https://rss.com/podcasts/gunrunner RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:39:22 GMT en b0bdbe01-c7f5-5ccf-ad02-d7d753125156 https://assets.rss.com/images/no-cover-1400.jpg https://rss.com/podcasts/gunrunner yes Lorelei Alverson 2020 Lorelei Alverson Lorelei Alverson false episodic podcast Join me for an interview with Marianne Alverson, my grandmother and the daughter of Otto Hanz Melchior. In this bonus episode, Marianne, the original translator of Melchior's story, speaks to her experiences as Melchior's daughter and presents her thoughts on his complex life story.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/gunrunner/360423 1edeb051-9865-44f4-9e14-0ec11cba4336 2793 full 1 1 4 4 false Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:51:15 GMT Melchior watches as Germany falls to Nazism, narrowly escapes internment by British forces, and flees communist China.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/gunrunner/224736 8452d64a-73c3-c742-a221-bf4e954875ed 3442 full 1 1 2 2 false Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:29:03 GMT Melchior leaves Germany for China and forms connections with some of the most infamous warlords of his time, while dealing arms for the German manufacturer Carlowitz & Co.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/gunrunner/228699 a3a33d6f-bb54-d145-846e-f676b41c8573 3292 full 1 1 1 1 false Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:38:27 GMT