How propagandists getting into bed with Hollywood caused the military to lose control of what women mean to their warriors.
Or: How I learned to stop worrying, and love the military entertainment complex.
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CREDITS
Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur
Co-Producer: Reed Chandler
Additional Voice Acting: Rhiannon Lane
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Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material.
All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.
AI Disclosure: We use AI to create custom filters for our voices -- licensed by ElevanLabs -- but the original performances are our own. We also used AI for a custom composition using our own lyrics for “The Girl Behind The Man Behind The Gun” -- licensed by Sumo.
This is a new frontier for all of us, and we are finding our footing when it comes to AI usage and transparency. We welcome any and all feedback.
REFERENCES
An Examination Of American Isolationism Through Public Opinion, 1935-1939
Knowing The Enemy: Propaganda Experts, Intelligence, And Total War (1941–1945)
The Pin-Up: American Eroticism And Patriotism During The Second World War
The Long American Plan: The U.S. Government's Campaign Against Venereal Disease And Its Carriers
The Interwar Militia — A Reappraisal
The War Against Women: Prostitution In Vietnam
The Evolution Of Female Military Entertainers
Visual Pleasure And Narrative Cinema Essay
The Role And Effect Of Advertising On Women During World War Ii
WEBSITES / ARTICLES
How Playboy Explains Vietnam, The New York Times
Disneyland East, Time Magazine
Missing From History: The Other Prisoners Of War
The Boom Of Thai Sexual Industry During The Vietnam War And Now
Unveiling Shadows: Role Of The West In Southeast Asia's Sex Industry
The Esquire Case: A Lost Free Speech Landmark
Recruiting Posters For Women From World War Ii
Wwii Propaganda And The American Public
The Birth Of The Pin-Up Girl: An American Social Phenomenon, 1940-1946
Beauty, Glamour, And The Pin-Up Girls Of The 1940s
Hollywood Went To War In 1941—And It Wasn't Easy
An Unknown Ally: Hollywood's Role In World War Ii
Hollywood Goes To War
From Hollywood With Love
Life Magazine Special Defense Issue July 7, 1941
The Forces Pin Up – Gi Morale Boosters
“A Double Victory?” Revisiting The Black Struggle For Equality During World War Two
Powers Of Persuasion
The Birth Of The Pin-Up Girl: An American Social Phenomenon, 1940-1946.
Atomic Goddess Revisited: Rita Hayworth’s Bomb Image Found!
Nye Committee
Propaganda And The American Public
A Short History Of The People Of Bikini Atoll
Demon Girls Of Ujae
Foreign Policy In The 1930s: From Neutrality To Involvement
The Great Debate - National Wwii Museum
U.S. Censorship And War Propaganda During World War Ii
American Isolationism In The 1930s
Roosevelt’s Path To The Second World War: Interventionist Or Isolationist?
The Us Propaganda Machine Of World War I
The Propaganda Of "Propaganda"
Master Of American Propaganda
Why The Office Of War Information Still Matters
OWI Head Elmer Davis Spread Soviet Katyn Propaganda Lie In World War Ii Voice Of America Broadcasts
Esquire V. Walker
Sexuality, Sexual Relations, Homosexuality
Teaching About The Comfort Women During World War Ii And The Use Of Personal Stories Of The Victims
The Economics Of World War I
Morale In The New World War
The United States: Isolation-Intervention
Othering/Atrocity Propaganda
The German Corpse Factory – Great Piece Of British Propaganda
The Crucified Soldier
Wwi Primary Resource Guide: Propaganda
"Merchants Of Death"
Decoding Wwii Plane Nose Art
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
https://pq-static-content.proquest.com/collateral/media2/documents/3445.pdf
http://bl-libg-doghill.ads.iu.edu/gpd-web/historical/gimmpi/gimmpiintro.pdf
WIKI / ENCYCLOPEDIAS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Anti-Nazi_League
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Canteen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Army_Corps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Fight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YanktheArmy_Weekly
https://www.britannica.com/topic/comfort-women
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_U.SMilitarySex_Education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_War_Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocity_propaganda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Corpse_Factory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nye_Committee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Manpower_Commission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Canteen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_industry_during_World_War_II
OTHER
Schatz, Thomas. The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era.
Henry Holt The MGM Stock Company: The Golden Era. Arlington House, 1973
Parish, James Robert. The Fox Girls: Behind the Scenes of 20th Century Fox. Arlington House, 1970
Koppes, Clayton R., and Gregory D. Black. Hollywood Goes to War. Free Press, 1987
Evans, Redd, and John Jacob Loeb. “Rosie the Riveter.” Paramount Music Corp., 1942.
Kamiya, Gary. “S.F. whitewash covered up ‘peace riots’ at end of WWII.” Connecticut Post, 22 Aug. 2015
Edwards, Jon. Core: Women, Work, and War: The Home Front Economy in WWII. University of Illinois, 2012
They Really Read It For The Articles - A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
MUSIC ATTRIBUTION
AUTUMNAL SMILE (00:05, 05:22, 13:55, 22:49)
Performed by Nocturne Samurai
Licensed from Artlist
SAMIZDAT (01:03)
Written and Performed by Joshua Belhumeur
CASSEROLE (01:17, 07:23)
Performed by The Original Orchestra
Licensed from Artlist
BLUE GUM (02:08)
Performed by Shahar Haziza
Licensed from Artlist
BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY (03:54)
Performed by the Andrews Sisters, from the film Buck Privates (1941)
Courtesy of Universal Pictures
Used for educational purposes only.
TOMCAT RAG (11:19)
Performed by Yonatan Riklis
Licensed from Artlist
SLASH PINE (11:15)
Performed by Shahar Haziza
Licensed from Artlist
SLOOP JOHN B (12:23)
Performed by Hilltop Trio
Licensed from Artlist
RHAPSODY IN BLUE (17:24)
Performed by the The United States Marine Band
Courtesy of The United States Marine Band
Used for educational purposes only.
BIRTHDAY SUITE (19:26)
Performed by Morphlexis
Licensed from Artlist
A DAY AT WEST POINT (22:10)
Performed by Arthur Pryors Band
Licensed from Artlist
THE GIRL BEHIND THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN MARK II (24:24)
Written by Joshua Belhumeur
Composed and licensed with SUNO AI
