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Travis Mushett
The Haunted Screen
The Haunted Screen is a narrative podcast about film, history, and the places they intersect. Incorporating extensive research and archival interviews, Professor Travis Mushett explores key movements in global cinema through engaging audio storytelling that appeals to both hardcore cinephiles and casual moviegoers. The first season—"From Caligari to Hitler"—investigates the chaotic, creative world of Weimar Germany. Thanks to our official sponsor, FUJIFILM North America!
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 21 ratings
This is a truly wonderful show. Travis Mushett does an amazing job bringing Weimar Germany to life through his incredibly lively and engaging commentary on the most important films of that era. The rhythm and flow of this show is flawless. It is hard to believe that this is Travis Mushett’s first...Read full review »
Alessandro1357 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/02/24
Wonderful
There are so many film-related podcasts out there, a large proportion of which cover “classic” cinema, and most of them are disappointing at best, inane at worst. This one, however, is the real deal, providing fascinating biographical background and historical context to the most turbulent and...Read full review »
Elvis Patterson via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 11/15/23
Excellent
Super well researched and fine tuned. I could listen to way more than the six episodes - hoping for more!
Checkyalaterslater via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/04/23
Recent Episodes
Published 09/21/22
Nazi, dissident, victim… Josef von Sternberg’s cabaret classic The Blue Angel had three stars: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, and Kurt Gerron. As the Weimar Era ended and the Third Reich began, fate brought them—and all of Germany—to a crossroads. What would they choose, and what choices...
Published 09/21/22
As the 1920s became the 1930s, both the Lang-von Harbou marriage and German democracy itself teetered on the edge of collapse. In this moment of personal and political chaos, the couple made movies—and choices—that would define their legacies. For show notes and other supporting information,...
Published 09/07/22
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