Welcome to Rosie the Reviewer, a Dutch-Canadian female-led WW2 media podcast. A new episode airs every Friday!
Rosie the Reviewer is a passion project, built episode by episode. If you’d like to support what we do, you can help keep us on the air or pick up some Rosie merch. We’re working on more ways for you to get involved in the future.
Join us as we dive into Pearl Harbor. A nostalgia watch for Maartje and somewhat of a hellish time for Sam.
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In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we head to the South Pacific to explore Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic World War II musical. Maartje and Sam discuss whether war is a suitable backdrop for a musical, and dive into the show’s complicated relationship with racism — from its progressive anthem “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught” to its undeniably stereotypical portrayals. Plus, a detour into the CB’s (Maartje’s obsessed!) and cultural memory.
In this episode, we discuss Hacksaw Ridge, southern accents, our love for Andrew Garfield and our hopes that Desmond Doss gets one moah.
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This week, we have a very special guest on the pod: actor Scott Gibson. We talk to him about his portrayal of Andy Haldane in HBO’s The Pacific, his recent trip to Guam and Peleliu with Beyond the Call and his upcoming documentary.
We talk about the movie and book Unbroken. We might be a little mean. But that’s got nothing to do with Louis Zamperini.
This week, we discuss Flags Of Our Fathers, about the famous flag raising photo taken on Iwo Jima. Sam has read the book and Maartje has also watched part of the companion film Letters From Iwo Jima. We’re very serious and learn one very important lesson at the end.
Rosie the Reviewer is a passion project, built episode by episode. If you’d like to support what we do, you can help keep us on the air or pick up some Rosie merch. We’re working on more ways for you to get involved in the future.