The Zeitgeist Tapes

• Zeitgeist Tapes - The Finale

  Sadly, this is the last episode of The Zeitgeist Tapes as Emma goes off to take up the full time role of Editor of LabourList and Steve valiantly continues to write his book on the Labour Party. In this episode, we pick out a few of our favourite episodes from the eight years of the show. We discuss our bizarre origin story and the unfortunate original naming convention. Read Steve's book that inspired the show: https://www.amazon.co.uk/State-Play-British-Politics-Trollope/dp/1780933169 Steve's Choices: The Campaign: https://audioboom.com/posts/7581395-the-campaign-1983 My Fair Lady: https://audioboom.com/posts/8281940-my-fair-lady Scrooged: https://audioboom.com/posts/7126205-podded Mr Smith Goes to Washington/Meet John Doe https://audioboom.com/posts/8707552-capra-double-bill-mr-smith-goes-to-washington-and-meet-john-doe Emma's Choices: Parks and Recreation: https://audioboom.com/posts/7524657-parks-and-recreation Vote for Froglet: https://audioboom.com/posts/7416090-vote-for-froglet Our Friends in the North: https://audioboom.com/posts/6327558-3-our-friends-on-the-podcast Running on Empty: https://audioboom.com/posts/8551366-running-on-empty Our Joint Favourite: Dirty Dancing: https://audioboom.com/posts/6941048-dirty-podding

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• The Spectator (Novel)

  This month after a somewhat hilarious mix up Emma and Steve read and discuss  the Spectator - a Novel by Timothy Balding. This book has an odd format and may be too light on story as a result. Ultimately tries too hard to make answering the question "But what if the Daily Mail is actually awful?" an interesting one.  Read the Spectator: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spectator-Novel-Timothy-Balding/dp/1935830767 Read the Director: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-director/daniel-kehlmann/ross-benjamin/9781529435115?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=57434&awc=3787_1756317426_f55f2a16a2d20e6ace48ecf531d0ef13&sn=1&utm_source=57434&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Easyfundraising

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• Conclave

  This month, slightly later than planned (or is timely) Emma and Steve discuss Conclave.  The film has pretensions to high drama, but is it really just an Agatha Christie style novel set in the Catholic Church? Not so much a 'whodunnit' as a They all done something innit!.

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• Capra Double Bill: Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Meet John Doe

  In a Zeitgeist Tapes first, we have a double bill for your delectation.   Given all that is happening in the USA and the wider world, we delve back to the late 1930s and early 1940s to see how one of the most popular directors of the time dealt with populism - positive and negative. We discuss both Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Meet John Doe - both by director Frank Capra.  Political corruption abounds; the little guy is always the hero and the stooge. But Capra - an immigrant and Republican - did not want to break the American system - he wanted to show that it could be great again. Perhaps a lesson for those who oppose Trump now. Watch Meet John Doe on Youtube Find Steve on BlueSky Find Emma on BlueSky. Buy tickets for Emma's play.

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• Brian and Maggie

  This month Steve and Emma discuss Brian and Maggie - the 2 part TV drama about the interview that - according to the drama at least - led to the fall of Margaret Thatcher.  We ask if long-form interviews really are dead? If TV interviews really were as good as the nostalgia would have it and if arch-Thatcerite Brian Walden really did bring down his friend?

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