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The Haunted ScreenAuthor: Travis Mushett
The Haunted Screen is a narrative podcast about film, history, and the places they intersect. Incorporating extensive research and archival interviews, Professor Travis Mushett explores key movements in global cinema through engaging audio storytelling that appeals to both hardcore cinephiles and casual moviegoers. The first season"From Caligari to Hitler"investigates the chaotic, creative world of Weimar Germany. New episodes are tackling new topics! Language: en-us Genres: Film History, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Making a Martyr, From Horst Wessel to Charlie Kirk
Friday, 26 September, 2025
After the assassination of the right-wing organizer and influencer Charlie Kirk, MAGA has fallen all over itself to turn him into a movement martyr. But this isn't the first time fascists have sought to canonize a flawed man and use his memory for their own dark purposes. Meet Horst Wessel, a slain Nazi brownshirt who Joseph Goebbels elevated to national sainthood and cynically crafted into a Party marketing campaign.
