The imaginary border between “high” and “low” culture became more heavily guarded at precisely the moment when it grew much easier to cross. In this episode, we’ll explore how mass entertainment and elite institutions intersected with each other in surprising ways throughout the 1830s and 40s. From execution grounds to ivory towers, culture wars became a proxy for class struggle, but they also gave rise to alliances between unlikely partners.
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CREDITS
Written and narrated by Brian Reinken
Produced and edited by Marcie LaCerte
Artwork by Marcie LaCerte
Theme song: Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40) by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Yves LaCerte
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MUSIC
Parisian. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Batty McFaddin. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Oroitz Maiz - Praeludium XIV. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Chromatic Fuge (BBWV 930). Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Danse Macabre. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Gnossienne 3. Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista.
Supernatural Radio A. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Look Busy. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Fun in a Bottle. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Villainous Treachery. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky. Conducted by Charles Munch.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61. Mendelssohn.
String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 in D major 'The Lark' - I. Allegro moderato. Haydn.
Gnossienne 6. Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista.
Goldberg Variations, BWV988 - 12. Variation 11. Bach, J S. Performed by Shelley Katz.
Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4. Chopin. Performed by Edward Neeman.
Aquarium. Saint-Saens. Performed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Organ Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 65. Felix Mendelssohn. Matthias Privler. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
SOUND EFFECTS
Wooden Door 01 by aglinder -- freesound.org/s/265583/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Old Fashioned Accordion by kevp888 -- freesound.org/s/688091/ -- Licensed under Attribution 4.0
Water lapping at domestic Venice pier, fast boat passes and backwash by ermine -- freesound.org/s/798383/ -- Licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
People Ambience In The Old Town by WhiteNoiseSleeper -- freesound.org/s/725605/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Horses Pavement Then Cobblestone.m4a by guynoland -- freesound.org/s/549882/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
police whistle old London.wav by klankbeeld -- freesound.org/s/242537/ -- Licensed under Attribution 4.0
Crowded Venue by unfa -- freesound.org/s/211145/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Iron chain.wav by cabled_mess -- freesound.org/s/571375/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
hanging3.wav by jameswrowles -- freesound.org/s/274799/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Crowd Cheer 4 by Krizin -- freesound.org/s/651640/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0.wav
Hang Man's Rope by jergonda -- freesound.org/s/254735/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Sports Crowd Various Sounds by FlatHill -- freesound.org/s/324756/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
cobblestone-square people 140124_03.flac by klankbeeld -- freesound.org/s/215631/ -- Licensed under Attribution 4.0
OxfordMarket.mp3 by AlbertinaVonStade -- freesound.org/s/514623/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0.mp3
Cambridge_pub_beergarden_rowdy_short_atmos.wav by alexkandrell -- freesound.org/s/294425/ -- Licensed under Attribution 3.0
2012-04-05 rainy night by a bank.flac by tim.kahn -- freesound.org/s/150840/ -- Licensed under Attribution 4.0
Thunderstorm in Urban Backyard by WakinyAntifa -- freesound.org/s/398805/ -- Licensed under Attribution 3.0
Thunder Claps, Single Clap 10 by PNMCarrieRailfan -- freesound.org/s/682355/ -- Licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Leaves rustling .wav by thepitomized -- freesound.org/s/656199/ -- Licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Running Horse with a Rider by sonically_sound -- freesound.org/s/645465/ -- Licensed by Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Small Caribbean Ocean Waves by fran_marenco -- freesound.org/s/796618/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Angry Riot in Street.wav by craigsmith -- freesound.org/s/486197/ -- Licensed by Creative Commons 0
Loud Gunshot by DataJuggler -- freesound.org/s/750268/ -- Licensed by Creative Commons 0
Train on Railway Loop by MeijstroAudio -- freesound.org/s/402074/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
Countryside atmosphere with horse grazing, far voices, birds, road hum and horn by felix.blume -- freesound.org/s/689059/ -- Licensed under Creative Commons 0
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