Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-09-13
Books mentioned on Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis
In Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis, Robert is joined again by Daniel Van Kirk and they continue to discuss the influence Nazism had on Hollywood. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed The Collaboration by Ben Urwand and It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Collaboration
The Collaboration by Ben Urwand is a historical investigation into the complex relationship between Hollywood studio executives and Nazi Germany during the 1930s.
Discussed“So, I'm going to read a quote from the collaboration which talking about sort of how the Nazis propaganda movies were not particularly successful in Nazi Germany.”
Where to get it
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 political satire and dystopian novel that explores the rise of fascism in the United States and the election of a demagogic American president.
Discussed“This would not have been the case with a proposed movie based off of Sinclair Lewis's book, It Can't Happen Here, which you've definitely seen some quotes and selections from It Can't Happen as a result of certain things in modern American politics.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged A (brief) history of vice
“So, I'm Robert Evans. You can find me on Twitter at Irite. Okay. Uh just two letters. You can find my book on Amazon, A Brief History of Vice.”