1949 - Post-war Baseball

About this episode

The episode discusses various cultural and cinematic topics from 1949, including iconic films and themes of the era.

Ringing in 2026 by closing out the 1940s! This episode we discuss iconic Looney Tunes, acidic Ealing comedy, Orson Welles dunking on cukoo clocks, crime & baseball in postwar Japan, feminist gun violence, and THE Miss Turnstiles! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpdDX1v_OQshSldA4Sy78A] You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1949 Films Discussed playlist right here! [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjWmIpd1WtqipbzfdgWY6v_lcaORGLfS] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:24 - The News of the Year! 00:03:22 - Fast and Furry-ous 00:11:02 - Kind Hearts and Coronets 00:28:15 - The Third Man 00:58:23 - Stray Dog 01:21:04 - Late Spring 01:49:19 - Adam's Rib 02:10:14 - On The Town 02:33:10 - Favorites and Outro See you next year!

People in this episode

Hosts: Cris Elie, Glen Covell

Topics covered

• post-war baseball
• Looney Tunes
• Ealing comedy
• Orson Welles
• feminist gun violence
• 1949 films

Keywords

• 1949
• baseball
• Looney Tunes
• Ealing comedy
• Orson Welles
• feminist gun violence
• films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Looney Tunes, Ealing comedy, Miss Turnstiles, Fast and Furry-ous, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Third Man, Stray Dog, Late Spring, Adam's Rib, On The Town

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