Schubert's Winterreise: Die Post (and Syphilis?!)

After a short summer break, Follow the Lieder is back with a vengeance to finish up Schubert’s Winterreise Part 2. This episode contains all your favorite things: a hilarious (and brand new) co-host, a deep dive into Schubert’s life, a detailed description and analysis of Die Post, and all the facts you could ever want to know (and some you didn’t want to know) about syphilis! How could it not be a blast?!?

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Die Post: 📯📫💗🏙

Sing Die Post with me! 

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Sources for this episode include:

The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay, Schubert and His Poets by Susan Youens; This Podcast Will Kill You: Episode 36 "Shades of Syphilis"; syphilis is resurging in the U.S., a sign of public health's funding crisis ➡️ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/01/1050568646/syphilis-std-public-health-funding