Part Two: "Koshering Lindbergh"

The Plot Against America Podcast

HBO

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4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In the second episode, host Peter Sagal sits down with The Plot Against America creator and executive producer David Simon to discuss Part Two of the limited series. Sagal and Simon unpack the burgeoning relationship between Evelyn and Rabbi Bengelsdorf, and discuss the role the rabbi plays in “Koshering Lindbergh” for the nation. They also dig into the historical context for complicity, and the real American isolationism behind the show’s premise. The Plot Against America airs Mondays at 9 PM on HBO. The Plot Against America Podcast is produced by HBO in conjunction with Pineapple Street Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Your choice is simple.
0:07.0	It is not between Charles A. Lennberg and Franklin, Delano Roosevelt.
0:11.0	It is between Lindbergh and war. Hi, it's Peter,
0:25.5	Normally heard on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me,
0:28.4	and this is episode two of the official podcast for the HBO miniseries,
0:33.5	The Plot Against America, Adapted from the novel by Philip Roth.
0:37.2	I'm once again here with the show's creator and executive producer, Mr. David Simon.
0:41.4	Hey, David.
0:42.1	Hello.
0:42.7	This week, of course, we are talking about part two of the six-part miniseries.
0:47.5	So if you haven't watched it, you are getting ahead of yourself.
0:49.9	You need to stop this right now.
0:51.5	Watch the episode.
0:52.6	Come back to us.
0:53.3	Come on.
0:53.6	We told you this right now. Watch the episode, come back to us. Come on, we told you this last time.
0:55.2	A quick recap of episode two.
0:58.2	In this episode, Charles Lindberg descends from the skies
1:02.7	and the election proceeds, pushing the inhabitants
1:06.0	of Summit Avenue Newark to their emotional limits.
1:09.5	We also spent some time with Bess's sister, Evelyn,
1:13.7	played by Winona Ryder, and her burgeoning romance with Rabbi Bengelsdorf, played by John Tutturro.
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