From Patriot to Nomad (feat. Jacob Dallas)

On today's episode, Jacob Dallas (The Socialist Shelf) joins Jackal and Josiah to talk about Captain America and the way he evolved from a symbol of proud patriotic anti-fascism in the 1940s, to disenchanted liberal in the 70s, to heartbroken hero in the 2000s.

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References

• Captain America Comics #1 (1940) by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby.
• Avengers #4 (1963) by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #117-119 (1968) by Stan Lee & Gene Colan.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #169-176 (1974) by Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #180 (1974) by Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #250 (1980) by Roger Stern & John Byrne.
• Captain America Vol. 5, #8-9 (2005) by Ed Brubaker.
• Captain America Vol. 5, #11-14 (2005) by Ed Brubaker.

Audio credits

• Sentimental - Dan Darmawan
• Yesterday - bloom.
• 'Merican - Descendents

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141