54: Shen Yun; Or, Where Are These Posters Coming From??

This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast

Sep 13, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1

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Have you ever been on a New York subway? How about the Munich U-Bahn? Let's make it easier: have you walked down any sidewalk and/or generic walkway in any major and/or minor city in any of the six major global continents? Great! Then you've almost definitely seen a colorful poster featuring one to several dancers, all inviting you to put "China Before Communism" and see a show that could very well change your life...or at least, give you a night you'll never forget.

Ray teaches Rob about Shen Yun and its foundation in the Falun Gong religious movement; its connection, via the Epoch Times, to Donald Trump; the grassroots support that powers this non-profit's massive advertising reach; and why a show with such extreme political and religious underpinnings has continued to flourish throughout the world.

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