LITM Extra - Music in the Cold War pt.1 [excerpt]

This is an excerpt from a patrons-only episode. To hear the full thing, and dozens more like it, visit Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod and become a patron from £3 a month. In this patrons episode we’re taking some time to explore some of the background to our recent main feed show about colonialism, jazz diplomacy and the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat with a bitesize primer on the origins of the Cold War. Jeremy and Tim run it all the way back to 1917 to unpack the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, the subsequent years of communist rule leading into WW2, and the musical expressions of this historic period. Along the way they discuss Soviet Realism, Modernism, formal experimentation in the arts, Stalin, the Monro Doctrine and the CIA. Elsewhere in the episode we hear about George Formby, Peter and the Wolf, the Red Army Choir, and ask whether any of us really like orchestral music. Tracklist: The Red Army Choir - The Internationale Billy Bragg - The Internationale Shostakovich - Symphony No.2 (October) Books: William Blum - Killing Hope

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LITM Extra - Music in the Cold War pt.1 [excerpt] is an episode from Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture by Love is the Message podcast.

This episode is 00:09:50 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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