A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast

This is a podcast about US current events and how they relate to the history of the 1930s and 1940s. Elusive Films believes that the fight for the soul of America depends on understanding our history and where we've been before. Join hosts EJ Russo, Dr. Jason Weixelbaum, and special guest experts as they discuss historical topics relevant to today's political climate. We speak with bestselling authors, Pulitzer Prize winners, and up-and-coming scholars to help you make sense out of what's going on. This project came about as part of Elusive Films' larger plans to put this history on the big screen, so stay tuned! We hope you'll join us.

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A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast

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March 29, 2026 • Jason Weixelbaum & EJ Russo • Season 1 • Episode 0

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A Nazi on Wall Street podcast by Elusive Films is almost here!

Are you bewildered by current events? Do you wonder where this is all headed? We talk to historians & scholars to understand where we've been, where we're going, and how we might build a better future. Because every time history repeats, the price goes up. (Episode photo by Alessandro Cerino on Unsplash)

Speaker 1 0:01

Hi, everyone has the past five years of political change left. You wondering what the heck is happening? Are you worried that the once ironclad structural institutions that make up our government, our society and our community seem to be under attack? Have you thought to yourself, how the heck did a guy like Donald Trump ever get elected in the first place? And are we headed now? My name is EJ Russo, and these are the questions that have been troubling. My thoughts over the past few years. So I decided to start a journey to hopefully discover what the heck is going on. To help me with this as my longtime friend, who brings a unique and informative perspective to explain the historical context of what we are all going through.

Speaker 2 0:40

Thanks EJ. My name's Dr. Jason weel bound and I'm a historian of American companies doing business with Nazi Germany. Last year, during the lockdown, I decided to bring some of the dramatic stories I came across to the screen, but in order to build an audience for this project, I decided to do what everybody else was doing during quarantine launch a podcast. Meanwhile, I was having these great conversations with EJ about history and current events, and we decided to join forces to create a Nazi on wall street,

Speaker 1 1:06

Every episode J and I deconstruct recent events affecting our lives, such as the rise of righting populism, conspiracy theorists, fake news, and the trend towards radicalization.

Speaker 2 1:18

And then we sit down with experts to discuss the historical parallel in order to understand where we've been and where we might be

Speaker 1 1:24

Going. So join us on our journey as we uncover the connections between our history and where we find ourselves now, a Nazi on wall street, because every time history repeats, the price goes up.