Selections by Henry Falconer and Pat Harrington. Music by Tim Bragg. Highlights this week include The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate, the Irish crime-comedy film Pixie and Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. A full transcript is available here  

Welcome to Culture Vulture. Highlights this week include Dispatches: Strippers, Spies and Russian Money, Mussolini: The First Fascist and Better, the new ITV crime series.

Pat Harrington looks at claims from both left and right about the politics of Dune. A full transcript is available here  

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Herbert liner notes quoted in Touponce, William F. (1988). “Herbert’s Reputation”, p. 24. https://counter-currents.com/2021/10/...

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Image attribution: By Dune Dune Movie Poster (#16 of 23) - IMP Awards, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

"Judas and the Black Messiah" is a historical drama film directed by Shaka King, released in 2021. The movie is based on the true story of Fred Hampton, the charismatic and revolutionary chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. The film explores the events leading up to Hampton's assassination by the FBI and the Chicago Police Department. Reviewed by Pat Harrington.   The full transcript of this podcast is available here  

Film credits  2021 15 2h 6m Director Shaka King Writers Will Berson (story by )Shaka King(story by) Kenneth Lucas(story by) Stars LaKeith Stanfield Daniel Kaluuya Jesse Plemons  Image attribution: By IMP Awards, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

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Culture Vulture is a weekly podcast produced by Counter Culture magazine, aimed at politically and socially conscious individuals with independent thinking. The show focuses on highlighting entertainment that aligns with the values of its target audience. Culture Vulture provides a platform for discussion and analysis of cultural trends and events. You can find a transcript of this podcast here 

Here's our Culture Vulture guide to what's streaming in February 2023. Selections are by Pat Harrington. Music by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here

Selections by Pat Harrington. Music by Tim Bragg.

Highlights this week include The Stasi: Secrets, Lies and British Spies, Emily Atack: Asking For It? and The Ku Klux Klan: An American Story.

A transcript of this podcast is available here 

A guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative standpoint. The podcast focuses on highlighting content with a social and political importance. A transcript of this podcast is available on the Counter Culture Website here

Highlights this week include Soundtracks: songs that defined history, Ken Loach: This Cultural Life and the film Collateral. Selections are by Pat Harrington. Music is from Tim Bragg. Tim is a multi-instrumentalist & singer-songwriter. You can hear his songs here- or any streaming service or on YouTube. A transcript of this podcast is available on the Counter Culture Website. If you've enjoyed this episode please consider subscribing and sharing.

The Northman is a violent film that tells the story of Amleth, a young prince who goes into exile after his father is killed and his uncle usurps the throne, and follows Amleth's quest for revenge with the help of a Slavic slave-woman. Pat Harrington's review notes that the film is disturbing to watch but also beautiful due to its cinematography, music, and scenery, and raises questions about the consequences of violence and the theme of a man being unable to escape his fate. The review also mentions that The Northman is an accurate depiction of the Viking Age, with strong supernatural themes and dream sequences.