,” an exploration of the complicated relationship of the German ’68er generation and the Holocaust.

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Urban Guerrilla Bommi Baumann Interview

Posted on May 5, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Interview with former West German Urban Guerrilla Michael “Bommi” Baumann. Pay attention to the moment when Richard realizes that this is the man who build the bombs that could have killed his parents.

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Bombing Victim Peter Glyer Interview

Posted on May 2, 2010 by richardhuffman
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An interview with Baader-Meinhof bombing victim Peter Glyer.

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Logorama Creators Interview

Posted on April 24, 2010 by richardhuffman
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An interview with two of the directors of the sublime and wonderful Oscar-winning cartoon Logorama.

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Chuck Huffman and Vicki Burkholder Interview

Posted on April 17, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Chuck Huffman and Vicki Burkholder, parents of the creator of baader-meinhof.com, talk about Chuck’s experience defusing West German terrorist bombs in the early 1970s.

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RAF Logo Makes a Surprise Appearance

Posted on April 15, 2010 by richardhuffman
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The infamous RAF logo makes a surprise appearance in an Oscar-winning short.

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On the Arrest of Verena Becker

Posted on April 8, 2010 by richardhuffman
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The April 2010 arrest of Verena Becker puts the Baader-Meinhof Group back in the news.

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Music Icon Luke Haines Interview

Posted on March 16, 2010 by richardhuffman
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An interview with legendary British musician Luke Haines about his seminal 1996 concept album “Baader-Meinhof.”

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Bombing Witness Larry David Young Interview

Posted on March 9, 2010 by richardhuffman
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An interview with Larry David Young, witness to the tragic Baader-Meinhof bombing of the Frankfurt V Corp HQ in 1972. A very long talk with a very interesting man.

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Musician Chris Cooley Interview

Posted on March 9, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Chris Cooley of the Tulsa band tHE pORTRAYL, talks about his interest in the Baader-Meinhof era and his song “Stammheim.”

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On the Term “Baader-Meinhof”

Posted on March 9, 2010 by richardhuffman
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How did the term “Baader-Meinhof” come into common usage and why was it controversial?

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Historian Martin Klimke Interview

Posted on February 17, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Author Martin Klimke talks about the German and American student movements of the 60s.

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Author and Bombing Witness Ron Jacobs

Posted on January 20, 2010 by richardhuffman
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Noted author Ron Jacobs talks about witnessing a Baader-Meinhof bombing, and his work documenting the Weather Underground.

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Talking Heads’ Life During Wartime

Posted on December 25, 2009 by richardhuffman
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Talking Heads’ “Life During Wartime” was inspired by the Baader-Meinhof Gang; we discuss.

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Oscar-Winning Director Jessica Yu

Posted on November 18, 2009 by richardhuffman
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Jessica Yu talks about “Protagonist,” which features an extensive interview with former terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein.

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Sarah Colvin, Meinhof Scholar

Posted on November 17, 2009 by richardhuffman
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Professor Sarah Colvin talks about her fantastic new book exploring the language of Ulrike Meinhof.

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Jennifer Egan Interview

Posted on September 6, 2009 by richardhuffman
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Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discusses her first book “The Invisible Circus,” about a young woman who joins the Red Army Faction.

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