Brother, Can You Spare a Podcast?

Craig Calcaterra (Cup of Coffee newsletter) and Steven Goldman (Infinite Inning podcast) team up to revisit the neglected decade of the 1930s, a period that bears a striking resemblance to our own. In each episode Craig and Steve discuss a topic from the period or review a film either from the 1930s or about the decade.

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Brother Can You Spare a Podcast 001: Easy Living at the Automat

Hosts Craig Calcaterra and Steven Goldman introduce the show and discuss some of the similarities and differences between the 1930s and now, then visit Craig’s favorite extinct dining concept, the automat, before finishing with the film which has the automat scene to end all automat scenes, “Easy Living,” written by Preston Sturges and starring Jean Arthur, Ray Milland, and Edward Arnold. Table of Contents Introduction: A Lacuna in Our Memory*Why Are We Here?*Interdependence and a Very Messy Tim...

Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 20 min

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