Podcast Tak bolo  ^SK

Tak bolo: Why Do Regimes Love Art? (ZAPO)
Crowdberry Club, Saturday 10:15 am
 

The Nazis looted art across Europe, collecting works by da Vinci and Klimt while their regime killed millions of people. Stalin dictated what ‘proper’ films should look like – cheerful tractor drivers, strong miners, no irony, no questions. In Czechoslovakia, there was even a Festival of Political Song. Can you imagine Pohoda being forced to feature songs praising the ruling elite? Art became a weapon. Aesthetics bowed to ideology. In this live episode of Tak bolo, hosts Kristína Paholík Hamárová, Juraj Jeleň, and Dominika Pišťanská will examine how 20th-century regimes adored art – but only when it obeyed. They’ll explore why totalitarian regimes saw artists as either heroes or enemies, why Hitler believed he had impeccable taste, and how Mussolini supported futurists, but only as long as they served him. How censorship worked, what happened to 'degenerate art', and how culture changed under the pressure of power.

Live podcast recordings at Pohoda are brought to you by the festival’s new media partners – ZAPO and SME Podcasts. Thanks to them, you will not only be able to listen to, but also watch and experience live recordings of some of Slovakia’s most popular podcasts – Tak bolo, Piatoček, and Dobré ráno sobota – all featured as part of the official Pohoda 2025 programme.