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Maybe it's a fool's errand to look for politics in the Marx Brothers' DUCK SOUP (1933), but nevertheless, many have tried. We discuss the philosophy of the Brothers' tomfoolery, and the way that movies and literature imagine countries like Freedonia.

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CVH

To your point that Freedonia had entered common parlance, I worked at a company called Freedonia for two years and the founder named it that because of this movie. I left the company but always meant to watch it. I think maybe that listening to this episode might suffice.