{"podcast":{"title":"Fascism on Film Podcast","slug":"fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915","podcast_index_feed_id":7403915,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/fascismonfilm/feed.xml","website_url":"https://fascismonfilm.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20998961/titlesquare.jpg","author":"Fascism on Film","episode_count":26,"summary":"What do movies teach us about fascism? From propagandistic myths of power to stories of suffering and belonging, cinema has long chronicled the many faces of fascism. Films don’t just reflect history or envision the future; they help shape it, revealing how authoritarian movements seduce, normalize, and endure, and at what cost to our humanity. Fascism on Film Podcast explores these connections one episode at a time. Each season (10–15 episodes) tackles a different facet of fascism on screen. Season 1 looks at pre‑war fascism, examining both notorious propaganda and lesser‑known works of resistance. Hosted by writers and lifelong cinephiles James Kent and Teal Minton, the show blends sharp analysis with decades of shared filmgoing experience to uncover how art, ideology, and history intertwine. Music courtesy www.classicals.de.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915"},"episode":{"title":"Reich Cinema: 'Hitler’s Hollywood'","slug":"reich-cinema-hitler-s-hollywood","published_at":"2025-11-16T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915/reich-cinema-hitler-s-hollywood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915","url":"https://fascismonfilm.podbean.com/e/reich-cinema-hitler-s-hollywood/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nr33gv8cm5n3md9k/S2_E7_Hitler_sHollywood_mixdown7ohg4.mp3","summary":"Between 1933 and 1945, more than 1,000 feature films were produced under the Nazi regime—most of them not overtly propagandistic, but melodramas, musicals, comedies, and historical epics. Hitler’s Hollywood, a 2017 documentary by German critic Rüdiger Suchsland, explores this vast and often overlooked cinematic universe. Narrated by Udo Kier in haunted tones, the film argues that Nazi cinema was not just an arm of propaganda but a total fantasy system—an attempt to reprogram reality through spectacle, myth, and longing. This episode goes beyond the documentary to ask: How does a fascist regime use film not just to control, but to enchant? How do escapist romances and sentimental dramas reinforce authoritarian ideals? And what happens when a culture begins to dream fascist dreams?","meta_description":"Between 1933 and 1945, more than 1,000 feature films were produced under the Nazi regime—most of them not overtly propagandistic, but melodramas, musicals…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915/episodes/reich-cinema-hitler-s-hollywood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascism-on-film-podcast-7403915/reich-cinema-hitler-s-hollywood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}