Hosted by Jeremiah Jacques

The Sun Also Rises

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Aired: June 1, 2017 • 28 minutes

Escaping East Germany by Hot Air Balloon

Gunter Wetzel was 22 years old when he decided that he had to get his family free. But how could he get himself, his wife and their two small children past all the soldiers and over the razor wire-topped walls keeping them inside of East Germany?Mr. Wetzel recently gave an interview to The Sun Also Rises, and, in this episode, he shares the astounding story of how human ingenuity and the longing to be free triumphed over Communist East Germany.