The Deep Politics of Scorsese’s ‘Irishman’ (AE207) [TRAILER]

2025-06-18

To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! Aaron and Max discuss the 2019 Martin Scorsese film, The Irishman. The film stars Robert DeNiro as an Irish-American hitman and Al Pacino as the notorious Teamster president, Jimmy Hoffa. The film is based on the book, I Heard You Paint Houses, by Charles Brandt. We recommend that people watch the film before listening since we don’t at...

To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon!

Aaron and Max discuss the 2019 Martin Scorsese film, The Irishman. The film stars Robert DeNiro as an Irish-American hitman and Al Pacino as the notorious Teamster president, Jimmy Hoffa. The film is based on the book, I Heard You Paint Houses, by Charles Brandt. We recommend that people watch the film before listening since we don’t attempt to give any organized synopsis, nor do we avoid spoilers. Listen at your own risk!

Music: "Silent Motion" by Mock Orange

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!!

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