<p>Peter reads a memory of the time Nazi slave-driver and rocket engineer Wernher von Braun came over for tea, set to a song Ken Burns once used to make people feel cozy amid horror in history. And we chat: about America's decision to forget von Braun's war crimes; the modern legacy of "just following orders"; and Peter's fascination with the monsters who destroyed his parents' world. This podcast is a light unto the nations.&nbsp;</p>

Cheese and Chat

Dana Vachon and Peter Foges

Cheese and Chat No. 10: Tea with Wernher von Braun

NOV 15, 202123 MIN
Cheese and Chat

Cheese and Chat No. 10: Tea with Wernher von Braun

NOV 15, 202123 MIN

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<p>Peter reads a memory of the time Nazi slave-driver and rocket engineer Wernher von Braun came over for tea, set to a song Ken Burns once used to make people feel cozy amid horror in history. And we chat: about America's decision to forget von Braun's war crimes; the modern legacy of "just following orders"; and Peter's fascination with the monsters who destroyed his parents' world. This podcast is a light unto the nations.&nbsp;</p>