Episodes | Fascism on Film

Welcome to Fascism on Film

In the first episode of “Fascism on Film,” co-hosts Teal Minton and James Kent begin a conversation about one of the most unique and destructive political phenomena of the last century: fascism.

Wilkomen to the Weimar Republic: ‘Cabaret’

In this episode, we turn our attention to Cabaret (1972), Bob Fosse’s masterful film set in the final days of the Weimar Republic. At first glance, it’s a dazzling musical about performers in a Berlin nightclub.

A Storm Approaches: ‘The Mortal Storm’

In this episode, we talk about The Mortal Storm (1940), Frank Borzage’s quietly devastating portrait of a German family caught in the first months of Nazi rule. …

The Show Must Go On: ‘Mephisto’

In Mephisto, Klaus Maria Brandauer plays Hendrik Höfgen, an ambitious actor who becomes one of the most famous performers in Nazi theater and cinema. Based on a true story, the film charts the actor’s evolution in conscience and helps us define fascism. He doesn’t start as a fascist. He starts

The Ecstasy of Leni Riefenstahl: Triumph of the Will

In this episode of the Fascism on Film Podcast, we tackle Triumph of the Will (1935), the most iconic and disturbing Nazi propaganda film ever made. Directed by Leni Riefenstahl and commissioned by Adolf Hitler himself, this record of the 1934 Nuremberg Rally remains one of the most controversial works in cinema history.

Proto-fascism: The Birth of a Nation

On this week’s episode, the Fascism on Film Podcast tears into one of the most repugnant films of all time: “The Birth of a Nation.”