Sputnik! Cuba! Glasnost and perestroika! In this follow-up to the very popular England vs. France literary battle royal, Jacke and Mike choose up sides and imagine the Cold War being fought by each nation’s greatest authors. Enjoy!
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Music Credits:
“Sweeter Vermouth” and “Bad Ideas” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hi Jacke,
really enjoyed the episode! Kinda feel like the USSR should have won but maybe I’m biased because I like Dostojewski 🙂 Here’s an idea: How about a German literature vs. Spanish literature? This would also include Swiss and Austrian authors on the German side and Latin American authors. I feel like the German side is really strong with Goethe, Schiller, Mann, Hölderlin, Handke, Frisch and lots of other greats, but I would love to see you argue for the Spanish side 🙂
Interesting! I don’t tend to think of those two countries as being rivals, but we could probably find some way to make that work.