https://simplecast.com Day X This story began with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and led to a German military officer facing trial on terrorism charges. It’s a story about national identity and reckoning, mirroring the story of Germany itself. And years later, it’s still unfolding — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within? See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. en Thu, 3 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:40:05 +0000 https://day-x.simplecast.com Day X https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/20c893a5-2afa-416d-932c-267cdadbaeba/e188c84f-111b-4b64-b630-09a285b666c1/3000x3000/nyt-dayx-album-1400px.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://day-x.simplecast.com serial This story began with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and led to a German military officer facing trial on terrorism charges. It’s a story about national identity and reckoning, mirroring the story of Germany itself. And years later, it’s still unfolding — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within? See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. The New York Times false https://feeds.simplecast.com/RKHxprL_ The New York Times thedaily@nytimes.com 04e72420-8215-4210-92c3-d938651cfe03 Day X, Part 2: In the Stomach Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the other a place where that past is attracting new recruits. 

Today, we explore how Germany's history is informing the fight for the country’s future.

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]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 thedaily@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://day-x.simplecast.com/episodes/day-x-part-2-in-the-stomach-9ime0kYE Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the other a place where that past is attracting new recruits. 

Today, we explore how Germany's history is informing the fight for the country’s future.

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]]> Day X, Part 2: In the Stomach The New York Times 00:37:12 Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the other a place where that past is attracting new recruits. Today, we explore how Germany's history is informing the fight for the country’s future. Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the other a place where that past is attracting new recruits. Today, we explore how Germany's history is informing the fight for the country’s future. false full 2 1 4f1dfedc-a047-467d-8800-10cbfddafab3 Day X, Part 1: Shadow Army? The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the police. They are preparing for the day democracy collapses — a day they call Day X. But just how dangerous are they?

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]]> Thu, 27 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000 thedaily@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://day-x.simplecast.com/episodes/20210519-1o7oqlOb The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the police. They are preparing for the day democracy collapses — a day they call Day X. But just how dangerous are they?

See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx

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]]> Day X, Part 1: Shadow Army? The New York Times 00:33:13 The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the police. They are preparing for the day democracy collapses — a day they call Day X. But just how dangerous are they? See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the police. They are preparing for the day democracy collapses — a day they call Day X. But just how dangerous are they? See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx true full 1 1 a375142a-83e0-444d-956b-659cf3582f67 Introducing: Day X What starts with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and a fake refugee identity opens the door to a nationwide network of far-right extremists inside Germany’s military and police. It’s a story about a changing national identity — and the backlash against it — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within?

See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx

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]]> Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000 thedaily@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://day-x.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-day-x-xWNzJwQQ What starts with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and a fake refugee identity opens the door to a nationwide network of far-right extremists inside Germany’s military and police. It’s a story about a changing national identity — and the backlash against it — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within?

See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx

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