Episode #190- Who Was The Real Zorro? (Part I)

Our Fake History

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Education, Talk Radio, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The co-creator of Batman has admitted that there would be no caped crusader had it not been for the inspiration of masked-avenger Zorro. In turn, the character of Zorro could not have existed without the inspiration of real California outlaws. In 1848 the Mexican-American War came to a close and a year later gold was discovered in the newly American territory of California. Tens of thousands of former Mexican citizens suddenly became Americans and thousands more soon flooded across the border, lured by the promise of gold. But, both native Californios and newly arrived Mexicans soon found themselves the victims of racist violence and restrictive government policies. In this climate Mexican bandits living outside the law became heroes to the oppressed. But were outlaws like the legendary "bandit king" Joaquin Murrieta more myth than man? Tune-in and find out how helpful butlers, liberal plagiarism, and three bitter blows all play a role in the story.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Sebastian here. I just wanted to give everyone listening a heads up that today's episode is going to be dealing with some fairly frank discussions of racially motivated violence and sexual assault.
0:12.0	If that's something you do not want to listen to or do not want
0:16.3	young people in your life to be listening to, then please be advised. For everyone else,
0:21.6	please enjoy the show.
0:23.0	Everyone, we need to talk about Batman.
0:35.0	Yes, the Batman, the Cape Crusader, the Dark Knight, the Gotham Guardian,
0:41.0	Batsy, you know who I'm talking about.
0:43.7	The Bat is undoubtedly on the short list of the most iconic, most recognizable, most beloved
0:50.9	superheroes of all time.
0:53.0	Since his first appearance in Detective Comics number 27 in May of 1939,
0:58.0	Batman has had many moments when he has transcended his role as a comic book character and stood right in the
1:07.2	center of the zeitgeist. This might be because the character has proven to be incredibly malleable.
1:15.0	Batman defined campy 1960s TV.
1:20.0	Sliding down the bat pole with Robin, chatting with the commissioner on the big red phone and dancing the Batousi at a swinging go-go club.
1:29.0	But amazingly, the same character seemed a natural fit for some of the darkest superhero stories
1:36.7	to exist in the mainstream.
1:40.0	Frank Miller's Batman comic mini-series, The Dark Night Returns, is considered by many as a definitive
1:47.4	example of the gritty shift in tone that characterized 80s comics.
1:53.0	Tim Burton's truly massive 1989 and 1992 movies
1:59.0	were some of the strangest and darkest pieces of entertainment ever to be marketed on
2:05.0	McDonald's collectible cups. This is to say nothing of the very mature trilogy
2:11.0	of Batman films by Christopher Nolan and the positively pitch black take on
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