James Bond (part 2)
Follow along our jam-packed look on what made the Bond series progress, decade after decade. Why did the actors and tone of the films keep changing? What is the story behind the spy genre? Who was responsible for it all? And - can we predict what the future of the series will hold? Listen and learn!
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Extras:
trailer, No Time To Die (2021) https://bit.ly/nttd0072
data, Bond box office tracking https://bit.ly/bondpt21
article, copyright battle for Thunderball https://bit.ly/bondpt22
book, the history of the bikini https://bit.ly/bondpt23
article, the “anti-Bond” Harry Palmer series https://bit.ly/bondpt24
article, tidbits on all Bond films https://bit.ly/bondpt25
James Bond (part 1)
The longest running film series in history…what was it BEFORE any of that? Let’s learn about the creator, the reason for making Bond, where his quirks come from, and what he was originally like before the films.
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Extras:
article, JFK’s recommendation of 007 https://bit.ly/nttd0071
trailer, No Time to Die (2021) https://bit.ly/nttd0072
article, job history of Ian Fleming https://bit.ly/nttd0073
video, Casino Royale TV movie (1954) https://bit.ly/nttd0074
article, list of real-life James Bond inspirations https://bit.ly/nttd0075
book, Ian Fleming biography https://bit.ly/nttd0076
Harriet (Bound for the Promised Land by Kate Clifford Larson)
Join us as we learn Harriet Tubman’s incredible life, as an abolitionist, spy, and Civil War hero. And why are the only things about her life from children’s books? Harriet is a film by Kasi Lemmons, and Bound for the Promised Land is a book by Kate Clifford Larson.
Extras:
the new photo of Harriet Tubman found in 2017 // article https://bit.ly/harrietphoto
trailer for Harriet // video https://bit.ly/harriettrail
on Harriet Tubman’s visions // article https://bit.ly/harrietvisions
on Harriet Tubman’s Civil War raid // article https://bit.ly/harrietraid
Harriet film vs real life facts // article https://bit.ly/harrietfacts
interview with author Kate Clifford Larson // video https://bit.ly/harrietauthor
Bound for the Promised Land biography // book https://bit.ly/harrietbio
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Da 5 Bloods (by Wallace Terry)
Let’s talk about our history. We learn about the black veterans of the Vietnam War, and hear the stories of military service of African Americans in the United States. Da 5 Bloods is co-written and directed by Spike Lee (now on Netflix), based on the book Bloods by Wallace Terry.
Extras:
Da 5 Bloods trailer // 3 min https://bit.ly/da5bloodstrailer
Bloods In ‘Nam PBS Frontline doc // 45 min https://bit.ly/bloodsinnam
audio from the front lines recording // 45 min https://bit.ly/cominghomevietnam
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History // bookhttps://bit.ly/bloodsbook
Missing Pages: Black Journalists of Modern America: An Oral History // bookhttps://bit.ly/missingpgs
on the ending of Do The Right Thing // 15 min https://bit.ly/dtrtending
Wallace Terry greeting the segregationist governor // photohttps://bit.ly/wallaceterryphoto
on racism during the Vietnam War // article https://bit.ly/vietwarracism
military history of African Americans // article https://bit.ly/uswarhistory
statistics on Black Americans in Vietnam // book https://bit.ly/ussoldierbook
every movie reference in Da 5 Bloods // article https://bit.ly/da5bloodsrefs
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The Plot Against America (by Philip Roth)
We give you the imaginary presidency of Charles Lindbergh, the cycles of human history, and what the heck was really going on in 1940. This week, “The Plot Against America”, a limited series on HBO, and a novel by Philip Roth.
Extras:
The Plot Against America trailer // 3 min https://bit.ly/plotagainsttrailer
interview with author Philip Roth // 5 min https://bit.ly/prothinterview
interview with author Philip Roth // article https://bit.ly/nytrothinterview
the 1939 opinion poll on Jewish population // article https://bit.ly/1939poll
Charles Lindbergh’s anti-Semitic speech // audiohttps://bit.ly/lindberghspeech
the 1936 poll about FDR becoming a dictator // articlehttps://bit.ly/fdrdictator
the history of quotas on Jewish students at Ivy Leagues // articlehttps://bit.ly/ivyleaguedisc
the Howe-Strauss generational cycle theory // articlehttps://bit.ly/generationaltheory
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Animal Farm (by George Orwell)
Learn about how the CIA paid for the film version, the links to the Russian Revolution, and how the author (literally) lost his voice. This is a dive into a literary classic, Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Links:
- (WATCH): the full 1954 version on YouTube:
- (WATCH): the full 1999 version on YouTube:
http://bit.ly/animalfarm1999film
- (READ) the missing preface about censorship:
- (WATCH) China’s ban on Animal Farm in 2018:
- (READ) about the early Polish influence, Bunt:
- (READ) the one-to-one parallels to Soviet history:
http://bit.ly/sovietparallelsanimal
- (READ) Orwell’s book, “Down and Out in Paris and London”:
- (READ) the CIA’s balloon drop of Animal Farm into the Soviet Union:
http://bit.ly/ciaballonsanimalfarm
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Jojo Rabbit - Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
How the film Jojo Rabbit was birthed from a tragic book, the history of Hitler satire, and what all the dictators are writing about. Jojo Rabbit is out now, starring Taika Waititi, based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens.
Watch/read/listen:
- (WATCH) the trailer for Jojo Rabbit:
- (WATCH) the Mercedes commercial the author of Caging Skies modeled in:
- (WATCH) an Interview with Christine Leunens about New Zealand:
- (WATCH) Taika Waititi falling asleep at the Oscars:
- (WATCH) Taika’s short film, Two Cars One Night:
- (WATCH) The Great Dictator - full film (1940):
http://bit.ly/greatdictatorchaplin
- (WATCH) the trailer for The Producers (1967):
http://bit.ly/producers1967trail
- (WATCH) the film Look Who’s Back on Netflix:
- (WATCH) the trailer for the Australian show Danger 5:
- (READ) about the store in India called Hitler:
- (READ) about “What Can We Learn from Dictator’s Literature?”:
- (READ) about “Hitler’s Forgotten Library”:
- (LISTEN): to a New Zealand radio interview with Christine Leunens about the film adaptation:
Get a copy of Caging Skies, the book Jojo’s based on:
Topics from today’s episode:
00:01 - a Nancy Drew collector hit us up
03:20 - Caging Skies is wildly different
07:20 - The supermodel who wrote Caging Skies
10:00 - this story happened to her friend
11:40 - how it’s Taika Waititi’s mom’s fault
18:50 - the history of Hitler parodies
27:20 - Saddam Hussein wrote romance fiction
29:40 - Hitler’s secret library
31:10 - the future of satirizing Hitler?
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1775 - Kevin Phillips
The more important year? Learn about what started the revolution, and some little known facts to impress at the weekend picnics. 1775 by Kevin Phillips.
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EXTRA CONTENT NOTES:
There is no “who shot first” Lexington/Han Solo mashup :(
Enjoy your July 4th!
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Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
War! HUH. What is it good for? Learn about Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, now a Hulu show from George Clooney.
NOTE: This is a monster classic, so we made a 2-part episode.
Please tell a friend this week about Illiterate!
EXTRA CONTENT NOTES:
A trailer for the 1970 film (Youtube):
https://tinyurl.com/1970trailcatch22
A trailer for the 2019 Hulu series (Youtube):
https://tinyurl.com/hulutrail22
An adaptation of “Clevinger’s Trial”, the one-act play (Youtube):
The full list of all characters in the book:
https://tinyurl.com/catch22char
Interview with Joseph Heller about “Closing Time” (Youtube):
https://tinyurl.com/jhellerint
George Clooney crashing a scooter on his way to set (Youtube):
https://tinyurl.com/gclooncrash
email us any questions, comments, or curse words - illiterate@email.com
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