Media Montage Podcast 70: Operation Paperclip - Nazis in America

World War II ended and all the Nazis were brought to justice in the Nuremberg trials, following the war. Or were they? History is full of examples of escaped Nazis being captured long after the war was over.

What about the ones that were brought to America? By the Americans?

This week Bruce and Larry look at Operation: Paperclip and some of its cousins. US Intelligence operations that brought former Nazi scientists, and others, to work IN and FOR the US during the Cold War. We talk about characters like Werner Von Braun, Reinhard Gehlen and other Nazis who became key figures in post-war American history.

How and why did this happen, and how did the actions in the past affect the world of today? Find out in Episode 70 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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JFK and Songs About the Assassination

Yesterday's podcast about the JFK assassination had me recalling several songs about the event.

 British metal band Saxon from 1981's Strong Arm of the Law doing Dallas 1 P.M.:



And here is Bullet, from punk outfit the Misfits with a much grimmer take on the event:

 

and from 1988's Key Lime Pie, here is Camper Van Beethoven doing Jack Ruby:

 

What other songs detail or reflect on this paradigm shifting event? Let us know in the comments!

Media Montage 28: The JFK Hit - November 22, 1963

The 50th Anniversary of the John F. Kennedy Assassination is this week. Larry and Bruce look at the assassination as the mother of modern conspiracy theory, the gateway to many other conspiracy theories, and some the myriad of tendrils that spring from it.

Here's an interesting composite and stabilized version of the Zapruder Film: