EPISODE 21 - 1952 - RED SNOW & RED PLANET MARS

About this episode

The episode explores the Red Scare propaganda films of 1952, focusing on RED SNOW and RED PLANET MARS, while discussing related historical themes.

Holy walrus meat, folks! Martian Jesus is here to save us! The crew of the Lexaproteus-IV present the second of back-to-back double features exploring the four Red Scare propaganda films of 1952! First up is the stock-footage extravaganza RED SNOW, followed by the evangelical insanity of RED PLANET MARS! They also discuss the Inuit involvement in both WWII and the Cold War, religious indoctrination, and Rick blows a funny fuse over one of Ryan's stupidest jokes! Follow us Facebook, Blue Sky, and Instagram, find us Letterboxd, shoot us a message at TheUnidentifiedFlyingPodcast@gmail.com, or leave us a comment/question here on Spotify! As always, friends, keep watching the skies!

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick, Ryan

Topics covered

• Red Scare
• propaganda films
• 1952 cinema
• religious indoctrination
• Inuit history
• film reviews

Keywords

• Red Scare
• 1952 films
• propaganda
• Inuit
• religion
• film review
• Cold War

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: RED SNOW, RED PLANET MARS

Places: Inuit

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