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Episode 757: The Emperor Has No Curtains

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Peter Fenzel has never seen The Sound of Music. But Mark Lee has been to see a live production of it recently, so Pete watches it with Mark and Matthew Wrather, and finds in it a latent conflict between Prussian vs Austrian values, a gendered allegory of domination in the political and domestic sphere, and a delightful meal of Schnitzel with Noodles.

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Further Reading
  • “No Way To Stop It” (a song from the stage musical; not in the film)
  • Countries holding territory that once belonged to the Habsburg Dynasty (Imgur)
  • Historical Lectures from The National WWI Museum (YouTube)

    • Episode 757: The Emperor Has No Curtains originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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