Oct 16, 20261h 52mS2
In this episode, our season finale, Jason Christian, Anthony Ballas and Paul T. Klein are joined by guest Andrew Scahill to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1962 thriller The Manchurian Candidate . Andrew Scahill is a film...
About this Podcast:
Cold War Cinema is a podcast about movies made during the first few decades of the Cold War (1947–1991). Each episode primarily focuses on one film, and the hosts, Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas, discuss the director's life and work, the historical context of the film, and examine its themes that relate to the turbulent politics of the era. Theme music and editing on the first 14 episodes by Tim Jones; theme music from then on by DYAD (Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt), and editing by Jason Christian. Logo by Jason Christian
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What is Cold War Cinema about?
Cold War Cinema is a podcast about movies made during the first few decades of the Cold War (1947, 1991). Each episode primarily focuses on one film, and the hosts, Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas, discuss the director's life and work, the historical context of the film, and examine its themes that relate to the turbulent politics of the era.
What has Cold War Cinema covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Manchurian Candidate (1962, John Frankenheimer) w/ guest Andrew Scahill" (16 October 2026, 112 minutes), "S2 Ep. 15: I Am Cuba (1964, Mikhail Kalatozov)" (30 August 2026, 120 minutes), and "Bonus: Getting to Know Your Hosts" (1 August 2026, 107 minutes).
How often does Cold War Cinema publish?
Cold War Cinema publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 98 minutes across 41 episodes.
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Booking probability for Cold War Cinema is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cold War Cinema requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cold War Cinema's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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Aug 30, 20262 hourS2In this episode, Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas are joined by guest Silas Nathan to discuss Mikhail Kalatozov's iconic film, I Am Cuba (1964), a Soviet-Cuban collaboration about the years just before and during the...
Cold War Cinema
Bonus: Getting to Know Your Hosts
Aug 1, 20261h 47mS2In this bonus episode we thought we'd do something different and chat about our personal backgrounds, our early cinema memories, and our scholarly interests today. We had fun with this conversation and we hope you enjoy...
Cold War Cinema
Bonus: Robert Kramer's Radical Cinema w/ guest Whitney Strub
Jul 1, 20261h 51mS2In this bonus episode, Jason interviews the historian Whitney Strub about his scholarship and his new book Films That Explode Like Grenades: Robert Kramer and the Search for a Radical Cinema , just published by...
Episode #14
S2 Ep. 14: Fail Safe (1964, Sidney Lumet)
Jun 24, 20261h 42mS2The Cold War Cinema team returns to discuss Sidney Lumet's 1964 film Fail Safe, a powerful (and bold) independent Hollywood production that paints a horrific picture of a potential nuclear war. The film was released the...
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May 30, 20261h 49m"I want to underline my own belief that art must carry man's craving for the ideal, must be an expression of his reaching out towards it; that art must give man hope and faith. And the more hopeless the world in the...
Apr 27, 20261h 54mS2In this bonus episode, cohosts Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas speak with the literary critic Ryan Ruby about New German Cinema, particularly the directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Alexander Kluge, and the film...
Cold War Cinema
Bonus: Interview w/ Dr. Alice Lovejoy
Mar 24, 20261h 16mS2In this bonus episode, cohosts Jason Christian and Paul T. Klein interview the film historian Dr. Alice Lovejoy about her scholarship and her new book, Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War...
Feb 19, 20261h 28mS2On this episode, the Cold War Cinema crew is joined by director, writer, and producer Adam McKay to discuss John Frankenheimer's paranoid, psychological thriller Seconds (1966). McKay has written and directed many...
Feb 12, 20261h 37mS2The Cold War Cinema team, Jason Christian, Anthony Ballas, and Paul T. Klein, return to discuss Mikhail Kalatozov's 1959 drama Letter Never Sent . Synopsis of the film: Four geologists descend on the Siberian Taiga...
Jan 15, 20261h 44mS2The Cold War Cinema team returns with special guest Aspen Ballas to discuss John Ford's 1956 western The S ear chers . Aspen is a PhD student of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research...
Dec 26, 20251h 35mS2The Cold War Cinema team returns to discuss Grigory Chukhray's 1959 war drama Ballad of a Soldier. Alyhosha is 19-years-old private on the Eastern Front during the Great Patriotic War (A.K.A. World War II). After...
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BONUS: Tribute to Peter Watkins (1935–2025)
Nov 19, 20251h 52mS2In this bonus episode of Cold War Cinema, Jason Christian is joined by the independent filmmakers Eric Marsh and Christopher Jason Bell, to discuss the films and legacy of the British filmmaker and media theorist Peter...
Nov 17, 20251h 35mS2"They're here already! You're next! You're next! You're next!" The Cold War Cinema team returns to discuss the 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers . Something is off in the sleepy little town of Santa...
Episode #7
S2 Ep. 7: Poet (1956, Boris Barnet)
Oct 27, 20251h 22mS2This week on Cold War Cinema, we look at Boris Barnet's Poet (sometimes refered to as The Poet ) , a 1956 feature about the role of art and literature in war and revolution. Join hosts Jason Christian, Tony Ballas, and...
Sep 4, 20251h 15mS2"Are you waving the flag at me?" The Cold War Cinema team returns to look at Samuel Fuller's 1954 noir masterpiece, Pickup on South Street , with special guest Stephen Gillespie, film critic and cohost of The STACKS and...
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BONUS: Interview w/ Christopher Jason Bell
Aug 28, 20251h 7mS2In this bonus episode, cohost Jason Christian interviews the independent filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell. Besides being a filmmaker, Bell is a board of director of the streaming co-op MeansTV . Bell's archival doc...
Aug 14, 20251h 38mS2This week on Cold War Cinema, we discuss the 1953 Soviet science-fiction drama, Silvery Dust, directed by Abram Room and Pavel Armand, a film once again set in the United States. The film concerns an American scientist...
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BONUS: The Phoenician Scheme (w/ guest Matthew Ellis)
Jul 29, 20251h 36mS2"Normal people want the basic human rights that accompany citizenship in any sovereign nation. I don't… I don't live anywhere; I'm not a citizen at all. I don't need my human rights." The Cold War Cinema team is back...
Jul 24, 20251h 43mS2This week on Cold War Cinema, we discuss Robert Stevenson's 1949 drama, I Married a Communist, also known as Woman on Pier 13. This Hollywood production is one of the most storied—and notorious—anti-communist films of...
Recent guests
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Alice Lovejoy
Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature and Moving Image, Media, and Sound, University of Minnesota
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Adam McKay
Writer, producer, director, "Winning Time" guru, Church of the Sacred Synthesis
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Christopher Jason Bell
MeansTV
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Gerald Horne
Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, University of Houston
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