Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 16 minutes ago

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Gutenbergplatz in the German city of Mainz isn't being totally honest with visitors. Let's talk about Mainz's surprising place in the world, and the truth (as far as we know) about its most famous son.

Chapters:
00:00 This square is lying
00:19 The French connection
00:57 Destruction and reconstruction
01:22 The 50th parallel?
01:39 Not where it should be
02:03 The old university
02:28 Gutenberg
03:23 Not a good likeness
03:51 Scarce information
04:15 Not his real name
04:39 The print revolution
05:12 Two lies: excusable?


Music:

"On My Way Home"
by The 126ers
YouTube Audio Library

"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence


Street map created with data from:
OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org

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