The Book Behind Nuremberg (2025) Jack El-Hai talks to us about turning The Nazi and the Psychiatrist into a movie

Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, joins us for this episode of the Historical Movies Podcast for an in-depth conversation about the true story behind Nuremberg (2025) — the new film based on his acclaimed nonfiction book.The Nazi and the Psychiatrist tells the remarkable real-life story of Dr. Douglas Kelley, the American psychiatrist tasked with evaluating Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg Trials. Drawing on newly uncovered interviews and psychological records, El-Hai explores how some of history’s most notorious figures understood themselves — and how ordinary human traits can coexist with extraordinary evil.Jack's website: www.el-hai.comIn this interview, we discuss:The real history behind The Nazi and the PsychiatristHow Jack El-Hai studied the incredible Dr Kelly archiveThe psychology of Nazi leadership before the Nuremberg TrialsWhat the book reveals that the film Nuremberg (2025) expands uponWhy this story remains relevant todayAnd what Bryce's barber Andy thinks of it all📘 Book: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai🎬 Film: Nuremberg (2025)Find us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/hmpodcast.bsky.social