{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Psychosemantic Podcast","title":"The Psychosemantic Podcast EP 135: Fascism February Flashback 'VDC' It Can't Happen Here/Brazil","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/166a61a5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7582,"description":"(According to the internet) This episode delves into the dystopian worlds of Terry Gilliam's \"Brazil\" and Sinclair Lewis's novel ‘It Can't Happen Here’ The hosts and guest Jeffery X Martin analyze how the film's brutalist architecture and bureaucratic absurdities, combined with the book's prescient depiction of a fascist takeover in America, serve as urgent warnings. They explore the disturbing parallels between these works and current political realities, prompting a discussion on complacency, resistance, and the frightening speed of democratic decline.Originally VD Clinic Pod EPISODE 10 – It’s Fascist February 2018 ! Vanessa & Daeron are joined by author/ podcaster Jeffery X Martin to discuss Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” & the Sinclair Lewis novel “It Can’t Happen Here.” We talk fascism, bureaucracy, & lots of anxiety.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ML187E6oalq-8Quw_kCdLN_aFsSdnTxcQ0W8qQ9cf2A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMThk/YmI5N2IyNzc2NTRm/Y2QxNTRkNzgyNGNj/NDAxNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}