1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg came in to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Crowds were waiting. Radio was already rolling. Thirty-four seconds later the greatest aircraft of its age was gone—and a reporter on the field was crying into a microphone words we still know: Oh, the humanity. We remember the fire. We are worse at remembering what the ship was for. Historian Catherine Grace Katz joins History Shorts for a full conversation about her new book, Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War. This is not another “what sparked it” special. It is the Hindenburg put back where it belongs: on the collision course between a flying symbol of progress, a rising Nazi state, a failed helium deal with Washington, and the invention of breaking-news radio. &amp;nbsp; SUPPORT THE SHOW:&amp;nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE:&amp;nbsp;https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise&amp;nbsp; LEARN MORE:&amp;nbsp;https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ &amp;nbsp; SPONSORED BY:&amp;nbsp;www.thecollector.com&amp;nbsp; History Shorts https://www.historyshortspodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42939027/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/206385332