Best Travis Mushett Podcasts (2024)

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1.6 — The End: The Blue Angel and the Twilight of the Weimar Republic 1:14:27

2y ago1:14:27

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Nazi, dissident, victim… Josef von Sternberg’s cabaret classic The Blue Angel had three stars: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, and Kurt Gerron. As the Weimar Era ended and the Third Reich began, fate brought them—and all of Germany—to a crossroads. What would they choose, and what choices would be taken from them? For show notes and other supporti…

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1.5 — Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou, Pt. II: A Marriage—and a Country—on the Brink 1:10:09

2y ago1:10:09

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As the 1920s became the 1930s, both the Lang-von Harbou marriage and German democracy itself teetered on the edge of collapse. In this moment of personal and political chaos, the couple made movies—and choices—that would define their legacies. For show notes and other supporting information, click here.…

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1.4 — G.W. Pabst & the German Left: When Pictures Got Political 1:15:36

2y ago1:15:36

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In a political environment as combustible as the Weimar Republic, it was only a matter of time before the country’s Kinos became venues for ideological warfare. G.W. Pabst was on the frontlines, firing broadsides against nationalism (Kameradschaft), capitalism (The Threepenny Opera), and the patriarchy (Pandora’s Box). But even in the face of a ris…

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1.3 — Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou, Pt. I: Seduction, Spectacle, and the Birth of Nazism 1:25:34

2y ago1:25:34

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Through movies like Destiny, Die Nibelungen, and Metropolis, the husband/wife team of director Fritz Lang and screenwriter Thea von Harbou helped establish Berlin as Hollywood’s one true rival. But their emergence as international celebrities paralleled the rise of a certain failed artist storming through the beer halls of Munich. For show notes an…

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1.2 — Villains: Nosferatu, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, and the Timeliness of Terror 58:47

2y ago58:47

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In 1922, a pair of diabolical creatures arrived on German movie screens. What can the vampire Count Orlok and the supercriminal Dr. Mabuse teach us about the fears and fantasies lurking in the Weimar imagination? For show notes and other supporting information, click here.By Travis Mushett

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1.1 — Beginnings: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the Rise of Expressionism, and the Long Shadow of World War I 1:24:35

2y ago1:24:35

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A world war lost. An economy in tatters. A country riven by political violence. Germany’s Weimar Era had a tumultuous birth, and with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, its filmmakers began to channel that mayhem into sinister celluloid fantasies. For show notes and other supporting information, click here.…

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Trailer: The Haunted Screen 1:57

2y ago1:57

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Season One of The Haunted Screen—"From Caligari to Hitler"—premieres on Wednesday, August 17th. Bis bald! Music by The Great Pacific Garbage Vortex.By Travis Mushett

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Travis Mushett Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Haunted Screen

Travis Mushett

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1.6 — The End: The Blue Angel and the Twilight of the Weimar Republic 1:14:27

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1.5 — Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou, Pt. II: A Marriage—and a Country—on the Brink 1:10:09

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1.4 — G.W. Pabst & the German Left: When Pictures Got Political 1:15:36

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1.3 — Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou, Pt. I: Seduction, Spectacle, and the Birth of Nazism 1:25:34

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1.2 — Villains: Nosferatu, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, and the Timeliness of Terror 58:47

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1.1 — Beginnings: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the Rise of Expressionism, and the Long Shadow of World War I 1:24:35

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Trailer: The Haunted Screen 1:57

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