<p>Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus talk with author and historian Dr. Chris Yogerst about the uproar sparked by a few isolationist senators who accused Hollywood’s early anti-Nazi films of promoting war. Their ill-fated investigation became a national spectacle, splashed across newspapers for all to see.<br>&nbsp;<br>Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon:<br>www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia<br>&nbsp;<br>CHAPTERS:<br>00:00:00 - Introductions<br>00:02:07 - Introduction to Hollywood’s Historical Context<br>00:04:00 - Why Hollywood?<br>00:06:08 - The State of Hollywood in the Great Depression and The Lead Up to WWII<br>00:09:06 - Understanding Propaganda in Hollywood Movies<br>00:12:49 - What Caused the Senate to Investigate Hollywood?<br>00:18:18 - The Rise of Isolationism vs. Interventionism<br>00:20:53 - The Hays Code And The Hollywood Response to Current Events<br>00:26:48 The Role of Movies in Public Perception<br>00:28:26 - The Senate Investigates Hollywood<br>00:32:34 - The Disconnect Between Politicians and Technology<br>00:35:11 - Reactions to The Investigation<br>00:37:03 - The Role of Evidence and The Underlying Prejudice<br>00:41:09 - Was Everyone In On It?<br>00:42:52 - Studipidity and Dog Whistles<br>00:44:27 - Media Coverage and Public Perception<br>00:48:19 - Shifting Political Rhetoric Post-Pearl Harbor<br>00:50:48 - Why Did You Choose This Topic?<br>00:55:21 - Where Should People Visit<br>00:58:24 - The Three Movies People Should Watch<br>&nbsp;<br>EPISODE LINKS:<br>Dr. Chris Yogerst – https://www.chrisyogerst.com<br>Substack – https://chrisyogerst.substack.com<br>BlueSky – https://bsky.app/profile/chrisyogerst.com<br>Hollywood Hates Hitler!: Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures – https://www.ubcpress.ca/hollywood-hates-hitler<br>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – https://www.unmpress.com/9780826368386/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance/<br>The Warner Brothers – https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198019/the-warner-brothers/<br>The Great Dictator – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/<br>Black Legion – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027367/<br>Why We Fight films – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7jF6pEM23dcE3HsS8QsS2L3lx4Do98Jp<br>Charles E. Coughlin – https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/charles-e-coughlin<br>America First Committee – https://www.britannica.com/topic/America-First-Committee<br>Charles Lindberg – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lindbergh<br>Gerald Nye – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hollywood-blacklist#ref1191115<br>Hitler in Los Angeles – https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/steven-j-ross<br>The Hays Code – https://www.britannica.com/art/Hays-Code<br>Joseph Breen – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033952/<br>Leo Frank Case – https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/frank-petition.html<br>Confessions of a Nazi Spy – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031173/<br>House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) – https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-Un-American-Activities-Committee<br>Bennett Champ Clark – https://dcchs.org/judges/clark-bennett-champ/<br>Wendell Willkie – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wendell-Willkie<br>Ernest McFarland – https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=MC022<br>Harry Warner – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912481/bio/<br>Charlie Chaplin – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Chaplin<br>Dorothy Thompson – https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/dorothy-thompson-1893-1961<br>Thomas Doherty – https://scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/profile/thomas_doherty/overview<br>The Mortal Storm – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032811/<br><br>PODCAST INFO:<br>Podcast website: 2c4hpod.com<br>Apple Podcasts:<br>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536<br>Spotify:<br>https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aab<br><br>SOCIAL:<br>- Instagram:<br>https://www.instagram.com/2c4h_podcast</p>