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9:00: Joe talks to a man ([[Arthur Miller]]) who taught at Princeton,
9:00: Joe talks to a man ([[Arthur Miller]]) who taught at Princeton,
knew Einstein, tells unlikely stories about him, including an affair
knew Einstein, tells unlikely stories about him, including Einstein's affair
with Marilyn Monroe.
with Marilyn Monroe.


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with Gertrude Stein, allegedly an explosive affair.
with Gertrude Stein, allegedly an explosive affair.


18:50: A woman <ref>German accent, perhaps real - I don't think it's
18:50: A woman <ref>German accent, real according to a
[[Julie Renick]], the only woman mentioned in the cast</ref> tells unlikely
correspondent on Reddit - I don't think it's Julie Renick, the only
stories about Marlene Dietrich.
woman mentioned in the cast</ref> talks about songs Marlene Dietrich sang.<ref>The first
song is 'Ach, Fräulein Annie wohnt schon lang nicht hier', 'Annie
doesn't live here anymore',
https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/marlene-dietrich/annie-doesnt-live-here-anymore-g43e71b7b.html
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3tnUBwt74M ; the second song is
'Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte',
https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/marlene-dietrich/wenn-ich-mir-was-wunschen-durfte-1bc2595c.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx6aKAMYDHk .  Dietrich sang both.</ref>


22:00: A man ([[Arthur Miller]]) tells about attending a costume party
22:00: A man ([[Arthur Miller]]) tells about attending a costume party
in New York City dressed as Marlene Dietrich did for <i>The Blue
in New York City dressed as Marlene Dietrich did for <i>The Blue
Angel</i>, where he meets her and has a relationship with her when she
Angel</i>, where he meets her and has a relationship with her when she
was in her 50s. (She was born in 1901.)
was in her 50s.<ref>She was born in 1901.</ref>


26:50: A man ([[Ryan Cutrona]]) tells about Hitler's life as a little
26:50: A man ([[Ryan Cutrona]]) tells about Hitler's life as a little
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28:30: A man ([[Nick Ullett]]?) talks about Costa Frangapelli's
28:30: A man ([[Nick Ullett]]?) talks about Costa Frangapelli's
(fictional, I'm pretty sure) studies of the flow of time, that no
<ref>fictional, I'm pretty sure</ref>
studies of the flow of time, that no
reality could exist without time stopping.  Man #2 ([[Arthur Miller]])
reality could exist without time stopping.  Man #2 ([[Arthur Miller]])
says that music exists in time.  Man #3 (fake German accent -  
says that music exists in time.  Man #3 (fake German accent -  
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The version released by JoeFrankTheater on YouTube on 2021 August 22 includes [[Nick Ullett]] in the cast.
The version released by JoeFrankTheater on YouTube on 2021 August 22 includes [[Nick Ullett]] in the cast.
== Commentary ==
Most of the panel segments are also in 'Case studies'.  They
sound of a piece; I speculate that they were recorded at the same
time, that Joe didn't use all of them in 1986 ('Case studies').[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 17:59, 23 August 2021 (EDT)
Thanks to people in the German subreddit for help identifying
the 2 Marlene Dietrich songs mentioned at 19 minutes; one said her
voice is authentically German.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 17:59, 23 August 2021 (EDT)


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==