A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast
Episodes
22 episodes
The Development of A Nazi on Wall Street with Justin Isett
ANOWS PODCAST SEASON 2 FINALEWe’ve been teasing this one for a while now. Want to know how you go from a crazy idea to preparing a professional pitch for Hollywood producers? Jay and EJ talk to Justin Isett about developing the A Nazi...
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Trump Indictment
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Jay and EJ digest the news of twice impeached former president Trump’s indictment and pending criminal charges. As every news agency under the sun has observed, this is an unprecedented moment—but perhaps a predictable one. T...
What is Public History? (and why you should care)
Whether historians like it or not, our identities and histories are often tied up in intense contests of competing narratives—which greatly affect the way we talk about history in public, such as at museums and historic sites, and in our entert...
The COVID-19 Pandemic
The A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast has been going strong for nearly two years! As we near the end of our second season, we cover a topic that has affected all of us during this period: the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to his work as a historia...
2022 Midterm Election Aftermath
We made it! Jay and EJ process the unfolding results of the 2022 US Midterms as the so-called "Red Wave" fizzles out. Has there been a democratic resurgence? This episode explores election ramifications for the House, the Senate, and what might...
Decoding Fox News with Juliet Jeske
Following on our last episode on the media in the battle between the forces of democracy and fascism, the ANOWS podcast takes on Fox News-one of the largest platforms for rightwing and fascist messaging on the planet. EJ and Jay talk with Julie...
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The Media and the Fight for Democracy
For a while now, the A Nazi on Wall Street podcast has been building toward a conversation about the role of the US media in the existential battle between democracy and fascism. This episode, EJ Russo and Dr. Jay Weixelbaum are blessed not wit...
Paradigm Shifts: Taking Stock in the Eye of the Storm
Last year, Dr. Jay Weixelbaum and EJ Russo closed the first season of the A Nazi on Wall Street podcast talking about what it’s like to live in a paradigm shift: when fundamental changes in the world lead to a “new normal.” Back in 1940, the wo...
The Scourge of Christian Nationalism with Thomas Lecaque
One of the consistencies of rightwing extremism is the intertwining of Christian ideology with hypernationalist violence. The U.S. is no stranger to this scourge, and other western nations face this danger, too. To solve a problem as deep and p...
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Life after Roe. With Megan Geuss
EJ Russo and Dr. Jay Weixelbaum sit down with former journalist and law student Megan Geuss for an impromptu live discussion about our reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision and what we can do moving forward.
Midterms in the Age of Turmoil
The A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast returns for a second season! In this premier, EJ Russo and Dr. Jay Weixelbaum take on a topic on everyone’s mind these days: Midterm Elections. We’re living in a time of change and it seems like the issues we c...
The End of an Era: Paradigm Shifts in US History
There’s only one thing historians know for sure: times change. But how would you know if a new era was unfolding before your very eyes? Join Dr. Jay Weixelbaum and EJ Russo as they discuss the idea of “paradigm shifts” and what they mean for ou...
Floundering in a Crisis: Trump and Hoover
This one is a blast from the past! In preparation for our final episode of the season, the A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast crew wanted to share with you an early recording made at near the beginning of 2021. In this episode, Dr. Jay Weixelbaum an...
"Biden is a Socialist!" and the Long History of Rightwing Tropes
Continuing the theme of exploring rightwing populism, Dr. Jay Weixelbaum and EJ Russo discuss the anti-socialism and anti-communism at the heart of this ideology with Austin Clements, a PhD candidate at Stanford University. What they discover i...
Trump in Helsinki and the disturbing legacy of American collaboration with dictators
This episode is a blast from the past. Recorded in March of 2021, Dr. Jay Weixelbaum and EJ Russo discuss the disturbing 2018 summit in Helsinki between Trump and Putin. In this meeting, Trump infamously told the world that he believed Pu...
Rightwing Populism and the Poisonous Politics of Permanent Outrage
Like Covid, populism cannot be reasoned with. It dresses itself in slogans. It's fixated on outrage. It won’t be won over by facts. It’s inherently suspicious of expertise. It wallows in conspiracy theories. And it's been with us for a long tim...
The Fight for Civil Rights: Then and Now
The A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast is a discussion about current events, their historical context, and building the world in which the A Nazi on Wall Street story takes place. Even though the Civil Rights Movement primarily takes shape after the...
Homegrown Nazism: The Proud Boys and the origins of American white nationalism with Dr. Alon Milwicki
The A Nazi on Wall Street podcast discusses current events and explores their historical context with experts. We want to help listeners understand an earlier time in the American 20th century. In this case, Jay and EJ talk about a disturb...
Antisemitism in the USA: George Soros, the Tree of Life massacre and the history of legal discrimination with Dr. Britt Tevis
The A Nazi on Wall Street Podcast isn’t just to promote our film project; it is also a conversation about the parallels between our current era and earlier histories of America. In order to understand the world of the 1930s and 1940s, we have t...
Fake news, Henry Ford, and the Dearborn Independent. With Dr. Victoria Woeste
What is the backstory of A Nazi on Wall Street? In order to tell the story of Nazi spies in New York in 1940, we started with FDR and the New Deal last episode. Now, we take on Henry Ford. And, of course--always with an eye toward what's happen...
Joe Biden, FDR, and the New Deal. Also dogs. With Dr. Allan Lichtman
What a long, interesting spring it’s been! Elusive Films recorded a 10 episode series and we are excited to start sharing it with you. In the first episode EJ and Jay talk about dogs, Joe Biden, the ...
