080 Daniel Rachel on Nazi symbols in Rock'n'Roll
About this episode
Marc talks with Daniel Rachel about the use of Nazi symbols in rock music and its cultural implications.
On this episode, Marc talks with Daniel Rachel, author of "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich," published in February of 2026. It's an enthralling and massively important look at many of the bands and artists who have flirted with, or even flat out adopted, Nazi iconography in their art, music, dress, performances, and more. Rachel lays out plainly and with thorough context the stories of these artists' use of Nazi symbols, in the process showing how rarely t...
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