Daniel Rachel
Author and music historian known for writing on British pop and rock; author of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich (2026) and previous books on popular music history.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 41min
As oil prices pass $100 a barrel, the G7 holds off releasing emergency stockpiles
Daniel Rachel, author and historian of music and fascist iconography. Simon Brook, journalist on geopolitics and media. Zoe Grunewald, Westminster editor and political commentator. They discuss soaring oil prices, why the G7 held back on reserve releases, US–Europe splits and Iran’s potential leverage. They also debate Russia’s cultural readmission and how musicians flirted with Nazi aesthetics.
Apr 5, 2026 • 57min
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Daniel Rachel, musician-turned-author and music historian, explores pop music’s troubling flirtations with Nazi imagery. He traces provocative moments from Beatlemania to punk, examines industry silence and cultural context, and raises questions about memory, accountability, and how history echoes in modern fame.
Apr 4, 2026 • 57min
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Daniel Rachel, an award-winning music historian and author, explores seven decades of pop and rock flirting with Nazi imagery. He traces provocative moments from the Beatles to punk, examines media and industry accountability, and connects historical memory, education gaps, and contemporary controversies. Short, unsettling, and thought-provoking conversations about spectacle, provocation, and cultural responsibility.
