How did Hitler rise from being a shiftless, borderline-homeless bohemian, to creating one of the largest mass movements of the 20th century? And what can we learn about building a movement from him? 00:00 Hitler Finds His Voice03:15 Why Study Hitler06:20 Birth and Family Roots12:00 School and Artist Dreams17:00 Vienna Bound26:00 Homelessness and Hustle33:00 Steve Jobs Comparison34:30 Conversion to Antisemitism48:30 Habsburg Multicultural Backlash52:55 Munich Move and Draft Dodge01:00:00 World War 101:08:50 Gas Attack and Defeat01:16:15 Spying on German Workers Party01:24:15 Hitler Becomes Party Star01:33:45 Rhetoric Tools and Practice01:39:00 Controversy Marketing Tactics01:42:00 NSDAP Growth and Branding01:46:40 SA Formation and Power Grab01:53:15 Crisis and Coup Planning02:00:38 Beer Hall Putsch02:02:30 Closing Quotes and Next Steps-----Sources:Hitler: A Biography by Ian KershawHitler: Beyond Evil and Tyranny by RHS StolfiHitler: A Global Biography by Brendan SimmsIn His Own Words: The Essential Speeches of Adolf Hitler by CJ MillerMein Kampf by Adolf Hitler (New Ford Translation)-----Sponsors:The Classical SocietyDavid Senra PodcastZodl (The new Zashi wallet)Speechify

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