Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
For February we read Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich! This episode we go over the book, our knowledge of drugs and war, was meth part of the success and downfall of the Third Reich, perception changed about Third Reich (spoilers: they are big dumb dumbs), Hitler farted a lot (potentially), and the criticism of the book. Also, meth is bad!
Articles:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/16/blitzed-drugs-in-nazi-germany-by-norman-ohler-review
https://www.ft.com/content/3989c0b2-9132-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/books/review/blitzed-drugs-third-reich-norman-ohler.html
Upcoming Books:
March - Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon