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“Why invite guests on the show if you’re going to constantly interrupt them. It’s maddening.”
Rlhastings1 via Apple Podcasts ·
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09/10/21
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“It's not an easy listen. Travis talks over his guests, assumes a lot of prior knowledge and flow is lacking. I've persevered to the latest episode....currywurst!? In terms of German history, podcast listeners are not well served.”Read full review »
Notonyournelly71 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/29/21
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“The male host constantly interrupts the female host mid-sentence. Why have her as a host if you’re just going to trample her? I would love to hear this guy shut up long enough for her to get a full thought out.”
grrzonice via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/21
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“I have listened to the first 14 episodes and I love it. Each episode goes into some depth and inspires me to look for further reading. One small quibble: when a word ( usually a place name, tribe name or person’s name, is likely to be unfamiliar to the listener, it would be helpful to hear it...”Read full review »
zeb4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/20
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“I’m loving this show so far.”
LoBo36 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/30/20
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“I love this guys style. Just cruises through, with some good enthusiasm.
It’s fun to listen too!”
John.walker.dev via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/11/20
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“As a former school teacher and a bilingual American I found the casual yet academically strong and intellectually stimulating format a good blend as a listener. Travis is unassuming about his talent as a podcaster and engaging as he shares with his podcast listeners the history of places and...”Read full review »
Yes! Muy bueno via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/07/20
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“I have been enjoying this, but it is not the podcast to make you literate in German history if you don’t already have a good idea about it. For example, #50 assumes one knows about Prussia, its culture and how it came to be. Whereas one probably has just a caricature in mind. (Btw, #50 has...”Read full review »
AyoLagos via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/01/20
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“Used to post once a month but no signs of life for about 8 months.”
Moxeyheller via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/19
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“I had To downgrade my review 😢
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„But where is the narrative? The podcast is stuck somewhere in the high-middle-ages.“
doesn‘t only still hold truth, it even got worse. The narrative still is not continued. And if the podcast was over all bad, that wouldn‘t be a problem. You’d just stop...”Read full review »
Nomen Nominatur via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
10/20/19
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“The enthusiasm is nice a d it’s an interesting subject. Unfortunately, the quality isn’t very good. The dialogue is unscripted and this is really a problem. The presenter is not very objective and seems to have a clear German bias. Worse, the show is plagued with inaccuracies and misleading...”Read full review »
C D Whalen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/12/19
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“After a few minutes of banter with guests or rambling if alone he gets to the topic. This plays like a guy (or 2) discussing his/their favorite topic on the patio. Woven in with the unscripted (presumed) discussion is a lot of interesting stuff. The occasional crude language keeps it from being...”Read full review »
Kyreserve via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/19
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“Although never a really focused, polished history podcast, it started out okay and could even be quite enjoyable. Travis tends to ramble a bit and to often repeat himself, though. And when he doesn’t remember a detail, he guesses, says “whatever,” and moves on.
In several instances, after...”Read full review »
stephenschimpf via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/19
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“I was enjoying the series until you started using foul language curse words and things like that period I do not expect to find that in an academic podcasts , especially the GD words and other such nonsense, which should be saved for the bar room!”
Lord Newcomb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/19
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“Really interesting and compelling, but the narrator tends to go off on tangents that can make it hard to follow. Would have gone 4 stars, but he mentioned the game crusader kings 2 on one of the tangents so i had to bump it.”
Chappresident via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/01/19
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“This is your stop for a long form podcast on Deutschland.”
Derlemke via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/21/19
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“I am happy that people like this exist! Thank you for running this show. May all the Victoria’s Secret models get obsessed with German history and your podcast.”
MuculakCZ via Apple Podcasts ·
Slovakia ·
05/11/19
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“I would really love to find a history of Germany podcast in the same vein as History or Rome or England, but this is not it. Neither in the sense of mastery of the subject matter or talent for telling a story. The dropping in of American-accented German pronunciation of Germanic words during the...”Read full review »
Jimbofromidaho via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/19
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“I'm giving up. Such an interesting subject, such a missed opportunity. Travis uses so many pet words all the time that are annoying to listen to and the whole approach to every topic sounds very superficial.”Read full review »
tiabudi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/01/19
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“Excellent detail across a broad spectrum of the history of Germany.”
Colonel Ranger via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/24/18
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“Good podcast with a lot of good information and when he sticks to the facts and stories start to come together the podcast is really enjoyable, but the host’s tendency to ramble and the sound quality are frustrating to say the least and tend to rip the listener out of the story of the lesson....”Read full review »
BeauMan89 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/18
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“Not only does this clown play loose and fast with facts (“whatever, don’t sue me”), he excuses Luther’s murderous and devastatingly destructive anti-Semitism as a simple character flaw. Only his pronounced anti-catholic bias is more palpable than his mealymouthed hero worship of Luther. He seems...”Read full review »
Friendlygamesquid777 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/21/18
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“Travis makes the history of Germany before the 20th century super accessible and fun for English speakers. I also like how he describes some of his own experiences growing up in Bavaria. Looking forward to more episodes of later medieval Germany!”
Sienna Martine via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/18
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“I love Travis's calm delivery and find the medieval and pre-medieval content fascinating. I also particularly like that Travis often makes note of other people's podcasts that cover related topics or that have full episodes on a topic that otherwise Travis would have spent more time on....”Read full review »
StamfordNewby via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/12/18
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“I love the information on the podcast, the narrative thread can get lost sometimes in giving asides about why coverage is being presented in the order it is, but that does add the authentic feel of an academic conversation. Of all the podcastnik podcasts I think I’ve enjoyed and learned the most...”Read full review »
AchillesByrne via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/18
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“I loved this podcast, loved the German history. I don’t have much to complain about until he brought in the lady (Judith), she stumbles all over her English words and feels disjointed. They don’t have good transitions together and makes it nearly unbearable to listen to. If they want to work...”Read full review »
Dr. Jock via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/18
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“This is a well-made, engaging and well-researched podcast. I really appreciate the episode on East Germany as an introduction for Americans. I hope you do more episodes on this topic. Just started listening to the episode on Antisemitism and I am learning a lot.”
Henruh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/18
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“I honestly didn't mind Travis' rambling style in the beginning. I listen to podcasts while I'm doing things like cleaning, exercising, driving, etc. I'm not looking for a college degree in German history. I appreciate whatever German history information I can get on a topic...”Read full review »
HistoryFan389 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/09/18
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“The German lady is fine, the poor english speaking guy is “like yea no yea i don't know maybe”...sounds very unsure and unprepared...”Read full review »
Hpf3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/18
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“Dove into this today, starting with the first podcast from 2014 and am currently binge listenting. It's apparent the podcaster is fluent in both languages and has knowledge of the German culture, giving him credibility and authority.
Looking forward to many more and have also tuned in to his...”Read full review »
theschnecki via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/23/18
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“I came to this via Travis’ other shows and I really like it! German history is one of my favorite histories! It’s great to hear the early tales and then the progress to where the podcast currently sits. Worth a listen! Don’t know how Travis makes all these happen.”
JJHinAsia via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/18
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“His enthusiasm and obvious intelligence (not necessarily on this subject) are the only reasons I'm not rating 1 star... as of episode #17 I've given it all I can and have to call it quits. Travis' description of the Swabians was maybe the most frustrating podcast segment I've...”Read full review »
Just say it man! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/18
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“I do not like how he presents the history. Not as good of a history story as other pod casters. Just says he will talk about stuff later and seems to procrastinate about talking about stuff and then doesn't really get back to explaining it. He has a very good subject with the German history...”Read full review »
1stDrake via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/03/18
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“A great podcast that is interesting and entertaining. Lots of energy and information.”
Stephen Bedard via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/09/18
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“More than just hitler lol”
i'm happy guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/18
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“Travis, you have researched to subject in great detail but could you try to avoid "yeah right", "wow", "and all that stuff" and "you know".”Read full review »
rpembroke via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/26/18
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“Love learning about German history without it only pertaining to WW2. Germany has such a rich history and I’m glad Travis is bringing all of that to us!”
Sexxxy beast via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/18
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“Travis knows his stuff! Great podcast and I love how far back in time it starts. Really filling in some big gaps in my knowledge, so thanks Travis! Looking forward to binge listening till I catch up.”
Aurara84 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/05/18
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“Just found this and am starting from the beginning to listen to and learn.”
Greenstrongsville via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/17
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“A fun history podcast with lots of great detail. Sometimes the delivery is a little rough & it can be tough to tell what sources you're using just from listening.
Despite that though- I really appreciated the depth that you went into in the early episodes in the very early history. Many...”Read full review »
greyseas99 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/24/17
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“thank you very much - been listenig in german and english - thanks”
Jaisjsnak via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/17
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“Good podcast subject but disorganized presentation,too much skipping around,hurriedly read. Has the host ever heard of editing or second takes?? After waiting six months without a new episode I have given up and am unsubscribing. If he doesn't have time to put out an episode in six months,...”Read full review »
Fred Furd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/17
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“Started out strong, but gets scattered about 25 episodes in. He says he is working from a script, but the dietracted flow makes me doubt this. Return to the morre polished manner of the earlier episodes PLEASE!”
KevinICdesigner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/17
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“While I respect his intelligence and the interest the host has in his subject matter, I find his podcast difficult to listen to. I have tried several times, and even attempted the most recent episodes, but his rambling conversational style is unbearable for me. He often ends up using twenty or...”Read full review »
AmiableOne via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/04/17
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Inga11s via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/17
“Useful for anyone interested in learning more about the history of Germany and/or modern day Europe. Whimsical and fun! Thanks, Travis!”
TrisRS via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/05/17
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