The White Rose Podcast

Jennifer Rosenfeld
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The White Rose Podcast explores the true story of why university students Hans and Sophie Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, and Willi Graf and their professor Kurt Huber resisted the Nazis, as well as Jennifer Rosenfeld's journey of writing a musical on the topic. Music by Jennifer Rosenfeld, performed by Nathan Cole, Gloria Lum, Emmanuel Ceysson, and Jennifer Rosenfeld. Music recorded, mixed, and mastered by Louis Ng, Lenson Productions. Podcast mixing by Sam Bird. Podcast Creative Direction by Elkhanah Pulitzer.

Episodes

  1. Part 5: The White Rose, a musical concept recording

    02/22/2022

    Part 5: The White Rose, a musical concept recording

    Featuring Maren Montalbano as Josephine Pasternak and Magdalena Scholl, Liv Redpath as Sophie Scholl, Ben Fankhauser as Hans Scholl, Randal Keith as Kurt Huber and Robert Scholl, Nicholas Ward as Alexander Schmorell, Jon Lee Keenan as Willi Graf, Abdiel Gonzalez as Christoph Probst, Jennifer Rosenfeld as herself. With Nathan Cole (violin), Gloria Lum (cello), Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), and Jennifer Rosenfeld (piano. Music and Lyrics by Jennifer Rosenfeld Additional Lyrics by Josephine Pasternak and Wayne Self  Music Direction: Larry Pressgrove  Casting: Paul Hardt  Produced by Jennifer Rosenfeld  Associate Producers: Sam Bird, Larry Pressgrove  Engineered, edited, mixed, and mastered by Louis Ng, Lenson Productions  Additional engineering by Charles Mueller, Oktaven Audio  Podcast Editing & Mixing: Sam Bird  Podcast Creative Direction: Elkhanah Pulitzer Cover Artwork and Illustrations: Jennifer Rosenfeld  Graphic & Booklet Design: Alex Allen  Web Design: Beth Beauchamp

    1h 11m
  2. Part 4: A field of roses

    02/21/2022

    Part 4: A field of roses

    Jennifer and her high school best friend, Julia Levitan, discuss Jennifer's multi-year creative journey bringing the White Rose to life as a musical. Featuring musical performances by Liv Redpath, Maren Montalbano, Lawrence Jones, Thomas McCargar, Arunima Kohli and Eric Tuan

    51 min
  3. Part 3: All roads lead to Russia

    02/20/2022

    Part 3: All roads lead to Russia

    Jennifer speaks with Stanford University Professor Lazar Fleishman, a leading scholar of the life and works of Boris Pasternak. They discuss the many unexpected connections between the White Rose and the Pasternak family, as well as the strange influences that Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany had on each other during the 1930s and 40s, despite their animosity.

    43 min
  4. Part 2: They were all romantics at heart

    02/19/2022

    Part 2: They were all romantics at heart

    Jennifer speaks with Professor Elizabeth Bernhardt, Director of the Stanford Language Center, about the perception of the White Rose in Germany, the writings of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and more.  Featuring readings by Maren Montalbano

    41 min
  5. Part 1: Windlicht

    02/18/2022

    Part 1: Windlicht

    Jennifer Rosenfeld describes how discovering an unpublished essay by Josephine Pasternak in the Hoover Archives at Stanford University led her on an unexpected journey writing a musical about the White Rose. This episode explores the surprising and coincidental connections between Josephine Pasternak and the members of the White Rose. This episode features spoken performances by Randal Keith and Maren Montalbano.

    19 min
  6. Trailer: The White Rose

    02/11/2022

    Trailer: The White Rose

    Tune into the White Rose Podcast beginning February 18th to learn about an inspiring instance of resistance in Nazi Germany, as well as Jennifer Rosenfeld's journey of writing a musical on the topic.

    2 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

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The White Rose Podcast explores the true story of why university students Hans and Sophie Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, and Willi Graf and their professor Kurt Huber resisted the Nazis, as well as Jennifer Rosenfeld's journey of writing a musical on the topic. Music by Jennifer Rosenfeld, performed by Nathan Cole, Gloria Lum, Emmanuel Ceysson, and Jennifer Rosenfeld. Music recorded, mixed, and mastered by Louis Ng, Lenson Productions. Podcast mixing by Sam Bird. Podcast Creative Direction by Elkhanah Pulitzer.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Rosenfeld
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 The White Rose Podcast
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