Between 2 Wars - Season 2

Between 2 Wars - Season 2

Season 2

Between 2 Wars: Zeitgeist

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DatesOct 28, 2020 - Sep 22, 2021
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Episodes

Harvest 1918: War, Cinema, and Cheese!
Season 2Episode 117 min

Harvest 1918: War, Cinema, and Cheese!

War, poverty, and disease continue to pummel the word in the wake of the Great War. But still, humanity carries on, not only surviving but creating a host of futuristic opportunities in the arts, the economy, and....cheese.

Oct 28, 2020
Winter 1919: America on the Brink of Revolution?
Season 2Episode 216 min

Winter 1919: America on the Brink of Revolution?

There is revolution and fear of revolution throughout the world in the winter of 1919. But cultural and technological revolutions are also bringing hope to many. A new age of Jazz and Cinema is about to reach America and Europe.

Nov 4, 2020
Spring 1919: The General Relativity of Revolution
Season 2Episode 314 min

Spring 1919: The General Relativity of Revolution

It is a springtime of revolution throughout the world in 1919 and not just the political kind. Era-defining advances in science and technology and iconic cinematography are made this season.

Nov 12, 2020
Summer 1919: White Lives Matter More - A Summer of Blood
Season 2Episode 415 min

Summer 1919: White Lives Matter More - A Summer of Blood

Technology promises a better and more connected world in the summer of 1919. But battles still rage everywhere over who will inherit it.

Nov 18, 2020
Harvest 1919: Deport All Anarchists! - The Palmer Raids
Season 2Episode 515 min

Harvest 1919: Deport All Anarchists! - The Palmer Raids

The First World War has been over for a year, and the modern era plows ahead. But so does fear and paranoia. In America, the Red Scare goes into overdrive.

Nov 25, 2020
Winter 1920: New York Prohibits Booze and Socialists
Season 2Episode 615 min

Winter 1920: New York Prohibits Booze and Socialists

Science and technology is marching on as the world enters the 1920's. But Americans have more to reckon with than just a new decade: every state in the country has gone "dry".

Dec 2, 2020
Spring 1920: Henry Ford and the Mass Marketing of Hatred
Season 2Episode 718 min

Spring 1920: Henry Ford and the Mass Marketing of Hatred

Racist conspiracies are on the rise in America. But other hysterias are also lessening. Will there be a return to normalcy?

Dec 17, 2020
Summer 1920: Louis Armstrong and the Beginning of the Jazz Age
Season 2Episode 818 min

Summer 1920: Louis Armstrong and the Beginning of the Jazz Age

Louis Armstrong will be one of the greats of the American Century. But before that, others have to blaze a trail for him. No mean feat in a land of racial tension...

Dec 30, 2020
Harvest 1920: Frankenstein and the Socialist Origins of Electronic Music
Season 2Episode 917 min

Harvest 1920: Frankenstein and the Socialist Origins of Electronic Music

There is a surprising connection between sci-fi films and the technological policies of Soviet Russia. Watch to find out...

Jan 13, 2021
Winter 1921: Blade Runner 1921?! - Robot Apocalypse Now
Season 2Episode 1015 min

Winter 1921: Blade Runner 1921?! - Robot Apocalypse Now

Modern technology promises a lot, but it can also bring unprecedented horror. This season, the people of Czechoslovakia get to see that for themselves.

Jan 27, 2021
Spring 1921: The Zionism of Albert Einstein
Season 2Episode 1115 min

Spring 1921: The Zionism of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein may be renowned for his work in the field of science, but this season he is fundraising for a new Jewish university. Charity isn't the only activity on the cards in the United States this season however, much more tragic events are also afoot...

Feb 10, 2021
Summer 1921: Vaccinations and Communist Famine
Season 2Episode 1218 min

Summer 1921: Vaccinations and Communist Famine

This season there is a major breakthrough in combatting one of humanities' oldest diseases, but a deadly famine will also strike Soviet Russia . Will the international community come to the fledgling state's aid? 

Mar 5, 2021
Harvest 1921: Women's Vote Leads to Bolshevism and Welfare
Season 2Episode 1314 min

Harvest 1921: Women's Vote Leads to Bolshevism and Welfare

This season not only marks the birth of the American Welfare State, but it will also see women make great strides towards universal suffrage. But as you can imagine, none of these things come without significant opposition.

Mar 10, 2021
Winter 1922: Modern Artists: The Original Shitposters!
Season 2Episode 1418 min

Winter 1922: Modern Artists: The Original Shitposters!

The interwar era has seen an explosion of art movements all vying to offer the most revolutionary response to modern society. The competition is intense and, as we shall see, often spills over into open conflict.

Mar 24, 2021
Spring 1922: Vladimir Lenin and the Communist War on Religion
Season 2Episode 1516 min

Spring 1922: Vladimir Lenin and the Communist War on Religion

Vladimir Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party, orchestrated the October Revolution, and led the world's first communist state to victory in the Russian Civil War. He is now gravely ill and close to death, but he still has one more enemy he wants to crush.

Apr 7, 2021
Summer 1922: Al Capone, Prohibition, and the American Dream
Season 2Episode 1616 min

Summer 1922: Al Capone, Prohibition, and the American Dream

The Prohibition era is still just getting started, but criminal enterprises have already sprung up everywhere to supply thirsty American's with their drink. In the "summer of sin" of 1922, one man in particular is making waves in the Chicago underworld.

Apr 21, 2021
Harvest 1922: Il Duce and the Fascist Abuse of History
Season 2Episode 1715 min

Harvest 1922: Il Duce and the Fascist Abuse of History

The modern age is an age of modern things. But it is also an age when people yearn for times past. One of the main men to weaponize this yearning is Benito Mussolini, and this season, he moves to recreate the Roman Empire in his fascist image.

May 5, 2021
Winter 1923: The Birth Control Movement and Eugenics - A Curious Link
Season 2Episode 1818 min

Winter 1923: The Birth Control Movement and Eugenics - A Curious Link

In the winter of 1923, a controversial activist takes a Catholic doctor to trial for libel. The proceedings capture a much bigger moment in the history of the interwar period: the controversial - but inherent - link between birth control and eugenics.

May 19, 2021
Spring 1923: The Supernatural Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle
Season 2Episode 1915 min

Spring 1923: The Supernatural Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

Being the creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes has made Arthur Conan Doyle famous for his scientific rationality. But Doyle also has a deeply held belief in the existence of the spirit universe. In a world still reeling from the shock of the Great War, he is not alone.

Jun 3, 2021
Summer 1923: The Real Indiana Jones and His Jurassic Quests
Season 2Episode 2017 min

Summer 1923: The Real Indiana Jones and His Jurassic Quests

On their search for the origins of humanity, the expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews makes some amazing discoveries in the Gobi Desert, including the uncovering of dinosaur eggs and velociraptors. Who knew paleontology could be so cool?

Jun 16, 2021
Harvest 1923: Woodrow Wilson, Isolationism, and the Birth of the Charleston
Season 2Episode 2117 min

Harvest 1923: Woodrow Wilson, Isolationism, and the Birth of the Charleston

Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize for crafting the League of Nations at Versailles, but even he couldn't bring America out of its isolationism. This season he pours out his disappointment in his first-ever radio address. Optimism still reigns in the world of popular culture though, this season the Charleston is born.

Jun 30, 2021
Winter 1924: Goodbye Lenin, Hello Jazz!
Season 2Episode 2217 min

Winter 1924: Goodbye Lenin, Hello Jazz!

The winter of 1924 sees the death of not only Vladimir Lenin but also the Ottoman Caliphate. However, it also sees something fresh and completely unique enter the American mainstream. George Gershwin has given the Jazz Age a soundtrack.

Jul 16, 2021
Spring 1924: Buster Keaton, British Imperialism, and the Era of Spectacle
Season 2Episode 2317 min

Spring 1924: Buster Keaton, British Imperialism, and the Era of Spectacle

There's no business like show business and in the spring of 1924, you can see why. Buster Keaton and Hollywood as a whole are producing some iconic films, the British Empire is putting on a massive exhibition, and there is even talk of a death ray.

Jul 28, 2021
Summer 1924: A New World Order? - The World Power Conference
Season 2Episode 2418 min

Summer 1924: A New World Order? - The World Power Conference

The League of Nations is just one manifestation of a broader ideal in the interwar years. Within a palace in the heart of the British Empire, a new conference is underway. It is attended by everyone from H.G. Wells to the Prince of Wales.

Aug 25, 2021
Harvest 1924: Salvador Dali and the Birth of Surrealism
Season 2Episode 2518 min

Harvest 1924: Salvador Dali and the Birth of Surrealism

The Surrealist Movement is born this season with unsurprising eccentric drama. Salvador Dali will one day be a part of it, but for now he is still in art school and has actually only just come out of prison. Also this season, a crime which sees police chasing America's first ever "Public Enemy No. 1".

Sep 8, 2021
Winter 1925: Nazi Fanatics and Gangland Executions
Season 2Episode 2618 min

Winter 1925: Nazi Fanatics and Gangland Executions

It is a season of gun battles and assassinations. Al Capone is fighting both the Chicago police and rival gangs to gain control and a Nazi party fanatic murders a Viennese. It's not all violence, though. This season, a landmark documentary film is released.

Sep 22, 2021

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