<description>&lt;p&gt;After WWII, the international community was ready for a global peacekeeper to come in and fix everything. Now, that's obviously me overstating things, but it is important to note that the formation of the UN looks a lot like the world taking a second swing at the League of Nations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As part of this new United Nations, respect for self-determination was heavily underscored. Buuuuuuut, as colonial powers disembarked, Cold War heavyweights jumped in the ring and wrestled for spheres of political and economic influence.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;It's almost like the Cold War was a new new imperialsim.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Show notes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the episode's image, you see then vice-president Richard Nixon on a visit to the Kremlin in 1959. He is speaking with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. It has been alleged that they are having a quiet disagreement over whose tie is more fashionable. Who did that alleging, I don't know. Maybe me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I used &lt;a href="https://imgflip.com/memegenerator"&gt;imgflp&lt;/a&gt; to make the episode cover art.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I recorded the outro using &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groovepad-music-beat-maker/id1454398991"&gt;Groovepad&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I record the audio using a &lt;a href="https://fifinemicrophone.com/collections/microphones/products/usb-microphone-with-volume-control-k669-669b"&gt;Fifine K669B&lt;/a&gt; microphone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I edit the audio using &lt;a href="https://www.ocenaudio.com/"&gt;OcenAudio&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I drew the Rich Birds logo using a pencil.&lt;/p&gt;
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After WWII, the international community was ready for a global peacekeeper to come in and fix everything. Now, that's obviously me overstating things, but it is important to note that the formation of the UN looks a lot like the world taking a second swing at the League of Nations.
As part of this new United Nations, respect for self-determination was heavily underscored. Buuuuuuut, as colonial powers disembarked, Cold War heavyweights jumped in the ring and wrestled for spheres of political and economic influence.
 
It's almost like the Cold War was a new new imperialsim.&nbsp;
 
Show notes:
In the episode's image, you see then vice-president Richard Nixon on a visit to the Kremlin in 1959. He is speaking with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. It has been alleged that they are having a quiet disagreement over whose tie is more fashionable. Who did that alleging, I don't know. Maybe me.
I used <a href="https://imgflip.com/memegenerator">imgflp</a> to make the episode cover art.
I recorded the outro using <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groovepad-music-beat-maker/id1454398991">Groovepad</a>.
I record the audio using a <a href="https://fifinemicrophone.com/collections/microphones/products/usb-microphone-with-volume-control-k669-669b">Fifine K669B</a> microphone.
I edit the audio using <a href="https://www.ocenaudio.com/">OcenAudio</a>.
I drew the Rich Birds logo using a pencil.

Decolonization and the New New Imperialism

<description>The Cold War wasn't very cold. No, the Americans and Soviets never fought a direct conflict, but plenty of American and Soviet-backed soldiers fought and died in proxy wars. Plenty of Americans and Soviets themselves fought and died.
Why didn't the two sides just duke it out Rocky and Drago style? Nuclear weapons, plain and simple.
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The Cold War wasn't very cold. No, the Americans and Soviets never fought a direct conflict, but plenty of American and Soviet-backed soldiers fought and died in proxy wars. Plenty of Americans and Soviets themselves fought and died.
Why didn't the two sides just duke it out Rocky and Drago style? Nuclear weapons, plain and simple.


The Cold(ish) War

<description>&lt;p&gt;Themes can be pretty complicated, and a complicated war like WWII is filled with them. Conflicts like Human v. Human... Human v. Society... Human v. Technology... and so many more animate the art inspired by this most terrible war. What does that art say? Well, it depends. Today I'm going to look at a few themes in some lesser-known WWII films: 2018's Overlord, 2008's Flame and Citron, and 2004's Downfall.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Themes can be pretty complicated, and a complicated war like WWII is filled with them. Conflicts like Human v. Human... Human v. Society... Human v. Technology... and so many more animate the art inspired by this most terrible war. What does that art say? Well, it depends. Today I'm going to look at a few themes in some lesser-known WWII films: 2018's Overlord, 2008's Flame and Citron, and 2004's Downfall.&nbsp;

Bonus: Themes in WWII Films

<description>&lt;p&gt;WWI had been billed as the war to end war...the war to make the world safe for democracy. Those hopes were dashed as the world sunk into financial depression, fascists rose to power, and millions more people died.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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WWI had been billed as the war to end war...the war to make the world safe for democracy. Those hopes were dashed as the world sunk into financial depression, fascists rose to power, and millions more people died.&nbsp;

The End of War?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here is a brief reason you should read more...and watch more tv.&lt;/p&gt;
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Here is a brief reason you should read more...and watch more tv.

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