Season 4 of the podcast is kicking off with a deep-dive into the cinema before, during, and after World War II. For the first installment Alex and Jonathan look at the propaganda of the war in Triumph of the Will (1935), Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942), and Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945). We talk about the importance of propaganda in forming an argument, ways that propaganda can backfire, and how propaganda has evolved post-WWII.
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Skip to: Triumph of the Will (09:39), Prelude to War (25:00), Momotaro (40:22), Overall (52:26), Coming Attractions (1:08:05)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- WATCH: Triumph of the Will (1935) on Archive.org
- WATCH: Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) on Wikipedia and available on Netflix
- WATCH: Momotaro’s Divine Sea Warriors (1945) on YouTube
- Further Watching
- Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations (1938) – Available on YouTube
- Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938) – Available on YouTube
- Five Came Back (2018) – Available on Netflix
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
- Jason on Twitter: @TheBluejay1994
Coming Attractions – WWII: The People
- Patton (1970)
- The King’s Speech (2010)
- Darkest Hour (2017)
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick