Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal?

The attacks on 9/11, the invasion in Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State, the genocides in Srebrenica, Rwanda, Cambodia and Nazi Germany are all incredible acts of human cruelty. They make us wonder: who are the perpetrators of these crimes and what drives them? These questions will be discussed with professor Alette Smeulers and other well known scholars within the field.

Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal? is a science podcast hosted by Nicola Quaedvlieg and Alette Smeulers, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nicola Quaedvlieg and Alette Smeulers hosts Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal?, a science show with 30 episodes published.

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  Snitches in Communist Prague

  Jun 30, 202654 min

  In this episode of Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal , we speak with Barbora Hola, Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She conducted research on informers in communist Prague. How many were there? How important were they to the regime? Why did people become informers? And how should they have been treated after the fall of the regime? No only an interesting, but also a deeply personal conversation, as Barbora's own father was also an informer.

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  Undercover in Extremist Networks

  May 6, 202656 min

  In this episode of Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal , we speak with Julia Ebner - an expert in online radicalization, conspiracy theories, and the threats they pose to democracy. As part of her research, she went undercover in extremist online communities and even attended real-world meetings. She witnessed how movements like QAnon grew from small online forums into the mainstream. She’s the author of three bestselling books: Rage , Going Dark , and Going Mainstream .

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  Speaking Out: A Former Diplomat vs. Dutch Policy on Israel

  Apr 15, 202655 min

  In this episode of Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal , we speak with Berber van de Woude. She is a former diplomat who worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. She was stationed, among other places, in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. During her time there, she witnessed numerous violations of international law, but the Dutch government did not intervene. In her view, the system is rigged, and she no longer wanted to be a part of it. She resigned and now chairs The Rights Forum, an advocacy organization that focuses on Israel and Palestine and advocates for the enforcement of international law, including human rights.

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  Nuremberg: the Movie, the Book, and its Author

  Mar 4, 202652 minS1

  In this episode of Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal , we speak with Jack El-Hai , author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist , the book that inspired the movie Nuremberg . Together with Prof. Alette Smeulers (University of Groningen), we explore: How Jack El-Hai researched and wrote the book His insights on Hermann Göring and Douglas Kelley What the movie Nuremberg gets right — and what it leaves out Whether Nazi leaders were “ordinary men” What this history teaches us about perpetrators of mass atrocities 🎧 Listen now #Nuremberg #HermannGöring #WWII #PsychologyOfEvil #MassAtrocities

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  Mama Lambert: Surviving the Genocide in Rwanda

  Dec 18, 20241h 7mS0

  <p>Surviving a genocide and then living on while your parents, husband and 5 of your 8 children have been killed. It seems impossible but this is the story of Mama Lambert. An exceptionally wise, courageous and compassionate woman who survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 and dedicated the rest of her life serving thousands of other victims and genocide survivors through counselling. In this podcast we share her story with her daughter Denise, who also miraculously survived the genocide and with Anne-Marie de Brouwer one of the founders of Mukomeze, a foundation that empowers survivors of sexual violence du...

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