Teddy Goes to the USSR
Sean GuilloryAmericans believed the Soviet Union was cut off from the West. Nothing went in. And very little came out. Yet, tens of thousands of Americans visited their Cold War rival annually. What did they find behind the Iron Curtain? Teddy Goes to the USSR, a new six-part podcast series follows one such American, Teddy Roe, to shine light on Soviet tourism, police surveillance, consumerism, race, and every... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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It all started with a letter to Stalin in 1935. And when a Kremlin clerk opened it, there was a piece of shit inside.
Was the turd an insult? A way of saying to Stalin, “You’re a shit. Here’s some shit”?
Perhaps.
But I ended Part One of a Gift ... more
It’s Sunday, October 13, 1935, and someone, we don’t know who mails a letter from the outskirts of Moscow. It’s addressed: “Kremlin. To Comrade Stalin.” It arrives a few days later.
There was nothing odd about people writing Stalin. They wrote to h... more
It’s Sunday, October 13, 1935, and someone, we don’t know, who mails a letter. It’s addressed: “Kremlin. To Comrade Stalin.”
Now, there was nothing odd about people writing Stalin. They wrote to him a lot.
So, when Comrade Sentaretskaya, one of t... more
Teddy Goes to the USSR explored American tourism, KGB surveillance, consumerism, race, and daily life through Teddy Roe’s trip to the USSR. And many of Teddy’s observations were inevitably informed by the Cold War and American tropes. So, what to mak... more
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- Great pod to listen and think about
This is a great podcast on the history of the USSR and on the ways that Americans and Soviets thought about each other in the Cold War. Interesting ramifications for other conflicts and the present day. Highly recommend!
Apple Podcasts5Zohar from London
United Kingdom4 years ago - A journey beyond the iron curtain
I truly appreciate podcasts that treat their subjects like a work of art. This series plays with the listenability of Radiolab, the storytelling of This American Life, and the depth that can only be brought to you by the incomparable Sean Guillory.
Apple Podcasts5Nikarnoldi
United States4 years ago - Outstanding
This is a fascinating exploration of the Soviet Union through the eyes of an American visitor. Well researched and produced. The expert commentary provides helpful historical context. Highly recommend.
Apple Podcasts5Okasek07United States4 years ago - Not great
There’s a lot of good information in this series, but it’s not really about Teddy in any meaningful way. It seemed more like Guillory just wanted to use Teddy as a jumping off point to then go talk to experts about a certain aspect of something Teddy mentioned, which would be fine if the wrap up episode didn’t consist of a good 15 minutes of the host and a guest armchair psychologizing about Teddy and either blatantly misunderstanding or willfully misinterpreting Teddy’s recounting of his experi... more
Apple Podcasts3t.swiezyUnited States4 years ago 2 stars only for Teddy's voice. If the podcast stuck to his story and putting it in context it would have been great. The host and other voices seem intent on rehabilitating the Soviet Union in comically misinformed ways. Don't bother with this one.
Podcast Addict24 years agodsmith890
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