On March 19 I was Tim Kelly’s guest on Our Interesting Times. Our discussion was about the politicization of the Oscar ceremonies, with focus on the remarkable contrast between the reception of “Quo Vadis” as compared to “Ben-Hur,” and the geopolitical motives behind it. This had been the subject of a recent blog post. Near the end of the program, we talked more about history in general and current events.
There seem to be some new download issues with this episode, so please listen at Tim’s website: https://player.fm/series/our-interesting-times-2458596/episode-544-james-perloff-on-quo-vadis-vs-ben-hur
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