• Ephemera 20: This Is The Army (with Sebastian Figueroa)

  • Mar 1 2024
  • Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Ephemera 20: This Is The Army (with Sebastian Figueroa)

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  • For our twentieth ephemera episode, we went all out. And what a topic, one of the most successful films ever released, Irving Berlin's This Is The Army. Curiously nearly suppressed, this production toured the globe, involved hundreds of performers and the highest people in the American Government. It also has extremely problematic roots in minstrelsy, humongous egos and strife. It also involves Harry and Sebastian (https://linktr.ee/Shining_Fields) saying the words Yip Yip Yaphank more times than you can possibly imagine. So join us in all the joy and laughter a movie starring both George Murphy and Ronald Reagan can produce. Texts Referenced: As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin by Laurence Bergreen Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater by Jeffery Magee The Songwriter Goes To War by Alan Anderson Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @adreamescapade Write us a letter: adreamescapade@gmail.com Intro theme performed by Journeyman John Baker (@pos1)
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