The Iron Dice is an immersive history podcast narrated by Dan Arrows; currently reliving the political struggle in Weimar Germany.
2:31:0322K views · 3y ago · 2:31:03
The Fight for The Republic enters its finale! On May 8th, 1919 the German public is about to awaken from a dream. A dream about a "just peace" ending the most horrific war the world had ever seen. Now, about to be presented with the treaty of Versailles, Germany's rough awakening is gonna throw the fight for the Republic into a new, violent phase.
29:0737K views · 3y ago · 29:07
Guest: Germany's Q-Kingdoms
On December 7th, 2022, Germany witnessed one of its largest counter-terrorism operations of the post-war era. Over 3000 security officers searched 150 homes and arrested multiple people who had planned to violently infiltrade the German parliament, topple the democratic order and elevate a minor noble to the position of monarch. Strap in as we dissect this coup-attempt and the various (self-declared) kingdoms that exist within Germany.
1:15:5119K views · 3y ago · 1:15:51
On May 1st, 1919 the city of Munich stands surrounded. 35.000 soldiers, part government troops, part Freikorps stand ready to storm ahead and snuff out the revolutionaries controlling the city. While they load bombs onto their airplanes and fuel up british tanks captured during the war, they start painting skulls and swastikas on their steel helmets. The battle for Munich is about to begin.
56:3411K views · 3y ago · 56:34
Guest: Chris Wade
Today we're joined by Chris Wade from CHAPOTRAPHOUSE to talk about his new show, dead presidents and thirty years of bad vibes!
3:009.8K views · 4y ago · 3:00
New bonus show! We're letting off some steam on this one. With Roe v. Wade overturned and the United States Supreme Court setting their sights on more civil rights and the administrative state, its looking grim for the left. In addition to that the out-of-touch leadership of the democratic party seems completely unable to mount an effective resistance to the rights onslaught on civil rights and minorities.
47:3517K views · 4y ago · 47:35
The Fight for the Republic continues! In the wake of the failed Spartacist Uprising, the Far-Right smells blood in the water. While the leading figures of the Far-Left assure their supporters that the World Revolution is gonna win out, the federal government is determined to stomp out any resistance inside and outside the Capitol.
58:2522K views · 4y ago · 58:25
The Fight for the Republic rages on! The leading figure among the revolutionaries, Karl Liebknecht, braces his followers for "the final confrontation between the workers and capital". Meanwhile, the Right organizes the infamous Freikorps units and armed to the teeth, they prepare for their "hour of reckoning". With the threat of a far-left uprising and a right-wing counter-revolution, the government is faced with a fatal choice; one that will haunt them for decades.
51:5615K views · 4y ago · 51:56
Guests: Derek Davison, Daniel Bessner
War in Europe. As Russia marches into Ukraine, Dan is joined by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison of Foreign Exchanges and the American Prestige podcast to talk about the current state of the war, the future of NATO and the risk of this spiralling into an even bigger conflict.
25:0120K views · 4y ago · 25:01
Russia has announced it will deploy forces into the Ukrainian breakaway regions. This paves the way for Russia attempting to annex another park of Ukraine and cause war on Europe's doorstep. In this episode we go over what is happening, why it is happening and how do we move from here.
4:453.5K views · 4y ago · 4:45
New bonus show! For this one we shift focus from the big halls of Berlin to its dark alleys. After the end of world war 1 Germany experienced a flood wave of serial killers and high profile murders. Dan takes you through some of the most hair raising cases including the most notorious unsolved crime in German history.
44:3428K views · 5y ago · 44:34
In the wake of the collapse of the monarchy in 1918, fear of a far-left takeover of the German government reaches the point of hysteria. As right-wing death squads pop up all over the countryside, a national newspaper warns that the country is about to "drown in blood"...
1:00:3229K views · 5y ago · 1:00:32
Guest: Derek Davison
As violence in Israel and Palestine escalates, Dan has on Derek Davison of Foreign Exchanges to talk Biden's foreign policy, the current escalation in the middle east and how we got here. Enjoy! You can also listen to the Podcast on
49:0634K views · 5y ago · 49:06
In this new episode, a German Empire on its knees tries to find a way out of the conflict. While mistrust among the Allies grows, the scene is set for a peace that merely puts a pause on the slaughter... You can also listen to the Podcast on
1:12:5749K views · 5y ago · 1:12:57
In this new episode, the lights start to go out for the German monarchy as "the spark flies into the powder keg" of the revolution. Soldiers, sailors, and workers demand an end to the slaughter and the disempowerment of the old elites, who refuse to budge...
37:4966K views · 6y ago · 37:49
We kick off the Podcast with our first series called "The Fight for the Republic". Dan takes you to the center of power of the German Empire in its death rattle. While the revolution is brewing, old elites struggle to remain in control and ward off disaster. They will not be successful...
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