<div>In stories adapted from the declassified files of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police, we examine the roles of informer and victim in which so many ordinary East Germans found themselves over the four decades before the fall of the Berlin Wall. German studies researcher Alison Lewis also helps us decode the broader impact of the Stasi's tentacles and its lasting legacy. Presented by Leo Kretzenbacher.</div><div>A podcast from the University of Melbourne's <a href="https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-languages-and-linguistics/resources/the-secret-life-of-language" target="_blank">School of Languages and Linguistics</a>.</div><div>Produced by Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param of <a href="http://www.profactual.com" target="_blank">Profactual,</a> Gavin Nebauer, and Alison Lewis.</div><div><br /></div><div>Download the <a href="https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0006/3249240/The-Secret-Life-of-Language-Episode-1-The-Stasi-Files_Transcript.docx" target="_blank">transcript</a>.</div>

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