Episode description

This week Robert introduces Margaret and the audience to Johanna Harer, the chief Momfluencer of Nazi Germany, whose pop science parenting book was endorsed by Hitler himself. During what historians refer to as his "Oprah period".

Sources:

1. https://archive.is/Bvxcs
2. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/germany-s-secret-paedophiliaexperiment-1.2897942
3. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-allowed-pedophiles-to-foster-children/a-53839291
4. https://walled-in-berlin.com/j-elke-ertle/moritz-schreber-versus-benjamin-spock/
5. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1994/11/03/soul-murder/
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7. https://sci-hub.st/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40546694?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
8. https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-sexual-revolution-and-children-how-the-left-tookthings-too-far-a-702679.html
9. https://newrepublic.com/article/120379/german-green-party-pedophilia-scandal
10. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/harsh-nazi-parenting-guidelines-may-still-affect-german-children-of-today1/
11. https://archive.is/2S1hb#selection-3955.0-4041.48
12. https://archive.is/6Fcev#selection-1981.0-1995.1
13. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/nazi-parenting-guidelines-persist-today-haarer/
14. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0691130396?psc=1&language=en_US

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